RommelVFX

I'm an activist for #VFX and #VFXworkers. I talk about Star Trek and VFX here. And other nerdy things.

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Hey #Trek fam! I'm gonna finally move on from Xitter. If you're interested in #StarTrek #VFX stuff, and other random musings, hit me up on Threads! I'll be posting more behind the scenes VFX stuff, and the occasional Trek related render!

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@Vraghubir1 @johnpavlovitz @CarlaBLABLABLA Not to the polls.

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@thebigguy86 @VP @KamalaHarris @GovTimWalz A large majority of the country has repeatedly said they don't want him, but our archaic pro-slave owning system keeps giving him a chance!

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Falalala!

VOTE! VOTE FOR @VP @KamalaHarris and @GovTimWalz to be our next President and Vice President!

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Kamala Harris talks to Kamala Harris

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Here are some test renders of the Syraprise and some close ups of the open panels. #StarTrek #StarTrekPicard #USSEnterpriseD #VFX

Check out my Threads for more pics!

https://t.co/WEEm5a7swA

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We're back. Let's #AssembleForDemocracy. In the #ElectionEndgame, every vote counts 🗳️ #VoteBlue! Vote @KamalaHarris @Tim_Walz

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@RobotSquad1 Footage is filmed first, then that's 3d tracked to duplicate the camera, and with that, we add the assets to make the shot. Sometimes we'll do a take over camera, like this one, which extends the distance the live action camera travels.

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Inside Spacedock! #StarTrek #StarTrekPicard #VFX

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@StarfleetDesign Yes.

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Turntable! This is pretty much how we reviewed assets. And it being in space, we had a space background with some key and fill lights. #StarTrek #StarTrekPicard #VFX

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@jdhattin Better not be Merrick Garland. Dude has been kinda useless. Too concerned about political optics...

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@TrekDocFan I think it would be boring unless it was at a frontier station. Earth based stuff is set in a utopia, at the heart of the Federation and would lack interpersonal conflict to the level that DS9 did so well. That's why that show worked.

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@vincent1701 @BuckAdmiral Tell me you've never built a model (or a half dozen models)/worked in VGFX without saying you've never built a model/worked in VFX.

@BuckAdmiral is a god amongst model builders, but even he'd say there's no way we would have saved time if we had him build all the models here.

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@thegeeksreviews It took probably 3-6 people to model and texture everything. 2 people to animate it. 1 person to track the film plate. 2 people to light it. 1 person to composite it. And it probably took a combined week or two to finish.

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@NCC1985D @LettersLegacy I mean, to be fair, they are actually real.

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@JefferyK_EntH I always thought so. I mean, it's a station, its got constant power... No reason they can't have shields at the doors. I actually tossed out the idea (internally) of having the ships entering and exiting have a shield ripple occur at the entry way.

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@acereject Tribute? This was the actual shot from the final episode of Picard Season 3. I was the CG Supervisor on this shot.

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The Starbase was one heck of an asset. The talented artists at GhostVFX did a fantastic build. It was a beast of a render though! The shuttle asset was renamed a few times. Started off as the Saavik, and we had an Uhura, Gorkon, and this was the Ro. #StarTrek #StarTrekPicard #VFX

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@TheTrekspert It was custom.

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@itstylerchick 100% agreed. And the work that GhostVFX did was pretty awesome. They did the nebula battle and the final battle at earth between the borgified fleet and Earth.