Mayan Reign

My Demo-Reel

2010-12-07T17:25:00.000-08:00

Mostly made up of school projects but with the guidance of my peers and professors', one of the most rewarding experinces in my creative life.

Mayan Reign...film festival proctor

2009-06-29T13:32:00.000-07:00

"Finally"

2009-05-05T21:00:00.001-07:00

Its been awhile since I have posted and have realized that the end is near... for my senior project that is. Want to thank all my classmates and the faculty of the School of Cinematic Arts for their patience and professionalism. Hope my senior film can help me in creating a network in the animation field...my dreams are starting to become reality and just need to keep focused, its been a whirlwind of frustrating and sleepless nights creating, animating, editing, coloring, drawing, and struggling with my character defects that occasionally bring on doubts of my capability but I have shined through it all. when I started I did not even know any software applications besides word-perfect. Adobe (Photoshop, Aftereffects, Premier, and Flash) are now my friend. if your interested in seeing my film.... to bad I cannot post the whole file because distribution rights belong to USC... If you want to see it you will have to travel the short-film circuit to see it. As I plan to see how far I can go with this short film.

Boy Faces Warrior for Rain

2009-02-18T21:25:00.000-08:00

I am excited to say that I am on my way towards the last portion of my film... I have much to do and edit and collaboration to do but have an ending in the cross hairs... My target is near... Sacrificing holidays, weekends, and evening for my dream of becoming an animator, thats all I can do, prove them all wrong, set the pace for the marathon, create opportunities and set a good example to the people around me. The choices I've made in life somehow led me to his point in life and I have to look back and say "Wow"!!! what an adventure and I still have a broader horizon to reach... Some how someway I will create my own destiny, even when I wanted to take into consideration the silent whispers of... I cannot go on... this is not for me... I said no to these voices and now things are getting even tighter and harder as crunch time comes approaching. So far my tenacity has proven to be the key, The lessons my parents taught me and the parenting I am experiencing now with my daughter will give me strength to succeed and hope that I can inspire the uninspired to fulfill there dreams as I am.

Warrior Appears

2009-02-05T11:43:00.000-08:00

Here is the scene were I introduce the warrior... He magically appears when Chak The Rain God uses his powers to make a mural come to life. He will face Cualtemo (Boy) to a Mayan Ball game, which will the conflict/resolution of my project.

More BG's for next shots...

2009-01-28T20:41:00.000-08:00

Dead==Lines

2009-01-24T14:09:00.000-08:00

Today, I have realized that deadlines are critical for my completion of my film and meeting with sound designers, writers, and composers can be very complicated since differences in schedules can bring momentum to a quick halt in the process of film-making. Everything on paper can appear straight forward, but in reality it's not. Communication is the key and since I had to only depended on myself to create all my prior animation, I did not have as much pressure as I can only blame myself if things do not get done. Now, I have to depend on others to stick to what was negotiated and I have to have faith in these individuals that everything will turn out as planned. Then I have to make sure I stick to my schedule so that my collaborators can add their magic to my film. I do sometimes question myself but realize that its all part of the learning process and so far things have worked out for the best, and as long as I push forward and do all the criteria in this process, my film will be complete before the deadline. Just venting...

JOSE

New Semester, New Year...

2009-01-04T01:46:00.000-08:00

Haven't been consistent with typing on my blog, I usually upload scenes or backgrounds from my film instead. I've had my fair share of procrastination throughout the holidays and for the most part, I've been able to make progress on "Mayan Reign". It's time to put it in high gear. I have completed some back grounds and am in the progress of plugging in more scenes onto my animatic and will update soon... For now here are a couple of Backgrounds.

Travel Shot of Boy Protgonist

2008-12-17T12:06:00.000-08:00

2nd pass

2008-12-16T17:21:00.000-08:00

Untitled from Jose Olmos on Vimeo.

installment

2008-12-04T10:49:00.001-08:00

Animatic Update from Jose Olmos on Vimeo.

Father son

2008-11-25T14:24:00.000-08:00

for this installment I will display a scene with both Father and son together...

Untitled from Jose Olmos on Vimeo.

First pass on the animation and have to move forward with the rest of my scenes.

"Mayan"

2008-11-12T00:34:00.000-08:00

Mayan_Reign_update_11/12/08 from Jose Olmos on Vimeo.

update blog

2008-10-26T12:14:00.000-07:00

There have been some updates on my project but the files are too large and do not upload on this blog. I have added three scenes of the protagonist's father in which he is introduced. He is at a well lowering a bucket for water, overhead shot of well and camera trunks inward to reveal a dry well and the scene transition into the title scene, dissolve. Then father is at the location of his garden which have been deprived of precious water, he reaches down to analyze the condition of the soil. No use since the soil is without moisture. The scene then moves to the boy kicking a soccer ball. Will re-export files so that they can be posted soon. Should have more new post also.

New Animation

2008-10-06T23:12:00.000-07:00

just a 2.5 sec. clip... need some critique.

Puppet

2008-10-05T16:36:00.000-07:00

It's been a while since my last post. Have drawn out my protagonist in a frontal pose, side pose, and 3/4 pose. Different hands to go along with his movement, also there are several facial expressions and I still have more to go. Will do the rest when they are needed.
The father is also almost complete and the warrior and Statue are to follow.

motion test

2008-09-18T08:05:00.003-07:00

short test just to get a feel of the puppets range of motion, background is just a temporary image, not in animatic... will experiment with the movements and timing.

another Puppet

2008-09-18T08:05:00.001-07:00

Puppet creation procedure

2008-09-18T08:05:00.000-07:00

Have been able to create puppets in after effects and will be coloring them in and scanning soon so that I can bring into aftereffects and animate, here are some of the model sheets I created.

