Netvudu Posted June 13, 2015 Share Posted June 13, 2015 (edited) I just came back from b´Ars, a recent VFX festival here, in Barcelona, where for two days we had several very nice presentations from ILM, Pixar, DNeg, Framestore, MPC and the likes. Without trying to underrate any of these very nice talks from such heavyweights, I was floored by the absolutely awesome, inspiring, direct, and simply beautiful work presented by Digic Pictures. Mr. Szabolcs Horvátth, which if I´m not wrong, is a Lead TD over there, laid out simply, without hinting any hidden techniques or tricks, the work done for the latest Witcher 3 cinematic. I´ve been at plenty of these festivals, including but not limited to SIGGRAPH, and usually, companies present some work and keep a reasonable balance between the techniques used and some eye-candy for the less technically-inclined, but the feeling for this very talk was that he was really trying to show us without any reservations every step from their actual workflow...which in my mind was a really clever thing because when I realized there weren´t that many things I didn´t know, what was left was simply the fantastic talent they clearly have at the studio. Frankly, I asked a question regarding motion capture because I think it was the only aspect that Mr.Horvátth didn´t talk about, and as with everything else, he replied flawlessly covering every posible aspect of the workflow. After almost 15 years in the industry I´m not that easily impressed, but I left the talk inspired and speechless. The fact that these guys made THAT work in roughly 4 months escapes my understanding. If I wasn´t tied to Barcelona for strong personal reasons, I would try to get a job there and live in Budapest in a wink... ...awesome.... no, seriously.... Edited June 13, 2015 by Netvudu 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skybar Posted June 14, 2015 Share Posted June 14, 2015 ..any links to anything? Interviews, videos, the cinematic itself? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbukovec Posted June 14, 2015 Share Posted June 14, 2015 We are happy, that You like the cinematic, and our work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Netvudu Posted June 14, 2015 Author Share Posted June 14, 2015 (edited) Skybar, Here´s a link to the actual cinematic. It´s pretty popular already over the net. http://www.digicpictures.com/works/game-cinematics/the-witcher-3-wild-hunt-launch-cinematic/ I couldn´t find any breakdown video yet, but I´m sure something will eventually appear around. It´s quite soon yet. Last year, b´Ars uploaded some of the talks to youtube. If you´re lucky maybe they´ll do the same thing this year. It might take several weeks though. Daniel, the level of the work from all the people at your studio is nothing short of stunning. I´m sure you´re proud, and for a good reason. Edited June 14, 2015 by Netvudu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbukovec Posted June 14, 2015 Share Posted June 14, 2015 Thanks a lot Javier! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordibares Posted July 11, 2015 Share Posted July 11, 2015 A real shame i missed bArs yet again... and congratulations once again to the Digic team, really excellent work, would have loved to know about the way you approach it, clearly is working for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McNistor Posted July 11, 2015 Share Posted July 11, 2015 Great work guys and for me, even more so for I'm a big fan of The Witcher since the first game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbukovec Posted July 13, 2015 Share Posted July 13, 2015 Thanks guys! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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