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Work in Progress 2010

Welcome to the first WIP video for 2010. If you notice that the interface is slightly different, it's not your eyes - it's my mac. I have modified the way I record the video this month, to try and save a couple of steps in production.TPD - January 2010 from Paul Caggegi on Vimeo.My method so far has been:record the Ubuntu desktop using GTK RecordMyDesktoptransfer the files to my mactranscode from theora mkv to mp4 using FFMPEG for MacImport into FCP and render to HDEdit (speed up, do VO, et ...

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Well, it's the 100th episode, folks! A feedback one, too.Feedback comes courtesy of:James WadsworthChris OatleyLars ScheithauerJoseph JoltonMatt ForcumJames' work can be seen on: LAMLRadioChris Oatley, of course, can be reached via: Chris Oatley (dot) comMatt's work can be found at Robot BeachTwo emails came from Maikhail P Schalk and Peter Palmiotti.Mikhail's blog is getting on its feet, but if you have the time, go check it out: Patriarch ProductionPeter's got a few places online where yo ...

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Monkey Mod is GO!!Welcome to this conversation with Kevin Cross, mastermind behind the fab new web comic, Monkey Mod:Mother Nature and her daughter Evolution have had quite a time since the demise of the human race. However, the old adage remains, “The more things change, the more they stay the same.” The streets are still dangerous, giant monsters still attack large cities, and squares still hate Rock and Roll. Clash City needed a hero to fight for truth, justice, and Maximum R&B. ...

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Welcome to the final Work in Progress for 2009! I managed to release this on Xmas Eve, as a small Xmas gift to you.In this video, I continue the concept sketching of Tholemo, right up until the point of drafting a front and side image to use as a template for 3D modeling.TPD - December 2009 from Paul Caggegi on Vimeo.In related news, I took some time out of my schedule and sketched Minauld Wallace for Lora Innes of The Comic Creator's AllianceShe is asking for artist submissions for a worth ...

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Feedback for December 2009!Some news, some musings, an Amazon order comes early, and the feedback is very insightful advice on how to go about marketing the video releases of the tutorials!Cheers to Rich Brown, Nixon, Kris, Jon and James for the emails, comments and suggestions!Some inspiring books just came in the mail:MechanikaThe Skillful HuntsmanHigh MoonStay tuned to the final WIP video for 2009 just after Xmas, but just before New Year. Until 2010, Merry Xmas, Happy Honnuka, may your ...

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This month's conversation is with creator and artist behind "Marooned: A Space Opera in the Wrong Key". I've released this a few days early because pre-orders for his first book, Out of Orbit, close on December 2nd. Details below.Tom Dell'Aringa has been working on Marooned for about a year and a half, now. Throughout that time, he has experimented with various styles, story-telling techniques, and has even embraced the digital revolution to a small extent!Tom gives some detailed informatio ...

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The first in a new series of tutorials which will outline the creation of three characters and two vehicles. In this video, I share my sketching process for three characters and two vehicles.TPD - November 2009 from Paul Caggegi on Vimeo.The following videos will focus on one character (Tholemo) and one vehicle (the biplane). I will produce tutorials on full-body modeling (including head), full-body and face rigging, vehicle modeling, and finally a special video on producing the look for th ...

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Welcome to this month's feedback episode! On the whole, it was positive, and there was lots of it. I do have to give special mention to one or two good emails I received - one from Ignatio, and the other from David.After the feedback, I rant a bit about the direction I'm taking with Character Development, and my reasons for doing so.A couple of interesting books and a film which have inspired me this month:I'm also interested in hearing your opinions on making my tutorials available in othe ...

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I am happy to welcome back Cello to the Process Diary, for a brainstorming session. As you can tell from the podcast, we are pretty excited by the new direction we're taking the story. We've parred back the elements to the bare bones.This discussion point was so good, and we covered so much ground, I want to share as much of it with you as possible. There is a third of it that won't be possible to share until a few episodes are "in the bag". The information we discuss is way too spoiler-y. ...

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Welcome back to the Process Diary. I hope you enjoyed the first part of this month's discussion point. Any and all feedback, as always, is welcome.This week, I present the second part of our discussion, where we focus on the characters. We begin with Marcus, and suss out what kind of a guy he is: disgruntled employee? Tinkerer? Hulking mass of frustration? Problem solver? Photocopy repair-man?Who is David Winfield? Corporate whore? PR man? Used Car salesman?In this episode, we reveal a tiny ...

