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Bournemouth and Poole students contribute to new Sci-Fi movie
Bournemouth and Poole College students have contributed to a new Sci-Fi movie due to be released next year.
Students at Bournemouth and Poole College have created computer-generated imagery (CGI) for a new Sci-Fi movie which will be released next year.
The film has both background and landscapes made by students and lecturers – using scenery sculpted out of clay and combined with a process called ‘photogrammetry’. This is where hundreds of photos are scanned with a particular software into a 3D model to create stunning visuals. The environment team on the film uses clay sculpting and photogrammetry among their many techniques (along with traditional polygon modelling and virtual sculpting in software).
Student Emilio Nunez became involved with the project after the college was approached by real-time production filmmakers Treehouse Digital, based at The Fulcrum Centre, Poole – which is a part of Bournemouth and Poole College’s buildings.
Emilio, a studio assistant for the film, said: “I’ve been involved in the studio helping with the organisation of the equipment and helping to build anything they might need such as setups for our new artists, or systems such as VCAM – a virtual camera you see inside of Unreal Engine 5. I’ve learned a lot of technical skills whilst helping the artists. It has been lots of fun, with lots of opportunities for me to learn.”
Kieran Hall, former student and now lecturer in CGI at the college said: “To be a part of this amazing filmmaking experience is an absolute delight. Our former students working on the project – Chelsea Bradford, Kieran Andrews, William Andrews and current student Emilio Nunez – have all put in some tremendous effort to get the images and backdrops looking fantastic for the big screen.”
Phil Sayles, principal of Bournemouth and Poole College, said: “This is the kind of project our students were made for. The mettle, determination, and participation of all those involved in this prestigious project put Bournemouth and Poole College students on the world stage. I simply cannot wait to be in the audience feeling proud of what our students have achieved and watch some amazing backgrounds to the film. The level of technical skill involved in work of this calibre is thorough and involves a great level of diligent and industrious processing.”
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