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tefft · 05-03-2010, 11:12 PM

May Contest: Iron Man: The creation of a metal suit

Iron Man 2 has a lot of new suits and all of them grow Strategically on him. With this in mind I want you this month to create armor that protects one or several objects in the scene. Think of the new iron man trailers; also think of the Tim Burton Batman movie where the armor covered the car. The object does not have to be a character but if you can pull it off that would be great.

1) I would shoot a static video of an actor standing still in a garage and then model a suit on them in Maya. I would then use modeling animation tools to reverse the growth and animate from my end frame to the beginning where their would no longer have the metal suit on. Again if you do not want to do a character I would advise growing armor around a room in a house like the living room, where if a alarm goes off everything is protected. Have fun.
2) The aspect ratio should be 1.77 (HD)
3) The final resolution output of your piece should be: 1280 x 720
4) The YouTube plug-in is installed on the forum and supports either standard def or HD. To Embed a YouTube video you only put the video ID in between the BB code tags (NOT the full URL!). In your YouTube channel, Embedding MUST be enabled for the video!

For more info read the CGC Contest Rules / FAQ: Visual Effects

The contest ends on june 5th and three winners will be picked. You have till then to complete your VFX shot. The winners will be picked based on how they did in regards of the guidelines described above.

Every month, for each contest, three winners will be picked.

The first position winner will get: 10 Gnomon DVDs
The second position winner will get: 5 Gnomon DVDs
The Third position winner will get: 2 Gnomon DVDs

The winners are picked on the 5th of each month and the results will be announced in the thread of that particular contest.

When winning a contest, the Gnomon Workshop will contact you so you can pick your DVDs and confirm your shipping address. You will have the choice of getting hard copies or digital downloads. Usually you can expect to receive the email form the Gnomon Workshop about a week after the winners have been announced.

Good luck!!

Tefft Smith II
Visual Effects Supervisor/Digital Artist

harmless · 05-03-2010, 11:23 PM

When you say "The contest ends on May 5th", I think you mean June 5th.
Thank you for continuing these vfx contests. I hope to enter one again soon.

hunted23 · 05-19-2010, 01:11 AM

This one sounds cool, but I think it will take some time to have it done.

HenningBirkeland · 05-19-2010, 11:21 AM

I have started on this one. I'm not sure if I will finish in time, but I'll try

Great contest

tefft · 05-21-2010, 08:27 AM

i hope you guys try, it does sound like it would take some time,but maybe if you scale your ideas down you can have a pretty awesome piece.

JimmyNg · 05-23-2010, 08:27 PM

I saw this competition quite late, But I'll prob give it ago even i flat out all the time. I'll see if i can pull this off with the next few days. I already started filming myself last week during lunch time.

My acting was pretty bad with 2 takes, and the quality was quite poor with no lighting preparation and lots of noise but i'll just stick to it and see if i can fix it all covering my self with the VFX.

Now just on and off sketching my armour and hopefully onto modeling and animation. i'm going to do as much i can before i'm on my planned holiday this thursday. Hopefully post my progress soon tonight.

It seems like a great topic and will regret to be miss out. Anyways see you guys in the forums.

Jimmy.

HenningBirkeland · 05-27-2010, 08:13 AM

I'm finished with the filming and the modeling of the suit and have just started animating so I'm pretty sure I will have it finished by june 5th.

mattbrealey · 05-27-2010, 11:54 PM

Hey guys,

I've just found these contests and whilst obviously a little late for this month's, I'm really looking forward to participating in the future!

Can't wait to see what people come up with for this one too...

Cheers,

Matt

HenningBirkeland · 06-02-2010, 10:52 AM

Here's my suitup animation. Modelled and animated in Maya. Rendered in Mental Ray using HDRI image from location. Post and comp. in After Effects. I really enjoyed working on this and I'm looking forward to next months competition.

HD version at Vimeo: http://vimeo.com/12236458

widan · 06-03-2010, 05:23 PM

Hi guys.
I'm in render process and I hope to arrive on time, but this days I have been and I still so busy, so I hope to have enough time to work on it.

Henning, nice Job.!! good track of the body.

