CG Shortfilm: Operation Lynx (TV Serie)

#1

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[font=Verdana]What is it? :
Operation Lynx is a short animation serie’s first episode (5 mins) based on a story by Luis Espinosa and myself.

In short : An environment thriller serie which try to pay attention about the importance of our world.

Synopsis :
During the last years, environment has been damaged by the humans and some politicians have been thinking about how to handle this kind of situation. When a new lynx is knocked down by a car in Spain (is in danger of extinction), the Operation Lynx start. Thirty years later, a spaceship is secretly launched to the space, but nobody knows its real mission or, at least, nobody seems to know it

Then what?
Some colleagues started to work on the first episode during our spare time and now we require some skills that we currently do not have. Concept art phase is almost finished and modeling phase has been started.

We intend to enter the episode to as many production companies and festivals worldwide as possible / money allows.

Further Content:
We have created a forum in order to communicate ourselves but, we used Spanish language so, our plan is to create a new English forum if new collaboration artists join us.

Current Status:
Script … Finished: Written by Luis Espinosa + Dario Sanchez.
Prelim. Designs … Character and set designs by Juan J. Figueroa + Pablo Hernandez
Storyboards … Trailer finished by Luis Espinosa.
Modelling … Started based on the previous concept art.
Animation … Setup started for testing purpose.
Audio / Score … Not started.
Web …Temporary site (Spanish)

What is needed?

Web designer [font=Wingdings]à[/font] Create the website to spread the serie and, of course, be our main communication place.
Modellers [font=Wingdings]à[/font] Character and sets (we are using OBJ files).
Animators [font=Wingdings]à[/font] Character and sets (3ds max preferably).

In the future, new open positions will be available, but now it is time to modeling and animation.

Some concept art/modelling work

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#2

Tiene una pinta buenisima, si os puedo echar una mano animando, poneos en contacto conmigo.

Reel

Tambien podeis ver mi trabajo en el thread de Fetch.
Un saludo

#3

Juan,

I saw you reel and you did a very good job!!! Thanks for your reply. It will be a pleasure to have you aboard. Currently, we have one of the principal characters who needs to be animated. If you are available at this moment I can send you the 3ds file.

Vi tu reel y me pareció muy buena!!!. Justo en la línea de lo que estamos buscando. Sería un placer contar contigo. En estos momentos, uno de los caracteres principales necesita ser animado. Si estás disponible, hadmelo saber y te envio el fichero 3ds para que puedas comenzar.

You can contact with me by email (fdario2000@gmail.com) or posting a message in our spanish forum (http://operacionlince.creatuforo.com). I also use Yahoo Messenger (fdario2000).

#4

Hi all,

New progress have been made. Politician’s office (still pending some details) and some scientific’s facial expressions.

I will keep you updated.

Merry Christmas!!

#5

I am greatly intrigued with this project, and already have a model began which fits many aspects of your sketch.

He is an asassin that has a penchant for arm wrestling, yet very weak arms. Im sure hed be glad to act.

Please respond with what you would like modelled big or small, I would love to start developing some connections in the collaboration world.

and obviously the char, needs some minor tweeking, also the thumbnail of his face is in the wrong aspect ratio as ive just noticed. but im at work and cant change too much right now :slight_smile:

Thank you for your time
-k

southpaww07@yahoo.com

#6

Hi,

Thanks a lot for being interested in. I am going to send you an email in order to contact you. Yesterday, we started with some animation test and modelling is going forward as well, so they are good news for the project.

See you.

#7

I would be interested in building sets for you if you could send me a list of rooms/buildings I could get stared on them right away. You might need someone else to apply the textures/materials to my models… I’m not too good at that yet but I am a very fast and accurate architectural modeler.

Thanks
Todd

#8

Todd,

Thanks a lot and welcome aboard. No problem about textures. We have a colleague who could do it. What about the auditorium?

Camera is not going to show all the room, just the stage and the front row from different points of view:

http://www.utpb.edu/CEED_Rental/RentalSpace/images/auditorium.jpg
http://www.utpb.edu/CEED_Rental/RentalSpace/main_auditorium.htm

#9

Hi all,

New progress have been made. Just a simple animation in order to test scientific’s setup/rigging. It is not a final animation scene.

http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=fdario2000

I will keep you updated.

#10

Hi again,

New progress about the shortfilm (spacecraft’s laboratory):

#11

Hi there,

ya tienes bastante riggers?
Estaba un animador trabajando a EA, ahora estoy Rigger… your model look appealing, let me know if you need help on that side.
good luck with your project!
P.

#12

Hi Pascaru,

I am currently rigging the lynx but I have not enough time to finish the rig in the next weeks. Would you like to work on it? On the other hand, we still need to rig the CIA Agent and the politician (both 3D models are very close to be finished).

If you are still interested in, please, lest me know.

Thanks in advance.

#13

HI Pascal,

Some views about the lynx:

Best regards.

#14

Hi all,

Project is progressing every week, but we need someone who could modelling a spaceship in order to create the trailer. This is the only model we need to start the trailer post-production. Here is the reference:

If you are interested in, please send me a PM or email and I wll send you the front, back, top and left views.

Thanks in advance.
Best regards.

#15

Hi all,

Good news. Spaceship has been modelled by Jorge Diez.

Next step is to create the trailer so, I hope to post again on this forum very soon.

On the other hand, we are still looking for new members to join this project, so feel free to contact me if you are interested in.

Thanks for all.

#16

Hi,

Looks like an interesting project with some good characters evolving. I like the form of the spaceship which looks very nimble but with a hell of a lot of thrust potenially coming out of those huge burners at the back.

Good luck with the rest of the project.
Nick

#17

Hi Nick,

Thanks a lot for your comments. We hope to finish the trailer on July 1st. We are very close to finish it and then, the first episode.

#18

your project is going fine.you could try to make the story more intresting to move further.i might be able to help .right now i am making a house for fetch collbrative project in my free time and minas tirith also.stil i will keep checkin your pro . its good that you have a date of completion in your mind.project with a time limit means its a serious pro. that wil be finished and not just a momentry exitement.all the best.

#19

hi fdario :slight_smile:

i think i am intersted to join in.
im animator from indonesia :slight_smile:

can i help some?

#20

Hi all,

New progress have been made. Trailer is very close to be finished. Spaceship texture:

immortalx: Thanks for your comments. Do you want to collaborate with us? I like the Minas Tirith project, but I am not a good modeller. I check taht project every month in order to see its progress.

animatedbajoe: let me have a look to the pending task and I will contact you. Now we have modellers working hard or very busy with exams, but I am sure you could collaborate with us.