iClone Filmmakers - Filmmaking resource Problem Solving

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ultimativity	ultimativity Posted 4 Years Ago
Distinguished Member Group: Forum Members Last Active: Last Year Posts: 356, Visits: 736	Hello Everyone, Ran across this gem on YT. I agree, filmmaking is problem-solving. Ending to this vid is humorous. Nathan filmmakers flimmaking problem fix

AutoDidact	AutoDidact Posted 4 Years Ago
Distinguished Member Group: Forum Members Last Active: 2 days ago Posts: 2.1K, Visits: 13.6K	interesting subject. As solo animated filmaker one of the things I have found That takes alot of discipline is to stop yourself from wasting rendering time on scenes that dont advance the story but you wanted to just use come cool 3D asset/prop or character you created or bought. I really wish more Iclone users would study the art of filmaking AND EDITING. We have to be honest and admit that there is alot of Poorly done Iclone animation on youtube( Girls booty shaking dances for 30 seconds) that makes the software look like an Amature tool. RAG DOLL COLLISION ANIMATIONS FOR ICLONE 8 & 7 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ghost Origins My latest Feature length film created with Iclone. 93% of original size (was 540x16) - Click to enlarge My Sci- Fi Graphic Novel on Amazon: https://a.co/d/9k3cwoY My IMDB listing Anabran Abdhul Quarnain - IMDb

mtakerkart	mtakerkart Posted 4 Years Ago
Distinguished Member Group: Forum Members Last Active: Last Week Posts: 3.2K, Visits: 29.2K	As I have said in other threads, Iclone doesn't have the architecture for teamwork. it is practically impossible to exchange content purchased on the marketplace and I'm not talking about the liscences and plugins that one must buy for each workstation. However it is extremely well suited for a one man band but to do previz animation. To obtain precise animations you have to spend as much time as on other animation software and the result is not even at the rendezvous because it is still limited in access to all the functionalities (facial bones / blendshapes, compulsory keyframe self-recording, etc.) Iclone has an excellent rendering but you have to know the basics of lighting/shadow on the one hand and understand the utility global illumination as well as the importance of IBL. Curiously in this field Iclone is the easiest tool I saw but lot of amateur people doesn't use them... For me it's not the girls booty dance that makes the software amateur, just watch the dances of Bassline03 rendered in UDK 4 which gets the jaw on the ground. The videos that make Iclone an amateur are only due to a lack of directing and lighting knowledge. I sincerely believe that if the next update of the facial animation is convincing, Iclone will take its place in the same way as CC3 in the professional environment. I forgot to talk about particles but that's another story :P

ultimativity	ultimativity Posted 4 Years Ago
Distinguished Member Group: Forum Members Last Active: Last Year Posts: 356, Visits: 736	@AutoDidact, Agree with you completely. I found the videos on StudioBinder website to be extremely helpful. I also amassed a huge collection of filmmaking books and studied them during the pandemic. Nathan

ultimativity	ultimativity Posted 4 Years Ago
Distinguished Member Group: Forum Members Last Active: Last Year Posts: 356, Visits: 736	@mtakerkart, Agree with you on the lighting and directing shortcomings in many iclone videos. I decided I will begin posting something every week on filmmaking. Hoping to get iClone filmmakers to discuss and share their methods and tips. Nathan

AutoDidact	AutoDidact Posted 4 Years Ago
Distinguished Member Group: Forum Members Last Active: 2 days ago Posts: 2.1K, Visits: 13.6K	Great Idea I would like to contribute as well Here are some great tips on editing your film Because ,as in the Example you posted in the beginning of this thread, the real story/Narrative is finalized in the editing phase of the film[YouTube] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ijZ44HoK9b8[/YouTube] RAG DOLL COLLISION ANIMATIONS FOR ICLONE 8 & 7 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ghost Origins My latest Feature length film created with Iclone. 93% of original size (was 540x16) - Click to enlarge My Sci- Fi Graphic Novel on Amazon: https://a.co/d/9k3cwoY My IMDB listing Anabran Abdhul Quarnain - IMDb

AutoDidact	AutoDidact Posted 4 Years Ago
Distinguished Member Group: Forum Members Last Active: 2 days ago Posts: 2.1K, Visits: 13.6K	Proper shot framing 😊 https://www.nfi.edu/types-of-film-shots/ RAG DOLL COLLISION ANIMATIONS FOR ICLONE 8 & 7 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ghost Origins My latest Feature length film created with Iclone. 93% of original size (was 540x16) - Click to enlarge My Sci- Fi Graphic Novel on Amazon: https://a.co/d/9k3cwoY My IMDB listing Anabran Abdhul Quarnain - IMDb

ultimativity	ultimativity Posted 4 Years Ago
Distinguished Member Group: Forum Members Last Active: Last Year Posts: 356, Visits: 736	Excellent. Can't wait to view these. Thanks for contributing. Nathan

animagic	animagic Posted 4 Years Ago
Distinguished Member Group: Forum Members Last Active: Last Week Posts: 15.8K, Visits: 31.3K	He best speaks for himself when he sees this, but I remember Benjamin Tuttle doing a series about filmmaking some time ago. I agree with the observations here. To me animated filmmaking is filmmaking with different tools, and I have found that those with a real film background (not me, unfortunately) have an advantage. So I keep trying to learn in that regard. 93% of original size (was 540x16) - Click to enlarge

ultimativity	ultimativity Posted 4 Years Ago
Distinguished Member Group: Forum Members Last Active: Last Year Posts: 356, Visits: 736	@animagic, perhaps we can all learn together from each other Nathan