This LORD OF THE RINGS-themed work served as one of the final team projects at Side Academy and taught us the basics of cooperative work and collaboration skills, just like in a real studio setting.
Responsible for:
- camera layouts
- pre-vis
- creature & character keyframe animation
Here is the final cut of our Balrog project, featuring my creature animations of the titular demon and a couple of scared Goblins climbing the columns.
These are the shots I worked on during this exciting team project, including the fierce Balrog and some scared Goblins climbing columns. It turned out very challenging, but rewarding at the same time.
Here you can see the animation breakdown of the main creature shot showing the monstrous Balrog coming out of the flames of Moria. This work allowed me to learn how heavy masses like the demon's body land and interact realistically with their environment.