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Highly Creative and Innovative Illustrator and Animation Artist
facial Animation
showreel 2018. by Mantis
I was an illustrator and game artist for a wild range of products. It ensures that I can create different style artworks for this project.
The reason why I turn to studying animation is that I am not just a concept artist or painter.I am a novelist too. I really want to visualize my stories.
I choose animation as the method for <Endless Fall>, not only for my fine art skill but also because this is the way which has the least limitation for making short films. As long as I have the enough technic skills, I can do it by myself without any excuse. Manga can achieve as well. But for<Endless Fall>, I would like to introduce different music to each story.
During this intensive year studying in animation, now I can handle the whole workflow for making animations, from concept art to final cut.
THE MAD TAXI DRIVER
independent 3D animation - the final cut
created BY: MANTIS
winner of the SIT WETA Digital Award for Outstanding Animationin 2017
Winner of Southsure the most ambitious film award 2017.
The Weta tour that I was invited to was thrilling. This opportunity is only given to one student each year at SIT and I received it by winning the WETA Digital Award. And I was allowed to bring a friend with me. I was so lucky to meet the head of animation: Daniel Barrett who just came back from an Oscar ceremony. I also met Dave Clayton who was busing for ‘Game of thrones’. I have gained very detailed instruction and suggestions from Mr Barrett. They even let me hold the Oscar golden status which was won by the epic movie ‘King Kong’ to encourage me to think that one day I could win one myself. That was an unforgettable memory in my life. I really believe I can go far in New zealand.
Endless Fall BY: MANTIS
<Endless Fall> Is my Independent animation project. I've been developing the pilot episode during my stay in New Zealand in 2017.
Endless Fall is a mega city. There is a series of short stories that take place in this city, roughly 5-10 minutes for each story. Can be a series of short animations, or collect all the stories into a full-length movie. Each story has its own distinctive set of themes. Such as dreams, addiction, lie, love, hate, fear, evil, grace, trust, betrayal... and so on. The story about Endless fall can be an endless story in its unique way.
ENDLESS FALL【STORY 1】<THE MAD TAXI DRIVER>
The story is a comedy,The main character called Milo,He always say he was a speed racer, nobody knows if it is true. He always ask double pay from customers who are in a hurry and he quite enjoy to scare the customers by his incredible driving skill.
Storyboard for
<The Mad Taxi Driver>
By:Mantis
3D ANIMATIC FOR
<THE MAD TAXI DRIVER>
By: MANTIS
ENDLESS FALL【STORY 1】<THE MAD TAXI DRIVER> SHOWREEl
BY: MANTIS
This video shows my basic workflow for the independent 3D animation:
idea for story - concept art - story boards - 2d animatic - 3d animation& audio design - character modeling - UVmaping - xGen&nHair - shaders&texture making - environments modeling - animating - lighting - render layers setting - Maya files optimizing - batch render in render farm - compositing in After Effect - editing vedio&aduio in Premiere.
Concept art for <The Mad Taxi Driver>
character boards
ENDLESS FALL【STORY 2】<a professional swindler> in process
This story is about the relationship between smoker and cigarette. I get this idea from my experience of Smoking Cessation.
Eric is a guy who's been living with his beloved girlfriend for many years happily in relative peace. All of that is shattered when one day, he starts receiving mysterious calls from someone with a horrible voice. The caller predicts a series of bad things will happen to him. In the beginning, Eric doesn't take it seriously - Assuming they are just pranking calls.
However, all the predictions soon come true.
Arnold shades
Arnold shades are less than metal ray. But they are very powerful. We can just learn 1-2 shades for making most of object. My project used 2.
1) Ai skin.
2) Ai standerd.
realistic hair making and physical simulation based on xgen + Nhair
the final result
I had regretted many times for the decision of making realistic hair in my project. It really caused many problems.I spent half the time of this project on these hair issues. However, I do learn many things after the struggling period.
water simulation in houdini
I was trying to make a fountain in my main project. I planed to set it outside the airport. Because the moving water could make the scene living, especially when the camera had no movement.
the final result