EKO - Retrieval mission of a military bio-weapon who has escaped. 2017

EKO - Making of. 2017

eko
エコ

SYNOPSIS
Set in Glastonbury Tor. A retrieval mission of an escaped military bio-weapon from a shady tech organisation who implanted her with organs from an alien lifeform. She drives off her pursuers using telekinetic powers before collapsing, alone and helpless in the carnage of her own outburst.

CAST
Eko & car lady    Elizabeth Isaacs
Soldier 1             Angus Brown
Soldier 2             Jamie Wilson

CREW

Written and animated by Alex Fung
Extended script and synopsis by Phoebe Wood-Wheelhouse
Thumbnail Art by Katherine Sugrue
Concept Artwork by Katie Waklin
Music by Addam Tyndale
VO session photography by Raphael Fung
Aardman Animations mentor - Nick Miller
UWE tutors - Chris Webster, Luis Cook, Julia Bracegirdle

eko is a 2D 3D Hybrid project.

Software: After Effects, Photoshop and Cinema 4D.
Hardware: Microsoft Surface Pro 4. i7 16GB Ram.

Trailer script and concept 2 weeks.
Storyboarding and Animatics for Preproduction 4 weeks.
Production time in After Effects was 5 weeks.


eko (eko) Pronounced ‘echo’      
Japanese term for Transfer of Merit

 

 

 

 

 

 

Voice over recording with Liz Isaacs

Voice over recording with Angus Brown

 

Voice over recording with Jamie Wilson

Studio assistant and VO photographer Raphael Fung

Midway through replacing animatic with After Effects work.

 

  

 

 

Replacing animatics with After Effects work

 

Recording various electronic sounds for the mechs

 

 

3D Drone based on artwork by Katie Wakelin

Mech design based on Katie Wakelins artwork

 

 

Learning to build a drone in Cinema 4D

Music by Addam Tyndale

 

Animatic with Addam Tyndales music 

Sketches by Alex Fung

Sketches by Alex Fung

Sketches by Alex Fung

 

Thumbnail art by Katherine Sugrue

The Style Guide

Script

The silly drawings the idea of EKO started with

A bit of silly photoshop fun with some toys :D

Adding an explosive background and voila! :D

Gun flare and an overall bleach effect using levels and contrast controls.

Here's the original pic. Attempting my best Stallone face.
I stumbled across this toy from a cartoon series called Max Steel that my son and I have become quite hooked on.

Rwar!

Doing some sweet VFX for a werewolf film this week for Brainy Monkey Post Production! :D
Rotoscoping the actor out of the werewolf suit and adding spooky glowing eyes.

Things got tricky when the branches were in the way..

My VFX & Motion Graphics Showreel for 2014. What a fantastic year it's been! :D

Highlights of my work with Adobe After Effects CS6 & CC.

FACTOMANIA, BBC, 360 Production
ALPHASPHERE, Nu Desine
GERONIMO, Personal Project
BUDDAH BOY, BBC Wales, It's My Shout Productions
CHRISTMAS IDENT, Soluis
P. DROID, Oliver Purches Films
NEW SECRETS OF THE TERRACOTTA WARRIORS, Channel 4, 422 South
STOP SMOKING, British Heart Foundation, Wonky Films

http://vimeo.com/alexfung 

NU DESINE VFX & Motion Graphics Showreel 2013

Here's my VFX and motion graphics I've been doing with Nu Desine so far. Really fun stuff to work on! :D

Inspired by the Ironman HUD (Head Up Display). Using elements of theAlphasphere software.

Where the magic happens with Nu Desine, based at The Watershed in Bristol. :D