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#21 Kilroy

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Posted 15 October 2012 - 01:53 PM

First trailer!

Mostly a previsualization really. Those that have played Mechwarrior 2 might recognize some things.



And thanks Dennis, I really like the smoke trails in that video. We'll try to emulate as much as we can.

Edited by Kilroy, 23 October 2012 - 08:56 AM.


#22 BlackBaron

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Posted 16 October 2012 - 10:22 AM

Looks awesome so far, keep up the great work.

#23 Kilroy

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Posted 16 October 2012 - 01:09 PM

Though not shown in the trailer, pilot interaction will play a big part.

Below is a female pilot that I am working on.Posted Image

#24 NPComplete

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Posted 18 October 2012 - 08:58 AM

Thanks for the link, Dennis. The pilots look done really well.

Kilroy, the MW movie is looking really good too.

#25 Sug

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Posted 18 October 2012 - 09:06 AM

This is awesome.

#26 Kilroy

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Posted 19 October 2012 - 09:03 PM

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#27 Sean Lang

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Posted 20 October 2012 - 02:56 PM

Hey Kilroy, just a heads up we featured you on the NGNG Podcast #48! http://www.nogutsnogalaxy.net

#28 Kilroy

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Posted 21 October 2012 - 09:02 PM

@Sean, Wow thanks! That's pretty nice.

Another still. A Jade Falcon control room aboard a Lola III. (Work in progress)

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#29 Adrienne Vorton

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Posted 22 October 2012 - 02:16 PM

just wow...i wish i could do such things ;) looking forward to see the movie^^

#30 Banekane

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Posted 22 October 2012 - 03:01 PM

hrm interesting if you want a full leangth animation with a story probably best to follow a unit of the clans on their perspective of clan invasion as the BT animated cartoon was on the perspective of the IS with the perspective of the clans might be a neat take on the invasion

#31 Kilroy

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Posted 23 October 2012 - 08:46 AM

View PostBanekane, on 22 October 2012 - 03:01 PM, said:

hrm interesting if you want a full leangth animation with a story probably best to follow a unit of the clans on their perspective of clan invasion as the BT animated cartoon was on the perspective of the IS with the perspective of the clans might be a neat take on the invasion


Currently I'm going with the Refusal War. It's the war between Clan Jade Falcon and Clan Wolf and is the plot of the game Mechwarrior 2.

#32 Banekane

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Posted 23 October 2012 - 10:01 AM

ahh sweet we need more on how the clans worked before invading the IS hope it goes well

#33 Durahl

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Posted 23 October 2012 - 11:24 AM

Quite a while ago I found this short Video on YouTube and it's still one of my favorites when it comes to believable Mech Animation: I wish MWO would have their Legs animated like this or at least like they were during MW3 / MW4 era... 10+ Years ago.

#34 Odanan

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Posted 28 October 2012 - 04:29 AM

View PostKilroy, on 02 October 2012 - 07:08 PM, said:

First trailer!



This will now be a feature length film. (90 minutes)

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I've decided to create a short 2-3 minute CGI fan film.

I will be deviating from my normal style and will be using CelShading to create a new and interesting look.

At the moment I have about 70 different mechs (modeled, rigged, and textured) to use in this animation, the only issue is the story. I'd originally planned to just have a handful of mechs wailing on each other with lasers, machine guns, autocannons, and missiles mindlessly. However, that gets boring after a while.

I'd like to see what kinds of stories the fan base would like to see, and then I will make it.

So, simply post what kind of story you would like to see (It doesn't have to be canon or anything) and which 'mechs you would like included. If you get mech specific in the story I only ask that you include at least a Bushwacker and Catapult as I just made them for this occasion. Dialogue may not be possible (due to lack of willing voice talents), so try not to use it in the story. I will probably be picking and choosing stories that I like and merging them together for the final product.

Here is a short test with the just the 'mechs.




I loved your work. Cel-Shading is definitely a nice effect.

My suggestion for script is the Battle of Twycross (Refusal War), ending with the death of Natasha Kerensky. It's epic, and shows Jade Falcons and Wolves killing the crap of each other.

As you are having all the trouble to model and animate this, I think you can dig some more for voice talents. You don't even need to show the pilots inside the cockpits, but radio communication would be essential to make the movie understandable.

PS: don't try to show too many different events in a single movie (several different missions of MW2) - it just won't clue each other.

#35 Kilroy

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Posted 06 November 2012 - 10:43 AM

Another still. Should I add the classic MW2 HUD? Or leave it be?Posted Image

#36 Thomas Covenant

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Posted 28 May 2013 - 02:24 PM

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#37 Bishop Steiner

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Posted 28 May 2013 - 02:38 PM

View PostKilroy, on 06 November 2012 - 10:43 AM, said:

Another still. Should I add the classic MW2 HUD? Or leave it be?Posted Image

HUD!
HUD!
HUD!
toga!
toga!
toga!

#38 Senior Knight Steele

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Posted 28 May 2013 - 05:32 PM

View PostKilroy, on 06 November 2012 - 10:43 AM, said:

Another still. Should I add the classic MW2 HUD? Or leave it be?Posted Image


HUD Definitely.

#39 MustrumRidcully

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Posted 29 May 2013 - 09:41 AM

This is pretty. Pretty Awesome.

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Posted 02 June 2013 - 09:33 AM

This is very awesome and I hope you and your buddies can finish this project to the end.
Just one suggestion: I noticed you had (intentionally or unintentionally) incorporated some camera shake (0:39-0:41) for close-up animations of walking mechs. Rather than bobbing the camera around to the rhythm of the leg movements, which is very disorienting, I suggest you quickly shake the camera in small vibrations each time a foot hits the ground.





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