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SWORDSMAN "RISE OF THE EAST", "BAMBOO GROVE"
Game trailers x 2 1:37, 2:00

Developer:
PERFECT WORLD

Director:
WANG XIAO

Animation:
PERFECT WORLD

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This pair of short pieces is meant to inspire curiosity in this new game that Perfect World has created. It is meant to inspire through the use of a classic Chinese legend and artwork.

The realistic look of the animation and my involvement in MMORPGs drew me to this short.
I recognized the style in general as a game trailer from watching productions for Guild Wars, GW2, Diablo, D2, D3, Rift, WOW, ...

Oliver Xu, film distributor/video editor, Perfect World, Beijing: "The Swordsman book has a huge influence on Chinese people and most of them are quite familiar with the stories and characters. We can say that each Chinese has a Swordsman in his heart. So, how to create the characters is a big challenge for us. We hope to perform this famous story in a brand new way and at the same time we can't sway a lot from the original work."

"The biggest technical challenge we've met is the animation of clothes. Since the thesis of this CG is martial arts, the clothes are all much looser than normal. The collisions of the long robes and sleeves was very difficult to perform. Because we wanted to ensure high quality animation throughout the piece, we purchased an additional three workstations solely for the calculation of the garments."

"Red and yellow have special meanings in traditional culture. In Chinese history, these two colors are always used in celebrations and they are also the symbols of power."

Tools Used:
Mental Ray
3ds Max
Maya