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

Kit.

My humble kit for the last couple of years. A Canon 550D and a Macbook Air. I've been considering an upgrade but honestly, they have served me well, light to carry on my various motion graphics adventures, and I'm still amazed by what these things can do.
I tend to use an external monitor at the offices where I freelance. If a monitor isn't available I can hijack other Macs as a monitor with the thunderbolt cable. Handy dandy. :)

http://vimeo.com/alexfung

Worldmark Films

I'm currently working on some fun Monty Python inspired animations for Worldmark Films.
Cutting out lots of shapes in Photoshop and giving it what for in After Effects, bringing characters to life. Including a robot! :D

Character rigging! Parenting all the layers together. :)

 

Here's a screenshot of how the layers are parented to each other in After Effects. Very important to label everything!

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 

Factomania 2014 - BBC

First bit of press on the BBC 10 part science series where I worked as part of a fantastic motion graphics team at 360 Production.

http://citizen.co.za/141446/get-your-facts-straight/

http://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/tv-radio/9811188/Fran-Scott-The-facts-of-life 

Air date: 12 March at 7:30pm, 2014 on BBC Knowledge and BBC HD. 

BBC Factomania Promo 2014

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

British Heart Foundation

My latest motion graphics work for the British Heart Foundation. Directed by Miki Cash at Wonky Films. 

Doing this project about 'No Smoking Day' was brilliant as it knocked some sense into me and got me to stop smoking. :)

AlphaSphere

I recently made a VFX heavy video with After Effects for Nu Desine. A great way to start 2013!

Green screen during production to make life easier in post.