fredag 12 januari 2018

First draft of audio done

My daytime job had some tight deadlines before the holidays so I had to take a break from Infestation Part II.

After a much needed couch time during x-mas, I'm back and done with the first draft of sound editing.

The idea is to go back and forth between editing, animation previz and audio in passes. 

Then when everything is locked in the timeline, I will start render and composite the 3d and then make the last color grade.

Hold tight! 😎


torsdag 16 november 2017

Part II is coming along

So the majority of Infestation Part II has been shot, which leaves me time to update this blog a little bit better.

Since all the groundwork has been done in the previous short, I am hopeful to finish Part II around Christmas. But since I am a time optimist, it will be probably drag out over the beginning of next year.



torsdag 6 juli 2017

Xenomorph dynamic tail

This dynamic spline tail is so satisfying to watch, even though the floor needs more friction. 

This is the scene where the monster peeks into the living room, from another angle.

I am doing some housekeeping right now and trying to clean up the model and the vfx directory. It really got pretty messy at the end.


lördag 17 juni 2017

Long time, no update

I have gotten really positive responses on my fan film on YouTube. Makes me humble and happy!

Since the reception has been so good, I have been playing with the idea to make a sequel with a proper ending. 

I'm not satisfied how I ended the shortfilm but I couldn't come up with a proper closure without killing our lead actress. Didn't want to do that. 

But by setting up story the way I did, there is a opportunity to take it to the next level and make a proper satisfiyng ending.

I won't promise anything, but I am pretty inspired right now. In the same fashion I was before making Infestation, so that is promising :) 
 

fredag 12 augusti 2016

A little gift!

You know you got friends who know you when they give you this painting on your 30th birthday!

Where the idea Infestation came from.

The laundry room in my apartment building is located in the basement, so everytime  I went down to do the laundry my mind went into some kind of creative overdrive. The darkness, the long hallways and pipes and plumbing in the ceiling was like stepping into a horror movie set.

The pipes always reminded me of the Nostromos interior, so I really felt I had to do something with this enviroment. Hence Infestation!


måndag 20 juni 2016

Making slime!

We all know xenomorph slime alot. Here is a setup with a plastic sheet in front of a black backdrop and a tube of aloe Vera gel.

It worked pretty good, it is not super obvious in the final film, but it's a small detail. Everything is in the details!