Arizona State Capitol Final

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AZ State Capital - 100%

AZ State Capital - 100% from Vivien Liu on Vimeo.

Issues Addressed:

Q: We need some background color to the sky: it is now a little too pale
A: Added sky with sun and clouds
Q: Building would be colored green etc as in drawings as we discussed before.
A: Green color expressed at opening 0:16 - 1:25 and top pan 1:28 - 1:40. The green color is kept subtle to make the building actually stand out from the colorful background.
Q: Fade in and out some drawings in between your scenes.
A: I'm not sure if this will benefit the animation, as the aesthetics are substantially different.
Q: Fountain doesn’t really read like fountain yet? Can some work be done on this?
A: Rendered fountains on a separate layer and added blur effect to make more realistic. Will continue to touch up on this.
Q: Can we have some more people in interior?
A: Addressed.
Q: 0.30: sweeping around the building: perhaps a little slower?
A: Addressed.
Q: Around 0.58: this is too slow and it feels like the end – perhaps edit a little?
A: Addressed.
Q: Around 1.10: this feels a little too fast
A: The whole animation has been made slower in general, but this part can be further slowed down if preferred.
Q: In the middle can we have a little more time under the canopy
A: Made interior shots slower - additional shots not possible under time frame allocated.
Q: Can we put in the decorative elements under the arches
A: This would require the entire animation to be re-rendered, which is again not possible for the given time frame.
Q: Can we get the night shot back at the end
A: Addressed at the sunset sequence at the end, but will work to make the transition from day to night smoother.

Arizona State Capital - Final Draft

Arizona State Capital - Final Draft from Vivien Liu on Vimeo.




Currently completing rendering. Will touchup transitions and color.

Arizona State Capital Color & Spire Location

Arizona State Capital Sunset Sequence

Arizona State Capital Update

Added spire by Shelby, sky and sunset effect.

Arizona State Capital - Update with color and interior

Arizona State Capital Progress

Arizona State Capital - Cypress Trees & Fountain

Arizona State Capital - Cypress Trees

Arizona State Capital Animation Trial

This animation is a test and therefore resolution and quality is low - for later versions there will be less flicker, as well as touchups.

Arizona State Capital - Model Progress

Images showing the first stages of digital model - more detailing and articulation to come.

Arizona State Capitol - Storyboard Part 2

This storyboard simulates how the state capitol is transformed over the course of a day. A 24 hour lighting simulation applied to the perspective would reveal how the distinctive glass roof and spires change from a reflective prism during the day to a glowing, jeweled beacon of light at night.

Arizona State Capitol - Storyboard Part 1

This storyboard shows a linear fly-through of the building, approaching it at a distance, then stopping at the veranda where people, clouds, trees and water will be animated to give the viewer a closer spatial experience. The camera will then elevate and rotate around the building, stopping at the aerial perspective. The transition to night time then takes place to show the glow emitted by the building's interior.

Arizona State Capital Storyboard

Arizona State Capital Research

http://www.jstor.org/pss/988448
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Notes:
Wright's design for the Arizona State Capital was unsolicited. The architects who received the commission let Wright know that they thought his meddling was unethical. Wright countered that he wanted to accumulate 25,000 signatures from the public to show that his project had the support of the public.

https://www.savewright.org/wright_chat/viewtopic.php?p=13634&sid=eafa7864dd2eaefa0340835a98a4173d
https://www.savewright.org/

http://www.roadsideamerica.com/tip/13236

Scottsdale, Arizona - Frank Lloyd Wright Spire
Be sure to keep your eyes on the road as you pass this amazing sight -- the Frank Lloyd Wright Spire! Actually pull into the mall area, park and walk up and around it to really get the full feel of this awesome work of art.
The Spire was designed in 1957, and built in 2004. It stands proudly at the intersections of Frank Lloyd Wright Boulevard and Scottsdale Roads in Scottsdale at The Promenade Mall. The spire or tower was originally designed for the Arizona State Capitol, and weighs more than 75,000 pounds. It's assembled with approximately 1,700 individual pieces of steel.
The Spire is lit at night and turns a cool blue. The internal illumination system includes 142 eight-foot lamps that range in size from 30 to 96 inches.

http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WMBGX

This 125 foot tall spire was originally a centerpiece to a proposed Arizona state capitol complex at Papago Park designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in the 1950s. The state in its infinite wisdom (sarcasm) rejected the plans. Drawings of the ornamental spire remained in a filing cabinet until 2002, when it was chosen to tower over a massive north Scottsdale commercial development, the Promenade of Scottsdale shopping and office complex, on the southeast corner of Scottsdale Road and Frank Lloyd Wright Boulevard. In addition, a restaurant and visitors center, using Wright’s 1947 designs of a drive-through bank, will be built next to the spire.

The spire is constructed of teal and blue transluscent panels. It cost $1 million to build. Schuff Steel welded thousands of miscellaneous pieces of steel together to create the 40-ton spire, which required two, 100-ton cranes to mount. It lights at night to a blue color that can be seen for miles. Supposedly it changes color throughout the day. We have only seen it in 2 colors, as seen in the photos here. A nice sculpture garden is next to the spire.

Interesting historical reference:
Years after the project was passed over, John F. Kennedy's Secretary of Interior Stewart Udahl was asked why Arizona has the ugliest state capitol. His reply, "Because we missed the boat and muffed the ball when we rejected the Oasis Project designed by Frank Lloyd Wright.