Description
Final submission for team Hamsters at Work in the 2021 Summer Industry Course at Texas A&M University: “Harbinger”
Our mission statement: “Nature’s resilience overcomes the worst catastrophe human hands have ever wrought”
The short is a take on the effects of the Chernobyl disaster over the environment as well as the warning to humanity of the cost of nuclear energy in the wrong hands.
Project Theme: Prompt (“Hidden Treasure”) - The plant
Genre (No Comedy) - Drama/Suspense
Project Scope:
Duration(15-20 sec.) - 20 seconds
Style - Photorealistic
Characters (no bi-pedal or quadri-pedal rigs, no fur or hair, no multi-limbed animals, no skin) - the body and plant
Shots (1-2) - 1
VFX (at least 1) - Dust, Leaves, Wires
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I was the lead of all the storyboards including the final and the concept art. I modeled and surfaced the background assets including the control panels, pipes, wires. I hand-keyed animated the forefront leaves at the beginning of the animation, as well as animated the end 2D animation during the credits.
Concept Art
Storyboards
Surfacing
Leaf Animations
Wireframes
