Trooper in High Quality

I've made the Vimeo version of Trooper public so you can see it in better quality.

Trooper from Mark Haldane on Vimeo.

Trooper!

I finished my film about 3 weeks now (seems like 3 days) and the Degree Show is now open! You can see Trooper and all the other films from my year on the website!

http://imaging.dundee.ac.uk/animation/trooper.html

Or visit the Degree Show here in Dundee to see all the films in superior sound and picture quality.

Trooper Poster

Lens Flare Experiment

Piecing one together myself because the only half decent filters cost too much for how little I need them. The final thing will be no where near this extreme, this is just a test of the various elements I've made or collected.

Fornax Chemica

A possible style for my film poster.

I'll moan on about fake lens flares in films and games, but God help me, they're too pretty and fun to make (with some emphasis on make, not filter > lens flare :) ).

Trooper Ships

Blueshift Turnaround from Mark Haldane on Vimeo.

Pirate Vessel Turnaround from Mark Haldane on Vimeo.

I did the designs, textures and rendering. Rob did the modelling, so a big thanks to you Rob! The film would be rubbish without the 3D!

You can see more of the ships and the film here.

The Blueshift

The fruits of tonight's labour. I'll need to look at it tomorrow with fresh eyes but I'd say it's pretty much finished. Just need to finish off the pirate ship and we can start animating!

A Taste of Things to come

More Toon Shading Tests

A few little bits in the models to fix so the lines draw properly and we're nearly done! Just a few textures to be added then we can animate!

Trooper Updates

Some updates from the film I'm currently working on. Some stills, concept art, the works.

Rob's been doing the 3D modelling for me based on my designs. I'll update with some better pics soon, these are pretty early.

Turnaround:



Turnaround:

My first experiments with the toon shader on Rob's models:

Trooper Spaceships

Designs for the two spaceships in my animation project, The Blueshift (Trooper's ship) and the pirate ship - possibly alien! The Blueshift, like with the character Trooper, is also part of another project I've been working on.

2D/3D and Effects Animation

A few bits and pieces I've been working on. There's nothing final here, just tests and animatic material.

Spaced Out

Forgot about this sketch. Was just a doodle at first but I soon decided to add some colour.

Robot, Space, rough

Something I started drawing today. Much more still to go.

EDIT: I'm abandoning this one for now. I've been drawing this character a lot and I don't like the proportions in this one.