Post production

Virtually relax at the pub!
Enjoy this virtual tour of the Severed Arms and the Manager’s Office. More 360’s on their way soon!

New trailer
The newest trailer for The Twilight Ballrooms offers an intriguing glimpse into the unfolding storyline, hinting at the shadowy forces shaping its mysterious world.

Sneaky peek
For the 20th anniversary of this website, I’m pleased to give you a sneaky peek from the Twilight Ballrooms (or at least the pub near the Twilight)

Wireframe and why!
Working with a computer animated set can put a lot of strain on your computer. But there are workarounds.

Tranquility Showreel
“Tunnels & Spheres” – This year’s showreel, much of it courtesy of a lockdown and extra time on my hands. Everything here is by moi, including the music!

Moving clouds tutorial
A rare glimpse behind the scenes with a top tip for those doing post production on a budget!

Movie Diary ep8
A demonstration on the wonders of stabilising footage from handheld cameras using motion tracking.

When baking goes wrong
Forget the Great British Bake Off – when you’re rendering goes wrong during the bake you get more than deflated soufflés.

Stay Indoors: A Message from Twilight Ballrooms
An important message from the Twilight Ballrooms – released at the start of lockdown.

More exterior shots
The history and evolution of the Twilight Ballrooms. Another exciting episode from the movie diary

Four Men in a Pub – Twilight Movie Diary
Why I decided to play almost ALL the parts myself in a virtual enviroment.

Happy Halloween
Happy Halloween from Tranquility Base Presents, plus a video of my day trip to my favourite spooky film location!

Time Flies!
Anyone who doesn’t know, my flat is undergoing extensive repairs since a flood last November… and yes, it’s STILL going on. So I’ve been quite preoccupied with that on what feels like a full-time basis. I’ve also been doing lots of web-design favours for friends. So what I’m saying is basically it’s been a while …

The Devil’s in the detail
Have completed this 3d model as part of the local village store. The sweet wrapper images were a real bonus and are courtesy of Jason Liebig from Flickr! Many thanks Jason. The actual model may well end up as a blur in the background, but that would still be the case if I were dressing …

Panarup!
So the last few weeks have been a mixture of different Twilight related projects. Lots of 3d drawing, notably the top of the Twilight tower which has now been added to the Ballrooms. I have also been designing numerous posters from the Twilight’s history. I did something similar to decorate the set when we took …

Softbox lighting
Bought 2x85W softbox lights and stands to use with my green screen from Amazon. There is a slight problem with fluorescent flicker but at the moment I’m putting that down to having a cheapo camera. It’s not too much of a problem at the moment anyhow as you can see in this demo below. The …

Blowin in the Wind
Had a little learn and play with the Daylight System in 3ds-Max today. Made a little weathervane from scratch to render in it that I imagine would probably sit well aloft the Twilight Ballrooms main tower. Maybe we’ll see this shot again someday in such a context, though hopefully less plain looking (Come on, I …

The Ballrooms
In working on the new Twilight website, the topography of the Twilight had to be devised. Here is an early blueprint of the front structure of the building.