MAVERICKS Ep. 4 - Spark Mandrill - a Blender short (award nominated Mega Man X fan-film)

⚡Here it is!!!⚡
Mega Man X Mavericks - Episode IV - Spark Mandrill.
My fourth animated Blender short film.
After roughly four month of tedious work, it's finally done :-D
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"Mavericks" is my own fictional series about the events after Mega Man X.
It basically asks the question: What if all the Maverick Bosses survived? Showing their side of the events.
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Created in Blender
Edited in DaVinci Resolve
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This was a very special project for me since I had many first:
- first time a new workflow
- first time using mocap using WonderStudio (https://wonderdynamics.com/) Thank you for letting me participate in the Beta.
- first time using myself as a reference for animation
- first time using previz

It was also one, where the concept and edit was completely open from the beginning. There was no script or storyboard. It was supposed to be a frantic and fast cut thing. So there is no real template how to plan something like that. So previz was a very crucial step for me.
This helped me a ton in figuring out how to pace it, where to set cuts and what shots and camera angles work and how the story is conveyed.

It worked super well and from now on I will definitely use it in every film I make.
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Music:
Epidemic sound: “Over the edge” by Hampus Naeselius
Tunetank: “Running man” by oldways
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Thank you to the following people that helped me directly and indirectly with this project:

- Ian Hubert: www.youtube.com/mrdodobird
for all the great tutorials and assets, which I used in this video!

- William Landgren: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_v-Rg-FYBUfkF4GLcMDEcg
also for his assets and the motivation to push yourself further than possible.

- My Girlfriend Vera, who has to put up with my night sessions for working on this and the over night renders. The next Electricity bill is on me ????

- The CG Geeks Discord group
You guys helped me sooooo much with ideas and pushing my capabilities even further than I had before. With all your knowledge and tips and insider infos from the industry, it truly became a big leap for me.
Thank you!!! ????

- Oleg Ushenok (https://www.artstation.com/olegushenok)
For his really great Kitbash Set which I used a ton in this.

- Joey Carlino (https://www.youtube.com/@JoeyCarlino)
For his tutorial on electricity (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hsorqBV4nPc)
This literally saved this project. There are many good tutorials on electricity effects but Joey created one that is so flexible, customizable and looks super realistic. Thank you!!!
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This is a work of fan fiction using characters from the Mega Man world, which is trademarked by Capcom.
This is a fan project which is 100% created by me and is used in a non-commercial way.
Both Mega Man and Spark Mandrill are characters created and owned by Capcom, and I do not claim any ownership over them. No copyright infringement is intended.