Transformer WIP

**darkshark** · 04-4-2011, 03:16 PM

This is just something I've been working on at work for a little while, got permission to post it.
It's just something that I've been making on my own to present to the advertising department for a commercial idea, so as I work on this more and more I'll go ahead and post the progress. The description in this first video explains a lot about what I did.

http://vimeo.com/20663365 - This is the initial animation test, which was pretty much just figuring out placement of the parts.

http://vimeo.com/21938764 - This is an actual rendered shot of the transformation with a majority of its internal structure built. Along with a little lcd screen eye thing at the end.

**sakura080789** · 04-4-2011, 08:32 PM

that is nice DS

**darkshark** · 04-11-2011, 07:50 PM

Leaving work now, so this should be done converting by the time I get home.

http://vimeo.com/22266578

Rigged the bot (which was a ****ing nightmare), and made it smash a few things for the hell of it.

Once I get the feet rigged up better, I can start the real animation. Hopefully get a TV spot out of it.

And a new job.

**.Gazelle.** · 04-11-2011, 08:02 PM

can't wait to see the video those pics look badass

EDIT: That was worth the wait awesome work dude. <3 Transformers

cedolad · 04-11-2011, 08:03 PM

I've been waiting for 10 minutes.

Why aren't you animating for Dreamworks or something again?

**darkshark** · 04-11-2011, 08:08 PM

The video is just an unrendered viewport movie. Sorry if that's disappointing haha. I'm rendering the high quality version(like what's in the pics) now, but that won't be uploaded til tomorrow.

cedolad · 04-11-2011, 08:09 PM

Oh I understood that point. I guess I was a little unclear. I'm pretty much kissing your ass and saying you should you been animating for big movie producers lol

**darkshark** · 04-11-2011, 08:12 PM

Well I'm really trying to step up my portfolio in terms of both visual effects and animation, so that I can get a job at a bigger studio. My uncle works at ILM (LucasArts), and he's extremely high up in the industry, so I'm going to just talk to him and see if he can pull some strings when I feel as though I'm good enough to actually work for a big name studio.

**darkshark** · 04-12-2011, 12:01 PM

Rendered version:

http://vimeo.com/22296680

I'm rigging up the feet at the moment, so I should have a pretty good animation block by the end of the day.

who_cares973 · 04-12-2011, 12:05 PM

you seem to have cables floating in mid-air

**flashpantss** · 04-12-2011, 12:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by who_cares973

you seem to have cables floating in mid-air

Other than this, It is amazing.

**darkshark** · 04-12-2011, 12:16 PM

I do. I didn't simulate the cable movement for the second half of that animation, because this was just a movement test anyway. Cables will be fully simulated on the finished product, because reactor simulation is pretty much the very last last last step of animation.

**darkshark** · 05-9-2011, 02:51 PM

Here's a pretty good update to that transformer video, there is indeed still work to be done, but it's getting to the refinement stage.

http://vimeo.com/23495963

The comment below the video explains what all I have left to do.

who_cares973 · 05-9-2011, 02:58 PM

wow clean, cant wait for the finished product. do you plan on adding a ceiling and having the glass explode instead of just break?

**darkshark** · 05-9-2011, 03:05 PM

Yeah it does feel like I need to re-simulate the glass breaking, it doesn't feel right, or at least have the pieces that smash into the ground break off into smaller fragments or something.

**midnghtraver** · 05-9-2011, 03:26 PM

Darksharks a badass.

**Mythix** · 05-10-2011, 12:45 AM

I think the actual scattering of the table is abit, well, too scattered? You understand what I mean, rayfireish. Also I wish the room somewhat reacted to his transformation (add a picture on the wall that falls down? It seems so stationary until the smack).

But CC aside, WTB your skills man.

**phe0nixblade** · 05-10-2011, 10:47 AM

Right as hes hitting the second shelf his arm goes through the wall. Could fix that too. :P

**LongGone** · 05-10-2011, 11:17 AM

Clean

For the actual transformation, it seems too symmetrically rigid, perhaps give it some fluidity and offsets (e.g. slant the robot a little, vary the transformation rates of the different sections etc)?

**darkshark** · 05-10-2011, 11:37 AM

Pheonixblade obviously doesn't know how to read.

@LG: There's going to be multiple camera angles happening throughout the transformation to really emphasize the whole transform process and make it look better. If you slow it down frame by frame you realize just how much is actually going on, and I want to try and capture all of that.

When the bot goes to smash the first desk, the camera angle will be an above shot, following the "fist" into the air possibly going into slow motion, then jumping back to the original shot, and then a side angle of the first desk. Then for the second hit when he's winding up, it's going to do a close-up following his swaying motion, then a quick snap motion trailing the arm towards its target.

Hopefully it will look wayyyyyyy more fluid once I get these in the video.

04-4-2011, 03:16 PM	#1
darkshark Nothing. Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: The Pacific Ocean Posts: 4,189	Transformer WIP This is just something I've been working on at work for a little while, got permission to post it. It's just something that I've been making on my own to present to the advertising department for a commercial idea, so as I work on this more and more I'll go ahead and post the progress. The description in this first video explains a lot about what I did. http://vimeo.com/20663365 - This is the initial animation test, which was pretty much just figuring out placement of the parts. http://vimeo.com/21938764 - This is an actual rendered shot of the transformation with a majority of its internal structure built. Along with a little lcd screen eye thing at the end.

