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Topic: Laser Gun Tests

So for my upcoming film, I found myself needing laser blast effects. I will be updating this first post as I make new tests. Any and all feedback is welcome, and greatly appreciated. All of them are made and will be made using GIMP.

TEST 1:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oyGX8jd8sZc

TEST 2:
Wow been a long time. MEGA-BUMP Started brickfilming again, here's a new test. Is the speed good, are the effects themselves good? I want enough variety between the palefaces (green laser blast) and the good guys, I think this is a pretty good achievement of that goal. Tell me what you think!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aOfW7Qi-E5o

TEST 3:
Again been a long time, this is the last test before I start filming (but by no means the last test). It also includes a few things not related to the laser blasts, but just animation and whatnot overall, namely matching animation with dialogue. Comments and criticism welcome and appreciated mini/smile
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hI4KSRbBdg0

Last edited by kcirbfilms (April 26, 2012 (07:46pm))

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Re: Laser Gun Tests

Too slow, and there's no scene re-lighting. The glow of the blast itself looks good, though.

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Re: Laser Gun Tests

Yes, I have gotten the too slow comment on youtube as well; when you say too slow, do you mean the minifigure, or the laser? And I am testing out laser designs, more than lighting. Thanks for the feedback, I will try to incorporate your comments in the next test mini/smile

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Re: Laser Gun Tests

He probably means both.

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Re: Laser Gun Tests

Nice, much better then most I see on youtube. Keep up the great work.

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Re: Laser Gun Tests

I meant the laser bolt. The minifig doesn't look bad speed-wise, though now that I look at it again, the recoil looks a little funky... His arm doesn't move at all, he just tilts backwards at the waist. A combination of the two would probably look better.

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Re: Laser Gun Tests

Thanks RedBrick1!

And yeah, Noodle, I too had noticed afterwards that the recoil isn't very natural... Certainly something I'll be working on for the next test. Thanks for the feedback!

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MEGA-BUMP Just added another test, feedback?

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Re: Laser Gun Tests

Noodle wrote:

I meant the laser bolt. The minifig doesn't look bad speed-wise, though now that I look at it again, the recoil looks a little funky... His arm doesn't move at all, he just tilts backwards at the waist. A combination of the two would probably look better.

Smeagol used that method in Bane of the Sith.
I thought it looked pretty neat.

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Re: Laser Gun Tests

Added another test, comments and criticism appreciated!

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Re: Laser Gun Tests

How'd you get your cool lighting effect?

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1011ev wrote:

How'd you get your cool lighting effect?

Which do you mean?

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Re: Laser Gun Tests

like, what program are you using?

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Re: Laser Gun Tests

All lighting is done in production, by messing with camera settings and lamps. If you mean the spotlight in the failed AC, that was a small flashlight. Anything else was done with a combination of camera settings and blue and green lightbulbs.

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