An Introduction to Production

Heya Folks! We are back again! This time to share a little information on Production.

So, tell us how will you define Production?

Umm… The process of making a movie, play or record. Is It?

Yes. So, the definition is clear!

But if we look at this stage in depth, it is a pure hard work.

All the steps of Pre-Production are planned into action like Modeling, Texturing, Rigging, Framing, Rendering and more.

It’s always said, if your Pre-Production is in perfect shape then production is not a hard work anymore.

Let us take a look at these steps in depth…

Modeling

There are different departments for character and SET modeling where character is imagined,set is planned. The designers who are working on modelling the character and SET draw their imagination on papers though a rough sketch. Model it using clay if required and then create it using animation software’s.  In Pre-Production, nothing is on papers, be it character modelling or SET modelling. Scene is developed, SET is designed, character is Modeller with props. So, what else is required during production? Everything is ready. Just need to say “Action”!

Texturing Or Sculpting

After modelling, character is shifted to texturing process. Sculpting, colouring, or detailing of character is done here. It’s an optional process. Why? because already in Pre-Production the character or SET is designed, sculpted, ensemble with clothes and ornaments or detailed to give it a final look.

Rigging

In a simple language, it means movement of limbs. In Animation, characters are designed with their signature ornaments where a minute button controls the movement of the limbs. For eg: Let us take the character of Chota Bheem. He wears band on both his wrists. Have you seen? There is a small button attached with that ornament which controls the stimulation of hands.

Animation

Scene is ready so as SET and characters with their props. Now, it’s time to say “Roll Sound…Camera… Action…”.  Here, storyboard is required which specifies scenes for different characters and their roles, the voice hovers are integrated in characters, side by side detailing is taken care of, character is given motion so as the environment (SET) – what we call the stimulation and frames are created.

Rendering

The action has taken place,  characters have essayed their roles according the scenes and per scene n number of frames are created. During the rendering process, the frames which have shadow effects or any other effects are separated, the which frames require slow or fast animation are also separated.  Later, all these frames are taken to the third stage i.e. post production.

Here, the production of making animated movie ends! Checkout the recent examples of Production by GameYan Studio :

We will soon be back with an introduction of Post Production.

Pre-Production – The Initial Stage of Any Visual Project

Pre-Production!!! What is pre-production?

It is important rather say crucial stage of any project. Concept, story writing, scripting, character designing, voice hover and what not is included. Production and Post Production stage depends upon this first step. As it is truly said “If you toil in your First Step and it is accurate and well defined  then you can walk rest of the steps nimble and easy.”

Other than the major steps described above, there are list of tasks which we need to execute in this stage. If not, then these small-small things can create a blunder in the final stage.

 Let’s shed light on the steps involved in Pre-Production

1. Concept: Before making any film, advertising or game, we need to create a concept. Without the concept, the story will not be able to attract the audience. Take any media company, say Game Development Studio, Animation Movie Production Companies, Film Animation Companies, Film Production Company and other such companies work day and night for concept and title first and then proceed for the story writing.
2. Story Writing: Concept is ready, title is finalized. Now the writer envisions the story and connects it with the concept. He draws the focus of the audience towards the concept and brings out the purpose behind his story writing.
3. Script Writing: Now, time for some action, dialogs  and scripts. These three elements are the punching part of any visual project. Scripts, action and dialogs are sequenced and written considering the characters and the scene.
4. Storyboard: Storyboard is like a flip book. What action a character performs in a particular scene is drawn. Though, a rough sketch but storyboard gives a clear picture of the movements of a character and how the scene is going to look like.
5. Voice Hover : Usually, in films the characters speak their dialogs  but what about animated films? Voice hover artists record the dialogs  of the characters in the first stage so that when the final character is modelled, the recorded voice can be integrated during designing it with the final character model.
6. Animatic  Effects : These effects are made after storyboard and voice hover. Once character is designed, the recorded voice is integrated with it for testing purpose before the final designing and effects.
7. Character Design with clay sculpting: First, artists draw rough sketches of a character. Then character is sculpted with clay. Sculpting and designing of a character is done to clear the imagination of the story and type of characters required in a particular scene. This type of character designing and clay sculpting is done in large media companies like Animation Production Companies, Game Development Studio, Animation Movie Production Companies.

Hope this short and precise introduction to pre-production will give you a clear idea what is pre production and why it is requisite.

GameYan is one of the good companies involved in Pre-production. Its recent examples can be seen in the website page as well http://www.gameyan.com/project.html.

