this is what i have for my scene so far

the rig is really difficult, there isnt many working controls, and some of the facial expressions are a difficult to use, so anyway, i think my scene get passed to jessica for "inpection" or"cleanup" or whatever we call it.. and stephanie, Im supposed to do cleanup on your scene correct?

-nadine

Week 6

Animation review due this week. It should almost be done. Finish the minor touch ups and secondary animation this week. Animation needs to be done, finalized, completed by Thursday week 7 if want to complete this on time.

When can you meet up?

Midterms have just passed by and we have a lot of work to do. Respond to this with a date and time you can work on animation.

blend shape problems...

Has anyone else been running into this problem? The original head, after I create blend shapes moves away from the body.

¡No bueno!

Some inspiration

The Monk & The Monkey from Brendan Carroll on Vimeo.

isn't it purdy :) I want our lighting and rendering to look like this!

over break...

checklist:

-bind skin weights
-make sure everything is working
-complete blend shapes
-have all sound shapes for mouths(refer to lip syncing chart)
-facial expressions

have a great spring break! :D

Playblast is due on Thursday

Scene 1 - 0:00-0:06 - Establishing shot and zoom onto Flower (Joe & Jill)

Scene 2 - 0:06-0:22 - Couple jogging through park and sitting on bench (Joe & Jill)

Scene 3 - 0:22-0:47 - Battle (Jessica & Meryl)

Scene 4 - 0:47-1:13 - Up to the 1st General (Adam)

Scene 5 - 1:13-1:33 - 2nd General & Deployment (Stephanie)

Scene 6 - 1:33-1:57 - Woman picks up flower (Nadine & Melody)


Play blast is due on Thursday!

Couple in the Park..awww

Some Enviroment Renders

quick lighting concept using the old story-bords.

and then some renders :) still finalizing grass.

Question: did we ever finalize the anamatic? or any shots?

Help!

Ooh...how I remember this error from rigging class...

The Real Leg does a spin before it gets to the other IK/FK Leg. I think it has something to do with the constraints so i deleted the constraints and re-did them but still no go. Any ideas? I'm emailing Bac right now...

General UV's

Wings'n'Things

Butterfly Soldier

SUNDAY SUNDAY SUNDAY

Skeletons and IK's are DUE!!! Send the maya files to adamgarnier@gmail.com. I will be reminding you :-D

Matte Painting

Hey guys and gals,

I don't remember if we decided on a matte painter for the project. I have an example and would be interested in the position.

http://brutaldoodle.com/

BTW

Week 6

We're about a week behind schedule. Textures were due yesterday. One red and one blue.

Jessica - Weapons & General
Jill - Park
Melody - Sergeant
Meryl - Environment Props
Nadine - Human characters
Stephanie - Soldier

quick question!

Who's rigging the soldier?

and...

Was there a set design for the wings and if so, can it please be posted up?

Thanks!

Also, I'm working on a red version of the soldier and I just need to tweak it a bit more. Will post pics soon.

lighting/sky

I thought the lighting was nice in this. HAPPY UV UNWRAPPING EVERYONE!

buterflie instance

http://www.creativecrash.com/maya/tutorials/dynamics-fx/c/instancers-flying-butterflies--2

so while trying to understand Lance in 3d f/x I found this..... might be useful for background butterflies . I think Bac mentioned this to?

Needs some texture :-D

male&female character

wooden guns...?

Due week 4

This is where we have to really work hard. Modeling, texturing, and rigging from this point on. It starts today.

Models and UV Unwraps are DUE next week. All models must be done by this weekend and turned into Jill and Adam to be unwrapped.

