Secret Agent Entry: Mike McCain

#21

Well I must say this is one of my favorites. Very original guys! First class stuff.

#22

He’s ready to go, with 24 days to complete his mission. Wish him luck!

#23

Good luck :slight_smile:

#24

This is one crazy ambitious project! Seriously, what you have right now is amazing. I really hope you’ll finish on time!

Good luck!

#25

Hehe thanks guys! (Definitely feeling the pressure now.)

#26

Ryan is done setting up! Apartment stop motion studios are ALL the rage these days…

He’s ready to start shooting, and I think we can have a finished shot to show by the end of the week.

#27

Sweet setup there! Looking forward to the initial shots! :wink:

#28

Very original approach guys. I hope you get to the finish line on time. I’d love to see a stop mo clip here.

Juan Carlos

#29

Hey Mike, good to see you in another contest here. Your setup and approach to this is beyond incredible. Really creative mix of old and new school techniques.

Best of luck with your entry.

#30

Hey, thanks Richard! Hope all is well with you.

Thanks everyone for the encouragement. We’ve started shooting - Ryan has animated 2 shots now and I’m really excited to show them to you tonight.

Mike

#31

Ryan officially started animating a couple nights ago, and here are our first shots!

Video link: http://vimeo.com/6227457

I know it’s only a little bit, but it’s really exciting to have something. Would love to hear what you guys think!

Oh yeah, once again - Laser Waltz: NOT the title. The real title will be much, much better… hopefully…

Mike

#32

The 2 shots that are done so far look great!! Is the music finalized? Blends well with the visuals. Good Luck. :wink:

#33

:slight_smile: That is great. I enjoy your work. It is quite unusual.

#34

Thanks guys : )

red: That’s probably not the final cut of the music, but it’s the beat we want there yeah. Danny put it together a while ago and it’s really grown on us!

More to come soon… a few more shots and hopefully I’ll feel like we’ve honed in on a good visual style.

#35

This is a WIP of the background plate for our spy’s grand entrance shot. It’s both the environment and character reveal, so really trying to get this one right! I think I’m getting close… crits welcome.

Mike

#36

your are right mike. i think instead of moving rocket we thought of to move the bg little away (left)from the rocket and thanks for your command .we saw your challenge your its great and more over your concept sketch in your sit mike .its awesome.

#37

We’re getting close to done with this shot I think.

Video link: http://vimeo.com/6277323

Some details still need to be addressed… For example matching the yellow lights between these 3 shots, and a bit of roto for his hands in the new shot.

#38

Hehehe awesome :smiley:

#39

Haha thats awesome Mike!! :smiley:

#40

Hey, thanks guys : )

Small update: http://vimeo.com/6277323

Ryan animated a better version of his exit
bit darker, some more roto fixes,
Better color matching.

Any crits?

Our goal is to be pretty close to done with this whole intro sequence by the end of the week.