Started with a PSA
I’m going to start off by saying I had NO idea that this project was supposed to have a POSITIVE impact. Instead, I believed it was supposed to be memorable. However ironically my psa had a positive, if humorous, message.
I started out with an idea for a short commercial, about two or three minutes long. Giant monster is attacking the city, obviously in pain. Giant monster finds giant headphones. Giant monster continues destroying city, but now happily and with music. End caption: “Music. It may not save your city, but it’s still freakin awesome.” This advertisement for music comes on the heels of this audible art being considered expendable in America’s schools.
I’m going to be posting my various steps here. You may not, and probably will not, see everything. However you will see enough.
Storyboard: To be shared later
Setting Modelling
I created the setting with a python script called the discombobulator. Basically it’s supposed to create a bunch of funky shapes in a square, and that’s just what it did. However later I decided that I wanted the headphones to come off of a funky looking nightclub, so I had to model that individually.
I had originally created these backdrops to be animated over in 2d, however because Windows 7 killed Flash on my computer, I had to improvise with Blender 3d. More on that later.
Animatic: To be shared later.
Audio Track
After creating the animatic, I began mixing sounds to be used for the first few scenes. I had a friend do some screaming in japanese for me. It literally translates to “Your mother is dirty!” I simply couldn’t help the your mom joke. This sound mix actually took longer than any of the modelling I did on this project. More than 14 hours, in fact.
screamingjapanese.mp3
Creature Modelling and Rigging
Because flash stopped working on my computer, and I couldn’t find a comparable 2d animation program on short notice, I was pushed into a crash course in 3d rendering, via Blender 3d. This was the part that gave me the most trouble, as the rigging didn’t at first wish to cooperate. However on Sunday morning I finally figured out how to make it stick. Unfortunately, by then it was too late to do any animating.
Rendering Scenes
Because I was forced to learn 3d modeling on short notice, I didn’t have time to do the animations that I wanted too. However I worked really hard on this project, so the least I can do is provide some renders of my giant monster in his natural habitat.
All other images are, or will be, available in my photobucket “Monster” album.
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