{"id":76722,"date":"2016-06-13T10:07:00","date_gmt":"2016-06-13T15:07:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/?p=76722"},"modified":"2016-06-13T10:08:11","modified_gmt":"2016-06-13T15:08:11","slug":"bond-inspired-star-wars-titles-qa-with-kurt-rauffer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/bond-inspired-star-wars-titles-qa-with-kurt-rauffer\/","title":{"rendered":"Bond-Inspired Star Wars Titles: Q&#038;A with Kurt Rauffer"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 id=\"the-artist-behind-the-star-wars-james-bond-crossover-credit-sequence-talks-about-how-he-created-his-homage-to-the-empire-strikes-back\">The artist behind the Star Wars\/James Bond\u00a0crossover credit sequence talks about how he created his homage to The Empire Strikes Back.<\/h2>\n<p>When artists combine design elements amazing things can happen. If you follow <strong>motion design<\/strong> news, then you&#8217;ve likely come across the wicked-cool Bond-inspired <a title=\"The Empire Strikes Back\" href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0080684\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-wpel-link=\"external\"><em>The Empire Strikes Back<\/em><\/a> title sequence created by\u00a0<span style=\"color: #4e5a5e;\"><a title=\"Kurt Rauffer\" href=\"http:\/\/www.krofl.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Kurt Rauffer<\/a>. The sequence reimagines a new type of Star Wars credit sequence in which <strong>Luke is searching for himself<\/strong> in a dark and\u00a0artistically inspired void. If you haven&#8217;t seen the video yet, here it is.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Star Wars - Episode V &quot;The Empire Strikes Back&quot; Homage (Title Sequence)\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/165592795?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"500\" height=\"213\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>While this work may seem like it was created by a Hollywood design company, it was actually <strong>created by a lone\u00a0designer<\/strong> for his final college project. We sat down with Rauffer to discuss the process of creating this wildly inventive video.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"qa-with-kurt-rauffer\">Q&amp;A with Kurt Rauffer<\/h2>\n<h3 id=\"how-long-did-it-take-you-to-complete-this-project\"><strong>How long did it take you to complete this project?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>It took me about four months to complete the project.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-77003\" title=\"Bond-Inspired Star Wars Titles: Q&amp;A with Kurt Rauffer \" src=\"https:\/\/pbblogassets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2016\/06\/KROFL-Star-Wars-Design-1.png\" alt=\"Bond-Inspired Star Wars Titles: Q&amp;A with Kurt Rauffer \" width=\"755\" height=\"231\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/KROFL-Star-Wars-Design-1.png 1000w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/KROFL-Star-Wars-Design-1.png?resize=300,92 300w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/KROFL-Star-Wars-Design-1.png?resize=768,235 768w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/KROFL-Star-Wars-Design-1.png?resize=277,85 277w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/KROFL-Star-Wars-Design-1.png?resize=359,110 359w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/KROFL-Star-Wars-Design-1.png?resize=543,166 543w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/KROFL-Star-Wars-Design-1.png?resize=865,265 865w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/KROFL-Star-Wars-Design-1.png?resize=994,304 994w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/KROFL-Star-Wars-Design-1.png?resize=560,171 560w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/KROFL-Star-Wars-Design-1.png?resize=150,46 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 755px) 100vw, 755px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3 id=\"how-did-you-approach-this-project\"><strong>How did you approach this project?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>During my last semester, our class was asked to think about our final projects before we graduate. I really wanted to do something different and just started dabbling with 3D. I&#8217;ve used 3D software for product design before, but never really made an animation. I also had a slight obsession for title sequences at the time and have always wanted to make something James Bond-esque. Then, the new Star Wars movie released and the idea just sparked.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"what-was-your-inspiration-for-this-project\"><strong>What was your inspiration for this project?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>I\u2019m a huge fan of title sequences, so a big source of inspiration was the previous Bond films. I love how experimental the title sequences were and how some of them, such as <a title=\"Skyfall\" href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt1074638\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Skyfall\u2019s<\/a> sequence (seen below), began to tell its own narrative, like a mini short story right before the film.