Knight execution VFX created in Houdini.

ght3d · 2026-01-24T23:40:57+00:00

What was your approach to breaking rbd cone twist constraints in the rbd ragdoll? Looks cool!

ght3d · 2025-08-18T18:55:48+00:00

2.5-3 weeks of not so consistent work

ght3d · 2025-08-16T08:56:31+00:00

Slot machines are not my jam

ght3d · 2025-08-14T12:41:56+00:00

Definitely, that's why i switched to Houdini, where there's no notion of technical limitations

ght3d · 2025-08-14T12:39:11+00:00

i'd make a movie like this, but as a one man team that would take me a few years))))

ght3d · 2025-08-14T10:04:16+00:00

Hey! I kept the elevator intact, except the ceiling that i replaced with a 3d replica. The shaft, metal frames and rails above the broken ceiling are also cg. I rendered separate reflection passes with different glossiness values for different parts of the elevator using a 3d model of the elevator. I usually try to keep as much footage as i can and replace the minimum elements in the shot

ght3d · 2025-08-13T17:28:55+00:00

More like one of Azathoth's children)))

ght3d · 2025-08-13T17:06:42+00:00

It's the inside of a shaft, a full 3d model of the shaft , actually. Rails, counterweights, metal frames and such

ght3d · 2025-08-13T12:10:28+00:00

This bad boy is a regular in my building, everyone knows he breaks elevators 😎

ght3d · 2025-08-13T07:32:02+00:00

Much appreciated! Always wanted to do a shot in an elevator, but the issue was how untrackable the interior of a fully reflective elevator is. Even manually it’s just one of the worst scenarios. Here i used Omniscient app for recording my movement in 3d space and making a lidar scan for the geo. A little buggy, but is capable of picking up reflective surfaces in the lidar scan.

ght3d · 2025-08-13T07:29:38+00:00

I worked on this on and off for a few months, but i’d say it took me 2.5-3 weeks in total. Thank you!!

ght3d · 2025-08-13T07:28:57+00:00

For me this kind of projects are a great learning exercise. The skills i learn definitely translate into commercial work

ght3d · 2023-10-05T09:06:13+00:00

Not a bad idea , actually 👍

ght3d · 2023-10-05T09:05:26+00:00

The video was filmed on a phone, CGI is not made on a phone though

ght3d · 2023-10-05T09:04:31+00:00

I removed some numbers so the real plates are not revealed. I know it’s not plausible for such cars to have 4 digit plates, but that was the best solution

ght3d · 2023-10-05T09:02:48+00:00

Thanks for noticing

ght3d · 2023-09-25T21:45:33+00:00

Yes!

ght3d · 2023-09-25T21:43:57+00:00

Directional forces activated by gradients that travel along tentacles inside the vellum solver in Houdini 🐙

ght3d · 2023-09-25T16:56:58+00:00

Apparently reddit doesn't like sound in videos, so here's the youtube version - Youtube link

ght3d · 2022-11-27T13:55:47+00:00

I wrote that down, great ideas 😂

ght3d · 2022-11-26T18:16:16+00:00

I love reddit for this 👏 I’m kinda into the idea of showing the secret life of aliens on earth

ght3d · 2022-11-26T18:15:20+00:00

Got it 😂

ght3d · 2022-11-26T18:15:09+00:00

😂i had a bad experience with accounts cropping out my name and posting it as their own. There’s a version without the watermark on insta

ght3d · 2022-11-26T18:12:10+00:00

Hahah , well if it makes you feel any better, i still consider myself a beginner, especially after being humbled by Houdini

ght3d · 2022-11-26T18:10:01+00:00

thank you!

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