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3ds MAX model is in objects > new > barcelona pavilion

CryEngine Level name is Week5



https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B1KRFF5aXZClS0toYk1GbjFMOG8&usp=sharing

Barcelona Pavilion Video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y8uqLd3kdUg

Week 5: Reflection

This week we were introduced to the potential of real time environment software and skills in industry. It seems like a useful tool for security departments in monitoring large buildings and perhaps they could link locations in the virtual environment to camera feeds so if something unusual is detected, the nearest security camera can be conveniently accessed and replayed. I think the product also has great potential in education for example virtual models of historical buildings can be used in schools to visualise places that they do not have access to. This kind of technology also has potential in branches of the entertainment industry other than gaming, for example it could be used in large set design plans in filming so the model can be distributed to everyone creating the set but also actors so they can familiarise themselves with the environment they will be working in.

Week 5: Strategy Statement

The concept for the trailer is that a person is exploring the Barcelona Pavilion after it's been abandoned for 100 years. 
The viewpoint will move through the house as if the audience is actually exploring it and the video will cut back and forth between the house prior to decay and the current day house and through this, there will be glitches where things fall apart and glass is smashed. The flashes to the new house and the damage of the building will occur like a memory type of flashback or as if the explorer is drawing on the traces of human occupation and decay is visualised. Sound effects of talking and laughter will be used to demonstrate prior inhabitants.

The land that the Pavilion is situated on has been sunken for the idea that the building has been physically isolated for 100 years. Low water sometimes travels through the house which is why lighter debris has been washed away through the open building. The structure is surrounded by plants which are gradually entrenching on the building but for the most part have not penetrated the more internal section of the house. 

Week 4: Reflection

The blend layer helps a lot in visualising the state of decay in the building materials. By playing around with the parameters for the blend layer I've been able to see what looks more realistic regarding transition of textures and this would be helpful in future in designing an image or a stage set particularly for abandoned places or a horror type of setting.

Analysing movie trailers has also helped in realising movie trailers aren't just about cropping the best scenes together and throwing in music. Trailers are very important because they need to convince people to watch the movie and this is hard to do in the space of about two minutes. In working on my building I've been paying more attention to how it would look in a trailer and what angles I things to be viewed from. This will help in future when working on an assignment regarding a movie because it's important to visualise how things will appear in the end result.

Week 4: Trailer References

Find at least 5 trailers for movies to use as a references. Write a short sentence for each explaining why you chose them, and how they might inform your submission, e.g. screen direction, colour tones, atmosphere, themes, plot etc.

1. Death Tunnel (2005)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QBH_dcBYgd4

This trailer is good for the set design of the abandoned hospital. There are lots of shots that include the detail of the level of decay of the building and this is relevant to the trailer that will be made.

2. The Abandoned (2006)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_3lR_n4eUFw

This trailer also has lots of inclusion of the decay of the abandoned house and I like the idea of having a horror/thriller type of storyline so the dark visual tones is similar to what I want to create.

3. Shutter Island (2010)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5iaYLCiq5RM

I like the storyline for this trailer with the mystery of an intensive mental asylum, and the sound piece for the trailer with a less melodic type of base is a direction I'm interested in taking for my trailer.

4. 2012 (2009)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y9vGMPUvTew

I like the glitchy flashes in between clips in the start of the trailer and also the operatic vocalising at the end however I'm not aiming for an action themed trailer so I don't think I will incorporate much epic-style music.

5. 2012 (2009)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sFXGrTng0gQ

The music is simple however I think this emphasises the tense apocalyptic gravity of the situation, the trailer is overall very simple and very effective in its visual effects. I think a trailer which can translate the story with minimal dialogue and explanation is much more successful.

Week 4: Blend Layer

Post 3 images to your blog that show the application of the blend layer technique to your chosen house.

Image 1: pitting of marble, cracked tile floor, cracked marble wall

Image 2: pitting of marble, dusty glass, moss ceiling, rusting chrome, raw marble, graffiti

Image 3: moss ceiling, cracked tile floor, dusty glass, rusting chrome, raw marble

I need to change the blend factors in the material editor because some of the blend layers look very strange.

Week 3: Reflection

In research I have learnt a lot regarding building structure and how building materials could decay over time. Materials that seem quite durable and semi-permanent are actually very prone to decay without proper maintenance. I think the Barcelona Pavilion is very susceptible to effects of the weather because of the open plan and while violent damage may not occur excessively, decay and corrosion definitely would.
Concocting a story behind the history of abandonment and destruction is helpful for me because I was unsure what I wanted to do and having a narrative focus appeals to and aids the direction I want to take.