Oriol

05-03-2010, 11:12 PM	#1
tefft Moderator Tefft Smith vfx Supervisor Gnomon Studios Los Angeles, United States Website Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 30	May, 2010: Iron Man: The creation of a metal suit May Contest: Iron Man: The creation of a metal suit Iron Man 2 has a lot of new suits and all of them grow Strategically on him. With this in mind I want you this month to create armor that protects one or several objects in the scene. Think of the new iron man trailers; also think of the Tim Burton Batman movie where the armor covered the car. The object does not have to be a character but if you can pull it off that would be great. 1) I would shoot a static video of an actor standing still in a garage and then model a suit on them in Maya. I would then use modeling animation tools to reverse the growth and animate from my end frame to the beginning where their would no longer have the metal suit on. Again if you do not want to do a character I would advise growing armor around a room in a house like the living room, where if a alarm goes off everything is protected. Have fun. 2) The aspect ratio should be 1.77 (HD) 3) The final resolution output of your piece should be: 1280 x 720 4) The YouTube plug-in is installed on the forum and supports either standard def or HD. To Embed a YouTube video you only put the video ID in between the BB code tags (NOT the full URL!). In your YouTube channel, Embedding MUST be enabled for the video! For more info read the CGC Contest Rules / FAQ: Visual Effects The contest ends on june 5th and three winners will be picked. You have till then to complete your VFX shot. The winners will be picked based on how they did in regards of the guidelines described above. Every month, for each contest, three winners will be picked. The first position winner will get: 10 Gnomon DVDs The second position winner will get: 5 Gnomon DVDs The Third position winner will get: 2 Gnomon DVDs The winners are picked on the 5th of each month and the results will be announced in the thread of that particular contest. When winning a contest, the Gnomon Workshop will contact you so you can pick your DVDs and confirm your shipping address. You will have the choice of getting hard copies or digital downloads. Usually you can expect to receive the email form the Gnomon Workshop about a week after the winners have been announced. Good luck!! Tefft Smith II Visual Effects Supervisor/Digital Artist Last edited by tefft; 05-18-2010 at 01:33 AM. Reason: miss type

05-19-2010, 11:21 AM	#4
HenningBirkeland Member Henning Birkeland Teacher Idefagskolen Tunsberg, Norway Website Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 4	I have started on this one. I'm not sure if I will finish in time, but I'll try Great contest __________________ http://www.henningb.com http://henningb.blogg.no

05-27-2010, 08:13 AM	#7
HenningBirkeland Member Henning Birkeland Teacher Idefagskolen Tunsberg, Norway Website Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 4	I'm finished with the filming and the modeling of the suit and have just started animating so I'm pretty sure I will have it finished by june 5th. __________________ http://www.henningb.com http://henningb.blogg.no

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05-03-2010, 11:23 PM	#2
harmless Member Jim Gaczkowski self-employed self-employed Gallery Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 19	When you say "The contest ends on May 5th", I think you mean June 5th. Thank you for continuing these vfx contests. I hope to enter one again soon.

05-19-2010, 01:11 AM	#3
hunted23 Member S M VFX student Freelance Zuid_holland, Netherlands Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 12	This one sounds cool, but I think it will take some time to have it done.

05-21-2010, 08:27 AM	#5
tefft Moderator Tefft Smith vfx Supervisor Gnomon Studios Los Angeles, United States Website Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 30	i hope you guys try, it does sound like it would take some time,but maybe if you scale your ideas down you can have a pretty awesome piece.

05-23-2010, 08:27 PM	#6
JimmyNg Member Jimmy Ng 3D Animator / Artist Freelance Sydney, Australia Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 2	I saw this competition quite late, But I'll prob give it ago even i flat out all the time. I'll see if i can pull this off with the next few days. I already started filming myself last week during lunch time. My acting was pretty bad with 2 takes, and the quality was quite poor with no lighting preparation and lots of noise but i'll just stick to it and see if i can fix it all covering my self with the VFX. Now just on and off sketching my armour and hopefully onto modeling and animation. i'm going to do as much i can before i'm on my planned holiday this thursday. Hopefully post my progress soon tonight. It seems like a great topic and will regret to be miss out. Anyways see you guys in the forums. Jimmy.

05-27-2010, 11:54 PM	#8
mattbrealey Member Matt Brealey Freelance 3D Artist Freelance Cornwall, United Kingdom Website Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 1	Hey guys, I've just found these contests and whilst obviously a little late for this month's, I'm really looking forward to participating in the future! Can't wait to see what people come up with for this one too... Cheers, Matt

06-03-2010, 05:23 PM	#10
widan Member oriol mayolas 3d generalist freelance barcelona, Spain Website Gallery Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 14	Hi guys. I'm in render process and I hope to arrive on time, but this days I have been and I still so busy, so I hope to have enough time to work on it. Henning, nice Job.!! good track of the body. Oriol

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