3D Animation

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3D Animation in Battlestar Galactica
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Battlestar Galactica features a variety of 3D
spacecraft models Combat between the spacecraf
ts is then animated to create scenes for the show

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Lightwave is used primarily to model spacecraft
featured in the show Cylons were modeled using
Maya
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Camera techniques such as zooming and reframing
are used during the animation to create the
feeling of real life combat documentary footage
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The Galactica Ship is composed of over 3.4
million Polygons It can only be loaded in smal
l increments of detail at once on an animator's
workstation
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Zoic is used to render the scenes
Zoic makes multiple renders and composites them
together for the final piece
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Other uses of 3D animation in Battlestar Galact
ica are sets and environments Galactica's main
hangar is a real life set which is extended using
3D animation