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Dahmer vs Gacy vs Austin
Ford Austin is relentless. Every time I speak to him he’s developing a new project, in post on another, doing some acting AND in the middle of directing the next big thing. He’s a madman. His latest feature, Dahmer vs Gacy is currently in post and I’m in for visual effects. On deck for this project: exploding windows, news graphics and LOTS of virtual blood. Google “Dahmer vs Gacy.”
What’s the Back Story?
Dedicated short film director Jeremy Lanni, the auteur of Noble Savage Productions brought me on board to provide visual effects for his new short Back Story. I will be upping the ante for his opening credit effect and providing a delightfully hellish backdrop for a character later in the film. Production starts in a couple of weeks — I can’t wait!
Trippin is Finished!
For the last year (at least) I’ve been heavily steeped in my first feature film with Deviant Pictures: trippin’. It’s a dark dramedy with horror elements that serves up real characters, a boldly original concept a puppet and a WAY freaked out drug trip courtesy of myself (visual effects director) and Wuhan Digital Media.
Kiddo Model Complete and Posed
It’s done! Certainly my most sophisticated 3D model to date. The faithful will recognize the shader from ZBrush 3. The model was created via a combination of sculpted primitives and basemeshes created in 3D Studio Max.
I’ve been calling this character “The Kiddo.” His name is Collin. Just before the Zombie Apocalypse an overdose of ADHD medication drove him into a psychotic rage. Now an unstoppable killing machine, he just might be the last, best hope for mankind’s survival.
Bitten by a zombie while escaping the asylum, Collin amputated his own arm to prevent himself from turning. He keeps arm with him–zombie bait, or a weapon of last resort. In a previous post I mentioned giving him a deadly prosthesis. After consideration I’ve decided to simply leave the stump. I find this very disturbing which is appropriate for the project.
This model will be featured in the short film Death in Charge by Deviant Pictures.
I wrote several Work in Progress posts for this model:
Crazy Kiddo Continued (Kiddo:WIP)
Kiddo’s Boots (Kiddo:WIP)
Crazy Kiddo Model (Kiddo:WIP)