that Hyundia advert
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Anyone see that Hyundia advert, the one which goes on about if things were as strong as a hynudia etc.. I find the bit where the guy shoots a carbon arrow from a compound bow, into a watermelon hanging from a tree, and it is the *arrow* which shatters! Wonder how the did that? — brian "I am the Prince of Insufficient Light"
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>Anyone see that Hyundia advert, the one which goes on about if things were >as strong as a hynudia etc.. >I find the bit where the guy shoots a carbon arrow from a compound bow, >into a watermelon hanging from a tree, and it is the *arrow* which >shatters! >Wonder how the did that?
Probably some really expenisve computer graphics. Some of the newest stuff I have seen looks really, really, good. Just about impossible to tell apart from the real thing. — Alex __O _-<,_ (_)/ (_)
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There’s always the wildest possibility that they didn’t use a bona fide watermelon. It could in fact have been one made of titanium or something equally as damaging to carbon and just made to look like a melon. Having said all of that I haven’t even seen the advert yet. Slidahl
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text ->Anyone see that Hyundia advert, the one which goes on about if things were >as strong as a hynudia etc.. >I find the bit where the guy shoots a carbon arrow from a compound bow, >into a watermelon hanging from a tree, and it is the *arrow* which >shatters! >Wonder how the did that? > Probably some really expenisve computer graphics. Some of the newest stuff I > have seen looks really, really, good. Just about impossible to tell apart from > the real thing. > — > Alex __O > _-<,_ > (_)/ (_)
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>There’s always the wildest possibility that they didn’t use a bona fide >watermelon. It could in fact have been one made of titanium or something >equally as damaging to carbon and just made to look like a melon. >Having said all of that I haven’t even seen the advert yet.
That would be the most likely explanation.. Dread to think how they could model a shaterring arrow *so* realisticly, and model the "watermelon" swaying with the impact too! Still, a pretty cool ad though! Its shown in the UK at the mo. — brian "I am the Prince of Insufficient Light"
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>Probably some really expenisve computer graphics. Some of the newest >stuff I have seen looks really, really, good. Just about impossible to >tell apart from the real thing.
Hmmm. possible. Or fake watermelon combined with cheap and nasty carbon arrow? — brian "I am the Prince of Insufficient Light"
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maybe the melon was frozen…? just speculation on my part as I haven’t seen the ad — Juho Paaso Yet Another diabolical scheme to overthrow the world: http://www.dlc.fi/~jmpaaso
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The arrow was shot against a blue screen into a block. That image was then combined with that of a hanging watermelon. At least this seems to be the easiest way. Modelling an arrow shattering in a rendering program can certainly be done, but it would be a far more tedious, and expensive process.
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Anyone see that Hyundia advert, the one which goes on about if things were > as strong as a hynudia etc.. > I find the bit where the guy shoots a carbon arrow from a compound bow, > into a watermelon hanging from a tree, and it is the *arrow* which > shatters! > Wonder how the did that? > — > brian > "I am the Prince of Insufficient Light"
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Haven’t seen the ad, but doing computer graphics myself, i can tell that shattering arrow and swaying watermelons are faaaaar from impossible 
.. You’d be surprised how much CG is used nowadays. You’d probably think ‘nice studio lightning on that shot’ about some ad and go on without ever even thinking that it was perhaps a CG shot. CG is good when noone springs up and says ‘that’s a COOL computer shot!’ but thinks it was real and ordinary. -Ilari – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text ->There’s always the wildest possibility that they didn’t use a bona fide >watermelon. It could in fact have been one made of titanium or something >equally as damaging to carbon and just made to look like a melon. >Having said all of that I haven’t even seen the advert yet. > That would be the most likely explanation.. Dread to think how they could > model a shaterring arrow *so* realisticly, and model the "watermelon" > swaying with the impact too! > Still, a pretty cool ad though! Its shown in the UK at the mo. > — > brian > "I am the Prince of Insufficient Light"
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>Haven’t seen the ad, but doing computer graphics myself, i can tell that >shattering arrow and swaying watermelons are faaaaar from impossible >.. You’d be surprised how much CG is used nowadays. You’d probably think >’nice studio lightning on that shot’ about some ad and go on without >ever even thinking that it was perhaps a CG shot. CG is good when noone >springs up and says ‘that’s a COOL computer shot!’ but thinks it was >real and ordinary. >-Ilari
From someone who is Rendered as a hobby I would have to agree. Still quite a cool ad though. — brian "I am the Prince of Insufficient Light"
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>The arrow was shot against a blue screen into a block. That image was >then combined with that of a hanging watermelon. At least this seems to >be the easiest way. Modelling an arrow shattering in a rendering >program can certainly be done, but it would be a far more tedious, and >expensive process.
I must say I hadn’t thought of that! — brian "I am the Prince of Insufficient Light"
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>The arrow was shot against a blue screen into a block. That image was then >combined with that of a hanging watermelon. At least this seems to be the >easiest way. Modelling an arrow shattering in a rendering program can >certainly be done, but it would be a far more tedious, and expensive >process.
Hrmm if block shatters them I’d better run outside and remove the three field points that are burried in mine before my wall shatters
