Wow, sorry for the long delay. I've got a few things to show you though, so get prepared for a few more to come soon.
This is a short film that I found rather interesting. Very nicely done and good concept...
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oP59tQf_njc]
Our entry for the ChristianFilmmakers.org 36-hour film contest. It took us a total of 13 hours to complete which is pretty good time considering that it is CG. It was a lot of fun and we plan on making more in the future.
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_9FHE4h79Ec&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x2b405b&color2=0x6b8ab6&border=1]
-Caleb
On April 10 at 12:00 noon, he clock will start and the countdown will begin. 36 hours later, we will upload our video to YouTube and wait for the results. This is the ChristianFilmmakers.org 36-Hour film contest. All of the details can be found here (http://www.christianfilmmakers.org/contest/) if you are interested. (Although, really the only filmmaking friends I know are already entering, so I may not be promoting anyone). :D Well, my brother and I are currently in the pre-production phase for our film. I'm not going to release anymore details except that we will be animating the entire thing in Blender (crazy, I know), and it will be based around the former "Mr. Leader Buddy" character found in the post below. Actually, I think there really is one more thing that I should day... boy are we gonna be pooped in the end!
Let's get this show on the road!
-Caleb
Well, in order for you to understand this better, I must tell you a story. For Christmas about three years ago (wow, it's been a while), my sister gave all of us (my two younger brothers and I) a beany-type pillow. It was in the shape of a rather deformed man, who's head was relatively too big for his body. By a year later, he had come to inherit the title "Mr. Leader Buddy;" I don't remember how that came to be, but somehow it did. After a year more had passed, Mr. Leader Buddy had traveled many places with the family (e.g. Destin, FL; Tybee Island, GA; St. Simon's Island, GA; Jekyll Island, GA; Pittsburgh, PA; St. Augustine, GA; etc.). Now, yet another year later, he has traveled to a new place; a place where not many (if any at all) pillows get to travel. This place is not the typical city on a map a few states away, but a place much closer than that. He has made the journey to the computer. What was previously a lifeless stuffed pillow on my bed is now a living 3D character able to do many things unheard of in the real world. Blender 3D has brought Mr. Leader Buddy to life.
I did the modeling, my brother did the rigging (Hehe, yep. I somehow tricked him into that. No, no, no, he volunteered....not sure why ;-) ), and one day we hope to bring him to life yet again in a short film.
Here, you can see a test clip I have done. Before we jump into any big projects with this guy, we are going to make many more of these to work the kinks out of him. So for now, enjoy!
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=loc6lm0HY94]
Here is another one. This one was done by my brother.
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cub23wl6kMg]
Series banner for my dad's next series at UNC.
