Wednesday, April 18, 2012

KFP: Secrets of the Masters (2011) Pt. 1/4

These boards are from a bonus short that was released on the KFP2 DVD called, Secrets of the Masters. This project was unique in that it was traditional, 2D, hand-drawn animation; presented in a 3D stereoscopic format. The result was strikingly beautiful. The graphic immediacy of the hand-drawn animation and backgrounds, combined with the depth of a 3D environment was stunning. We were able to screen it in a theater wearing 3D glasses, whereas for most the only way to see it in 3D is with a 3D-TV -- and who has one of those!? It's still worth seeing, even without the 3D, thanks to the high quality animation from Duncan Studio, and the beautiful art direction.

Working on this was a change of pace for me. I don't often get handed  fight-scenes to board. As a rule I'm usually given the more earnest, touchy-feely stuff. Maybe that's why the scene still felt a little too static after I finished and needed a final punch-up from Jeff Snow. (A director once told Jeff that his drawings were, "too actiony" -- lol!)

There was no script for this section. My instructions were to come up with a way for the Masters to defeat the Wu Sisters using their individual strengths in a coordinated effort.













































Coming soon...part 2. Ciao.

14 comments:

  1. Surreal and inspirational to say the least, and I'm not even a board artist.

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  2. THESE ARE AWESOME! thank you so much for sharing this!!

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  3. These are super cool Toby! I really enjoyed this short, and it's cool to see this process. Great energy!

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  4. oh my god! I was just watching it the other day and I asked my friend - how would they board this stuff?? The action sequences are CRAZY! Toby this is wonderful! Thanks for sharing! Would like to see the part 2 part 3 etc! ;)

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  5. That is awesome, thanks for sharing.

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  6. this is amazing!!! Thanku for sharing...

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  7. Very Cool! How did you create the smoke effects? BTW Sean Bishop says Hi.

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    1. Stock Photoshop FX brush with a blur filter. Hi back, Sean.

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    2. Man I love how everything is so fluid when you scroll through them, top notch as always- thanks for posting these!

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  8. Greaaaat artist!!! Really beautiful the things you did. Very skilled hand :-)

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  9. fantastic and enjoyable to scroll through!

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  10. Really Awesome! Full of action and dynamism!

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