{"id":10287,"date":"2024-01-30T17:01:46","date_gmt":"2024-01-31T00:01:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mattfife.com\/?p=10287"},"modified":"2024-02-01T12:57:59","modified_gmt":"2024-02-01T19:57:59","slug":"recreating-famous-scene-with-cgi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mattfife.com\/?p=10287","title":{"rendered":"Recreating famous scenes with CGI"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@blenderguru\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@blenderguru\">Blender Guru<\/a> walks us through how a modern CGI workflow would work for a scene everyone knows &#8211; the elevator scene in the Shining. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mP-idHLydNQ?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He breaks down all the tools and rendering tricks he uses as well as points out 3 key elements that most VFX artists get wrong and makes CGI workflows look bad: grain, focus, and levels. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He shows why CGI has gained so much traction. The cost for the practical effect version of the elevator scene would likely now run around $50,000-$100,000. The CGI version? $14,000-$20,000. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He needed about 6 days to re-build the CGI version of the scene and 4 days of rendering. He does a fantastic job showing off how modern workflows work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tools he used:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>fSpy: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&amp;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbnVnTi1rY0FjeWZlODhLN2w1UUg1ZWJFR21sUXxBQ3Jtc0tuZlVMR0FpelBESk90Z3Jmc2xxUUdFUU5HMGFSTVRua3lWOUxBYmVscmIzX0l3Q0VNX2hkdng3Y2lnRmxxTnNxWkNIcWp2dGNWSEg3ajFwY1hzZ21vUG1JMHpNQmt3QUU1T0xPN1ZVM2dTVER5dFItVQ&amp;q=https%3A%2F%2Ffspy.io%2F&amp;v=mP-idHLydNQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/fspy.io\/<\/a> <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Blender: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&amp;redir_token=QUFFLUhqa0dhYVE0TGZHYWZ4c01HT2JXdVNkYndueXdpQXxBQ3Jtc0tuUmxPb3JjVEVxaW9rRGFudl91d0J1YXotV3d3WVJpU3NXdDZvQ1BPTzBHcnhKRTBwQ1phTXpmeGNoWTJQMjJVclpZbURlYzVFeW5fRTlVQXBZc0c3R3BhY0pOdEZxeWJDWnRzTzQwNDduVWJyWUJvYw&amp;q=https%3A%2F%2Fblender.org%2F&amp;v=mP-idHLydNQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/blender.org<\/a> <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Poliigon: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&amp;redir_token=QUFFLUhqa2hXMUJGb0x5aHgybWhobGtqM09MeUUxMzU0QXxBQ3Jtc0tuR0pTWGtBSUNfVlBaMXM1SlhoeDE1OHI3ejFwR0pJNmpDTmk1eXZkWWxVM2x5M0pUVWkwVzIyN084OG5EdGdyOEQ2ZTZRd2V0TUN1VDlEQTZWT2wtcW95dXBSVzRxcEk5ZURzQ0tjT3NSMWV2QnNIQQ&amp;q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.poliigon.com%2F%3Futm_campaign%3Dshining%26utm_source%3Dyoutube%26utm_medium%3Dbg&amp;v=mP-idHLydNQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.poliigon.com\/?utm_campaig&#8230;<\/a> <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Poliigon Addon: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&amp;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbXdyVmJyX1JsNk1GVVJuLTRZdWZMdzhRN0F0UXxBQ3Jtc0ttVGowUGlLcWpyZjh2NHlGR2xmRXF2Nm5zRXNHX3ljT29XS25HSGVYclA5OUxqNExDazZXMC0xNGtMTTZkZ2FDNUxmcXZrZThyTVRrQUVnNnItMGZuY3kwWXJZNHNhQ2FZQkVoa2tsazNTdndjU3dQSQ&amp;q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.poliigon.com%2Fblender%3Futm_campaign%3Dshining%26utm_source%3Dyoutube%26utm_medium%3Dbg&amp;v=mP-idHLydNQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.poliigon.com\/blender?utm_&#8230;<\/a> <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Surface Imperfections: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&amp;redir_token=QUFFLUhqa1RJdXNma2o1RV8xalY5YUlxRmxta3BoSTJCQXxBQ3Jtc0ttcHIxcmtNdVB0bW5kSzItcHBHdnF4WW1LRE5MbUxrazdoeFdvbXBXMWtGemRhUHNXYzFMMVA4eVJHRm5ITUdHTkJ3RHZtMzB3U3VObUVvOGNQbTZtWVVVU2d0UEVnMEpuM0VGdFNXN3NwOW9Xc3BvRQ&amp;q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.poliigon.com%2Ftextures%2Fsurface-imperfections%3Futm_campaign%3Dshining%26utm_source%3Dyoutube%26utm_medium%3Dbg&amp;v=mP-idHLydNQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.poliigon.com\/textures\/sur&#8230;<\/a> <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Flip Fluid Addon: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&amp;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbXlIWW9fTUY0WGhzNnJ3bllMUDB6WDBHaGZ3QXxBQ3Jtc0tsN1A2eEhNZFJwckFpZEFVV3RVOGVSdHljQmtGalRfcHAxMDNKQ0F0NXdKY01DYS1oQ1pDMVhDZ1hqekFNakNRWkNxalRBQVNuUERJeWtoSDhTY1hKbjIxaEFfbnZtMUtLczF1WkJ0TFlWYU9WenlkOA&amp;q=https%3A%2F%2Fblendermarket.com%2Fproducts%2Fflipfluids%3Fref%3D246&amp;v=mP-idHLydNQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/blendermarket.com\/products\/fl&#8230;<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Blender Guru walks us through how a modern CGI workflow would work for a scene everyone knows &#8211; the elevator scene in the Shining. He breaks down all the tools and rendering tricks he uses as well as points out 3 key elements that most VFX artists get wrong and makes CGI workflows look bad: grain, focus, and levels. He shows why CGI has gained so much traction. 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