Mufasas title suggests its a prequel, going back in time to explore what Simbas father got up to before guiding his young son in The Lion King.And of course that will be the bulk of itbut Barry Jenkins photo-realistic CGI animated musical also has a frame story, set during Simbas royal rule, in which the aging Rafiki tells Mufasas story to Simbas young daughter, Kiara. (Thats how Disney made sure fan-favorites Timon and Pumbaa would have places in the cast.) As Mufasas release inches toward the one month to go mark, Disney is ramping up the promo with a new featurette and some colorful character posters. First up, we get a peek inside Jenkins creative process with Mufasa: The Lion KingVisionary Storyteller, which shows the Oscar-winning director hard at work on his follow-up to Disneys 2019 blockbuster The Lion King, itself a re-do of the studios beloved 1994 animated classic. Oh my lord, how fortunate Disney is, says Rafiki actor John Kani, speaking about Jenkins talent, and we tend to agree. Its a sentiment shared by everyone in this video, from star Aaron Pierre to songwriter Lin-Manuel Miranda, and beyond. (Its mutual, as an excited Jenkins calls his co-workers the cast of my dreams.) Plus, theres all kinds of sweeping footage of animals (some friendlier than others) running and leaping across gorgeous landscapes. Check it out! Disney also shared some new posters that you should expect to start seeing plastered around soon. Clockwise from top left, thats Rafiki and Zazu; young Mufasa; the lion brothers Mufasa and Taka (who later became known as Scar); Kiara; and Timon and Pumbaa. Disney Disney Disney Disney Disney Mufasa: The Lion King boasts a stacked castincluding several performers that are reprising their roles from Jon Favreaus The Lion King. Aaron Pierre (who was just cast in DCs Lanterns series) stars as Mufasa, with Kelvin Harrison Jr. as Taka, John Kani (Black Panthers TChaka) as Rafiki, Seth Rogen as Pumbaa, Billy Eichner as Timon, Tiffany Boone as Sarabi, Donald Glover as Simba, Mads Mikkelson as Kiros, Thandiwe Newton as Eshe, Lennie James as Obasi, Blue Ivy Carter as Kiara, Beyonc Knowles-Carter as Nala, Preston Nyman as Zazu, Anika Noni Rose (The Princess and the Frog) as Afia, and Keith David as Masego. Mufasa: The Lion King hits theaters December 20. Want more io9 news? Check out when to expect the latest Marvel, Star Wars, and Star Trek releases, whats next for the DC Universe on film and TV, and everything you need to know about the future of Doctor Who.

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California College of the Arts / Studio GangSave this picture! Jason O RearUniversitySan Francisco, United StatesArchitects: Studio GangYearCompletion year of this architecture project Year: 2024 PhotographsPhotographs:Jason O Rear Lead Architect: Jeanne Gang Structural Engineer: ArupMore SpecsLess SpecsSave this picture!Text description provided by the architects. Studio Gang, the international architecture and urban design firm led by Jeanne Gang, has completed an expansion on the California College of the Arts (CCA) campus in San Francisco. The new building physically extends from CCA's existing main academic building to create a vibrant indoor-outdoor environment for learning and making, strengthening relationships among varied people, ideas, and creative practices. "The design intends to create a dynamic environment for art and design education, while also inspiring new forms of making through unexpected interactions between disciplines," says Jeanne Gang, Founding Partner of Studio Gang. "I'm excited to see how our addition to CCA's campus shapes the future of art and design and adds to San Francisco's storied creative community."Save this picture!Save this picture!Save this picture!Founded during the Arts and Crafts movement at the turn of the 20th century, CCA has grown to encompass 34 art and design disciplines, from jewelry, ceramics, and textiles to metal arts, architecture, and animation. Conceived as a creative ecosystem where different disciplines can productively interact and overlap, the 82,305-square-foot building provides new art-making facilities, learning spaces, and green spaces that support its diverse community. The concrete ground level is a hub of indoor-outdoor workshops for more physically intensive creative practices and large-scale fabrication. Organized around shared materials and equipment, this level's open, flexible plan makes the different programs visible and accessible to one another, promoting interdisciplinary interaction. Carved out of the concrete lower level, two large maker yards provide additional workspace and enable fresh air and natural light to penetrate deep within the interior.Save this picture!Save this picture!Save this picture!Save this picture!Emerging from the building's base, two mass timber pavilions house classrooms, art studios, and the new home of the CCA Wattis Institute for Contemporary Arts. Both pavilions lead onto a green terraced landscape that unites the building's lower and upper levels. Their deep balconies enable exterior circulation as well as informal learning, working, and social spaces where the CCA community can enjoy San Francisco's mild climate. Their structures, which are among the first exposed mass timber structures in California and include a one-of-a-kind eccentric braced frame system, allow their natural materiality and lateral and gravity loads to be visible. Through a welcoming new streetscape and programs that seek to increase the impact of art in the wider community, the new building enhances CCA's connection to San Francisco's design and innovation district as well as the wider Bay Area and its environmental, entrepreneurial, and creative cultures.Save this picture!The design also supports CCA's commitment to sustainability through strategies that serve environmental and experiential purposes. The hybrid mass timber structure and minimal finishes reduce the building's embodied carbon footprint by almost half that of a typical baseline building. Physically intensive practices with heavy equipment are strategically