3D Camera Animation: Film Fit

Film Fit

In real-world cameras, the Film Gate is a metal opening that fits over the film. This determines the size and shape where the image will be exposed. In 3D, the film is the rendered plane. The Film Fit is the relationship between the Film Gate and the Resolution Gate. Ideally, these should have the same aspect ratio, but if not, you can adjust them in your application.

This image shows a close relationship between the Film Gate and the Resolution Gate.

3D in Depth: Cameras

MEGA DESTRUCTION

Building the city and blowing it up were both major challenges. Denis explained how they tackled the issue of level of detail up front. "We were thinking about creating hero models for certain buildings. We did in some cases, but for the most part it worked so we used the procedural CG buildings for most of the shots, even the very close up buildings.

" The herculean city was built procedurally, taking nine to twelve months to complete. And it still needed to be populated. "We wanted to make sure the city was alive with crowds, and we used Massive to simulate the traffic throughout the city." They also used Maya, Houdini, the Blast Code plug-in, Nuke for compositing, and DWA's proprietary software.