Escape – Cinematic CGI Scene with Volumetrics
Personal project, 2023 – volumetrics with Embergen, landscape with World Creator, assembled in Cinema 4D, rendered with Octane Render.
About the project
"Escape" is a personal project from 2023. The goal was a cinematic scene that feels like a moment from a science fiction film: two astronauts in an alien landscape, fleeing from a massive, approaching wall of dust.
The main aim was to show my CGI skills in a single, dense clip – with camera work, lighting and atmosphere that together create a cinematic effect.
Technique
The technical highlight lies in combining different tools: the volumetrics – dust, fog and the approaching wall – were simulated in Embergen and then integrated into Cinema 4D. The landscape with its rock walls was created with World Creator.
Everything was assembled in Cinema 4D and rendered with Octane Render. It is the interplay of the volumes with light, depth of field and motion blur in Octane that gives the scene its cinematic look.
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