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Mantis Animation Rig An inside look at the animation rig for the Mantis, including a screen recording of the Mantis Rig in use. IMPORTANT - in order to view the video, you need to download the TechSmith Quicktime Decoder for either PC or Macintosh OS9 or OSX. Don't be afraid, it's quick and painless! (added 6.23.04) |
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Intro - Behind the Scenes A brief discussion of the creation of the Intro. (added 3.08.04) |
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Mantis Parable Studio I like to see what other people's work spaces are like. Here's my "studio". (added 1.07.04) |
| Texturing
the Mantis Parable A look at some of the textures used in The Mantis Parable. (added 10.08.03) |
| Frolicking
Mantises A miraculous encounter with some praying mantises provides some great research and development video. This clip shows some of the highlights and includes a rough musical accompaniment, a variation of which may be used in the film. (added 8.21.03) |
| Wireframe
Views A simplified look at the wireframe views (including some lighting discussion thrown in) from the desk scene in The Mantis Parable. (added 7.26.03) |
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Mantis Parable - Desktop Wallpaper Grace your drab computer screen with an image from The Mantis Parable! Choose from Morning, Sunset, or Evening (added 7.19.03) |
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Mantis and The Fly (Animation Test) An early animation test of the mantis attempting to catch a fly (added 7.09.03) |
| Lighting
(Time of Day Variations) A look at the 3 lighting schemes used and the philosophy behind the lighting in The Mantis Parable (added 7.06.03) |
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Caterpillar
Color Studies |