Character model

This is my model for my suited characters in the machinima:

The current checker texture is just for setting the UV map so that I can do the final textures for the model.

My character model is almost done, I've been doing the UVs for it. I haven't done much work on the animatic lately, but it's mostly complete.

Dialogue

I've got the dialogue for the machinima recorded now, I took care of it in my last Audio class. I did the voice of one character, and Johnny did the other after I asked him if he could help, so it went quite well. Now all I have to do is finish my animatic and character model for now.

Machinima

I've kept the story and actions in my machinima reasonably simple so as to avoid problems, seeing as the Unreal engine is fairly limiting. Complex actions and levels are time consuming and difficult to get right, so I think going for a more simple approach increases the chance of making a successful/functional machinima.

Animatic

I've been working on the animatic for my machinima, so far I've been cleaning up the scan of the storyboard so that I can use it. Once I have that done, I'll be able to put the seperate frames into After Effects and make the final animatic.

Script

We're finalising our scrips in Audio design today. I've had mine done for a week, so I'm all set. I'd share it on this blog, but that would spoil the machinima, you'll see it soon enough. :) I'll upload my storyboard now though. It's fairly basic, but it maps out the main story.

Opening

This is the blog for my Machinima "In the middle of nowhere".

Here's an overview:

My Machinima is about two characters who meet by
a chance encounter in the middle of nowhere. It follows
their developing relationship which goes from hostile to
friendly, as well as things that happen to them. The two
character's names are E205 and X326, these are their
codenames, and the names they use during the Machinima.
They're a bit mysterious, but we learn a little about them
during the Machinima. It's an interesting scenario since
they are both soldiers from opposite sides of a war. There is also a narrator, briefly at the start and end of the Machinima.