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3D Designer and animator Jonas Nunes (currently on staff in BUCK\u2019s Amsterdam studio) just dropped us the details for his latest short film, a charming mini-masterclass in character and timing called Somewhere Out There<\/em>. <\/p>\nJonas Nunes: \u201cThis personal project started with a character Catarina Alves (a senior designer at Buck) designed for a project that unfortunately never saw the light of day. I liked the look of the character so much I decided to build a little story around him. <\/p>\n
\u201cAt the same time, I was curious to test a few procedural setups I built in Cinema 4D to achieve the folded paper look. It was working pretty well on static frames but I really wanted to see how it worked on an animated character.
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\n\u201cThe animation should be worked in a more snappy and less smooth way, aiming for a style that could be easily achieved in the real world, making the whole set more believable.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
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\u201cI also wanted to think about the animation as something that could be built with stop-motion. The animation should be worked in a more snappy and less smooth way, aiming for a style that could be easily achieved in the real world, making the whole set more believable.<\/p>\n
\u201cStarting a project from scratch and committing to executing all the stages of the process from the idea, rigging, animation, compositing, etc. is already a challenge. It\u2019s even more difficult when a large part of the project takes place in your free time after work and on weekends, which can be tiring and demotivating. <\/p>\n
\u201cFrom a technical point of view, the most challenging part was creating the rigs because it\u2019s an area in which I don\u2019t have much experience. Specifically, creating the rig for the wings and enabling control over their behavior, going from a bendy smooth profile to sharp edges for the moments when they unfold and fold.<\/p>\n
\u201cHuge thanks to Buck for all the support and a special thanks to Laurens Lammers for joining us with his sound magic.\u201d<\/p>\n
Watch the process reel:<\/strong>
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