Tuesday, November 18, 2008

Work up til now...

I am going to be contacting riggers in the next few weeks. I have a list! so hopefully by January i will be set with that.

I am also starting on a 3D animatic over the holidays. So when that is done i will post it for criticism and comment...

and here is what ive worked on so far...
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FILM



Two Characters...


Here is the Main Charcter all ready for rigging...


Here is the planet control room...




And... the storyboard in its current state...
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PAPER











Thursday, November 13, 2008

Positions im looking for

This entry is more for me to remember... BUT...

People and positions im still looking for. (Credit will be given and some payment can be worked out as well...)




General:

-SCREENERS
[towards the end, i will need "screeners" to run my footage by to make sure the film is working... you may think this sounds easy, but it require some serious feedback of what works and what doesnt for you. If you think you are up for it... toss your name in the pot for consideration :)]

-PHOTOGRAPHER
[I will need a headshot for the press packet and i dont have one yet. So if you are up for taking some professional pics of "yours truly" throw your name into the bucket]

-SOUND DESIGNER
[for obvious reason... the film will need sound... and good sound at that... no cheapo stuff here]

-COMPOSER
[Do you like to make original music... then this could be for you!]

3D / Animation:

-RIGGER (3D)
[I Need a RIGGER for my 2 characters. ASAP(this person needs to know Maya)]

-LIGHTER (3D)
[It is still early for lighting, but i will most likely need one to give my film that extra something]

-TEXTURE ARTIST (3D)
[this is a maybe... as i am doing the textures right now... but if the look doesn't go over well with my committee then it could change]

Pre-Production:

-CONCEPT ARTIST (2D)
[I would like to commission someone to make concept art up for the film so i can give others an idea of the look (i can see it in my head but others cant)... this person would be provided with reference but also given freedom to improve or enhance my ideas and the possible look of the film]

-MATTE PAINTER (2D)
[Once again... this is not an immediacy just yet, and i may already have someone taking care of this for me... the look must get locked before this happens]

-STORYBOARD ARTIST (2D)
[I have completed preliminary storyboards but if someone really shows interest i would love to see someone else take them and make some really nice looking boards. In animation, you can never have enough detailed information going into production]





that is it folks...

Remember, if you... or someone you know is interested in any of these positions send me a note and we will start a dialogue. I will need to see examples of your work also. thanks!

Tuesday, November 11, 2008

Out with the old, in with the new



So, I have been modeling what is to be the control room of sorts for the world my characters live on. Ive been working on it for a few weeks now and its been slow going. Ive been simply frustrated by it and today i asked myself "why?"

the answer? I hate it... i hate the layout of it... its quite frankly a really crappy layout...

so i went back to the drawing board and sketched out a whole new and cleaner layout... and im already much happier with it... this is what i SHOULD have been working with all along...



Where the old space felt claustrophobic, Ive now opened the space up. Im thinking "original Star Trek" of sorts. i want clean, smooth lines... and that "future" but not "too future" look. I wanted something that actually somewhat looked like someone, somewhere had sat down and designed this room on paper and then hired a team of people to build it.

The old room didnt give me that... and this room is... so yeah... its like a fresh start... almost.

hope you like it as much as i do.

Sunday, November 9, 2008

spots to fill

As for where my thesis film stands... im still modeling the interior of the control room... But I have some positions i would like to fill... and yes, there might be some pay involved but it would need to be worked out... i need interest first!

People and positions im looking for. (Credit will be given and some payment can be worked out as well... understand that i am in college though and not made of money)

-RIGGER [I Need a RIGGER for my 2 characters. (this person needs to know Maya)]

-LIGHTER [It is still early for lighting, but i will most likely need one to give my film that extra something]

-TEXTURE ARTIST [this is a maybe... as i am doing the textures right now... but if the look doesn't go over well with my committee then it could change]

-CONCEPT ARTIST [I would like to commission someone to make concept art up for the film so i can give others an idea of the look (i can see it in my head but others cant)... this person would be provided with reference but also given freedom to improve or enhance my ideas and the possible look of the film]

-MATTE PAINTER [Once again... this is not an immediacy just yet, and i may already have someone taking care of this for me... the look must get locked before this happens]


that is it folks... if you... or someone you know is interested in any of these positions send me a note and we will start a dialogue. I will need to see examples of your work also. thanks!

Wednesday, November 5, 2008

final main character design... ready for rigging

Ive updated the emo model to its final stage... now to get it rigged...

i tried to do it myself but lets just say it was a really poor rig... so im back to square 1