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In Search of Humans: Teaser 3

wesball — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:55:14 +0000

This is my sci-fi comedy I’m currently developing with a few people. It centers around the grand voyage of a delusional alien and his faithful sidekick. It’s shaping up to be a spectacular adventure with a lot of heart. I’ll keep you posted on the progress.

btw, to view the teaser trailer, click on that little poster there on the left. And TURN UP THOSE SPEAKERS!

Nico the Explorer Animation Test

wesball — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 14:10:43 +0000

Testing out the animation and design of the main character for my ISOH project. Timing is a little slow, but I’m currently waiting on a new character rig to be delivered. Then I’ll dive in and do a proper job.

Test RIVIT Model Turntable

wesball — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 14:55:17 +0000

Found this old model of RIVIT I did a while back. Since WALLE came out I’ve had to evolve his design a bit. But this old version gives a good idea of where he’s headed. When I finish out his new design and material (the biggest design change) I’ll post a new version. This one is just for posterity.

BTW, in case you’re wondering RIVIT stands for: Robotic Intergalactic Valet and Image Transmitter

1000 Ways to Die: 3D Visualization

wesball — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 09:15:41 +0000

We were recently hired to create a few CG visualizations for the show 1000 Ways to Die on Spike TV. It was all made with Lightwave 3D. On average we had about 3 days per shot. Fun stuff.

MAKING-OF: Shot 1 of In Search of Humans Teaser

wesball — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 11:15:57 +0000

MAKING-OF: Shot 3 of In Search of Humans Teaser

wesball — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 11:12:10 +0000

PONZIMATION: Animated Segment

wesball — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 08:36:21 +0000

A co-creation with my partner Justin Barber, this short animated sequence was commissioned for an original documentary called ‘Masters of the Heist’ included on the HD-DVD version of Ocean’s 13. Directed by Jonathan Buss and produced by Herzog & Company, it breaks down and explores famous heists of the century.

We had about three weeks to complete this from scratch. Most of the animation was done entirely in After Effects CS3. There’s also a little bit of Lightwave 3D in there occasionally. This was pretty much the biggest After Effects project we had attempted at the time. You should have seen the keyframes! Maybe one day we’ll do a making-of…

THE TREEHOUSE: Feature Pitch

wesball — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 08:33:03 +0000

So this teaser trailer was just something I threw together to use in the room while pitching the concept around town. It worked great. I felt it really helped to grease the wheels, convey the tone and ‘kind’ of movie I was thinking about.

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UPDATE:
So I had a fun time working on this project. It was my first sell to a major studio and got to learn a little inside baseball on the studio process. Plus, I met and worked with some cool people. But as of now, Treehouse is dead. It’s time to move onto other projects.

While in development at the studio, the story underwent some pretty significant shifts in tone. Instead of the dark fairy-tale I originally pitched, it ultimately became a sort of ‘teen horror’… long story I might tell one day.

The movie file on your left is the original teaser trailer I used to pitch the concept around town. The images below are some concept sketches for what I refer to as the “studio version” of Treehouse. Artist credit goes to my talented friend Khan Muftic.