01-07-2009, 10:05 AM
I posted this image elsewhere, but wanted to included it in the archaeology section because of what we discovered when creating the 3D model.
This is an example of an image created using CGI and photos, done for Dr David Mason. It was a test only so don't worry if you see yourself or some friends in there it was never used or published! Also excuse soldiers of the wrong period. Had we done it for real, and been paid to do it, I wound have asked for accurate reenactors who I could have photographed myself rather than grabbing whatever I could from the internet.
This strip settlement, a few miles south of Deva on Watling Street, is a fascinating place. It's almost half a mile long for a start. The buildings found show they were approximately 20 feet wide and 60 feet long and set in blocks of three. What we realised when seeing the models is that if all these three building were of the same height, which was the accepted theory, then the central building would get virtually no light. It was great to be able to demonstrate this.
We did some experiments and Dr Mason and ourselves came to the conclusion that either they didn't mind the darkness and just got through a hell of a lot of candles, or the central building was taller than the rest.
The site is also the find of a major battle grave, thought to be from the battle of Chester 613 AD. You can find out more about via the links below:
[url:2zxmpz3i]http://www.chesterarchaeolsoc.org.uk/heronbridge.html[/url]
[url:2zxmpz3i]http://www.roman-britain.org/places/heronbridge.htm[/url]
[url:2zxmpz3i]http://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=17234[/url]
You can see more images at the last link (Megalithic Portal), which, if you don't know about it, is an excellent site.
We did all our images merely as tests with a view to doing more but, unfortunately, there wasn't the money to go ahead with it.
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This is an example of an image created using CGI and photos, done for Dr David Mason. It was a test only so don't worry if you see yourself or some friends in there it was never used or published! Also excuse soldiers of the wrong period. Had we done it for real, and been paid to do it, I wound have asked for accurate reenactors who I could have photographed myself rather than grabbing whatever I could from the internet.
This strip settlement, a few miles south of Deva on Watling Street, is a fascinating place. It's almost half a mile long for a start. The buildings found show they were approximately 20 feet wide and 60 feet long and set in blocks of three. What we realised when seeing the models is that if all these three building were of the same height, which was the accepted theory, then the central building would get virtually no light. It was great to be able to demonstrate this.
We did some experiments and Dr Mason and ourselves came to the conclusion that either they didn't mind the darkness and just got through a hell of a lot of candles, or the central building was taller than the rest.
The site is also the find of a major battle grave, thought to be from the battle of Chester 613 AD. You can find out more about via the links below:
[url:2zxmpz3i]http://www.chesterarchaeolsoc.org.uk/heronbridge.html[/url]
[url:2zxmpz3i]http://www.roman-britain.org/places/heronbridge.htm[/url]
[url:2zxmpz3i]http://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=17234[/url]
You can see more images at the last link (Megalithic Portal), which, if you don't know about it, is an excellent site.
We did all our images merely as tests with a view to doing more but, unfortunately, there wasn't the money to go ahead with it.
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