PRE-VIZ: Skate commercial – Decks
This commercial would be so fucking cool if we can just get it animated and finished!
This is one of the older versions of the pre-viz. The black bit in the middle hasn’t had the pre-viz inserted.
Almost skateboards – double impact!
The idea: 3 skater crash test dummies (vert skater, street skater and freestyle skater) test the board to it’s breaking point. The vert skater (BLUE) has jet packs, street skater (GRAY) has a suspension system on his legs to perform incredible jumps and lands and freestyle (GREEN) has hydraulic pumps to stress test the board.
I’m still having trouble getting it animated as everyone is way to busy. I’ve built everything and it’s pretty much ready for rendering. Below is the pre-vis and a few render tests and model views for the different skaters.
Here are some renders and viewport screenshots of the skaters.
Vert skater texture render tests:
Skate commercial WIP test render
Here is a WIP lighting and render test of the skate commercial I’m directing and making. Rendered in V-ray for Maya and composited in Nuke.
Vert Guy
Technics Spec commercial and the meeting of Dane!
In March 2012 I contacted Mark Toia who’s a wonderful local/international TVC director and ask if he’d met up with me and demystify the process of getting into directing TVC’s. One of the goals I walked away with was to create a reel of commercials. So I shot this in about a day and a half with a mate of mine, Robin Darch. It took me a few more days to edit and about 10 months to find a competent composer. Yes, 10 months. I went through about 4 different composers, people promising they’d get it done then be met with excuse upon excuse as to why they hadn’t produced anything. I understand they were doing it for free (and for their own reels mind you) but c’mon it was getting so fucking ridiculous! 2 weeks ago, enter Dane Alexander. I was going to inspections looking for a rental apartment. I walked into one and found it full of musical equipment and Star Wars merch. Dane happened to live and be there at the time of inspection. Much to my fiancee’ objection I proceeded to walk up and introduce myself to Dane and the rest is history.
He started and finished the music in about a day. Where has this guy been hiding?! Check it out below!
https://vimeo.com/60988837
Pre-viz: Is your home a smoke free zone?
Pre-viz I did for an anti-smoking spec Ad. You can see the finished version HERE.
Sean make movie. 