B. Brown

How well do you think I can get these tripods to look with AM ? After seeing that T-rex in the tutorial/preview video chasing that car, I decided a lot could be done with this program, because that T-rex looked like ILM quality...

On the subject of green screening... Say I wanted to do a scene like this: http://forums.eveofthewar.com/photos/displ...lbum=350&pos=43 I could just film the landscape footage at night, and add in the CGI tripod and a small CGI human, right?

Thanks folks! I really appreciate the advice/answers! I can't wait to buy this program

I don't plan on having the actor there running. In the scene, the actor simply stumbles upon the leg, and out of the fog, it is revealed. So, would I still need a greenscreen ?

Would be difficult/impossible moving the AM camera upwards, to view more of the tripod's leg? Like this: It's not zooming in on the leg... it's simply moving up, to reveal more of it.

Here's an example of a scene from my film: As the survivors are walking, out of the fog, a giant tripod foot can be seen standing in their way. Now, if I used AM to do this scene... would i have to green screen the area where the CGI foot will be, or can i simply film it regularly, and add in the CGI later without needing greenscreen? Thanks.

It's possibly to animate them walking like this also ? : http://forums.eveofthewar.com/photos/displ...lbum=350&pos=34

Like this: http://forums.eveofthewar.com/photos/displ...lbum=350&pos=43

Flexible moving legs... like the tripods had in the Spielberg film. Can Animation Master creat animation effects like that? Sorry if I seem annoying... I'd just like to figure out if I can do all my work with AM before I buy it.

Another question: If I filmed a foggy scene, would i be able to add in a CG tripod leg so it can be seen through the fog?

So, in other words, I can make the effect of giant mechanical tripods walking through forests, even with leaves and trees over lapping them? is it difficult to do? In the tutorial, i noticed that feature where you have it in 3D and can move stuff behind other things. Is that what it's like? Thanks for the reply, by the way.

Sorry I didn't post this in the FAQ forum. For some reason, it wouldn't let me post there. Anyways, I'm really interested in this program, and before I buy it, I'm wondering about something: If I film my whole fan film, leaving places for CGI and such, will I be able to completely add in CGI with Animation Master once Im finished filming? For example, if I want my alien tripods to walk behind a forest, so the audience sees them through the trees, then can I: 1. Film the forest 2. Generate the CG tripod 3. Place the CG tripod animation moving behind the forest... so we can see bits of it through the trees on the other side of the forest Example: Lets pretend the building in the back is my tripod. Am I able to make the scenes look like that? With the tripod being overlapped by branches and leaves, while it moves, and looks realistic? and... is it easy to do it? If the program can do this, Im buying it. After seeing that one T-rex in the turorial, Im 99% convinced that this is what i want. Thanks!