2024/12/08 01:23
Witt Never Dies – for SHOWCASE
Development and Work-in-Progress
FINAL
Finally, I have completed the production of this series. Each part is a standalone work, and it involves many visual tests and experiments that I conducted. It’s a complex process, almost a visual experiment. As for the music, if time permits, I will look for music producers who specialize in this genre to create a series of soundtracks for it.
CH.1 Witt Never Dies
CH.2 King Blue’s Shadow
CH.3 Into The Blue
CH.4 Disappearing Tail
Concept
Supervisor
Music
For the first video:
It’s a string composition. I aimed to create a beautiful yet dangerous atmosphere, similar to the ending of the Mafia movie The Godfather Part I, where the Corleone family eliminates the other families under a beautiful string score.
For the second video:
My friend Blue used Suno AI to create an electronic music piece combined with modern EDM elements.
For the third video:
The soundtrack is a piano piece inspired by Ravel’s Jeux d’eau. This music is very serene yet unstable, evoking a sense of calm before an impending storm, foreshadowing the outbreak of war.
For the fourth video:
The music combines hardcore rock with screams and punk rock elements, representing destruction and relentless chaos.
This was a continuous process of experimentation, and there might be room for better choices. If time permits, I’ll work with my music collaborator again to optimize the soundtrack further.
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2024/11/27 16:50
Some Feedback from George
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2024/11/24 10:55
Reviewed and modified
Remaking the first film: Since I hadn’t designed the bomb when making the first film, I used a car as a substitute.
Remaking the shot in Ch.3: the tail animation
When I was working on Chapter 3 (term 3), I didn’t animate the tail. Then, in the final edit of the FMP, I recreated the tail animation.
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2024/11/13 19:20
Some Feedback from George
After the summer and several months of production, I received some feedback on the visuals and continuously improved Chapters 2 and 4.
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2024/11/13 16:29
Test：Witt Stone
Importing Witt Stone into UE5, and testing glowing materials and rotational effects.
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2024/10/30 23:02
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2024/10/28 21:48
Test：from MAYA to UE
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2024/10/07 01:13
Test: material of portal
Testing of portals, animation tests and material tests, and testing of animation noise on the model.
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2024/10/05 00:48
Test：camera animation
Got some data from MIXAMO
During the production process, some standard actions like walking, running, and jumping were sourced from Mixamo.
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2024/10/02 23:35
Test：material Witt&Blue
Imported the Witt model, Blue model, Witt model (steel version), and Blue model (steel version) into UE5 and tested the materials.
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2024/09/14 22:35
Test: from MAYA to UE-Blue
Imported the Blue model, and Blue model (steel version) into UE5， Tested whether the animations could be used.
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2024/09/13 22:44
BroTool Plugins
Test: tail animation
Used Brotool to create the tail animation and baked out the sequence frames.
Test: Facial Animation
2024/09/12 20:24
Modeling & Rigging
Model: Bomb
Model: KoingBlue’s Ship
Model: Witt’s ship & headquarter
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2024/06/15 15:00
Modeling & Rigging （model from last term）
WITT
BLUE
WEAPON for Blue
Blue’s weapon design is based on a drum stick
WEAPON for guard1
I have done the modeling of two guards before
Guard 1’s weapon is based on eletronic guitar
WEAPON for guard2
Guard 2’s weapon is based on keyboard
KING BLUE’S Headquarters
Witt’S Headquarter
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2024/06/12 17:01
Early stage：Develop the story
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