Week 3: Progress

I'm starting with a complete Pavilion so I can explore it and figure out what I want to do with the building. I find it easier to explore a 3D model in order to visualise where decay and neglect would most manifest. I'm also trying to figure out good positions for the "money shots" that we have to submit. I like diagonal perspectives which are also helpful for including more content in view however the direct views down walkways are also aesthetically pleasing. I think a lot of the perspective represented should be from eye level for the audience to fully experience the scene.

In researching decay, I found reference images of interest:

An abandoned shopping centre in Ohio- you can see the debris concentrated areas where glass has broken or building materials have fallen apart. I like this representation of abandonment and I think I don't want to specifically focus on a natural disaster type of decay that is too busy with broken objects.

Abandoned houses on an island in the United States- again, I like the empty simplistic nature of this type of abandonment and I want to translate this into the decay I am representing.

Abandoned rink in Brisbane- even though the material is no longer there, the structure for the roof of this building still remains and I expect that to occur for the Barcelona Pavilion as well. The marble material may decay and break off in certain places however the steel structure within will remain intact though external influences such as weathering or physical damage may alter it from its original form.

Week 3: Sketches

Do 3 sketches of your chosen house, of how their structural systems might fail over time without maintenance.

There are lots of images of abandoned pools filled with chairs, I don't know why people do this though some looks strangely artistic, I assume it might be to do with...storage?? Because pools are usually such large areas and since they're no longer filled with water, people might try to put all the discarded furniture together in the one place....??
The Barcelona Pavilion has two shallow pond-like areas so it might be interesting to document human existence through this kind of neglect.

Broken glass is quite common in abandoned buildings, this particular house has missing panes however because the glass material in the Barcelona Pavilion are quite large in size, it's more likely that they would have gaps as opposed to the entire pane be missing.

I expect nature to gradually take over the building, however the stage of decay I want to present translates a more empty, lonely atmosphere with maybe some water milling around that washes away light debris, but predominantly is a focus on the remaining man-made material. Excessive vegetation would be too wild and active as well as less likely considering the marble material as opposed to stone or wood.

The roof the Pavilion is going to decay in certain places around the edges where the support of the cruciform columns won't extend to and the ceiling itself will develop some moss.

Week 2: Progress Specular and Bump Maps

Beige marble before:

 

Beige marble after:

Fibreglass before:

Fibreglass after:

Glass before:

Glass after:

Granite before:

Granite after:

Green marble before:

Green marble after:

Marble tiles before:

Marble tiles after:

Week 2: Reflection

The variety of programs used in this course and especially in this second project will be beneficial in future activities perhaps in animation or a similar virtual set design type of assignment. Software used is interesting and I didn't know work could be integrated across various programs. I think this will be helpful in other courses that have a heavy influence on computing and using different software. This course allows a lot of self-direction which gives space for creativity and individual approaches.

Week 2: 3 Materials

Choose three materials and do some research on their properties, i.e. the process of making each material, how long they will last, what makes them corrode, structural pros and cons, what these materials are typically used for, environmental impacts.

CONCRETE

Concrete is a mixture of two components: aggregate and paste.

Aggregates: sand and various sizes of gravel and crushed stone. Fine aggregate: 5mm or less. Course aggregate: up to 40mm.
Paste: limestone + clay + gypsum + various other chemicals and minerals = cement. These materials are crushed, mixed in appropriate proportions, burned and ground. Resulting mixture is combined with water where a chemical process called hydration takes place, and the resulting paste dries into a solid stone-like mass.
Cement, water and aggregate measurements have a huge influence on concrete's strength, permeability and durability.
Lifespan: depends on iron and steel bar reinforcement inside. When air, moisture, and chemicals seep into reinforced concrete, the bar rusts, expanding in diameter four or five-fold, which destroys the surrounding concrete. Usually 70-80 years.
Pros: economical when ingredients are readily available, long life, low maintenance requirements, unlikely to rot, corrode, or decay, molded or cast into any shape, non-combustible material, withstand high temperatures, resistant to wind, water, rodents, and insects, often used for storm shelters
Cons: low tensile strength, low ductility, low strength-to-weight ratio, susceptible to cracking
Decay: harsh weather, decay of connected materials (eg steel), physical destruction

GLASS

Primary ingredient: silica/quartz sand without iron impurities as the iron will cause the glass to appear greenish when present.
Other ingredients: sodium carbonate, calcium oxide, magnesium/aluminium oxides. Sodium carbonate lowers temperature necessary to make glass commercially. However, it permits water to pass through the glass, so calcium oxide, is added to counter this. Magnesium/aluminium oxides may be added to make glass more durable. These make approximately 30% of ingredients.
Chemicals: chemicals can be added to produce desired colours. Iron/copper oxide can be added to create a green effect. Sulfur compounds create yellow, orange, brown or black effect, depending on how much carbon or iron is included.
Mixture is melted into liquid. Commercial silica is melted in a gas-fired furnace. Without additives becomes glass at a temperature of 2300 degrees Celsius. Sodium carbonate lowers required temperature to 1500 degrees Celsius. Stir mixture to make it even and get rid of bubbles.
Molten glass is poured into a bath of molten tin for support and blasted with pressurized nitrogen to shape and polish it. This is how glass panes are made.
Annealing: heat treat glass to strengthen and remove stress points that formed during cooling. Then the glass is treated to improve strength and durability.
Glass lifespan: approximately 40 years
Decay: harsh weather, erosion, physical destruction

