River Road

Ruijun Li
Drama
2015

RIVER ROAD is the story of two Yugur ethnic minority brothers, Bartel and Adikeer. They set out on a journey across the prairies of northwestern China in search of their parents, skillfully maneuvering their camels over the vast expanse of dry ground. The allure of the film's core components - the great outdoors, children, and animals - instantly catch our attention. Though realistic, the boys' journey, powered by dreams and anxiety, is depicted with a touch of fantasy. And to firmly establish his characters, director Li Ruijun imbues this impressive effort - a coming-of-age drama couched in the guise of an adventure - with a winning sense of humor rooted in careful attention to detail. At the heart of the film, however, is a mournful air, bemoaning the disappearance of ethnic minorities and the destruction of nature. As suggested by its epic scale, the work has the classic qualities of a film that allows us to enjoy being emotionally affected emotional by what we see.

BREAKDOWN

  • OPEN CLOSE EFX Breakdown

    墙壁脱落的制作难度首先第一个层面是在传统的效果解算上,添加包括刚体、二级碎块、粒子和烟雾的效果,第二个难度方面是置换和粘连卷曲的效果,置换是指墙壁正面和侧面分别可控的在渲染层面的细节添加方式,粘连卷曲是薄薄的墙皮在断裂掉落的同时模拟物体弯曲的效果,极大的增强效果的真实性。

    而片中描述草原从枯萎到丰茂再到枯萎的长镜头中,对于草交互部分的难度主要在量上。由于这是一个一镜到底的长镜头效果,总时长有1分30秒左右,包含了草原上草的生长、人物走动交互和水草消失整个过程,这让各个环节在制定方案时都产生了很大难度。另一个方面是水草的范围广阔,同时又包含了很近的近景部分,所以在远景投射的情况下仍然产生了十几亿polygon动态缓存,同时还有几百万面数的角色交互部分,所以在这里我们大量的采用了替代的方式以节省资源,使用了九套包含水草生长、摆动及消失整个过程的动态资产,最终实现了影片中效果。