The Infernal Machine

The Infernal Machine is a collaboration between a couple of my friends and me.
My roles in this project include, storyboarding, animatics, 3D layout, 3D animation and editing. Details are as below!

The shots that i've animated can be found here!



A rag tag team has been sent to repair The Infernal Machine........ "From Hell!!", with dire consequences.

by: Team Awesomeness Reloaded; tareloaded.blogspot.com

Harold Cheng; harold_cwl@hotmail.com
(art direction, modeling, texturing, compositing)

Chua Han Xiang; han_chua83@hotmail.com
(rigging, animation, R&D)

Lai Yeow Kuang; mail_yeowkuang@yahoo.com.sg
(storyboarding, animatics, 3D Layout, animation, editing)

Teo Wei Yong; teo@audivarius.com
(Sound design, music composition)

*Production period: 12 weeks at the NCCA, Bournemouth University

Block Pass of my 2 sequence of "The Infernal Machine"

blocking pass of the 2 sequences that i worked on for "The Infernal Machine"

more could be found at our production blog

Foreman Walk Cycle test

a walk cycle test that i did for my masters project=)just trying to find a walk that suits his pompous and selfish nature.

Model/Texture by Harold Cheng
Rigging by Han Xiang Chua

Team Awesomeness Reloaded - 3D Layout, Draft 07

here's the 3D layout that i put together for my masters' short~

Model/textures by Harold Cheng

Team Awesomeness Reloaded - 3D Layout, Draft 03

Team Awesomeness Reloaded - Animatics

DemoReel 2011

Hi! Here's my graduate reel 2011! Below is the breakdown of the reel.

0:06 - 0:16
Body Mechanics; Against the wind
Personal Work - Responsible for all animation only

0:16 - 0:20
Body Mechanics; Jump!
Personal Work - Responsible for all animation only

0:20 - 0:25
Acting; Institute or brothel?!!
Personal Work - Responsible for all animation only.

0:25 - 0:45
Masters Project; The Infernal Machine (Bournemouth University)
Responsible for Storyboard/Animatics, Layout, 3D Animation and Editing

0:45 - 0:54
Group Project; Mobile Mayhem (Bournemouth University)
Responsible for Storyboard/ANimatics, Layout and Animation

0:54 - 1:07
Masters Project; The Infernal Machine (Bournemouth University)
Responsible for Storyboard/Animatics, Layout, 3D Animation and Editing

1:07 - 1:15
Group Project; Mobile Mayhem (Bournemouth University)
Responsible for Storyboard/ANimatics, Layout and Animation

1:15 - 1:20
Masters Project; The Infernal Machine, walk cycle (Bournemouth University)
Responsible for all animations only.

1:20 - 1:25
Masters Project; The Infernal Machine, run cycle (Bournemouth University)
Responsible for all animations only.

1:25 - 1:36
Acting; Horror!
Personal Work - Responsible for all animation only.

1:36 - 1:43
Acting; I'm Sorry
Personal Work - Responsible for all animation only

Mobile Mayhem (Full)

Here's the full version of Mobile Mayhem!=)
My part was the animation from 0:17 - 0:59!!

Mobile Mayhem by Team Awesomeness.
Harold Cheng - Modeling, Lighting, Compositing
Ruha Merchant - Rigging, VFX
Lai Yeow Kuang - Storyboarding, Animatics, Animation
Chua Han Xiang - Character Design, Animation, Sound

Reasons

Just something that i tried doing, the same dialogue, but with different context.

Mobile Mayhem (edited)

Rendered version of the part of mobile mayhem that i animated on. I am responsible for animation only.

Design: Han Xiang
Model: Harold
Rig: Ruha