Secret Agent Entry: Jared Simeth

#1

Jared Simeth is entered in the “Secret Agent” update: View Challenge Page

Latest Update: Finished Video: Trailer v2

#2

I know I’m jumping on this rather late, I might not finish in time but would like to take a crack at it anyway and finish it regardless of how long it takes.

This is my basic concept so far. It will be live action with CGI used to enhance the world with environments, muzzle flashes, gadgets ect…

Near future - For now lets say 2041

World has gone to pieces. Numerous large scale “terrorist attacks” from inside the US have given the powers that be an excuse to gain almost unlimited power over the people.

An agent called the “Badger” has been in hiding for years after becoming disillusioned with the system. Now the Agency wants him dead. After getting some information on where he might be they send out a young agent, naive about the true dealings of his superiors to verify his location and take him out. But everything is not as it appears. The young agent must discover where his allegiance truly lies.

#3

Very rough storyboards of the beginning of the 3rd sequence of my trailer. Not going into exact shots as much as a general idea with this first pass. I’m going to try to shoot the entire first three sequences even though there will not be enough time to fit it all in with the time limit. I’ll just focus on perfecting whats need for the 90 second spot hoping I can finish before the deadline.

#4

Haven’t really had time to get on the computer but did this sketch for a hatchback from the future while on a plane.

#5 

  Yeah something didn't work right, can't figure out how to upload a video...
  here's a link instead.
  
  [Video](http://jsimeth.com/video/SecretAgent_A14web2.mov)
   
   
   Rough edit of last 30 seconds with a little vfx.
#6

no video…

#7

Yeah I was having trouble with the cgtalk uploader thing. So I just linked it.

#8

cool a lot of effort form many people… Looks like you had a lot of fun filming that :slight_smile:
:cool:

#9

Will probably leave as is for now and finish up once the shot/shots are set up. Based it on the X-47B but switched things around a bit.

#10

Frames of before and after of sniper comp.

#11

That unmanned bomber shot looks great. Alot of work in the live shooting as well. Good job mate. Looking forward to see more.

#12

Thanks, lot of shots to do, and still trying to figure out the edit and shoot some shots. Hope I can get something I’m happy with before deadline.

#13

Software: Shake

WIP car interior composite. Still need to add computer interface and fix roto/key…Video quality is kinda bad but it’ll have to work.

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#14

Wide shot of the bomber.

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#15

oh yeah :slight_smile: this is looking great! perfect job

#16

Thanks Staszek. I have a much more difficult bomber shot I’m working on now, hope I call pull that one off the way I want. Running out of time!!

#17

Sweet! Cool bomber.

Some of the cuts in your live action clip seemed really abrupt (even for a trailer). Is that just roughed in still? Maybe some dims to/from black like you see in a lot of trailers these days… at least depending on the music that’s going over this.

Look forward to seeing more!

Mike

#18

Thanks. Yeah I’ve been moving things around a lot in the edit. Some parts of that definitely too quick. Fades might work. At the moment I’m moving away from having it be as “trailery” and making it more of a partial short story. We’ll see how it works.

#19

Here’s part of my edit with what I have for the shots so far. most of the dialogue is stand in. Still tweaking stuff but any comments or suggestions welcome.

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#20

you choosed i one of most difficult areas for explosion composition :slight_smile: all that trees ect … how did you do that? - did you make it from couple trees layers or only by playing with thresholds for masks ect?