My high school film. A science-fiction epic satirizing the poor special effects and convoluted storylines of low-budget films. It follows a scientist named Ken Striker as he tries to hunt down the ravenous mutants who killed his best friend. This film was originally conceived as the pilot episode of a series that never got made, but in 2020 I had made plans to make a sequel. Unfortunately, those plans were cut short due to the pandemic. The concepts for the cancelled film can be found further down on this page.
EPISODE I (2018)
PLASM ANIMATED (2021)
Highlights reel
Initial Concepts
Robbery Aftermath Concept
Character Concepts
We made a lot of compromises in the designs for this movie. Sometimes it was because of what the script required, or a simple lack of resources. I wanted to keep a sort of "use-what-you-have" feel to this movie, so the script didn't require us to spend hundreds of dollars and man hours to build intricate physical sets or costumes. This is why many of the background sets were built and photographed within Halo's "Forge" mode, as well as the space backgrounds being from the Elite Dangerous photography feature. Little did I know, Forge would be my gateway into the 3D work I do now.
Example Storyboard Sequences
Poster Design and Final Release
EPISODE II (2020)
As stated before, this film was cancelled due to COVID-19, but I did some work in preparation for it. I still consider this to be some of my early work, and although not much came of it, this project taught me a lot about writing and 3D animation.
