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Tuesday, 03 February 2009 |
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George and the Steam Dragon |
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In the New Steam Age, man has created tall steel cities, and sophisticated technologies that influence all domains of daily life. Some of his creations have proven a curse rather than a blessing. The metropolis Neo-Silene has been plagued by one such beast that periodically descends on the city, straying but a little from its place of dwelling, which the people believe to be a water treatment facility.
George, a wandering knight-errant, will confront the horror that has befallen the city, climbing aboard his steam-powered hovercycle, and setting off toward the creature's resting place, where he may confront it, and perhaps learn the secrets of the facility... |
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Wednesday, 28 January 2009 |
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Video - Timing and Music |
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Got the trailer down to 30 seconds. This is just to delineate the timing for each shot. They will of course be animated. Might even throw in some foley if there's time (which there probably won't be). Getting close! Put together using AE and Blender, though I can only select one from the software application list. |
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Monday, 26 January 2009 |
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Trailer Layout |
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Picked a few shots for the trailer and wrote up some text. |
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Friday, 23 January 2009 |
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Some particles and lighting |
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Started lighting and particle effects. Still have a long way to go. Hopefully I can finish in time... No time to worry, have to keep pushing on! |
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Thursday, 15 January 2009 |
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Steambike Unwrap - initial texture |
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Unwrapped the bike. This is not the final texture. Created masks; the lighter regions will have the colour/reflective properties of one kind of metal while the darker areas in between 'reflect' another metal. After I've done all that, I'll put a bunch of bolts onto it. Should look goldish/copper when I get around to colouring it. |
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Tuesday, 13 January 2009 |
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Animatic |
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Animatic for my entry. Finished this a while ago, but couldn't upload it (just found the new Mac uploader on the Images thread). I'm already into the materials stage, so don't worry about how unfinished this looks! :) |
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Tuesday, 13 January 2009 |
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Materials |
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Just learned how to UV unwrap in blender. Used it on the containers (not the ground). It's just the beginning, but thought I would post my progress. Also, I finished a basic animatic a couple of days ago, but can't get the ChallengeUploader working from my Mac, so I'll update it in a day or two when I get my hands on a PC. |
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Wednesday, 07 January 2009 |
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A few more shots - camera angles |
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I am making progress! Started animating the scene. Here are a few shots. Please excuse the horrible blue, it will be replaced shortly. |
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Wednesday, 07 January 2009 |
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Integrating the scene |
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Started integrating the files. Not exactly using the link/append methodology efficiently, but it should work in the end this time. Also started animating but won't put that up until it gets a bit more advanced. |
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Thursday, 01 January 2009 |
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Terrain - initial model |
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First crack at the outdoors terrain. The research facility will be placed in the little crevice at the far end of the middle image. |
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Monday, 29 December 2008 |
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Research Facility |
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Started the set exterior where the fight will take place. Any comments or suggestions would be greatly appreciated! |
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Wednesday, 24 December 2008 |
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Update - bike & facility |
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Update from today's work: added a bit of detail to the bike and built the basic interior for the facility the dragon will be housed in (will be used from my v1 storyboards). |
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Tuesday, 23 December 2008 |
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Steampunk Dragon WIP |
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Steampunk dragon modeling begun - only my second model made in Blender! (go easy). Should look good once I actually get into details :) |
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Monday, 22 December 2008 |
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Steampunk hover bike --> initial modeling |
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After rethinking and simplifying my concept, and going with a steampunk dragon fight idea, here is the protagonist's 'horse': a steampunk hoverbike... |
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Thursday, 11 December 2008 |
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Digital Matte opening shot -- Sketch |
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Just sketching in some details now. I'm going to put together an animatic to get the timing right before I get serious about the modelling/animation. |
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Thursday, 11 December 2008 |
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Matte Plate for opening shot |
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The plate I intend to use to make a digital matte for the opening shot. A photo a took in Japan. |
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Thursday, 20 November 2008 |
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Concept Art - Characters 01 |
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Character concept art. Might need to be a bit more steam-punk-ified, but I'm still getting geared up. The astronaut will look more steampunkish once his suit is bronzed. |
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Thursday, 20 November 2008 |
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Nidhogg Concept Art |
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Steampunk Nidhogg Concept Art |
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Friday, 14 November 2008 |
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Rough Sketches / Storyboards - Part 2 |
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Part two of my initial rough sketches / storyboards. |
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Friday, 14 November 2008 |
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Rough Sketches / Storyboards - Part 1 |
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First part of the rough sketches / storyboards. |
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