CONCEPTS

Bench - Stephanie

Light post - Jill

MODELS - Everything is in Separate pieces when modeled

General - Adam

Soldier - Stephanie

Sarge - Melody

Flower & Bush - Jill

Tree - Jill

Park Bench - Stephanie

Street Light - Meryl

Trash can - Nadine

Weapons - Joe, Meryl, Nadine

Armor - Joe, Meryl, Nadine

Human Models - Adam & Joe

TURN AROUNDS

Human Character - Jessica & Melody

UV UNWRAPPING

Jill & Adam

TEXTURING

Jessica, Jill, Joe, Melody

MATTE PAINTING

Park Background - Nadine

RIGGING

We need riggers

REDO ANIMATIC - Nadine & Adam (Establish the camera angles through out, add beginning establishing shot, targeting/ chase scene during dogfight, variations between bush and tree, ending shots woman picking and butterfly reactions)

Butterfly General Turnaround

I was looking at a few references of 3d Trees. All of these are cartoonish yet some are more realistic. The texture on the bark of the first two is wicked awesome. The leaves seem like they would be a pain to create. The log is fairly simple, yet the texture is what really makes it. The pine tree is simple but has great lighting.

Weapons

I made an account under the wrong email, so my name appears twice. Whoever created the blog should change the name so there's no confusion.

Park concept ruffs

so I posted all of them I did but i am leaning towards the one with the star for the establishing shot of the park/thorn bush battle area.
still working on the Thorn Bush area but i am leaning in this direction haha. kinda like a gladiator pit...

Main questions i came up with... is this a city type of park or more suburban type of park..I refrenced Nadines story boards.

I started modeling a bench and some lamp posts...probably need to be redone because i am terrible ;)

Butterfly Soldier Turnaround

rough story boards

before you freak, I'm making the changes tonight that we made with the finalized script, but it needs to be fully done before next week, animatic and all, so please mark with "red pen" the shots and angles you think need changes. I'm not too creative when it comes to interesting camera angles, so critique away!

Work to be done

Storyboards - Nadine
Animatic - Adam & Nadine

Concepts - Everyone
Weapons - Jessica
Environment Design - Jill

Modeling: Adam, Joe, Nadine, Meryl, & Stephanie
Rigging - Everyone

Sound & Music - Nadine
Voices:
Woman - Jessica
Butterflies - Adam & Joe


>>>DUE NEXT WEEK<<<

Character turnarounds:
Front view
Side view
Back view

Partially modeled or fully modeled Characters

FINAL Script

BUTERFLY WARS

FADE IN:

WIDE SHOT:

Sunrise over a Park with butterflies fluttering around.

PAN DOWN:

FULL SHOT:

A solitary flower gently moves over a bush that has butterflies flying around it. A couple walks down a path in front of the flower and sits at a bench.

CUT TO:

MEDIUM SHOT:

Couple sitting on bench, woman turns to man

WOMAN to MAN: “Oh look, aren’t they just so peaceful honey?”

CUT TO:

FULL SHOT then ZOOM

Butterflies having an aerial battle near the bush and flower. They are shouting at each other.

CLOSE UP

Butterfly #1 – While shooting, “I'm gon' git that nectar if it the last thing I do!”

CUT TO:

Butterfly #2 – Shooting back, “Never! The flower belongs to us!”

CUT TO:

Butterfly #3 – “I got a target.” Swoops down over butterfly #1 and shoots at his wings, punching bullet hole in his wings.

2 other butterflies fly passed shooting at each other.

CUT TO:

Butterfly #1- "I've been hit, I repeat, I've been hit."

CUT TO:

Wide shot of butterflies over the field. A small explosion followed by a trail of smoke.

CUT TO:

EXT. PARK-COUPLE

Women leans in to get a better look.

CUT TO:

CLOSE UP:

Butterfly on fire falling.

Butterfly #1 – “Mayday! Mayday! Tango alpha zulu niner! I’m going down! Repeat! Going down!

CUT TO:

FULL SHOT then PAN:

Of Butterflies on a tree branch like on aircraft carriers moving hoses, boxes, waving orange lights.

ZOOM TO:

General butterfly walks over and grabs a phone off a butterfly’s backpack then shouts, “Send out the reinforcements! Get that flower!” Looks heroically towards the sky takes big whiff of air, "I love the smell of nectar in the mornin'. It smells like victory."

CUT TO:

WIDE SHOT:

Butterflies take off from the tree into the battle and fill the air.

