Look Development with mental ray3ds Max Techniques with Alessandro Cangelosi |
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In this DVD, Alessandro Cangelosi will lead you through various rendering techniques necessary to accomplish different tasks such as architectural realistic rendering, creating procedural natural environments, live integration, scripting, and secondary effects such as depth of field and volume lighting. He talks about procedural modeling, shading, lighting, and scene management using mental ray, then composites the rendered passes using Autodesk Combustion and Composite, (aka Toxik), to achieve a film or photorealistic look. Alessandro also takes a look at how to control rendering features using MAXScript to add some custom tools to the pipeline. Instructor for this title: Alessandro Cangelosi
- Procedural Modeling
- Efficient Scene Management
- Lighting Strategies
- Shading Pipeline and mental ray Features
- Production Shaders
- Render Passes
- Scripting
- Compositing in Combustion and Composite (aka Toxik)
- Architectural Cinema Look : Interiors
- Procedural Natural Environment
- Introduction to Live Integration
- Render Utility Development
- Depth of Field
- Volume Lights
- Product Code: ACA01
- ISBN: 1-59762-809-3
- UPC: 805366017552
- Duration: 314 minutes
- Formats: DVD-ROM
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- 1GHz or faster processor
- 512 MB RAM
- 64 MB Video RAM
- DVD-ROM Drive
- 5 GB of hard disk space
- 1280 x 1024 display
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Software Used:
Autodesk
3DS Max
Alessandro Cangelosi
Technical Director and VFX Artist
Renkewitz Studios
Alessandro is currently working as Technical Director and VFX Artist at Renkewitz Studios and as a freelancer. He has worked on videogame cinematics such as Ghostbusters and Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands, in commercial advertising for 3DEutig, and in music videos for international Italian artists such as Eros Ramazzotti. Alessandro has been credited in numerous national and international movies such as Dear Anne, A Gift of New Hope, 2012, Fascisti su Marte, Imperium: Augusto, The Apocalypse and L'anima Gemella to name a few. He has also worked on national and international documentaries and developed plug-ins and custom tools for Autodesk 3ds Max. Alessandro has taught at various Italian institutes for visual effects and written technical articles on CG related topics.
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"Alessandro has a proven track record and deep understanding of creating shaders that reproduce natural phenomena - like sand, ice, water surfaces, and lava. These are technical achievments, but Alessandro has a passion for cinematography, composition, lighting, and color. Having a solid foundation in these areas will always create better work - when artistic prowess meets technological understanding and not the other way around. Alessandro has helped us immensely on difficult effects shots, and we were able to trust his judgement on how a shot should be lit and composed. He always concentrates on the importance of a shot, its form and subject, before dealing with all the technology that goes into producing the end result. Alessandro's careful observations and strong technical skills have made it a pleasure working with him."
- Matt Moses
Lighting Director,
Renkewitz Studios
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