Modeling the environment: techniques and tools for the 3d illustration of dynamic landscapes

A single-source guide to harnessing the power of 3D visualization tools for analysis and representation of landscapes Current technology allows designers to model environmental phenomena and space in new and exciting ways that go beyond the two-dimensional plane. The models, illustrations, and animations that can be created usher in a new paradigm of landscape representation that can become analytical tools as well as beautiful imagery. The text focuses on digital modeling methods that can be used to express rich environments using digital tools to develop, composite, and animate scenes. This f.

Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Part 1: Introduction; Chapter 1: Overview of Media; Current Methods and Work Flows; Reliance on Design Drawings; Chapter 2: Digital Media Industries; Film . Video; CG and Visual Effects; Video Games; Interactive Media; Chapter 3: Digital Media; New Modes of Participation; Craft; Repetition and Recursion; Mediated Environments; Chapter 4: Representation, Illustration, and Simulation; Definitions; Roles; Chapter 5: Design Practice; Current Practice; Design Process: Heuristics; Possibilities and Futures; Part 2: Scene.

Chapter 6: Diorama: Setting the StageTaming Infinite Worlds: Limiting the Workspace; Working in Measured Space; Composition: Foreground/Middleground/Background; Composition: Ground/Horizon/Sky; Modeling Strategy: Narrative; Chapter 7: Arranging the Elements; Positioning Elements in 3D Space; Setting Up a 3D Diorama; Proposed and Contextual; Dynamic Elements; Chapter 8: Composition and Views; The Camera; Framing the Composition; Major Film Shots; Chapter 9: Movement in the Environment; Camera and Movement; Camera Movement in Film; Animating the Camera; Pacing and Motion; Part 3: Object.

Chapter 10: Obje…