MARBLE

Large cubes of marbles are extracted from the ground.
Piece is loaded on platform supported by hydraulic lifts that lift marble into steel saw blades slicing from above.
Slab is placed face down and diamond-encrusted abrasive pads grind the surface to smooth the material. It is then sprayed with epoxy sealer and left for 48 hours. This is then repeated on the other side of the material.
Decay: chemical reactions (weather), physical destruction

Week 2: Specular and Bumps Maps Progress

Week 2: Specular and Bump Maps

Specular and bump maps applied to geometry in CryEngine 3 using Photoshop and CrazyBump

Marble:

 

Brick:

Concrete:

Exp2 Week 1: Reflection

Investigating into materials is interesting and will help with learning how things will break or decay over time. It makes me think much more about building materials as well as other synthetic things people own and how long they'll  last after all the humans are gone. Are they going to be used as part of animals' homes or somehow become part of nature overtime if plants are exposed to radiation since the humans that store it are no longer there to maintain it?

Exp2 Week 1: House Research

House at Bordeaux

- concrete shell
- the middle living area is a glass room which takes up half the level is out in the open.The entire room is an elevator platform which rises and lowers to other levels of the house; changing plan when it stops on one of the floors. Single wall intersects each level, next to the elevator.

- the lower level which is cavern level below ground is sheltered from most light during the day

- the top level controls light through the 'portholes' carved into the concrete walls on each side. The large porthole at the end of the house can be opened.

Barcelona Pavilion

- continuous space
- the entire building on travertine plinth
- U-shape walls on both ends of building, also travertine, forms pools on both ends of house
- floor slabs project over the pool
- the roof plates are relatively small, supported by cruciform columns covered in chrome
- plates of high-grade stone materials like veneers of marble and golden onyx, tinted glass of grey, green, white, and transparent, act as spatial dividers
- structural system: steel frame

Rudin House

- parallel piped reinforced concrete floating on a tray supported by thin pillars
- large windows that open outward, only other access is under the house
- large deck angle, eaves and gutters disappear and rain water slides on concrete until pond located in the tray
- symmetrical lengthwise
- the house stands on a tray of thin concrete

Exp2 Week 1: Exporting from 3ds Max

Post an image of the resulting exported objects in CryEngine to your blog

Export 1:

Have another go at the 3ds Max 2012 to CryENGINE3 export process and post an image of the exported objects in CryEngine to your blog.

Export 2:

Submission

https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B1KRFF5aXZClRTNNX1g4QjRIQnM&usp=sharing

is called Week5

CryEngine 3 Video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=grIwN_Hi2d0&feature=youtu.be

Week 5: Subliminal Reflection

Subliminal is very interesting and I think research into how subliminal messages and images actually affect someone's mind would be fascinating. Trying to make sound clips or videos with subliminal messages could be interesting and then surveys with specified questions as to what they thought of the piece, then analysing the results to see if there were any strange correlations between the answers.

Week 5: Subliminal

Describe your strategy for the concealing and the revealing of your letter/number combination, to be embedded into your island.

Letter: G

Number: 3

Three made of grass:

Three outlined by rocks:

G made of bamboo trees:

 Three G's island shape:

Three trees and the middle one has a 3 shape:

Strategy for numbers and letters are to move around the 3G island during the video and exit showing it, the 3 made of grass will be shown briefly in transition in the video, 3 outlined by rocks will be partially shown in darker light, the G made of bamboo trees will only be partially shown when descending upon the trees, and the three trees are also shown briefly in transition of the video.

Week 4: Sublime Reflection

I like the sublime concept much more than the picturesque because the dramatic flair appeals to me. It's fascinating that adding some natural elements to a scene can instantly make it look much more dynamic and unique. While the picturesque scenes are simpler, sublime has so many things happening in one image and even though many artworks are quite dark there still feels like there are a lot of colours and shades being utilised. I feel like sublime instances are capturing a frame of time in between two important occurrences or just before one. I would like to incorporate this concept into my final video.

Week 4: Sublime Video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5dvvCTXN4T8

Week 4: Sublime

1 Before:

1 After:

2 Reference: Friedrich David Caspar- Wanderer Above a Sea of Fog

2 Before:

2 After:

3 Reference: JMW Turner- Fishermen at Sea

3 Before:

 3 After: