Creating Stereoscopic 3D Images

I had to distort and shift some of the original photographs to get them aligned better. Some of them came out okay, I suppose. This was fun!

 

Maya 3d image:

 

 

 

Recreating Cameras and Lights in Maya

Original image:

Maya copy:

Extra Credit: Lighting a Scene in Maya

One point lighting:

Two point lighting:

 

 

Three point lighting:

 



 

Building a Scene in Maya

Second Term Paper

No term paper is being submitted.

Outline for the Second Term Paper

Science Fact or Cinematic Fiction?

I. Introduction

- describe the concept of action and reaction

- explain how reactions are equal to actions despite differences in acceleration

- hypothesis: movies rarely adhere to laws of physics in order to create dramatic effects

II. Kung Fu Hustle

- describe the final fight scene in the courtyard wherein the hero is literally head-butted a thousand feet into the air

- explain that the needed force to launch an average human that far into the air would create an opposing force that would crush any human

- Kung Fu Hustle is the epitome of cinematic fiction

III. Kung Fu Panda

- describe the scene in which Po strikes the punching dummy and it swings back and knocks Po across the screen

- though the reaction of the dummy hitting Po is done well the force it generates would not be sufficient to throw Po across the room

IV. The Matrix Revolutions

- describe the film's final fight scene between Neo and Agent Smith

- at one point the fly at each other and collide with enough force to cause a blast wave but do not recoil from the impact with the same force

- two objects colliding at such speed would violently careen off each other if they weren't obliterated in the process

-compare to impact in Mythbuster's episode with two stage rocket sled

IV. Conclusion

- the laws of physics are often violated in Hollywood films

- Hollywood strives to create spectacular scenes and exaggerates actions and reactions to accomplish this

Reverse Video Reference of Walking