This Summer I started using a combination of techniques and software to design a real time game engine animation using hand key, motion capture, existing models and avatars plus a toon-styled render engine to create narrative cinema. The question I asked myself was = "Is there a workflow for creative and dramatic…
i think there is two separate things being discussed. pior and others are explaining what a job seeker has to do to stand out in a crowded market. It's all perfectly logical, you have to have more attractive art than others. Nikhil is questioning whether or not this is actually a useful measure for some game studios. So I…
bodypaint is just a module of cinema 4d. you get all the basic features of cinema 4d when you buy bodypaint. so yeah you can model in the program to the best of my knowledge. I don't use bodypaint, I just played with it awhile back. Okay the other option is to select all and then frame your object. Turn on the cinema 4d…
I've always considered the whole "AA", "AAA", "AAAA" thing to just be a marketing term used to give a rough indication of budget at best (or completely made up nonsense at worst). It should never be taken as an indicator of quality, as although higher costs can equate to a more detailed and cinematic / fleshed out world,…
Thanks Eric. I see . With "camera" i mostly meant a special "baking camera" Arnold had in 3d max when it was free plugin . I think around 2015-2017 . I am still trying to get same options like rays coming through alpha clipped planes with BTT . So far I get it but with artifacts even after setting zero padding . Looks like…
I wouldn't say its time wasted, every application you make counts and most studio's really do keep your profile in their database for future opportunities. There is the perspective that a rejection means "portfolio is not good enough", "there are other artists better than you" and while this might be the case, its…
Lead Animator Double
Fine Productions is currently looking for a highly experiencedLead Animator for
its San Francisco development studio. The primary job responsibilities include the creation of in-game animations
and cinematics that convey charm and personality as well as managing a team of
animators. The ideal candidate…
Telltale Games grew to become an industry leader in episodic delivery of narrative games, winning numerous accolades for its best-selling titles. Working with a small team of talented industry veterans, we will honor that tradition while also pushing the boundaries of the way players consume and experience interactive…
Guerrilla Games, Amsterdam, is looking for Concept artists, Lighters and SpecialFX Artists immediatly, meaning ASAP. Also other Artist positions are avaiable: http://www.guerrilla-games.com/jobs_vacancies.html http://www.guerrilla-games.com/jobs_expats.html Guerrilla is looking for talented artists with excellent skills in…
DISCLAIMER: I know this is a pretty long post and a complex special case. I don't expect that anyone just magically solves all the problems, I'll just need some advice with 3 main questions described futher down. Just to get an idea whats going on, here some more pictures: After testing some poses with this concept I got…