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Final Phase of Shun'd Production Poster. Rough comp outline and color treatment. Created using Adobe Illustrator (CS5). Powerful program! I wanted to push it to the limit with lighting and various effects.

Shun'd Proposal and Thumbnails

Summary of Shunʼd

Once a well regarded veteran in the armed forces, A. Vincent Shun has been accused of several heinous crimes. Crimes that have left his hometown of Anchorage, Alaska in disarray. Shun flees his hometown, leaving law enforcement puzzled on his whereabouts.

On the run, Shun stumbles upon a small deserted town near the Kennecott Mines1. Kennecott was a prosperous mining community in the early 1900’s, now deserted and filled with old dilapidated buildings. Shun takes shelter in an abandoned mining structure trying to regroup and escape thoughts and visions that plague him. An overwhelming feeling of isolation takes a toll on Shun’s mental state. Snow blankets the roadways, hills, and fallen structures. The horrible weather hindered anyone from entering or leaving the town.

Shun later finds himself unable to escape the storm, let alone his disturbing thoughts. Solitude has become troubling, as uncontrollable thoughts and ideas come to fruition. Inner demons are born from his subconscious and enter a conscious state. Demons are actualized and roam about the town, searching for their creator.

The town becomes a stage and Shun becomes a marionette controlled by his demonic creations. Only Shun can cut the strings to his subconscious and escape what has been plaguing him. Will he battle his way from the insane world he created or succumb to his own madness?

In Perspective: Adding Contrast and Fine detail to the project

Currently in progress and taking shape

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Final Artist Rendering: A. Vincent & The Head Townsman

posted via www.shuntown.com

Finished comps for Shun Town™.

Coming Fall 2010.

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1:6 Scale Study And Design

This 1:6 scale study/project (Pictured Left) allowed me to fully understand and experiment with scale photography and lighting. The set and models were shot in front of a green screen and later digitally enhanced.

Experimenting with 1:6 scale models has helped me develop my skills and allow me to produce my current independent project of greater scale...

...stop motion animation. Shun Town coming soon. (in development)

History Of Stop Motion Animation
as seen on wikipedia.org

Stop motion animation has a long history in film. It was an often used to show objects moving as if by magic. The first instance of the stop motion technique can be credited to Albert E. Smith and J. Stuart Blackton for The Humpty Dumpty Circus (1898), in which a toy circus of acrobats and animals comes to life. In 1902, the film Fun in a Bakery Shop used clay for a stop motion "lightning sculpting" sequence. French trick film maestro Georges Méliès used it to produce moving title-card letters for one of his short films, but never exploited the process for any of his other films^{[dubious –
discuss]}. The Haunted Hotel (1907) is another stop motion film by J. Stuart Blackton, and was a resounding success when released. Segundo de Chomón (1871–1929), from Spain, released El Hotel Eléctrico later that same year, and used similar techniques as the Blackton film. In 1908, A Sculptor's Welsh Rarebit Nightmare was released, as was The Sculptor's Nightmare, a film by Billy Bitzer. French animator Emile Cohl impressed audiences with his object animation tour-de-force, The Automatic Moving Company in 1910.

One of the earliest clay animation films was Modelling Extraordinary, which dazzled audiences in 1912. December 1916 brought the first of Willie Hopkins' 54 episodes of "Miracles in Mud" to the big screen. Also in December 1916, the first woman animator, Helena Smith Dayton, began experimenting with clay stop motion. She would release her first film in 1917, Romeo and Juliet.

In the turn of the century, there was another well known animator known as Willis O' Brien (known by others as O'bie). His work on The Lost World from 1925 is known, but he is most admired for his work on King Kong (1933 film), a milestone of his films, maybe possibly stop motion animation.

For more information on stop motion (click here)