2008-09-09T08:43:00.000-07:00

I had to create the 3/4 view so that each profile does not break the 180 degree rule. Just need to color and manipulate in position in after effects. This Stela of the Rain God Cha'ak will not be moving in my film but be transported in space magically from scene to scene and have a glowing effect in the eyes and around its profile.

Puppet tools

2008-09-09T08:34:00.000-07:00

I found out that my puppets have to be created in layers in photoshop since my first test on puppet tool had my character distort in odd ways... Am going to build my character in this exploded view then import in layer onto After effects... Then create a hierarchy so that each limb corresponds with the next in sequence to natural anatomy.

Protagonist In Technicolor...

2008-09-04T13:14:00.000-07:00

Here is the final look of my protagonist character named Cuauhltemo Negro, slight chance in changing the color Palette...

Boy Protagonist

2008-09-02T08:46:00.000-07:00

Another character design of boy protagonist...

"Cha'ak the Rain-God"

2008-09-02T08:23:00.000-07:00

This seems to be the final look of my character Cha'ak... Next is the texture, probably will have a monochromatic-stone texture. Will experiment and post on blog as soon as I am happy with the look. Also am finalizing the other characters, the boy Protagonist, his Father and the Mayan-Warrior.

It's been a while since...

2008-08-26T08:31:00.000-07:00

I've made a post to my thesis project, but finally I have another example of a background for my film Mayan Reign.

Cuautemoc (the protagonist) again...

2008-07-23T19:44:00.001-07:00

A sympathetic bobble head look to Cuautemoc...

Cuautemoc (the protagonist)

2008-07-23T19:37:00.001-07:00

Another example of a possible look for the boy hero.

more character designs...

2008-07-10T10:51:00.000-07:00

Mayan Warrior

"Mayan Warrior"

2008-07-03T09:12:00.000-07:00

This Character is going to be fearsome looking.
His purpose of existing in the
film is the main obstacle that
the protagonist must overcome
to succeed in his quest for rain. Everything is not set in stone, will continue to modify character designs...

Protagonist's father character

2008-07-03T09:02:00.000-07:00

Here is a character design
for the Mayan Boy's father,
really like the puppet look and
shabby clothing with hat...

"Cha'ak"character design...

2008-06-17T10:42:00.001-07:00

I had tampered with different looks, in my storyboard and animatic I created an animated figure... this character design seems much more statuesque and its fierce looking too. think it will be the design I need for my film... I just have to get all the perspectives... What do you think?

"Cha'ak"

2008-06-13T12:05:00.000-07:00

Its been a couple of days since my last post, created a character design for "Cha'ak" The Rain God,
I will scan and post soon...

2008-06-03T10:10:00.000-07:00

The Mayan Ball Game is a critical point in my film. Want to show the intesity and importance of how the game was vital in the social structure of the entire civilization and a means to enforce their belief and interaction within their world and the spiritual world.

The Contemporary Mayan Village in my Film...

2008-05-29T17:55:00.000-07:00

You like my first background in guache? This is the small village home of the teen protagonist named Cuauhtémoc Negro. I thought it scanned in pretty well.

Protagonist Character Design...

2008-05-29T17:43:00.000-07:00

This is one of my character designs, think he looks to old? Trying to get a 12 to 15 year old, energetic, rambunctious, enthralled in his families plight and athletic looking. Will keep on chipping away at that old block and redefining until I acquire "the look".

2008-05-27T18:29:00.000-07:00

Will continue on character design today...

2008-05-23T10:29:00.000-07:00

A reference image for background possibilities...

2008-05-23T10:19:00.000-07:00

This an image of Cha'ak the Rain God...

Friday's here!

2008-05-23T10:07:00.000-07:00

Today, I will concentrate on doing some character designing, and will be watching some tutorials on Adobe After effects puppet...

Animatic "MAYAN REIGN"

2008-05-22T10:48:00.000-07:00

cont. to draw

2008-05-22T10:38:00.000-07:00

I have for gotten how awesome it is to draw on paper rather then digitally. Drawing my backgrounds on Strathmore watercolor paper/cold press, will sketch out 2-3 today and hopefully keep up the momentum so that I can color in soon with gauche.

Trying to get back into the groove...

2008-05-21T11:01:00.000-07:00

I have been sketching my backgrounds, using a non-photo verithin prisma-color pencil that way when I color in gauche it does not show when scanned. I will sketch all my backgrounds and color then scan throughout the summer, seems like a lot of work but will push forward.

just created my first blog

2008-05-20T11:22:00.000-07:00

Welcome to my blog, it is created for my senior thesis film and will be updated on a regular basis, "I hope"... "Mayan reign" is the title and it is about a village boy and his quest to contribute to his family, He finds himself relying on his own accord, his families struggles become his focus and he tries to make a change in his world. He finds out that he has many capabilities to succeed in his quest. So far I have an animatic and am still refining my character designs, also will be doing backgrounds in gauche, and animating in Adobe After Effects CS3 puppets, looking at tutorials and sketching out background and researching perspective drawing technics.