Procedural in Motion Presentations With Houdini

[ #Houdini #Simulation #3d #MotionGraphics #news ] On Monday, October 2, 2017 SideFx hosted the "Procedural in Motion" event at London's Rich Mix venue - featuring educational sessions on procedural 3D workflows for advertising and motion graphics - plus an industry discussion panel with professionals from The Mill, Electric Theatre Collective, Glassworks, Sky, and Jellyfish Pictures. At the event, different participants spoke about various aspects of Houdini which they specialize in, and the event was attended by some of the biggest Houdini CG artists. See below for some brief insights.

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Entagma | VEX in Motion Graphics

Entagma's Manuel and Moritz explain how using VEX, despite common belief, might be the surefire way to success in mastering Houdini. Setups and ideas from numerous real world projects at Aixsponza that were created for Nike Inc. illustrate how to use VEX to max out on creativity and efficiency.

Houdini FX | Helge Maus

Motion Graphics setup with Particles and Rendering Setup in Houdini for AEX POP Networks, VEX Solver, Mantra Setup, Multipassing with ImagePlanes. Helge talks about the procedural nature of Houdini, how to work from a prototype solution to an heavy particle system. Helge uses a typical C4D product visualization scene (Coffeemaker with beans and fluids).

Simon Holmedal | Abstract FX

In this presentation, Simon talks about his design philosophy, and how he uses Houdini to create abstract effects. He shows some of his assets in action and how they have used across multiple projects. We also see behind the scenes on a couple of shots and break down some of the designs.

Jeff Wagner | Proceduralism in Motion Graphics

This lecture looks at procedural modelling, procedural population and procedural deformation and growth systems while using common iconic Houdini operators, basic scripting and data wrangling. The idea of no keyframes in Houdini is the norm.

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