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_4gdhsVKTcs?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<h3 id=\"what-software-tools-did-you-use-to-create-this-project\"><strong>What software\/tools did you use to create this project?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>I used <a title=\"Cinema 4D\" href=\"http:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/tag\/cinema-4d\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Cinema 4D<\/a> with <a title=\"Octane\" href=\"https:\/\/home.otoy.com\/render\/octane-render\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Octane<\/a> to model and build the scenes. <a title=\"World Machine\" href=\"http:\/\/www.world-machine.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">World Machine<\/a> for building the environments. <a title=\"Vue\" href=\"http:\/\/www.e-onsoftware.com\/products\/vue\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Vue<\/a> was used a bit for rendering out HDRIs and sky maps. Everything was eventually comped in <a title=\"After Effects\" href=\"http:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/tag\/after-effects\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">After Effects<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"how-did-you-go-about-making-your-footage-look-vintage\"><strong>How did you go about making your footage look vintage?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-77001\" title=\"Bond-Inspired Star Wars Titles: Q&amp;A with Kurt Rauffer - Tie Fighter\" src=\"https:\/\/pbblogassets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2016\/06\/KROFL-Star-Wars-Design-3.png\" alt=\"Bond-Inspired Star Wars Titles: Q&amp;A with Kurt Rauffer - Tie Fighter\" width=\"755\" height=\"246\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/KROFL-Star-Wars-Design-3.png 1000w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/KROFL-Star-Wars-Design-3.png?resize=300,98 300w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/KROFL-Star-Wars-Design-3.png?resize=768,250 768w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/KROFL-Star-Wars-Design-3.png?resize=277,90 277w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/KROFL-Star-Wars-Design-3.png?resize=359,117 359w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/KROFL-Star-Wars-Design-3.png?resize=543,177 543w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/KROFL-Star-Wars-Design-3.png?resize=865,282 865w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/KROFL-Star-Wars-Design-3.png?resize=994,324 994w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/KROFL-Star-Wars-Design-3.png?resize=560,183 560w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/KROFL-Star-Wars-Design-3.png?resize=150,49 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 755px) 100vw, 755px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>At the time, I didn\u2019t know how to produce fog or some type of atmosphere using Octane, so as a workaround I had to fill a cube with an SSS material. When I put the box in front of the camera and tweaked the settings, I got this really interesting grainy look that also seemed to mute the colors a bit. It also seemed to degrade the scene in a tasteful way. It wasn\u2019t intentional, but I loved the results.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"did-you-build-all-of-the-models-yourself\"><strong>Did you build all of the models yourself?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Everything was built myself except for the Snowspeeder and Luke\u2019s texture. The lovely gaming community over at <a title=\"Facepunch\" href=\"https:\/\/facepunch.com\/forumdisplay.php?f=40\" target=\"_blank\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Facepunch<\/a> was able to supply that. I also got a lot of help from various people online throughout the project.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"there-seems-to-be-a-lot-of-greeble-work-in-your-project-did-you-do-that-by-hand\"><strong>There seems to be a lot of greeble work in your project, did you do that by hand?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-77002\" title=\"Bond-Inspired Star Wars Titles: Q&amp;A with Kurt Rauffer - Greeble\" src=\"https:\/\/pbblogassets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2016\/06\/KROFL-Star-Wars-Design-2.png\" alt=\"Bond-Inspired Star Wars Titles: Q&amp;A with Kurt Rauffer - Greeble\" width=\"755\" height=\"305\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/KROFL-Star-Wars-Design-2.png 1000w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/KROFL-Star-Wars-Design-2.png?resize=300,121 300w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/KROFL-Star-Wars-Design-2.png?resize=768,310 768w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/KROFL-Star-Wars-Design-2.png?resize=277,112 277w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/KROFL-Star-Wars-Design-2.png?resize=359,145 359w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/KROFL-Star-Wars-Design-2.png?resize=543,219 543w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/KROFL-Star-Wars-Design-2.png?resize=865,349 865w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/KROFL-Star-Wars-Design-2.png?resize=994,402 994w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/KROFL-Star-Wars-Design-2.png?resize=560,226 560w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/KROFL-Star-Wars-Design-2.png?resize=150,61 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 755px) 100vw, 755px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Kind of. I built around eight unique tiles that I referenced from the original Death Star tiles. I shaped out the scene with the tiles but it wasn\u2019t giving me that extra level of detail I wanted. So I built a pattern in Illustrator and used it as a displacement texture on top of the individual tiles.