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Drone technology: Revolutionizing film budgeting

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Overview of drone technology in filmmaking Drone technology's integration into filmmaking has opened up new horizons for storytellers. Drone usage in the film industry is not just limited to cinematography, but also includes location scouting, crowd control, and light rigging, further underscoring their versatility.

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Yellow raises $5m in seed funding round

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With the investment from Andreessen Horowitz, it aims to expand its 3D character creation technology. Established in 2023, Yellow's first tool, YellowSculpt, uses AI to provide artists and designers with pre-rigged 3D character meshes within three minutes. AI start-up Yellow has secured $5 million in a seed funding round. Read more

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Popul8 uses AI to assist developers with the creation of digital game characters

PreMortem.Games

This base character comes fully rigged and can be completely edited by the developer. As the designer changes elements of the character (let’s say changing a small young woman into a large werewolf), the rig and assets automatically adapt to the new shape of the character.

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Sent this ask a while ago but I think Tumblr ate it so here it is: In which stage of game development are relationships between characters decided? Asking this because I recently found an old Final Fantasy VII relationship chart and originally some characters were supposed to have completely different bonds compared to the ones they ended up having in the actual game. These seem to be quite important plot points, so I assume that final decisions should be made before creating cutscenes? Or you can change stuff later if devs come up with better ideas?

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building environments, creating animations and rigs, building the technology), and then do the things that take less time to complete later. The important thing to think about when it comes to development is that we can't build the game sequentially, we have to build as much of the game in parallel as we can.

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Introduction to Unity’s Animation System

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Animation Rigging Animation Rigging works on top of Unity's animation system, and so requires an Animator. Unity's Animation Rigging system offers tools for creating complex character rigs and handling them through animation. To know more about us, contact us or drop us an email at enquiry@logicsimplified.com.

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The role of VFX in modern filmmaking

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The Birth of Visual Effects: Silent Era to Early Talkies The history of visual effects in filmmaking is a captivating journey through the evolution of technology, creativity, and storytelling. The Digital Revolution: 1980s Onward The true turning point in VFX history came in the 1980s with the advent of digital technology.

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Everything You Need to Know About 3D Game Art Production 

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It combines art and technology, resulting in visually stunning and immersive game worlds that captivate players. To produce aesthetically appealing and engaging games, 3D game art creation blends art and technology.  Rigging : It’s about building a framework of bones and controls to allow the movement of 3D objects or characters.

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