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Welcome to this week's discussion point. It's a small mixed-bag of subjects, all things I have been thinking about over the past fortnight or so.I've been shifting my research from story construction and myth to science. This is mainly because I wanted to see the plausibility of my inciting incident. This research has led me to a TV series, and a book, both by Carl Sagan.CosmosPale Blue DotThe book contained a quote which inspired me to revisit the notion of religion,. I wondered what a fut ...

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A bonus episode this month. I got together with Marcello and continued to throw around some concepts and ideas. This is a real brainstorm session, so while there is a thread of trying to get an idea of creating the pilot episode, we delve into a bit of world-building, thoughts on the altruistic hero, and what might make a good first conflict.This discussion touches on many of the previous points from last month's session, but it is full of ADDED NEWNESS!It is difficult to bring the progress ...

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Welcome to April's Discussion point for 2009. A quick update on the script progress this week, and the methods which have been employed in drafting the script.I don't use any formatting software, in case you're wondering. I simply type the format out as I go. This has made it really easy to push it backwards and forwards over email with Marcello.An example of where Marcello has improved the script:SCENE 2: DVNR-1 – INT – DAYInside the vehicle, MARCUS BLAIR sits at the pilot seat. He is ...

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Another month, another brainstorming session over a couple of beers. Marcello and I have lost count of the drafts we've been writing - he thinks it's around 5, I think it may be higher. It has been an explosion of activity, which includes some extra-curricular storyboards (on Marcello's part) and some random concept art by his extremely talented flatmate, Paul Jason Young:From Public AlbumIn the mean time, I've been slaving over the head mesh for David Winfield. It will feature in a bit mor ...

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Welcome to this month's discussion point for May, 2009.Progress this week had been focused on modeling. Marcello has taken the initiative on redesigning the DVNR-1 vehicle. I have focused, instead, on the creation of the main characters. I have taken the template of Kynan's original models, and have extrapolated the topology of Winfield's mesh, and produced a "new" gestalt Marcus.We have also been dissecting the script. It's mainly fine-tuning sections so that our environment speaks to the ...

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Work in Progress - April 2009 from Paul Caggegi on Vimeo.Welcome to the work in progress/tutorial for April 2009.As requested - a video tutorial on landscape modeling, and how to cheat the render at the end of the process using a normal map.I will be posting extra links and screen grabs here on the blog, so you can follow along. While I cover some basic topology sketching in GIMP, I only get as far as the final model in this tutorial. I will return with a texturing tutorial in the near futu ...

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Bonus Brainstorm for May, 2009.Cello and I are STILL writing! Today, you get to be a fly on the wall for a script re-drafting session. We discuss what we like, don't like, what we're happy with, and what is just failing to get there.This writing session is a tad spoilery, but illustrated beautifully just what happens when you discuss ideas that have been tosses around for a little while, and how they finally collapse into an agreed-upon outline. I've beeped out the REALLY spoilery stuff, ne ...

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TPD WIP - May 2009 from Paul Caggegi on Vimeo.May 2009 WIP video features a quick demo on how to use an existing mesh as a basis for a new character. The tools I use are nothing grand or advanced: simply enable your proportional fall-off tool, and grab (G-KEY), scale (S-KEY) and rotate (R-KEY) away.From Public AlbumThe biggest thing you should get out of this tutorial is workflow. Sketching an outline based on an existing mesh is a great idea if you want to see where you're coming from and ...

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I have been doing some exciting stuff other than Character Development recently. Stuff I have not been able to reveal up until now. Be it because ownership was not mine, or I had to keep it under wraps before its release, I can now talk about these works so you can all have a look at what else has been going on while working on my own project. I bring these up because they impact my work in ways that are creative, instructive, and they add to my ever expanding body of work in positive ways. ...

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What a month for updates. I'll begin with my quick foray into the wonderful world of rigging. This past month, I have been deeply entrenched in blender rigging tutorials, trying to find that magical, elusive process which will render the most efficient rig. And efficiency is what it is all about. I've now fully-rigged Marcus Blair, and I have to say, putting him through some motions is making me SQUEEEEEE with joy. Can't wait to show you.As this month's work in progress video is all about t ...

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