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"where-do-you-go-for-creative-inspiration\"><strong>Where do you go for creative inspiration?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>I\u2019d be lying if I didn\u2019t say <a title=\"Beeple\" href=\"http:\/\/www.beeple-crap.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Beeple<\/a> wasn\u2019t a big inspiration during the process. Although, I tried to stay away from looking at other\u2019s work and focus on referencing how films lit and composed their scenes. I wanted my sequence to feel cinematic, so I thought the best reference and inspiration would come from movies. Jeremy Vickery, a lighting TD at Pixar, released a really awesome <a title=\"Cinematic Lighting\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thegnomonworkshop.com\/tutorials\/efficient-cinematic-lighting\" target=\"_blank\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">video on cinematic lighting<\/a> at the Gnomon Workshop. It\u2019s definitely worth a watch and forever changed how I light my scenes.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"what-is-the-most-important-piece-of-advice-you-can-give-to-aspiring-motion-designers\"><strong>What is the most important piece of advice you can give to aspiring motion designers?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-76999\" title=\"Bond-Inspired Star Wars Titles: Q&amp;A with Kurt Rauffer - Luke\" src=\"https:\/\/pbblogassets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2016\/06\/KROFL-Star-Wars-Design-5.png\" alt=\"Bond-Inspired Star Wars Titles: Q&amp;A with Kurt Rauffer - Luke\" width=\"755\" height=\"310\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/KROFL-Star-Wars-Design-5.png 1000w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/KROFL-Star-Wars-Design-5.png?resize=300,123 300w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/KROFL-Star-Wars-Design-5.png?resize=768,315 768w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/KROFL-Star-Wars-Design-5.png?resize=277,114 277w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/KROFL-Star-Wars-Design-5.png?resize=359,147 359w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/KROFL-Star-Wars-Design-5.png?resize=543,223 543w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/KROFL-Star-Wars-Design-5.png?resize=865,355 865w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/KROFL-Star-Wars-Design-5.png?resize=994,408 994w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/KROFL-Star-Wars-Design-5.png?resize=560,230 560w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/KROFL-Star-Wars-Design-5.png?resize=150,62 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 755px) 100vw, 755px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Get uncomfortable. That was the most important thing I learned from doing this project. <strong>Go against the grain and start playing with the unexpected<\/strong>. Some of the most unique things I\u2019ve seen were created by motion designers doing things that they didn\u2019t quite know how to do but really worked hard to exploring it and putting their own twist on it.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"so-whats-next\"><strong>So what\u2019s next?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>I took a job at Microsoft as a motion designer for the design direction team and will be heading out sometime in August. I\u2019m also working with a few friends on some personal projects that I hope to release soon. I\u2019ve never felt this inspired in a long time!<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"where-can-people-see-more-of-your-work\"><strong>Where can people see more of your work?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>It\u2019s been a bit busy, but I\u2019ll be looking to update my <a title=\"Website\" href=\"http:\/\/krofl.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">website<\/a> with a bunch of work within the next week. And you can visit <a title=\"Vimeo\" href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/krofl\" target=\"_blank\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">my Vimeo<\/a>.\u00a0I\u2019m also trying to start a <a title=\"KROFL Blog\" href=\"http:\/\/xplr.krofl.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">blog that I hope to start updating soon.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The artist behind the Star Wars\/James Bond crossover credit sequence talks about how he created his homage to The Empire Strikes 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