How 3D has affected the movie business

 

 

One of the many 3D animation benefits is it gives comic relief in most instances which makes it interesting to viewers. This universal appeal creates a great impact, especially in promotion. Grab an opportunity to learn from the best 3D animation courses in Pune.

 

There is no denying that the special effects makeup used in film and television is of the highest calibre. But here's a little-known fact... In those high-end productions, there is more than just makeup. 3D technology played a significant role in making those creatures in movies like Rogue One: A Star Wars Story look so... creature-like.

 

This is made possible by 3D scanning, which involves taking an exact scan of a person or object and manipulating it using computer 3D design software to create film assets that can either be animated or rendered to produce breath-taking CGI effects.

 

In today's movies, CGI and 3D technology are widely used. Why? Many businesses will choose to scan objects with a 3D scanner instead of manually modelling complex objects in 3D because doing so can be very expensive and time-consuming.

 

 

Depending on the needs, the object's size, and its shape, there are a variety of options for 3D scanning an object. There is a special method for taking the highest quality 3d digital data, whether it be of actors or props.

 

Europac3D uses Kreon arms and lasers to scan high-resolution props like guns and swords. The most recent Kreon Skyline system has a 200mm bandwidth and can scan at an amazing 600,000 points per second. This makes it possible to scan intricate props quickly and at the highest resolution, like highly detailed maquettes.

 

Do you recall the well-known Quidditch scenes in Harry Potter where Harry chases the snitch around the campus? Our very own Kreon scanner scanned a scale model in great detail to capture those school buildings. Harry and his friends fly around the structures as the full 3D model is then rendered in a fully animated 3D scene.

 

Many of the surrounding props in the Komodo dragon scene of Skyfall were 3D scanned to help create a dramatic and ominous atmosphere as James Bond fights his way out of the pit.

 

We use Artec Eva in conjunction with high-resolution cross-polarized photography for larger props like cars, pieces of aircraft, and even scanning actors, particularly in cases where photogrammetry rigs (a process that requires 40–200 cameras set up in a 360 rig) are too cumbersome to transport or too expensive to set up. Artec Eva is twelve times faster than a laser scanner and can simultaneously capture and process up to 288,000 points per second. For Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, we even had full body scans done on a variety of actors and actresses, including Felicity Jones, an Oscar nominee.

 

More specifically, we will use Mephisto, a rapid capture mobile scanner that uses a white light to scan actor's heads and pick up more detail in the face, when actors are in a foreign film location, and it is once again not practical to transport and install photogrammetry rigs. With very little processing time required, this scanner can complete an entire capture in less than a second. For Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, we even scanned the entire body of Felicity Jones, an Oscar nominee.

 

The film industry also makes use of 3D printing in addition to 3D scanning. The entire Iron Man suit from the Iron Man trilogy and Tony Stark's "Arc Reactor" Chest piece may be the most recognisable of all.

 

Starting with a 3D reference drawing made by artists and a database of reference models, the suit was made. The finished model was then used as a prototype by being 3D printed at a smaller scale. This made it possible to quickly make changes to the model before the full-size version was scaled and printed.

 

There is no denying the possibilities that 3D technology opens up for the film industry, whether it be scanning a human arm to produce a 3D animation or creating a digital arm that can be printed in 3D. And the intriguing part is that this is just the beginning...