CUT TO:

EXT BUSH then TRUCK INTO INTERIOR:

FULL SHOT of 2^nd General:

"Give 'em all we got!" While pointing out of the Bush.

CUT TO:

WIDE SHOT:

Other butterflies emerge from the bush.

CUT TO:

WIDE SHOT:

Butterflies fluttering all over the place.

CUT TO:

MEDIUM SHOT:

Couple looks slightly confused.

Woman- "They look deranged."

She gets up and walks over to get a closer look and sees the flower.

Woman- "oh, a pretty flower." She plucks the flower and the couple walks off.

CUT TO:

MEDIUM SHOT:

Butterflies stop fighting and look stupefied as the couple walks off.

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Thursday 1:10 AM before class

Alright everyone,

Can't wait to see the awesomeness we're all going to show today. Don't get too attached to your work because we're going to decide as a group and most likely take bits and pieces from everyone's storyboards and concepts. By the end of class we need to have a decision on exactly what characters are going to be used. Remember that we are going to have to rig these. The simpler the design, the better. Thanks to everyone that has posted, that's the stuff that makes me think we can actually make this happen. Good night, I'll see you all tomorrow.

-Adam

Another Script Option

So I thought of another script option, didn't change a whole lot. Mostly some camera transitions and added a bit more dialog. I story boarded according to this one.

FADE IN:

EXT. PARK- SUNRISE

Open with full shot of park setting. Scattered couples in background leisurely walking or sitting. Butterfly's flying over a thorn bush. One COUPLE walks in foreground and continues down a path.

TRUCK IN:

on Couple as they walk towards a bench. A Morning Glory flower with-in a thorn bush comes into middle of frame, as Couple sits down.

CUT:

EXT. PARK- SUNRISE

MEDIUM SHOT:

Couple sitting on bench, women turns to man

WOMEN to MAN: " oh look at the pretty butterflies"

CUT:

EXT. PARK-THORN BUSH-SUNRISE

TRUCK IN:

Thorn Bush where butterflies are fluttering around bush and single flower.

Hear sounds of aerial battles as camera goes closer.

CUT:

EXT. PARK-THORN BUSH-SUNRISE

Full shot of 2 sides of butterflies fighting each other over main flower.

CUT:

CLOSE UP BUTTERFLY 1: "The nectar will be ours!"

Butterly 1 drops a bomb-like thing as Camera Zooms out.

CUT:

CLOSE UP BUTTERFLY 2: " Never! the flower belongs to us!"

CUT:

BUTTERFLY 3: " I got a target"

maybe show some sort of targeting system as he blows up something

CUT:

BUTTERFLY 4 chasing down BUTTERFLY 5 as they go through thorn branches etc....

CUT:

Perspective shot of Butterfly 1 shooting Butter fly 2. Butterfly 2 falls.

CUT:

EXT. PARK-COUPLE

Women looks confused. Maybe show her leaning in to get a better view.

CUT:

Wide shot of thorn bush and battle. You see a trail of smoke fall down and Flower teeter a little bit.

CUT:

EXT. PARK-THORN BUSH

Quick zoom to Butterfly 2 on fire falling

BUTTERFLY 2: "Mayday! Mayday! Tango alpha zulu niner! I'm going down I'm going down!"

CUT:

EXT. PARK-THORN BUSH-HANGER

Wide shot of Butterfly "army" in hanger like area. See different Butterflies in various military like positions. maybe a pan?

STOP PAN at GENERAL BUTTERFLY 1.

General Butterfly 1 walks over and grabs a "phone" off another Butterflies back

GENERAL BUTTERFLY 1: Lets get some reinforcements down there now!"

Camera TRUCK OUT:

See jet-like Butterflies emerging from cocoons and swooping out of camera.

CUT:

Wide--shot of jet-like Butterflies flying into battle.

CUT:

EXT. PARK. THORN BUSH. HANGER 2

Close up of BUTTERFLY GENERAL 2 (other "team") looking angery

BUTTERFLY GENERAL 2:" Give 'em all we got!"