04-4-2011, 08:32 PM	#2
sakura080789 Rapture Universe Join Date: Feb 2007 Age: 36 Posts: 1,751	Re: Transformer WIP that is nice DS __________________

04-11-2011, 07:50 PM	#3
darkshark Nothing. Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: The Pacific Ocean Posts: 4,189	Re: Transformer WIP Leaving work now, so this should be done converting by the time I get home. http://vimeo.com/22266578 Rigged the bot (which was a ****ing nightmare), and made it smash a few things for the hell of it. Once I get the feet rigged up better, I can start the real animation. Hopefully get a TV spot out of it. And a new job.

04-11-2011, 08:02 PM	#4
.Gazelle. Mr. Skeltal Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Lowell,MA Age: 29 Posts: 1,506	Re: Transformer WIP can't wait to see the video those pics look badass EDIT: That was worth the wait awesome work dude. <3 Transformers Last edited by .Gazelle.; 04-11-2011 at 08:08 PM..

04-11-2011, 08:03 PM	#5
cedolad moonchild~ Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: . Age: 32 Posts: 6,879	Re: Transformer WIP I've been waiting for 10 minutes. Why aren't you animating for Dreamworks or something again? Last edited by cedolad; 04-11-2011 at 08:07 PM..

04-11-2011, 08:08 PM	#6
darkshark Nothing. Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: The Pacific Ocean Posts: 4,189	Re: Transformer WIP The video is just an unrendered viewport movie. Sorry if that's disappointing haha. I'm rendering the high quality version(like what's in the pics) now, but that won't be uploaded til tomorrow.

04-11-2011, 08:09 PM	#7
cedolad moonchild~ Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: . Age: 32 Posts: 6,879	Re: Transformer WIP Oh I understood that point. I guess I was a little unclear. I'm pretty much kissing your ass and saying you should you been animating for big movie producers lol

04-11-2011, 08:12 PM	#8
darkshark Nothing. Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: The Pacific Ocean Posts: 4,189	Re: Transformer WIP Well I'm really trying to step up my portfolio in terms of both visual effects and animation, so that I can get a job at a bigger studio. My uncle works at ILM (LucasArts), and he's extremely high up in the industry, so I'm going to just talk to him and see if he can pull some strings when I feel as though I'm good enough to actually work for a big name studio.

04-12-2011, 12:01 PM	#9
darkshark Nothing. Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: The Pacific Ocean Posts: 4,189	Re: Transformer WIP Rendered version: http://vimeo.com/22296680 I'm rigging up the feet at the moment, so I should have a pretty good animation block by the end of the day.

04-12-2011, 12:05 PM	#10
who_cares973 FFR Player Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: :U Age: 37 Posts: 15,407	Re: Transformer WIP you seem to have cables floating in mid-air __________________

04-12-2011, 12:16 PM	#12
darkshark Nothing. Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: The Pacific Ocean Posts: 4,189	Re: Transformer WIP I do. I didn't simulate the cable movement for the second half of that animation, because this was just a movement test anyway. Cables will be fully simulated on the finished product, because reactor simulation is pretty much the very last last last step of animation.

05-9-2011, 02:51 PM	#13
darkshark Nothing. Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: The Pacific Ocean Posts: 4,189	Re: Transformer WIP Here's a pretty good update to that transformer video, there is indeed still work to be done, but it's getting to the refinement stage. http://vimeo.com/23495963 The comment below the video explains what all I have left to do. Last edited by darkshark; 05-9-2011 at 02:53 PM..

05-9-2011, 02:58 PM	#14
who_cares973 FFR Player Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: :U Age: 37 Posts: 15,407	Re: Transformer WIP wow clean, cant wait for the finished product. do you plan on adding a ceiling and having the glass explode instead of just break? __________________

05-9-2011, 03:05 PM	#15
darkshark Nothing. Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: The Pacific Ocean Posts: 4,189	Re: Transformer WIP Yeah it does feel like I need to re-simulate the glass breaking, it doesn't feel right, or at least have the pieces that smash into the ground break off into smaller fragments or something.

05-9-2011, 03:26 PM	#16
midnghtraver Icarus Moth Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: NYC Age: 30 Posts: 2,064	Re: Transformer WIP Darksharks a badass.

05-10-2011, 12:45 AM	#17
Mythix FFR Veteran Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 1,045	Re: Transformer WIP I think the actual scattering of the table is abit, well, too scattered? You understand what I mean, rayfireish. Also I wish the room somewhat reacted to his transformation (add a picture on the wall that falls down? It seems so stationary until the smack). But CC aside, WTB your skills man. __________________

05-10-2011, 10:47 AM	#18
phe0nixblade Praise the sun mofo Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Lordran Age: 34 Posts: 4,281	Re: Transformer WIP Right as hes hitting the second shelf his arm goes through the wall. Could fix that too. :P __________________

05-10-2011, 11:37 AM	#20
darkshark Nothing. Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: The Pacific Ocean Posts: 4,189	Re: Transformer WIP Pheonixblade obviously doesn't know how to read. @LG: There's going to be multiple camera angles happening throughout the transformation to really emphasize the whole transform process and make it look better. If you slow it down frame by frame you realize just how much is actually going on, and I want to try and capture all of that. When the bot goes to smash the first desk, the camera angle will be an above shot, following the "fist" into the air possibly going into slow motion, then jumping back to the original shot, and then a side angle of the first desk. Then for the second hit when he's winding up, it's going to do a close-up following his swaying motion, then a quick snap motion trailing the arm towards its target. Hopefully it will look wayyyyyyy more fluid once I get these in the video.

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