Take a look on the recent examples,

Project : Chief’s Daughter

Category: Animation Film

GameYan Involvement: Pre-Production (Finished) and Post production (Running)

 

GameYan Studio 3D Character Modeling in Maya and Rigging Animation for Horror Movie

Here’s a great example of Horror Character Modeling and Rigging Animation by Motion Capture with Sound specific attention in this Horror Character Animation Demo created by the GameYan. We Providing Character Modeling, Sculpting,Texturing and Rigging Animation solutions at low cost. We have experienced team of designers to delivering creative 3D modeling for Games, films and advertisement.

Software used : Maya, After Effect, Zbrush, Premount, Photoshop, Light Wave.

 

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Designer: GameYan Studio
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Importance Understanding top Game Development Platforms

GameYan have always served as the catalysts of growth technologies. Whether consoles or applications, games led the futures market more than any other kind of soft. There are nearly a  decade, the game market has been limited to a few large publishers, but thanks to smart devices, this line has now gone. Individual developers can now find their way directly to the markets. The thing to consider, however, is the game development platform.

Increased demand for game application gave rise to game development platforms. Although iOS and Android continue to rule the market, one can not ignore the escalation of other platforms like Microsoft. Such a situation requires rational understanding of game development platforms for game developers.Here are some important reasons why understanding a game development platform is so important.

1 SDK

Almost all platforms provide developers with SDK. What differs is the robustness of the SDK. For example, if you are looking for lots of APIs, Unity perhaps could serve as the best platform for game development. GameYan  Game Development Studio in this platform will also give you support for multiple mobile platforms that include Windows Phone 8 and BlackBerry also Android and iOS. This certainly gives it another plus point.

2 App Store, or both consoles

Survival of the fittest is the mantra that most applications follow stores. So you have to accept that while smart devices are paving the way for a developer in the big picture, survival is entirely in its hands of developers. That’s why most developers attempt to reach a wider audience by hitting both App Store and consoles. If your goal is just to hit the market the app, then you might want to go for the unit. But if PC and consoles are your goals then Unreal Engine provide a better platform. Some of you may want the other taste success on both levels.For them, Marmalade would be a better choice.

3 Opportunities

Relationship possibilities and game development platforms may seem strange to some of you. A simple example that clarifies the doubts. Unit 4 is free, but go to Unity Pro will cost $ 750 developer. Upside of Unity Pro is that it comes with optional add-ons for iOS, Android and BlackBerry. This means that a single set of yours built with Unity Pro can hit three platforms.

You see now the great opportunity of spending $ 750? Corona SDK, Project Anarchy and many other platforms are there. If you are in more of a platform game development, then go for the one that offers you these new opportunities.

The Bottom Line

Whether a casual game or a multi-player game, every imaginable game in today’s time carries the potential to become a great success. But the central role played by the game development platform can not be ignored. Therefore, assess your skills and go for the one with which you can capture the whole picture with minimum hassle.

We also Provided Services in Character Modeling , Rigging – Animation , Shading – Lighting – Rendering , Motion Capture Animation, Game Design, Special Effects, 2D/3D Concept Art, Matte Painting ,etc..

http://www.gameyan.com/Game-Development-design/index.html

 

Go crazy with the Miracles of Visual Effects, the secret has been Unveiled !!!

Have you ever seen behind the scenes shots? Have you ever seen how these scenes are transformed into visual effects ? No…

Don’t worry… You can now see all these through 3D World Magazine Issue no. 199. A 12 page feature which flashes up on the talent of VFX effects of spellbind TV series like The Flash, Game of Thrones and discover how the CGI of these small screens are shinning like stars.

The first ever magazine which will not only showcase behind the scenes shots and after sparkling visual effects scenes but will also aid with the tutorials of the everlasting battle series “The Game of Thrones”. These tutorials will carry training for matte painting, the creation of a man made of fire, and advice on how to simulate a famous VFX shot. Isn’t that amazing??

What else can be so amazing about this 3D World Magazines when the President and Visual Effects Supervisor of Vancouver’s  Artifex Studio , Adam Stern reveals about how he created his biggest project Continuum as this issue’s cover page.

The Time Marine from the Award Winning Canadian hit series Continuum.

Don’t hold your eyes looking at the cover page only. There is lot more to come. This is just the beginning, from the next page, the excitement will take you to the tour of 3D world and lot more. This magazine is the icing on the cake for the CGI artists which contains the bandwagon of this technology and what all things it has in its store, almost the future of VFX for these artists. To add more zest to your excitement, there is a walkthrough of massive 5GB of resources, including models and setup files, textures and meshes, and video walkthroughs.

