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http://www.zandoria.com/castaway/X202.mov This is the take-off from the beach, after everyone has boarded. I will post some other clips too. Here is the shaded wireframe of the UFO landing: http://www.zandoria.com/castaway/X200-shaded.mov

It's the keying from the bluescreen. I will do some touch up to the matte before the final version, but probably not till the end. You can see a couple of spots in the face shadows too if you step it frame by frame...

OK heres another go of it: http://www.zandoria.com/castaway/X156.mov The director had me change the attack so that the swinosaur comes in suddenly from the side. There is a temporary background of the ark (but I will have to still composite some palm trees into the plate.)

Reminds me of Babylon5, which is probably the kind of look you're going for. I wonder if a hyperspace tunnel needs some refractive effects, since it is supposed to distrort space/time... A "streak" particle emitter can make a pretty nice "star trek" streaking stars effect too, that might look good with your tunnel. keep going!

must be the power of the internet... You hear of all these VFX jobs going east, usually to India... But not always, this time to the South East I think the foot looks like it's sliding because the Path is making a tight turn, so the cycle is skidding a bit. It probably wouldn't be noticeable with the nighttime background behind it. Now it doesn't matter since I have to alter the camera so that the swinosaur comes in from the side suddenly and then pans up to watch the feet dangling. There was no sound on the clip I posted, to save space. The dialog wouldn't be helpful since there would be no context for it to make sense...

Eric Roberts is one of the other characters. Some baywatch types... you can see the cast pictures at http://www.misscastaway.com

Thanks! for the feedback! The director has now decided that he just wants the swinosaur to come into frame from the side and snatch up Joe Millionaire at a certain point in the dialog. So I'll have to redo the camera angle and then I will spend a little more time with the feet dangling out of the swinosaur's mouth.

Here' another work-in-progress from the movie "Miss Cast Away". The background of Noah's Ark is unfinished, but the Swinosaur and his dinner are done http://www.zandoria.com/castaway/X156.mov

I like it! stylized and well modeled.

use the "stitch" tool. (A) on your keyboard... click on a point on one part and stretch a line over to where you want to connect. Also stitch in new splines where needed. Then shape the resulting mesh into what you are wanting.

good critiques all. looks like I need to make some changes on the next version.

I still have to add the footprints in...and I have an email from the director wanting to change the skies in all of the background plates, so I guess this shot is still a work-in-progress...

http://www.zandoria.com/castaway/X188C.mov This is a small clip from some of the VFX shots I'm working on for Miss Cast Away The water splash is an A:M spriticle, the shot was put together in aftereffects.