Sandmans Home Theater Construction Begins! - Page 3

Would he like to come do some work for me!? That's DIRT cheap.

Cool. Care to share the renders with the forum? I'd like to see the work of another 3d modeler. I'm sure he'll embarass my efforts.

Are you sure about $75.

I think in the translation he said "$75 a sheet". She heard $75 for that Sheet.

just kidding but I really think you should check man. The going rate around here is $ 200-250 per day for skilled (residency not a requirement) drywall finishing. And I don't see how he can do your job in less than 4 half day sessions with drying time in between.

Wow! Great room SandmanX! I'm planning to rebuild my livingroom this winter and I'm going for the same wall config, 2x4" with insulation and a sandwich of 5/8 + soundboard + 5/8 sheetrock all glued together.

Will be a treat to follow your progress with the room and hopefully it will give me a few pointers too!

Btw. anybody: would it help the dampening properties of my room to add a 1" MDF board inside the room to the sandwich mentioned above ? Or will the MDF be too hard compared with the sheetrock surface, thinking of sound reflection etc. ?

Sandman those renderings are unbelievable. With that motivation I can see why you are still up at 4am.

Would you forgive some questions and comments on the renders? I don't mean to distract from your thread.

Thanks for sharing the renderings. I must admit that some of the effects are very nice. I think I could get closer to them if I use an external renderer called yafray with blender. But I need to upgrade my PC to do that.

The first render looks quite good. He did an excellent job of custom modelling the chairs you plan to use. You should appreciate that. I am sure some work was involved there.

In the second one down, I am thourougly confused by the door. It kind of looks like it is encased in water. Is that just a WIP that will be changed or is that somehow an effect you are aiming for in the actual theater? Looks like he could improve the texture on the top of the columns as well in this image.

The 3rd and 5th images show some closeups of the textures on the chairs. It looks like he applied a nor map to the model to and maybe had the depth a little much. I've never seen a chair that looks like that.

I understand these are a WIP and the final products will probably kick butt. Just some questions and comments from the peanut gallery and another 3d modeller. Great work, it's always fun to see someone else's efforts.

reap

Do you know what software is being used? It looks like 3ds.

Hey Reaper, Ryan Kramer is me. :-)

I'm still working on the renders, these are works in progress as we go.

The program is still Cinema 4D for me, one day I might change. :-)

The door has a bump map on it set to high with a transparency that's too severe. Don't worry, it's been fixed since then.


Awww, you DO know your stuff. Thanks for the nod.

Sandman and I are doing the back and forth game right now. I'm supposed to have final renders to him tonight. Any other questions, just ask. ^_^

Hey, it's Chirpie! I could have sworn that his renders looked uncannily like your own theater models. Funny that I only know you by Chirpie

It's cool that we can discuss the models some. I assumed it was some high power theater designer that would have no time for it. Those equipment models on his rack look familiar as well. Pulled straight from your model?

You have to post the finals, guys, K? I am anxious to see your stage area and the updated textures on the chairs. nice job so far. I have some competition now.

Nope, no higher power here. Yeah, my secret identiy is out. ^_^ Oh well.

The equipment rack is a slightly modified version of the one I did for my theater. The columns are from my theater model because sandman had expressed he liked the design. So we used that as a starting point. Everything else is built from scratch since the room is a different size. It's just easier to do it that way than go and select every shape, resizing them.



It's Sandman's rules, but I'm sure he will. ^_^

Wow! Sandman, awesome concept, progress, and generosity sharing so much info. this is the single best DIY theater construction thread I've seen so far.

I really think you can take - practically word for word - this thread and repackage it into a pdf manual (with the detail I'm sure you're going to add - based on your postings thus far - on the finishing of the project).

One day when I have a job that doesn't require me to move every 2-3 years, I hope I'll be posting about my theater construction!

Again, awesome post, awesome (future) theater!

1 vote for coffered ceiling
and

If your taking them

1 vote for grey carpet


Looks great either way, keep up the good work, I am sure you'll enjoy the heck out of your theater when you are done.

Later,
Brian

A coffered ceiling is an architectural design that tends to make the ceiling seem lower. That's why you normally only see it used on 10ft and higher ceilings. If you prefer that lower feel go coffered. I prefer a higher, more expansive "feel", especially with star lights, so I vote for non-coffered.

I also vote for the gray carpet.

Your whole design is stunning. It will be super no matter what you decide.

Patterned grey carpet (not monochrome). Reason red chairs on red carpet makes the chairs kind of "disappear" in the room. And those chairs have style you want them to be "in your face". If everything else is Monochrome. it helps to have some surface with some pattern. Also I'm putting black on my stage steps.

See attached pictures of trim detail for a different ceiling treatment interesting use of "pinstipes" (not mine but it has a high WAF factor)

http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/attac...chmentid=38205

Lastly I have the Kenroy "Leonardo" sconces shown in the renderings. After experimentation I discovered the following. They take candlelabra base bulbs. Don't just run out and get the standard clear pointed candelabra bulbs. I found that using the round GE reveal bulbs gives the best light in my blue/grey room. Also if you bend the bulb holders out to a position where the bulbs are the furthest away from the wall you get the best wall wash effect (less wall shadows).

I vote for either no coffered ceilings or smaller, thinner cross-sections so it doesn't come down from the ceiling as far.

Renders are great!

I like the coffer too but would agree that something a bit less massive would infringe less on the 'feel' of spaciousness.

Definitely grey carpet. make the curtains and chairs stand out.

Hi sandman great work!! I was wondering what are the offsets for each stud in the wall is one side 16 Oc and the othe 16 Oc. Thanks for the info!!

Mark

Definitely do the coffered ceiling, gives a entirely different and classier look to the room.

That's partly my fault in that I changed the levels on the renders a bit in Photoshop. It made them a little more grey than they should have appeared. ^_^;

Typical HT Rooms, unless your budget is unlimited, are comprised of a great amount of compromises. Taking into consideration the fact that you have a 9' ceiling I vote for the coffered ceiling, maybe you could do as Scott had mentioned and reduce the amount of drop a bit. If you only had an 8' ceiling I would have voted for non-coffered. I think the amount of class it adds to the room is worth losing a few inches of headroom. In the renders it looks like you removed the soffit uplighting with the coffered ceiling which I think is a great idea as well or it might look to busy.

That was a bit of an assumption on my part... I felt it'd cover up the fiber optic ceiling too much and left it out. Sorry if I wasn't supposed to. ^_^