In addition to guiding you with tutorials and other resources for VFX effects, this magazine will take you to the ride of reviews of Renda PW-E7F, Unfold3D 9 and Photoscan 1.1.6, beginners tips for getting started in Houdini, all the latest 3D printing news.

A magazine worth to have.. The magic begins !!!

We Provided Services in Character Modeling , Rigging – Animation , Shading – Lighting – Rendering Game Devlopment , Visaul Effect , Production, Post Production for Movies, Games etc..

 

Innovative 3D Character Modeling Designs

“3D Character Modeling is an illusion of a deep perception. You can only create a character when you succeed in imagining that same real life character.”

3D Character Modeling Design involves lot of innovative ideas and research which helps in designing that notion to creation. At the end, when it is completely designed with some graphic effects, that character depicts the entire story behind its inception. These designed characters have significance or rather say play an iconic role in the world of 3D technology.

These 3D character designs are modeled using various tools and techniques like 3DS Max, ZBrush, Maya, Unity, Unreal, Modo, Blender, Cinema 4D, Light wave and VUE. These characters becomes the soul of any 3D games, cartoon series or animated movies because of the motion graphic or sound effects that are integrated during their creation.

Here’s a walkthrough of magnificent 3D Modeling Character Designs

3D Tommy Mascot Character Animation

Look at this image. Not only the character is modeller with perfection but the props that are used are also well designed.

3D Low Poly Clothes Modeling

Looks like four characters are modelled in a row, but these are not characters. This is the perfect example of Low Poly Cloth Modelling.

3D Prince Character Modeling and Animation

How this character would have been designed? The posture, gesture, expression, everything whatever illusion one can imagine, is indeed integrated while creating this 3D prince character.

3D Quadruped Character Animation

After getting a glimpse of this image, hardly one can differentiate between the real and 3D quadruped character animation.

3D fairy Cartoon Character Animation

3D Military Man Character Modeling

The character concept and military suit design says it all about the 3D character modelling.

3D Pirate Woman Game Character Animation

3D woman pirate character is an amazing example of 3D Character Modeling,Texturing and Rigging Animation. Beautifully created using motion, graphics, sound and visual effects.

GameYan Studio Provided Services in Character Modeling , Rigging – Animation , Shading – Lighting – Rendering Game Devlopment , Visaul Effect , Production, Post Production for Movies, Games etc..

 

 

 

3Ds Max or Maya Which one will you choose?

“Animation is not the art of drawings that move but the art of movements that are drawn.” Says Norman McLaren.

So, people out here, are you ready to walk into 3D Character Modelling Studio? Which animation tools and techniques you want to choose, 3ds Max or Maya? Both of them are trending and powerful in CG industry amongst other application softwares which have short life in the booming world of 3D Gaming and Movie Animation.

From the viewpoint of an animator or artist, there is no difference between the two in terms of tools and techniques which are inbuilt in these Animation Studios. So, you can choose either of the two and get started because it is the skills which matters the most and not the software .One can start with creating Game Modeling Characters or Movie Modeling Characters by using any of these softwares because both these animating applications deliver the same results when used for rendering, modeling, animating, rigging character models or giving VFX effects in films.

Cornerstone of 3Ds Max.

3Ds Max is a robust modelling toolset and have huge library of different modifiers which lessen the work of an animator and helps him to create 3D character model easily. Mathematic or say logic is the key factor of this software. If you are familiar with the Boolean function then the task becomes smooth enough to deal while modelling, rendering and rigging 3D characters.

But, now a days, 3Ds Max is trending for Architectural Visualization like interiors and construction sites. It is well known and most useful software for designers who have integrated this animation software with AUTOCAD.

Cornerstone of Maya

Maya is purely a Movie and Game Character Modeling Studio. It’s key factor is MEL or Python-the scripting language which helps artists to create their own set of tools and design 3D character models easier and faster. That is the reason, why it is in demand in Movie Animation Studios and is powerful animation software when it comes to rigging.

That does not mean, 3Ds Max is less compared to Maya. No… It’s not the case. People only go for the option which is easy to use and faster in process. And, Maya has it all. Compared to the latest version of Maya, early versions were quite tough when it comes to creating complex 3D Models.

Pondering Factor

Talking about operating system, yes there is a difference. Maya is compatible to Windows, Linux, Mac OS where as 3Ds Max is available for Windows. So, people who are mould with MAC OS or Linux and want to opt 3Ds Max, it is next to impossible.

Go for the Best

Though, 3Ds Max has ruled the Gaming Industry for years, Maya is also no less when compared and now Maya is enhanced with new tools and techniques which brings the application back in demand.

