The Creature: 2015

Friday, 20 November 2015

Environmental assets z-brush progress

Since this is my first time using zbrush, progress has been slow. The first asset sculpted so far is a tree that could be placed to flesh out the background, and possibly duplicated and placed several times to give the impression of unique trees.

Once I have the sculpt examined and seek advice as to what to do next, I can proceed with it.

The idea was to have the tree slightly sinking into the ground and having the top of it be out of frame, or obscured by leaves. The height of the tree itself may need extending depending on the scale. However, the plan right now is to have the segment of the tree defined by these blue lines visible:

In the meantime while I am unable to work on this, I have started modelling the log in the centre of the scene. It is still a work in progress.

-Chloe

Monday, 16 November 2015

Animation Chart

Time/Frame: Action

00.00/000: Start

01.85/45: Fox head popped out full

03.31/83: Fox behind log

06.36/158: Fox reared back and ready to run and jump

09.16/227: Fox Crouched at lowest point ready to spring

10.89/264: Fox Full point of jump to scramble up log

11.29/279: Fox on top of log

12.89/312: Fox mid leap off log

15.36/374: Fox hits ground

15.82/385: Fox legs give way

17.67/434: Fox struts round

19.76/476: Fox sees pile of leaves and moves into a run

22.28/541: Gorilla jumps out of leaves and Fox jumps back startled

23.00/552: Fox starts to run (at point of tail trip)

23.68/571: Fox starts to roll

25.00/600: Fox hits stump

26.00/624: Gorilla begins to walk quickly over to fox

36.37/880: Gorilla reaches fox and begins to stroke it

38.28/918: Gorilla carry fox off

Treatment

Scene starts with a log. Slowly a cat/fox like creature peers over the log then quickly ducks back. [Cut: Side: WS] The cat walks back slowly to take a run up and dashes towards the log, it jumps just reaching its front claws over enough to hang on. It scratches its back legs to lift itself on the top of the log. [Front: WS] Proud yet still conscious it confidently leaps off the log. ([CU]Front legs slip out from under it as it hits the ground and lands on its face with its tail drooping over its eyes. Also possibly blows tail up) leaves fly out. [FS: Moving with cat] The cat get back up to its feet and looks around while slowly walking forward, it spots a nice pile of leaves [Cut: MS: Leaves] [Cut: WS: Cat and Leaves] and decides to run and jump into it. As it approaches the gorilla creature bursts out [CU: Gorilla] raging to scare the cat. The cat jumps back, [CU: Cat] upright it’s ruff and wings spread in shock and the cat turns to run away. [WS: Both] Just as the cat gains momentum it trips over its oversized tail [FS] rolling itself into a stump. [FS: Behind right side Gorilla] The gorilla walks quickly over to see it the cat is alright [FS: Both] and proceeds to stroke it better. ([FS: Behind] gorilla walks off with cat in arms) [Pan up: FO]

Synopsis

Two creatures playing in a forest. One fox and gorilla type creatures. The fox jumps over a log and as it approaches to jump into a pile of leaves a friendly gorilla startles it and it runs off tripping over its tail.