Recreating Cameras and Lights in Maya

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Extra Credit Lighting Assignment

Spot Light

Fill Light  Rim Light

Building a Scene in Maya

Special Effects in Animation and Live-Action

My first two term paper scores were 93 and 89; I will not be writing a third term paper.

Physics Outline 3: Effects in Movies

Intro

For this paper I will be analyzing one of the most popular visual effects in movies; destruction physics. Destruction physics are incredibly important in movies trying to increase the drama, danger, or to show the pure destructive power and force of something or someone. This is illustrated in live action movies like Transformers 4, and in animated movies like The Croods. Both movies showcase destruction to illustrate a dangerous force or enemy that the main characters must deal with.

Paragraph 1- Transformers 4

-Final battle destruction of city

-Shows power of giant robots

-Layers of effects required for destruction

-realistic dust

-Debris breakup patterns are realistic

-Example of FX used just for the sake of FX (lockdown riding in on an explosion)

-Visually successful, story wise superfluous

-Shows destruction on the ground realistically

-Industrial Light and Magic

Paragraph 2- The Croods

-Rock destruction throughout the film

-Illustrates the force of nature that the characters must adapt to

-Rock destruction shape is sharp, debris rushes towards camera to make the audience tense

-Visually accurate and supportive of story

- Multiple layers required to composite together scenes of destruction

-Destruction shapes adjusted depending on how close the camera is

-Dreamworks used in house programming for the destruction

Conclusion

Destruction physics and visually accurate debris is probably one of the most used effects in Hollywood, and huge studios like Industrial Light and Magic and Dreamworks have very high standards when it comes to the look in their films. Both movies’ effects were executed very well, and both made sure there was enough particle and dust debris to increase the appearance of destruction. Both movies were also accurate about the speed of falling debris.