Steampunk Myths and Legends Entry: Paul Mikulecky

#46

Ahh the plans of mice and men. Please note that the storyboards are out of order (p1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 4, 6)… they, umm… should be read in order. I did upload them in order, honest!

Also, in case you missed the link to the animatic on page 7:

http://www.lostpencil.com/temp/animatic_v1.flv (~10mb)

You will notice that I changed the storyboard when I created the animatic. I found that some things just didn’t work right with the music. Only 30 days to go!!! Eeek! What if we all whine and ask for an extension? Works in the real world (sometimes). Anyway, hope you all had a nice holiday and your New Year is rockin’!

#47

Here is a quick concept/model sheet in one for the bat shot. Trying for a mechanical/organic look. I think it’s headed in the right direction.

#48

Here is the model for the bat creature. Trying to keep the mechanical look.

#49

Here is the bat textured and rendered with some particle effects.

#50

Here is one of the main characters along with his steam spider mech in a corn field. This was tricky since Maya 7 seems to have some issues with render layers. I finally got it working though… 6 different layers (two finalRender layers and some Maya Software render layers). I think the corn turned out okay (it’s paint effects corn - not the built-in version as that didn’t quite look right).

#51

Oops… just noticed that I didn’t render the mech with shadows on! I’ll post an update when I get around to fixing that. :slight_smile:

#52

Add shadowing on spider mech…

#53

Double oops. Ok, now I think the shadows are really fixed (I missed another light that should have had shadows on for that render layer).

#54

Software: After Effects

Testing out the CGChallenge Uploader. Here is the animatic again. Nothing has changed in the animatic.

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#55

Well the upload of the animatic worked out well… after I figured out that I had to use the CGChallengeUploader instead of the general CGUploader. Phew. Ok, back at it! I sure wish we had another couple weeks (months?)… I think I’d settle for anther day!

#56

It seems like the animatic cuts off for some people, so I’ve uploaded it again to see if it solves the problem.

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#57

The animatic looks fine to me now. Are the problems you were experiencing gone ?

#58

Hey Tim! Thanks for checking in. Yes, they seem to be gone. It seems on some machines loading the previous animatic it would stop playing audio and video at about the 3/4 mark. I tried the new upload on those machines and they seem to work fine. Thanks again!

#59

Software: finalRender,Maya

Here is the global illumination pass for the city in the establishing shot.

#60

Software: After Effects,Maya

Here is the city, rendered and composited.

#61

Software: 3ds max,After Effects,finalRender,Maya,mental ray,Photoshop

Here is my Mayan city for the establishing shot. I wish I had more time to add more ‘bustle’… but alas the deadline fairy is a hard task master.

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#62

Software: 3ds max,finalRender,Maya

This is the bad guy mech.

#63

Software: BodyPaint

Here is a quick textured version of the bad boy mech… He’s rusty and not well maintained, but mean as heck… (can we say that word here?)

#64

Software: BodyPaint,Maya,mental ray,Photoshop

Here is the underworld. Finally got the look I wanted… I think.

#65

So here is the trailer pretty much completed. I have to still tweak a few things here and there (if I find the time!).

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