located to concentrate structural loads and mechanical infrastructure on the ground level as well as provide adaptability as new needs, mediums, and technologies develop. Other passive design strategies, such as self-shading faades and night-flush ventilation, naturally cool the building to reduce the size and energy demand of mechanical systems. The building also has infrastructure in place to enable a closed-loop, net-positive building in the future.Save this picture!Studio Gang's design for the California College of the Arts builds on the firm's growing portfolio of work in California, which includes Verde, a residential tower in San Francisco's new Mission Rock neighborhood for which Studio Gang also led the development of design principles and guidelines; an expansion plan, academic building, and three residential buildings for Kresge College at the University of California Santa Cruz; and MIRA, a high-rise residential tower in the heart of San Francisco.Save this picture!Project gallerySee allShow lessProject locationAddress:San Francisco, United StatesLocation to be used only as a reference. It could indicate city/country but not exact address.About this officeStudio GangOfficePublished on November 18, 2024Cite: "California College of the Arts / Studio Gang" 18 Nov 2024. ArchDaily. 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EA Residence / Jacobsen ArquiteturaSave this picture! Fernando Guerra | FG + SGHousesPorto Feliz, BrazilArchitects: Jacobsen ArquiteturaAreaArea of this architecture projectArea:3660 mYearCompletion year of this architecture project Year: 2022 PhotographsPhotographs:Fernando Guerra | FG + SGManufacturersBrands with products used in this architecture project Manufacturers: Alves Pisos, Arali, Deca, Galleria dela Pietra, JRG, Lumisystem, NeobambuMore SpecsLess SpecsSave this picture!Text description provided by the architects. Envisioned as a pavilion house that explores the physical and visual permeability of its spaces, generous eaves, large glass frames, and a circulation gallery that opens to the gardens define this weekend home. Situated on a privileged plot in a residential condominium in the interior of So Paulo, the design for this country residence, conceived for a couple, their children, and grandchildren, explores the physical and visual permeability of its spaces.Save this picture!During our first visit to the lot, which is sloped and identified by a wide plateau with views on both sidesthe first towards the hills and the second towards the interior of the condominiumit seemed essential to place the residence at the highest elevation, avoiding significant topographic changes and integrating the program into the landscape. From this reading, the design of the layout emerges as a direct response to the physical and geographical constraints of the site (topography, solar orientation, prevailing winds, position of the neighboring property, and predominant views): a long linear volume at an oblique angle accommodates the entire intimate wing, which in turn is intersected by a perpendicular axis housing the social and leisure wings, open to two gardens. Envisioned as a pavilion house, structurally, few elements define the construction: two horizontal planes mark the faadea garden slab elevated a few centimeters off the ground and the wide eave with generous chamfered overhangs. Between them, programmatic boxes and vertical brise-soleils rhythm the faades. The linearity of the architecture emerges as a silent approach to the territory, which, although expansive, seeks to dematerialize itself.Save this picture!Save this picture!Save this picture!Approaching the concept of Promenade Architecturale (architectural promenade), in this project, the experience between the built landscape and the natural intertwines through the idea of the pathgradually revealing a play of solids and voids, light and shadow, supported by vegetation. Upon arrival, access to the main entrance of the residence is through a winding cobblestone path leading to the generous eave extending 13.50 meters, serving as a porte-cochre. As a welcoming gesture, pivoting wooden doors reveal the internal garden, a convergence point from which access to the different wingssocial, intimate family, and guestdistributes. Bathing the space with permanent natural light, a skylight of the same dimensions pierces the roof, while the slatted ceilings transform into a pergola. With fluid architecture, bilateral ramps accentuate the transition while increasing the height of the ceiling. In the shadow of the eave, the living and dining rooms emerge integrated with the beautiful view unfolding on the horizon, framed by large glass frames that, when opened, merge with the balconies nestled under the 4.35-meter overhangdissolving the boundaries between inside and outside.Save this picture!On the continuous axis, a monolith clad in Tauari wood serves as a transition between the living rooms and the gourmet balcony, acting as the element responsible for zoning. In the living room, predominantly wooden pieces by Brazilian designers prevail, underscoring the simplicity of a country dwelling. The dual glass faades maximize natural light and play a fundamental role in the constant air exchanges, facilitated by cross ventilation.Save this picture!Save this picture!In the dining room, a striated stone monolith, suspended a few centimeters above the floor by slender pillars, serves as a rustic sideboard supporting the family's meals. Above the table that accommodates 16 people, the Papir pendantdesigned for the first collection of furniture and accessories by Jacobsen Arquiteturalightly complements the space. The gourmet balcony, enclosed by glass panels, features seating areas, a dining table, and a cooking counter. Wooden panels mimic the access doors to the lavatory and supporting pantry. Inside, the presence of natural materials enhances the sense of comfort and well-being. White Siena granite appears on the floors and extends to the walls of the monoliths that contain the service and entertainment spaces, as well as the perimeter