torsdag 26. februar 2009

Rig test. It walks!

Did a quick test for a rig intended for the Dragon. Seems plausible. (Don't worry it wont actually walk like that, just a test animation.)

fredag 20. februar 2009

Post Vacation Dragon Update

Putting up the current look on the dragon model after having a lengthy winter holiday. Back to work, yes...


tirsdag 10. februar 2009

Final story

OVERVIEW shot of a widespread desert landscape, with occasional slender rock spires jutting up. CAMERA moves towards one of the spires as a small plane flies into view. It flies over the camera and Cut to a FULL SHOT of the spire. At the top of the spire lies a nest with a SINGLE LARGE EGG. It is beginning to crack and move slightly. CAMERA ZOOMs in on the egg. The egg tilts vigorously to several sides, cracking noises are heard and suddenly out pops a head, wearing an eggshell as a hat that obscures most of its face.

FULL SHOT of a MAN just finished having readied his backpack and putting it on. He takes a few steps towards the base of the mountain spire, and looks up towards the top, stroking his tremendous moustache.

FULL SHOT of the DRAGON struggling with getting out of his egg. He tips over, landing with chin on the bottom of the nest, losing his eggshell hat that bounces away. Looking rather annoyed, his face hardens with resolve. He visibly pushes of with all he’s got, and bursts his wings free of the egg, breaking it in pieces. He sits up, shakes himself vigorously, and peers about looking slightly confused and curious.

MEDIUM SHOT somewhere in the middle of the mountain spire the man climbs laboriously into view. His moustache snags on a small bushy branch that’s growing out of a crack in the mountainside. He lets go with one hand to try and free his treacherous moustache. At this moment his other handhold gives out, and he frantically scrabbles to get a hold of the branch. His moustache comes loose with a snap, and he just manages to grab the branch with both hands. He dangles from the bent branch for a few moments, blowing out a relieved, exasperated sigh before continuing his climb.

FULL SHOT up at the top where the dragon is now busy moving out all the other eggs in the nest, so he can have it all to himself. POV shot from the dragon’s position, of a shadow blotting out the sun. He looks up, just in time to see a large net falling over him.
CLOSE UP of a glass jar, which the dragon is falling into. It drops on its behind to the bottom of the jar, looking confused and perturbed. He punches a few holes in the lid of the jar and studies the creature up close, giving of a happy chuckle. Then he stuffs the jar in his backpack and starts descending.

FULL SHOT of the plane as it starts with a good deal of smoke, starting takeoff towards the camera. CUT to behind the “runway” where the plane takes off in a rather uncontrolled manner. CUT to shot from the front where the plane barely clears a jutting rock face in the foreground, knocking loose a small stone with one of its wheels.

LONG SHOT in the air the man flying the plane seems pleased with himself; he’s whistling a merry tune, but suddenly stops when he hears some strange noises coming from the back. He turns, trying to see what’s going on in the back. CUT to inside the back of the plane, where the dragon is floundering about inside. He’s apparently free of the jar, which lies in the background with its lid off. Being entangled in some wiring he begins to chew on them, snapping of a thick one.
CLOSE UP of the rudder at the tail of the plane starting to flap loosely in the wind.

MEDIUM SHOT where the dragon has gotten free of the wiring and flies out of the back, just as the man is having great trouble controlling the plane, its nose turns downwards and it shoots out of view. The dragon hovers in the air for a moment, flapping its small wings considering what to do. However it quickly reaches a decision and races after the plane out of view.

A few moments later the dragon reappears again, carrying the man by his backpack, furiously flapping his wings. The dragon looks pleased with himself. The man also looks pleased, though in a slightly disturbing way. He stealthily slides out a new jar from the side of his backpack and swiftly pops it over the dragon. The man clings unto the jar laughing gleefully as they both fall down together.

onsdag 4. februar 2009

Zbrush sketching

Done a few rough 3d sketches.

Screenshots:


Base mesh & smoothed