Movie Review: The Host

It's Godzilla meets Little Miss Sunshine, King Kong meets The Flintstones. For monster lovers, this is one movie you shouldn't miss.. You can bet that Hollywood will do a remake of this, rake in bigger bucks while compromising the quality of the original (Remember "The Ring", "Infernal Affairs / The Departed" and "Godzilla" [i preferred Godzilla with the big tummy and zippers]). So before that happens watch the original :D





While googling The Host pics, I came across this image.. pretty neat :D

Will try to scout for a hires version. This should make a good wallpaper.

Mental Ray

Just a piece of my mind today - I've met a few 3D folks and they say Mental ray for 3dsmax 9.0 is faster than Vray 1.5c..

I want to learn it!

3D Post No. 28 - The Last Project

..from my last company in Manila before moving to Singapore. This was a massive reclamation project in China, it required a lot of design inputs (conceptually) from the 3D team. The designer just provided us with the masterplan and zoning, the rest of the details (architectural and extra-architectural) were a result of the team's creative (ahem) prowess. It pays to play RPGs such as Sim City back then, as long as you can construct a 3D primitive, all it takes is a neat architectural diploma (or perhaps none at all) to come up with our own building designs. Sometimes it helps that you aren't an architect at all, your mind is free from the boundaries of architectural conventions. Not that the concepts done here were spectacular at all, but with what i witnessed from the non-archi members of my team, they could eat the other mediocre architects alive.

The final rendering and details though were enhanced by whoever was left of that company, I just got involved in the early stages of this zone-the massing and general heights of the structures. I probably did only 30% of this bit, and there were 4 zones more! It was cool to see the unfinished completed - with a bang. Those guys are quite good.. at least I left the company in good hands. :D

3D Post No. 27 - Porsche Again -

Yeah it's Por-sche again.. Though this time I'm doing an animation. And I came up with this for the intro sequence:


First I took a 911 model and created a moving vehicle sequence, rendered in Vray and a little toon effect and some posterization, blurs etc etc - I wanted to achieve an anime look.

As the camera moves towards the front of the 911 the logo is isolated and then a little camera rotation, this sequence ends with the Porsche emblem plus the Porsche logo.

The rest of the walkthru is in scanline though..

3D Post No. 26 - Neo Classical Interiors Revisited

Hell.. It's about Time!!!

3D Post No. 25 - Interior Shots

Back on track - the 3D track that is. There are some uncommon elements incorporated in these 3d renders by the designer.. :p She added -

1. Horns

2. Shark teeth

3. Tribal Necklaces and Goat's Hair Hide

4. Cow Hide

[Thanks to Jucaro for some of the models. :)]

3D Post No. 24

Something's cooking..:P