Anatomy of a Short Film Volume Two Conceptual Development with Aristomenis Tsirbas In this DVD, director Aristomenis (Meni) Tsirbas continues his special series that chronicles the process of creating a short film from scratch. This second volume builds on the first by taking his first-pass concept designs and refining them into usable guides for 3D modeling. During the development, Meni explains his creative process while new ideas and discoveries unfold in real-time, and which ultimately lead to a radical reworking of the film's characters and environment. This unique tutorial gives special insight into the creative methods used to produce a personal short film by an acclaimed film maker. Instructor for this title: Aristomenis (Meni) Tsirbas 239 Minutes of Lecture Topics Covered: - Taking rough concepts to final quality look dev
- Character design development
- Scenic design
- Look and feel exploration
- Alternate illustration techniques
- Tips for working quickly
Chapters - Main Character Concept Design, 1st Pass
- Main Character Concept Design, 2nd Pass
- Main Character, A Radical New Approach
- Main Character, Final Look Dev
- Lady Buggy, Concept and Final Look Dev
- Environment and Set Development
- Review of Design Progression
Instructor Bio: Aristomenis (Meni) Tsirbas has been directing for film and TV for over ten years and has fifteen years experience as a visual effects supervisor and digital artist. His professional career started in 1996, working as a digital artist on James Cameron's Titanic and national advertising spots for Nike, 7UP and Coca-Cola. As a visual effects supervisor Meni worked on Miramax's A Wrinkle in Time, Disney's My Favorite Martian and Paramount's Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. Between 2000 and 2003 Tsirbas wrote and directed a string of highly successful animated short films including SIGGRAPH's Ray Tracey in Full Tilt, Microsoft's Mech Warrior: Vengeance, Terra, and the acclaimed The Freak. In 2004 Tsirbas worked on two back-to-back music videos, including Tears For Fears' Closest Thing To Heaven, before setting off to direct his first feature film, Battle for Terra. |