[3D Contents] Movies Utilizing 3D Technology: Star Wars, The Matrix, Harry Potter

What do space-themed movie Star Wars, virtual reality-based Matrix, and fantasy novel-inspired Harry Potter films have in common? The common point is that they utilized a 3D tool called Maya in their film production. Maya is a 3D program created by Autodesk and is widely used in industries such as film, animation, and advertising where 3D work is required. Maya has the advantage of allowing various tasks such as modeling, rendering, animation, dynamics, mapping, and rigging to be done within a single program.

 

 

Modeling is the process of creating 3D objects in the virtual world, and rendering refers to the process of actually drawing the modeled 3D objects. Animation is the technique of turning static objects into moving images, and in 3D animation, it involves creating the movement and actions of the modeled objects frame by frame to ultimately transform it into a moving video. Dynamics is the technique of modeling physical movement and interactions, taking into account factors such as gravity and collision to express natural movement. Mapping is the process of applying textures or images to 3D objects, and rigging is the process of creating a skeleton for a 3D model to control its movements.

 

 

How can 3D programs like Maya be utilized in the film industry? In the case of 3D animated films, it can be used for 3D character design and animation effects. The program is used to design 3D characters and create their movements for film production. It can also be used for creating realistic-looking movie backgrounds, such as cityscapes, forests, and mountain terrains, using Maya's modeling capabilities. The rendering feature allows for the creation of realistic and beautiful backgrounds. In genres like fantasy where it is difficult to implement real-life backgrounds, 3D modeling for backgrounds is actively used. It can create various terrains and even implement large-scale explosions or special effects through modeling instead of actually carrying them out. 3D modeling can also be used for visual effects such as the magic and special effects in the Harry Potter series or the gunfights and explosions in the Matrix films.

 

 

Through graphic work using 3D programs, films can realistically implement various visual effects. While implementing environments and effects through 3D modeling may require less effort compared to creating them in reality, handling professional 3D modeling programs requires expertise. Depending on factors such as the experience level of the modeler and the level of detail in the background, the time required can vary, but it is known that modeling a single background in large-scale film production can take several days to several weeks. For large-scale backgrounds, it may even take several months. Background work requires not only modeling but also tasks such as texturing, lighting, and rendering, which inevitably require a significant amount of work.

 

 

 

To overcome the limitations of complex and time-consuming 3D modeling, RebuilderAI has launched a 3D scanning service that dramatically reduces work time. RebuilderAI's 3D scanning solution, VRIN, is a mobile 3D scanner based on AI. It allows for easy 3D scanning by taking pictures of objects with a smartphone camera and provides convenient editing features to change lighting, shadows, etc. Furthermore, it offers a virtual showroom to utilize the scanned 3D objects for product promotion and allows downloading in file formats such as glb, obj, fbx, stl, usdz, and dae for future use in modeling/rendering, 3D printing, or the metaverse.

 

 

 

VRIN Enterprise, a B2B service currently undergoing testing and operation by select companies, is a high-quality 3D scanner that focuses on performance. It utilizes reflection inference technology and surface material inference technology to achieve 3D scanning that preserves the original colors of transparent or metallic objects without any awkwardness.

 

By using RebuilderAI's 3D scanning service, the 3D scanning process that used to take over an hour can be shortened to within 3 minutes, and tasks such as lighting and rendering can be performed. RebuilderAI will continue to research and develop until the day when our service can drastically reduce work time in various industries such as manufacturing, video production, and advertising.

 

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