Tanner Productions

Tanner Productions latest project in 3D is an add-on pack for the game creation software First Person Shooter Creator (http://www.fpscreator.com). This add-on pack will contain a selection of World War II guns from various nations of the epic conflict. For an estimated cost of £15, the purchaser will recieve a pack of 18 fully-animated, textured and FPSC-ready guns spanning British, American, German and Russian armouries of World War II. 

The pack has been in production for some time now and, though ll the guns have been modelled, not all of them have been textured or animated. Those that have, however, can be viewed in our new-look gallery. Here you will find a selection of pictures of the guns textured so far, from a variety of angles to showcase the detail and workmanship of the high-resolution textures.

The gallery can be found here: http://www.freewebs.com/tannerproductions/gallery.htm

As well as this weapon pack, an additional pack of textures has been planned. These will work in conjunction with the latest shader and lighting technology in FPSC, allowing for Normal Maps, Specular Maps, as well as a variation for the Diffuse Texture of each gun. A price has yet to be speculated.

The pack will be available from the Tanner Productions store.

On Wednesday, Scott Tanner, founder of Tanner Productions was in London recieving an award for "Best Production" for his entry into the National Political Journalism Competition.The day included a tour inside the House of Lords, drinks and Canapées in a riverside marquee at the Houses of Parliment and afternoon tea with Cherie Booth and No 10 Downing Street.

Scott entered the video broadcast section of the competition earlier this year (around January time) and his entry tackled with the issue of energy. "The Energy Crisis in Britain", as Scott titled it, took the viewer through various different options to solve the country's energy source problem. With oil reserves beginning to deplete, other alternatives are being hunted down and Scott's report explored the different options, leaning towards nuclear power being the best one.

Scott wanted to tackel a big issue and a current affair that involved and effected everyone, so he chose this national issue. Unfortunatly, however, Scott was not able to get hold of "real" ministers and interviewees, a vital part of his report. He was forced to use his Head Teacher and his Dad, pretending to be energy experts. This meant he could not win the top prize of "Best Broadcast", however, despite this he managed to pick up a glass trophy and certificate detailing his award.

Scott with his certificate for Best Production

Details on who won what can be found here, as well as flash video of all entries (including Scott's):

http://www.citizenshipfoundation.org.uk/main/page.php?285