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Title: Terragen for clouds in feature films
Post by: skoczylas on March 23, 2011, 02:41:45 PM
Hello everyone  :)

I'm new to Terragen and this forum. As part of my diploma thesis I try to analyze how clouds (cumulus) are being generated for feature films. Often inhouse-tools or a combination of Houdini and Maya are the tools of choise. At cgtalk someone pointed to Terragen and told me that it was used in Tron. I would like to know if somebody knows other feature films where Terragen was used to create the clouds. Any information is highly welcome :)

Title: Re: Terragen for clouds in feature films
Post by: usertm on March 23, 2011, 07:13:36 PM
Hi Terragen was used to do many skies in GI JOE: Rise of Cobra
Title: Re: Terragen for clouds in feature films
Post by: cyphyr on March 23, 2011, 08:02:22 PM
I think it was used in "Golden Compass" too.
Richard
Title: Re: Terragen for clouds in feature films
Post by: dandelO on March 23, 2011, 08:32:15 PM
Quote from: skoczylas on March 23, 2011, 02:41:45 PM
...At cgtalk someone pointed to Terragen...

I find this part bloody amazing in itself! :D
Title: Re: Terragen for clouds in feature films
Post by: Oshyan on March 24, 2011, 01:56:35 AM
TG2 was also used extensively in Sucker Punch. We'll be making an announcement about that shortly.

- Oshyan
Title: Re: Terragen for clouds in feature films
Post by: JimB on March 28, 2011, 11:12:14 AM
I used still renders of TG2 clouds and animated them in XSI for Golden Compass:
http://s331.photobucket.com/albums/l469/jimbowers/MATTE%20PAINTING/?action=view&current=110_004_3dmp_01_small.jpg

For The Imaginarium of Dr Parnassus there were a mix of animated TG2 3D clouds and 360 cycloramas:
http://www.lola-post.com/ (click on Features and click through to Christopher Plummer - note, the upper sky vortex of clouds was done in XSI not TG2).

For 127 Hours there's a high side shot of a bank of storm cloud approaching the canyon he's trapped in which is all TG2 3D animated clouds.
Title: Re: Terragen for clouds in feature films
Post by: skoczylas on March 28, 2011, 11:44:28 AM
Thank you all for the information!  :)
Title: Re: Terragen for clouds in feature films
Post by: Oshyan on March 28, 2011, 01:45:52 PM
Nice to hear about 127 hours Jim, I wasn't aware of that one. I meant to come back and mention Parnassus though. :)

- Oshyan
Title: Re: Terragen for clouds in feature films
Post by: Jack on April 01, 2011, 09:12:48 PM
wasn't it used in TRON LEGACY too?
Title: Re: Terragen for clouds in feature films
Post by: Oshyan on April 07, 2011, 12:27:55 AM
Indeed. He mentioned TRON in his first message though. :)

- Oshyan