Macquettes

And here are macquettes of the master and student characters:

Story Reel

So, I guess the first thing we'll post is a rough cut of our story reel. The music track is not final, and the timing and some of the boards are very rough, but it should give an idea of what we're going for.

In the beginning...

So. This blog is going to be where Joe Daniels and I, Jedidiah Mitchell, post progress on our thesis animation project here at the Rochester Institute of Technology Film/Animation school. It's the story of a monk, a master, and a mantis, set in a Chinese medieval mountain monastery (what a lot of Ms!). We'll have some concept art, storyboards/storyreels, production stills, render tests, and most fun of all, probably some short bits of animation to see. And come May of 2006, a finished film (or so we'd hope). Enjoy!