EKO 2018 Final Version
SYNOPSIS
Set in Glastonbury Tor. A retrieval mission of an escaped military bio-weapon from a shady tech organisation who implanted her with organs from an alien lifeform. She drives off her pursuers using telekinetic powers before collapsing, alone and helpless in the carnage of her own outburst.
Set in Glastonbury Tor. A retrieval mission of an escaped military bio-weapon from a shady tech organisation who implanted her with organs from an alien lifeform. She drives off her pursuers using telekinetic powers before collapsing, alone and helpless in the carnage of her own outburst.
CAST
Eko & car lady Elizabeth Isaacs
Soldier 1 Angus Brown
Soldier 2 Jamie Wilson
CREW
Written and animated by Alex Fung
Extended script and synopsis by Phoebe Wood-Wheelhouse
Thumbnail Art by Katherine Sugrue
Concept Artwork by Katie Waklin
Music by Addam Tyndale
VO session photography by Raphael Fung
Aardman Animations mentor - Nick Miller
UWE tutors - Chris Webster, Luis Cook, Julia Bracegirdle
Extended script and synopsis by Phoebe Wood-Wheelhouse
Thumbnail Art by Katherine Sugrue
Concept Artwork by Katie Waklin
Music by Addam Tyndale
VO session photography by Raphael Fung
Aardman Animations mentor - Nick Miller
UWE tutors - Chris Webster, Luis Cook, Julia Bracegirdle
EKO is a 2D 3D Hybrid project.
Software: After Effects, Photoshop and Cinema 4D.
Hardware: Microsoft Surface Pro 4. i7 16GB Ram.
Hardware: Microsoft Surface Pro 4. i7 16GB Ram.
Trailer script and concept 2 weeks.
Storyboarding and Animatics for Preproduction 4 weeks.
Production time in After Effects was 5 weeks.
Storyboarding and Animatics for Preproduction 4 weeks.
Production time in After Effects was 5 weeks.
eko (eko) Pronounced ‘echo’
Japanese term for transfer of merit.
Robot run cycle test in Cinema 4D. Going from a boot up sequence to a walk, then launching into a run.
Using eko run cycle for a new shot of her running through a puddle which is reflecting the trees.
Eko run cycle in Cinema 4D. Connecting the model to a skeleton and animating a run cycle.
Close up of the drone. Focusing on the eye movent scanning the woodlands.
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By Alex Fung
By Alex Fung
EKO - First Edit
My mentor NIck MIller at Aardman Animations made a very good point about stark black and white actually being quite hard to look at for a prolonged period of time. So I have tried to ease it with hints of orange which actually helps bring the whole thing to life and adds atmosphere too.
With the dialogue recorded I started lip syncing and adding more detail such as eye movements etc.
Elizabeth Isaacs doing VO for eko and car lady.
Angus Brown doing vo for one of the soldiers.
Jamie Wilson VO for soldier
My son Raphael Fung assisting in the dialogue studio and taking photos.
Midway through replacing animatics with After Effects work.
Production in After Effects on a Microsoft Surface Pro 4. Output using HAP Codec.
Replacing animatic with production work.
Recording various electronic noises for the giant mech robots which also have a bit of a lion roar.
Final MECH design in Cinema 4D. I wanted to go for a more chunky leg and feet design. Also the gun as a sphere off to the side.
Concept Art by Katie Wakelin. Made in Cinema 4D by Alex Fung
First drone attempt.
First Animatic with music by Addam Tyndale
Sketches by Alex Fung
Sketches by Alex Fung
Concept art by Katie Wakelin
Mech concept art by Katie Wakelin
Drone concept art by Katie Waklin
Thumbnail Storyboard artwork by Katherine Sugrue
The comic book black and white style I would like EKO to be in.
Script by Alex Fung EKO (Originally titled Rebirth)
As a reminder. The two silly drawings that sparked the idea of writing EKO.
