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Well, here it is, a test animation of “Odie” the Audi R8 Transformer I’ve been working on for months. I can’t wait to insert him into live action. I’m planning to make a short video clip with Odie in it and I want it to have that Michael Bay feel just like in the movies. Anyway, enjoy watching this video which is also a compilation of everything about Odie the Audi R8 Transformer.

Finally, after a few days of being very productive outside of my teaching, I have assembled the Transformer for my Audi R8. So far, so good. I’m loving how everything worked out. There were some changes based on my sketch but those changes were for the better.If you’ve noticed I’ve changed the main color to red since the pale blue color does look kind of pale. I haven’t seen a red Autobot so I guess my Transformer that will now be named as “Odie” will be affiliated with the good guys. If you wonder why I chose that name, well, maybe you should see my related topics on what car I used for this transformer.  Anyway, here are the renders.

Like I said, I’ll be working on the robot this week and here’s some progress on the head. Just click the images for a larger view. You can compare these 3D renders to the sketches I made a few weeks ago here.

Here’s a video presentation of the Audi R8 that I’m going to use for my Transformer. It’s colored red now, but the color is still subject to change but I’m really liking the red color right now. I haven’t modeled for the interiors or the engine parts since all of those objects will come along with the robot model that I will make for this Transformer. With the car body done, it’s time to chop it up and assemble in on the robot model that I will assemble this week.

So, enjoy the video and check out the rest of my progress for this Transformer project.

Well, it looks like this project has been greenlit — by me. I spent too much time doing this teaser trailer that I’ll be damned if I don’t turn it into a full fledged project.

The project was initially planned to be a Gundam 00 parody but I slowly veered it away from becoming one. I already thought of a different story so, I guess it’s going to be less of that “Setsuna prelude” that was  originally planned.  The title of this short project is based on the name of the Mecha’s name, AS001-HOPE.

What inspired me to do this project is of course my overwatching of Gundam series from Universal Century to the Anno Domini Era. But aside from that, I have been feeling this aura of hopelessness from people around me and a short film about a young man losing and finding hope is the best story I could come up with.

The project will be a integration of both CGI and Live Action footage. Anyway, here’s the trailer below

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For a higher resolution for the project click here . Make sure to watch it in high quality for better viewing.

So, for those following me at twitter, I guess you’ve noticed my twits about 3D Tracking. I’ve been looking for ways to perfect this process and I’m having a blast playing around with it. Here’s an example of what I’ve been expermenting with the whole weekend.

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The sound is the actual sound and that’s my brother’s desktop table. Those are his action figures beside the 3D Robot that I animated. So far, there are few hitches here and there but hopefully I get to fix that. But I’m overjoyed to see that the movement angle of the 3D Robot matches that of the video. Oh, and that irritating popping sound is from my brother’s laptop. It’s the sound that I think skype makes when you get a new message.

Anyway, just a little update. I’ve posted the tutorial for “Sci-fi Text” which can be found here.

Here’s a sneak peak of what this tutorial has to offer:

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Anyway, that’s all for now, I think I need to rest for a bit. A few new tutorials coming next week as I’ll be going into experimental week this week. If my experiments succeed, I’ll be uploading some tutorials. See you in a while.

And by the way, X-Men: Wolverine Origins was a mess of a movie. I’d stay away from it if you’re looking for a good movie to watch.