The brief to create the trailer for the next instalment of the of the Batman video game fell to American visual effects, animation and design company Blur Studio. It needed the foreboding and action that has become synonymous with the Batman franchise. As Blur Studio created the previous version, it was the obvious studio for Warner Bros to approach.
"Blur executed in its entirety the four-minute trailer, from script to mastering. The project took about four months to complete and roughly 30-40 people contributed their skills. 3ds Max and V-Ray continue to be Blur’s core modelling and rendering tool set. V-Ray’s high-quality surface shaders, GI lighting, and overall artist centric integration into 3ds Max proved invaluable.
“Creating realistic snow accumulation on all exterior surfaces proved challenging. We used the subsurface scattering shader typically intended for skin on the snow surfaces to simulate the light scattering into the snow.
"Modelling the exterior shipyard with hundreds of shipping crates would’ve resulted in unacceptable RAM usage. Instead we relied heavily on the use of instanced proxy objects.
"Batman: Arkham Origins was a rather typical Blur project. However, one notable difference was the immovable delivery deadline that had us working on editorial and output up to only a few hours from its online release. Typically there is at least a few days buffer between our delivery and when it is released online - just not in this case."
This article originally appeared in 3D World issue 173.
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