As much as I wanted to be enjoying my new games purchased in the Steam sale this winter, alas, this hell hound demanded my attention instead. Toiling for dozens of hours over a tablet and frankly tiny laptop screen, I have been bringing this beast into being to hone my […]
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Smash Bros Trailer Making Of
I recently published my Super Smash Bros fan trailer “Mario Jumps Into Battle” ready for the upcoming Nintendo Wii U and 3DS games, its here on youtube in case you missed it. I’ve put together some materials from the production of the video to share the process. Shot on the Panasonic GH3, filming […]
Read MoreMighty No 9
Mighty No. 9 (マイティーナンバーナイン) is an upcoming action-platform video game produced by Keiji Inafune, illustrator and co-designer of Mega Man. Now they are developing a TV series for Mighty No.9 and I had the pleasure of working on the teaser. This was a terrifically exciting project to work on with very demanding […]
Read MoreJapanese for Animators and 3D Artists
Following up on my post on how to get an animation job in Japan I thought some of you may be interested in the language around the office. You can use this to get a head start with some animation specific vocab and phrases that you will hear on a day […]
Read MoreSoftware Logos and Skills Icons. Free, standardised & glossy!
So I was rummaging around the internet for a set of software icons and I couldn’t find anything that was a standard size or style. I also wanted some skill icons to match up with these as when applying for jobs abroad I think having an iconic representation of your skillset is […]
Read MoreMountain Helicopter. Element 3D
Shot rendered entirely in After Effects with Element 3D. Camera projection mapped environment geometry built in Maya then imported into Element. Helicopter model from http://thefree3dmodels.com/ then reconfigured for Element. Thanks Video Copilot for your amazing plugins!
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