Class 19 - Riders

The Riders project is coming to an end, and we are all very excited for the showcase on Thursday. I am in the process of finishing my last shot for Riders, shot 020_0160 AKA "The Batman Shot". Here is what it looks like so far:

For now, I have the following CG layers rebuilt in the comp: Ground/Environment, Smoke (Low rez), Joy Rider's vehicle, and the Storm Rider afterburner.

I have composited the environment to blend with a sky image, as well as added clouds/fog on the top of the valley. This WIP render includes smoke renders (from the explosion in the previous shot) that are low resolution. Zach is working hard on getting me higher resolution renders, so it looks more realistic. Right now, it's mushc more grainy than we'd prefer. I would love to receive higher quality renders of this smoke, but I am working on creative solutions to get it looking good without rendering again as a backup plan. Even though our team strives for the highest quality renders, we need to be efficient this week since the render farm has hundreds of jobs submitted. I have also added elements like Joy Rider's vehicle, and the afterburner of Storm Rider's car. The focal effects are not ready at this time. I plan to have this finished by Wednesday at the latest.