brise-soleils, while wood covers the entire ceiling. The continuous application, extending outward, reinforces the physical and visual connection between the different spaces.Save this picture!A volume positioned at the edge of the eave distributes the entertainment and wellness areas: a gym, surrounded by sliding glass panels that open on both sides; wet and steam saunas with closures of the same material, organized towards the adjacent garden; as well as a massage room and changing room, concealed behind stone doors. Embracing the end of the social pavilion, an inviting ornamental pond harmoniously integrates with the exuberance of the landscaping developed in partnership with Rodrigo Oliveira. With topographical variations reaching up to 3 meters in depth, the boundary walls are covered with Moledo stone, while the interior consists of large rocks, white sand, geysers, and aquatic plantswhich contribute to the natural maintenance of the water and ecological balanceand more than 6,000 cichlid fish of various species. The sand's hue and variations in depth contribute to the clear and gradient appearance of blue from the water's refraction, enhancing the pleasurable experience of swimming among the fish.Save this picture!For greater privacy, in the section facing the smaller garden, to create a private beach, the edges take on sinuous contours. The hot tub, equipped with a heating system, is bordered by walkable areas made of granite slabs that integrate with the waters of the pond. On the opposite side, a sun deck, swimming pool, and fire pit appear on a linear axis perpendicular to the social pavilion. We opted for the fragmentation of the intimate and service wings through five independent volumes resting on a slightly elevated metal tray, shaded by a boomerang-shaped roofunited by the same linear axis. The kitchen and home theater, in turn, are accommodated near the intersection point, with access through the social wing. Dissolving the boundaries between inside and outside, in the fluid circulation gallery, stone brise-soleils rhythm the path, while the absence of glass frames allows the breeze to flow freely.Save this picture!The extension of the eaves towards the adjacent garden is supported by modularly distributed cross-shaped metal pillars. Gardened areas covered by wooden pergolas break the empty spaces between the volumes, softening the formal rigidity and framing views of the main garden. Considering privacy concerning the social area, the family wing is carefully arranged at an oblique angle, directed towards the calmer view and benefiting from the morning sun. The first volume, smaller in size, is entirely dedicated to the master suite, equipped with individual bathrooms and closets, while the second houses three childrens suites and a nursery, which can be converted into a pair of bedrooms. On the opposite side, the volume that extends to the end organizes four guest bedrooms. In each bedroom, a few steps increase the height of the ceilings. Full-height frames frame the landscape, while the metal tray gives rise to a linear planter that runs along the entire faade.Save this picture!Project gallerySee allShow lessAbout this officeJacobsen ArquiteturaOfficePublished on November 18, 2024Cite: "EA Residence / Jacobsen Arquitetura" [Residncia EA / Jacobsen Arquitetura] 18 Nov 2024. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/1023676/ea-residence-jacobsen-arquitetura&gt ISSN 0719-8884Save!ArchDaily?You've started following your first account!Did you know?You'll now receive updates based on what you follow! 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Transform your environments with the Local Fog Actor in Unreal Engine 5.5! In this video, we explore how to use Local Fog to bring depth, atmosphere, and realism to your scenes. Watch as we demonstrate its application in a stunning jungle environment, strategically placing the actor between woods and trees to achieve a breathtaking cinematic look.Key parameters like Radial Fog Density, Height Fog Density, Scattering Distribution, and more are covered to help you fine-tune your fog setup and take your visuals to the next level. Whether you're working on games, animations, or cinematic projects, Local Fog offers incredible flexibility and control. Explore the power of Unreal Engine 5.5 and enhance your scenes today!Tropical Jungle Scene: https://www.fab.com/listings/8a81863c-a3fd-4ffb-ae81-52e01fc1c90f

Project Files: https://www.patreon.com/posts/116256142 . This is the 128th episode of the new tutorial series on Action RPG game using Gameplay Ability System. Here we will add Defence/Defense attribute to the character that can be changed depending on the armor and other equipment character is wearing. That means, we will be able to define how much added to the defense/defence attribute through the gameplay effect applied to the character when character wear a certain gear item. Defence attribute will be taken into account when deciding how much damage is received to the character when the character get hit. If there is no defence on character, full damage amount will be applied to the character and reduce health. If the character wearing some armor items, a portion of damage will be reduced from the received damage from an enemy attack before applied to the character. Animations are sponsored by: https://www.ramsterzanimations.com/ https://www2.unrealengine.com/marketplace/en-US/product/greatsword-anims Full Playlist : Action RPG series with gameplay ability system: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLNTm9yU0zou7XnRx5MfBbZnfMZJqC6ixz // ! https://www.patreon.com/codelikeme Patrons will have access to project files of all the stuff I do in the channel and other extra benefitsJoin this channel to get access to perks:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClb6Jh9EBV7a_Nm52Ipll_Q/join Like my facebook page for more content : https://www.facebook.com/gamedevelopersclub/ Follow me on twitter : https://twitter.com/CodeLikeMe2 Follow me on reddit : https://www.reddit.com/user/codelikeme #CodeLikeMe #unrealengine #ue5 #ue4 #indiegamedev