d.hyde Posted September 8, 2009 Share Posted September 8, 2009 Hey guys, I'm currently working on a project that involves a large concert hall which will need to be populated. I imagine the best way to do this would be to get four or five people to come to a concert with me with cameras to take pictures from various angles to composite later but does anyone know if there is anywhere I can buy such people already? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trino Posted September 8, 2009 Share Posted September 8, 2009 you can use some of the casual and business people in here: http://store.got3d.com/3d-textures.html they have 2d seated people in different angles but not that many for an auditorium i think. you will have to retouch some in photoshop or something to have different audience. Good luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Thomas Posted September 8, 2009 Share Posted September 8, 2009 (edited) Depends on your budget really. I know Archvision's RPCs get a bad rap sometimes and I'm not a big fan generally, but they would probably be easiest in terms of set-up. You basically place a helper object at each of your seats then you can randomise the distribution of each person in the scene as well as specifying the number of empty seats etc. They will automatically render at the correct angle depending on their position relative to the camera, but make sure you have plenty memory if going for this option as they are very memory intensive. http://www.archvision.com/ContentDetails.cfm?BundleID=23100&Category=1&Dimension=3&LocationID=3 There are other options obviously but they will require a lot more work in terms of placement, whether in max or photoshop. Edit: They also do animated applauding peeps if that's your kinda thing! http://www.archvision.com/ContentDetails.cfm?BundleID=25-14100&Category=1&Dimension=2.5&LocationID=3 Edited September 8, 2009 by stef.thomas added links Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SandmanNinja Posted September 8, 2009 Share Posted September 8, 2009 Wow - that is really impressive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Thomas Posted September 8, 2009 Share Posted September 8, 2009 Yeah, they look good in animations as you can see here: http://www.archvision.com/images/animations/seat.mpg The only thing is that it has to load all characters in the scene into memory before each frame is rendered, obviously to calculate the viewing angle for each person. This can add a lot to your render times. Individually placing 3d people or image planes, or even photoshopping a whole auditorium full of people sounds more of a pain to me though.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vfriaf Posted September 29, 2009 Share Posted September 29, 2009 greenlayers. com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
epictor.com Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 you might find some at our webpage http://www.epictor.com though how many will depend much on the camera position and the concert type. the idea of taking pictures aint bad - at least if you got a good camera and the concert hall enough light to shoot the people. in any case it could be helpfull to place the closest ppl as 'real' entourage footage, and use some dummy brushes to post paint the crowd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archigineer Posted October 23, 2009 Share Posted October 23, 2009 (edited) I think you should check out http://www.filmvaultstudios.com I have a friend who makes low-budget commercials. They get their actors from this website. You might find your actors/auditorium audience there. Good luck! Edited October 23, 2009 by archigineer to provide helpful link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arnold Sher Posted October 23, 2009 Share Posted October 23, 2009 I think you should check out http://www.filmvaultstudios.com I have a friend who makes low-budget commercials. They get their actors from this website. You might find your actors/auditorium audience there. Good luck! Thanks Lexter, i think we've worked it out that you are a fan of filmvaultstudios.com Are you on some kind of commission scheme with them??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d.hyde Posted October 23, 2009 Author Share Posted October 23, 2009 Thanks for all of your comments guys. They were very helpful. Although that particular project has been finished now! I ended sourcing lots of photos of stadiums and photoshopping them into the images. Useful tips for dealing with animation though! Will know for next time. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archigineer Posted October 23, 2009 Share Posted October 23, 2009 Thanks Lexter, i think we've worked it out that you are a fan of filmvaultstudios.com Are you on some kind of commission scheme with them??? Yes and no. Yes, I also hangout at their website. I enjoy playing with their compositor. I love film and video and learning about making them. No, I am not on a commission scheme with them. My firm don't make renders so we don't use their clips. I just learned about them from a friend in advertising. I'm sorry if I appear to be spamming. I guess I was just excited about this new forum, it's my first day here. I was just excited to be sharing something new. I guess I'll just try to avoid similar topics next time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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