Yes, Maya is expensive but best tool for character animation as with latest versions it is easy to learn and faster to model and rig characters.

3Ds Max has paved its way in construction field where designers and artist use this application with AUTOCAD to design the Architectural Visualization of any property, office site or building.

Now, the ball is in your court, which one you will choose to mould your career and land on giving a perfect shape after an interval of time.

GameYan Studio Provided Services in Character Modeling , Rigging – Animation , Shading – Lighting – Rendering Game Devlopment , Visaul Effect , Production, Post Production for Movies, Games etc..

Design your 3D Games at GameYan Animation Studio

“That narrow notion is important. Control is what separates games from watching TV, or watching a fishbowl. Control means affecting the game world. If the core experience loop is “player acts” –> “something happens in game world,” then the player is going to be most invested in his or her actions. “Says Tony Li

The saying applies here,

GameYan is what looks at. From 3D Character Modeling, Animation, Game Development  and what not. We have affected the 3D world in all means. We look at what involves players in playing the game and his interest, rest is what we do. Creating a single game involves lot of resources and lot of innovative ideas. We not only create the animation characters and develop the game, we make the games connect to real lives and add loads of fun, excitement and energy.

Being a 3D Game Development Studio, we have an expert team of game developers, character modeling designers and graphic designers who play an important part in making illusions realistic and add life to it. This expert panel dive deeper and carve the minds of smart clients and pull out what a client want from us. Though, technology challenges us by getting advance day by day, but our passion of doing something beyond one’s expectation helps us to be updated with the bandwagon of technology.

Today, with the advancements in technology, we have also come across advancements in the world of gizmos. From laptops to computers, from PSP’s to other gaming devices a vast difference has been noticed in their features and hardware/software integration. We always develop the games that are compatible to all the devices and deliver the best developed games.

Don’t believe us???

Travel the world of 3D Game Development Studio through your eyes and feel the magic!!

GameYan Studio Provided Services in Character Modeling , Rigging – Animation , Shading – Lighting – Rendering Game Devlopment , Visaul Effect , Production, Post Production for Movies, Games etc..

http://www.gameyan.com/3d-character-modeling.html

 

Travel the world of Motion Capture Animations Studio with GameYan

“Motion capture is exactly what it says: it’s physical moves, whereas performance capture is the entire performance – including your facial performance. If you’re doing, say, martial arts for a video game, that is motion capture. This is basically another way of recording an actor’s performance: audio, facial and physical. “Says Andy Serkis.

Motion Capture has become the soul technology in developing 3D games, movie / film production in order to get realistic human movements. Remember?? The 3D movie, Avatar which released at the end of December 2009. This is the best example one can use to describe this technology. But, yes the making of the movie took lot of time. This film was made using Optical Motion Capture Systems.

Motion Capture Studio

That year and this year, technology has advanced a lot. Comparing with Traditional Marker-based Optical Motion Capture Systems, Marker less Motion Capture Animation Studio is more advent and expensive. This studio does not require any chrome effects or special suites with markers, this advanced technology works on specific algorithms to track motions of real time. Now, the animators and game developers can capture perfect motions in short period of time.

GameYan is all about Marker less Motion Capture Animations. From creating Face Motion Captures to Full  Body Motion Capture and Real Time Motion Captures Animation , this animation studio has marked its footprints in the world of 3D animation.

Face Motion Capture

Using Marker less Motion Capture Animation Studio, GameYan has achieved specialization in creating miraculous 3d Character Animations for game development, film and movie production, commercial and emerging forms of interactive media with Motion Capture technology. We focus on fine motions of humans and translate it to a usable digital format. With lot of innovations, research and efforts, we create these illusions and add life in them. To retain the integrity of the Character’s performance, driven through the real world, we use MoCap Data.

Here are few of our examples which have created great impact in the world of 3D Animations.

We Provided Services in Character Modeling , Rigging – Animation , Shading – Lighting – Rendering Game Devlopment , Visaul Effect etc..

http://www.gameyan.com/motion-capture.html

Stunning 3D Animal Character Models for Your Inspiration

In this post we included some of the best 3D animal characters and animal models created by GameYan Animation Studio for your inspiration. These characters were created by powerful 3D tools like ZBursh, Maya, Mudbox, Vray and retouched by Photoshop. I hope you like these characters 3d animals model designs and animation movie animal characters.

3D Donkey Quadruped Character Animation

3D Horse Quadruped Character Animation and Modeling

 

3D Tiger Animal Character Modeling

We Provided Services in Character Modeling , Rigging – Animation , Shading – Lighting – Rendering , Motion Capture Animation ,etc..

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