CUT:

See a bunch of butterflies take off towards flower

CUT:

EXT. PARK. THORNBUSH. HANGER 1

Close up of Butterfly General 1

CUT:

EXT. PARK. THORNBUSH. HANGER 2

Close up of Butterfly General 2.

CUT.

EXT. PARK

Wide shot of thorn bush area and small smoke puffs everywhere and faint booms.

CUT:

Couple gets up from bench and walks towards background

WOMAN: " it smells like smoke over there"

CUT:

EXT. PARK. THORN BUSH

low PAN of "battle ground" showing butterfly parts and tools and stuff on fire.

CUT:

Close up of one lone butterfly reaching up.

CUT:

Close up of flower(with a bunch of "god rays" etc ) then you see a shadow or outline of a big caterpillar before it takes a big bite.

CUT

FADE OUT.

END.

Druid/Native female butterfly.

More thumbnail/doodles going on. I want to have at least 6-8 roughs for Bac on Thursday. Keep any thumbs you have or sketches. We want to focus more on ideas right now than finished pieces of artwork. Keep it loose and messy folks.

For your who are going to suggest "Joe, why are they so naked your pervert?!" Clothing design for these guys is going to be minimalistic. Think how the ancient Egyptians dressed or Native Americans. Mainly trinkets, in this case lots of twigs, branches and earthly things found. I also thought of some really cool water designs, if you look at a droplet of water it contains itself in that drop. Planning on incorporating that design in the next brutal doodle.

Female Butterfly Concept

One of the painted concepts for the female butter flies. I was thinking considering there are two types we could make one more of a naturist faction. Playacting on the idea of a primitive race and more so modern group having a conflict. Feed back is always welcome, these are rough concepts so clarity on details will be provided in finished illustrations.

Script

NOTE TO PRODUCTION TEAM – Is this script too short or too long? How much work do you realistically think we can do? Be real with yourself and the rest of the group on how much time and effort you’re willing to put into this project. Let’s not have another ZERO Production. Please make any alterations/ revisions as you see fit and send it back please.


Wide shot
Sunrise or sunset over a Park with butterflies fluttering around.

Pan or truck down:
Full shot
A solitary flower gently moves. A couple walks down a path in front of the flower. (Maybe we see their legs then their full silhouette as they go down the path)

Cut to:
Medium shot
The couple sits down on a bench and the woman says, “Oh look at the pretty butterflies.” The husband is disinterested but still looks and shrugs.

Cut to:
Full shot
Butterflies having an aerial battle shouting at each other. (Background is blurry and moves by quickly)
Close ups
Butterfly #1 – “The nectar will be ours!”
Butterfly #2 – “Never! The flower belongs to us!”

Cut to:
Perspective shot of butterfly #1 flying and shooting butterfly #2

Cut to:
Medium shot of Woman looking confused.

Cut to:
Wide shot of butterflies over the field. A small explosion followed by a trail of smoke.

Quick zoom:
Butterfly on fire falling.
Butterfly #2 – “Mayday! Mayday! Tango alpha zulu niner! I’m going down! Repeat! Going down!

Cut to:
Wide shot of Butterflies on a stump or log like on aircraft carriers, moving hoses and boxes, waving orange lights.

Zoom to:
General butterfly walks over and grabs a phone off a butterfly’s backpack then shouts
General – “Let’s get some reinforcements down there now!”

Cut to:
Butterflies emerge from cocoons then swoop down into the battle.
(OR SHOULD IT BE)
Butterflies taking off from the stump into the battle.

HOW DO WE END THIS?
Wide shot:
Park. Couple gets up from bench and walks away in the background.
Pan to flower from the intro (maybe the exact same establishing shot). The flower opens and a caterpillar is eating it
OR
A caterpillar emerges from behind the flower while eating it

Ok.
Make sure that all members need to contribute.
Upload your works and comments.

Keep working and Good luck.

1st day of awesomeness

Awesome first day! Lets stay on top of this production. No repeats of ZERO. Lets keep this one simple. An easy story with hopefully under 5 characters.

DUE NEXT WEEK:
Character turnarounds
Environment concepts
Storyboard Roughs