Diary of a bumper driver
 
 
Outcome
Monday, 10 September 2007
here’s the project in full effect. Sorry for the big file size. It’s around 50 MB so it might take
 
Good morning
Monday, 10 September 2007
aaiight, handin on monday. Here’s the opening shot.
 
Teddy
Sunday, 9 September 2007
This shot still ned some work. The integration of the teddy bear needs improvement.
 
Telecombat da italia.
Sunday, 9 September 2007
Another shot that Amir has put together. The model is based on an Italian designed ride called
 
Merry-go-round
Sunday, 9 September 2007
This is one of the shots Amir has been working on. A merry-go-round floating over a roundabout.
 
shot_06
 
 
Tuesday, 4 September 2007
done...
 
updated
Saturday, 1 September 2007
ferris wheel added.
 
 
Bumper drivers..
Thursday, 30 August 2007
Adults, the elderly and young persons aged 16 and over: Take one look with a drink of water.
 
Comped bumper
Wednesday, 29 August 2007
A test-comp of the bumper cars. Still missing shadow on the ground some random sparkling from the
 
Bumpers
Sunday, 26 August 2007
This is a rough composite from a simple render.
...need sleep...
 
Wheeled Ferris
Thursday, 23 August 2007
This is a rough composite. The replaced sky is not acceptable yet. Horizon area needs the magic
 
Ferris wheeler
Tuesday, 21 August 2007
One of the ferris wheel’s many hangouts.
 
Day of clawing
Tuesday, 21 August 2007
ye..., the claaaaaaaaaaaaaw.
don’t mind the errors at the end of the shot. This is not a finalized
 
Bumper car
Monday, 20 August 2007
model finished.
 
The claw 2
 
Monday, 20 August 2007
Here’s an animation test I did to see if I could get the claw to act as the real deal.
 
The claw
Sunday, 19 August 2007
The first render of the claw model which will be used in the train shot. It’s rigged and ready for
 
“We have a winner! We have a winner!”
Friday, 17 August 2007
This must be the happiest man in Bournemouth.
 
Early test
Friday, 17 August 2007
Here’s some early test where we used dummy geometry to se how the shots will work with cg objects.
 
Replaced
Friday, 17 August 2007
Some of the shot had difficult lighting conditions so sky replacement is necessary to get the mood
 
Let me ride the bumper car!
Friday, 17 August 2007
Some test renders of bumper cars modeled in Houdini. Some shaders yet to develop, but the seats
 
Hey...here’s a work-in-progress-blog for my master project in Digital Effects here at National Center for Computer Animation in Bournemouth.

The project is about fun fair rides who has left the homeland to settle in the urban contemporary domain.

I have the pleasure of working with the great
Amir Bazazi on this project so everything is lined up to get an outstanding result.

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