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05/10/2014 17:43:28

ziggy72Muvizu mogulExperimental user
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Finally, done all the costumes. Didn't realise it would take months... But then again, I did remove the floating brows from everyone and replaced them with ones you can animate instead. That took a while. I will post my versions of the default UV maps next week, so you too can experience the thrill of having characters with fingernails and belly buttons


Anyway, will finally start shooting stuff this week - relieved!
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05/10/2014 22:51:19

fazz68
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Posts: 763 		that is a seriously large cast there mate Big Grin
Will we be seeing the final movie before the end of the year?
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06/10/2014 01:03:34

ziggy72Muvizu mogulExperimental user
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Posts: 1988 		That's the plan, Christmas finish if possible. Voices done, costumes done, sets all built, just gotta do the fun bit now
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06/10/2014 02:18:25

InsaneHamster
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Posts: 272 		Amazing Ziggy. Can't wait to see it all in action.
I am interested in the moving eyebrows if one day you are bored and want
To discuss how that is done. B-)
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06/10/2014 10:20:38

DreekoMuvizu mogulExperimental user
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Posts: 1257 		The Importance of Eyebrows:


Multiple character textures with different eyebrow shapes animated (switched) over time.

This technique works but is not ideal if you had clothing textures to contend with too. It would be better if we had an eyebrow plane asset which we could animate separately. I suggested this years ago in the absence of a proper facial animation system but nowt has happened yet.
edited by Dreeko on 06/10/2014
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06/10/2014 12:46:37

ziggy72Muvizu mogulExperimental user
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Posts: 1988 		I know Dreeko, it's not ideal, but it's definitely an improvement over the floaty, shadow-casting, static blocks we have now. And your video was one of the reasons I started experimenting with this method...


Hamster, it works by having the different eyebrow positions as layers in the source UV's PSD file - you export a complete character costume for each position you want to use, then use the Character Properties to animate the skin, allowing you to switch between them on the fly. I tested it for the first time on my Death Star Canteen vid (the guy serving) and it seemed okay, so from now on all my characters will use them. Once I post the PSDs, you can all do the same if you like
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09/10/2014 12:26:57

fazz68
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09/10/2014 22:50:26

ziggy72Muvizu mogulExperimental user
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Posts: 1988 		The colours (or should I say colors) are spot on - looks great so far!
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10/10/2014 01:51:54

fazz68
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Posts: 763 		recreating the original enterprise isnt to bad as its quite sparsely furnished Big Grin kirks quarters is pretty much done. a few more sets to make. the transporter room, the mess hall, a few corridors and maybe a turbo lift. then i can start animating.
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10/10/2014 11:55:12

DreekoMuvizu mogulExperimental user
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Posts: 1257 		What are you up to Fazz, are you redoing some old episodes or are you creating some new ones?
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10/10/2014 12:14:59

fazz68
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Posts: 763 		Dreeko wrote:
What are you up to Fazz, are you redoing some old episodes or are you creating some new ones?


these sets are for a kirk Halloween short. a bit of a star trek and classic horror movie psychopath mashup. in the style of fazz/gene roddenberry/john carpenter/tobe hooper sort of thing (if that makes any sense Big Grin )
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10/10/2014 12:28:58

ziggy72Muvizu mogulExperimental user
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Posts: 1988 		fazz68 wrote:
...a star trek and classic horror movie psychopath mashup. in the style of fazz/gene roddenberry/john carpenter/tobe hooper sort of thing (if that makes any sense Big Grin )

I can see it now - "Old Lady Chainsaw Massacre - In Spaaaace!" Big Grin
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10/10/2014 12:54:18

fazz68
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Posts: 763 		ziggy72 wrote:
fazz68 wrote:
...a star trek and classic horror movie psychopath mashup. in the style of fazz/gene roddenberry/john carpenter/tobe hooper sort of thing (if that makes any sense Big Grin )

I can see it now - "Old Lady Chainsaw Massacre - In Spaaaace!" Big Grin


ol leatherface is ready and waiting

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10/10/2014 23:57:39

fazz68
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11/10/2014 00:31:35

ziggy72Muvizu mogulExperimental user
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Posts: 1988 		Woah, nice! And your previous picture is disturbingly awesome as well Big Grin
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11/10/2014 01:27:58

InsaneHamster
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Posts: 272 		My interest is peaked now!
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13/10/2014 16:08:37

fazz68
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13/10/2014 16:41:57

DreekoMuvizu mogulExperimental user
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Posts: 1257 		fazz68 wrote:


Ha ha! Nice, you've even got the triple deck chess thing they use to play!

Like to see how you're going to have them play it mind you!

D
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15/10/2014 02:03:47

fazz68
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a bit wider than they should be but i need some room for me dead bodies Big Grin
edited by fazz68 on 15/10/2014
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15/10/2014 10:06:22

DreekoMuvizu mogulExperimental user
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Posts: 1257 		Complete with sliding doors?
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