BlastOff! Award-winning 3D Animated Short Film

[rishabhg1997]

which animation software did you use? Is it good for someone totally new to 3d animation??

[Telebites]

@rishabhg1997 I used modo to build the models and LightWave 3D for the animation. You could do it all in LightWave 3D which is a good program to get started with 3D animation, though it does take quite a bit of work to learn.

[e12icaphoo]

coolest kid's bed i've ever seen! i wanna have one for my son someday!! :3

[TheSelenaspirit]

you should see this with 3d glasses ?

[MattKitten]

kind of "Toy Story-esque" but i like it! lol

[39rajnish]

good work!!!

[NewIndiaDisaster]

If I came home and walked into my room and an alien messed it up then had the nerve to wink at me id probably would have shat myself

[punkskate02]

WTF? That's how my room is designed!!!

[crazyguyjalsa]

can i have a shuttle sir

[Funkywasabi]

This video makes me want to be a kid again. The sweet innocence and imagination of youth; if only there was still some more of it left as we grow older.

[MightyjJoe321]

Nice movie,may i get one shuttle too :))

[Telebites]

@MightyjJoe321 sure, you can order the construction guide on the BlastOff! Special Edition DVD at the Telebites Web site.

[legojoe9]

if he winked at me when i came in id jump out the window

[ArchBomb]

Oh wooow, now I want to paint my walls and sleep on a rocket bed (:

[cscdigitalgraphics]

Impressive illumination work. The lights coming in from the window really made this clip worth watching.

[SChMoe87]

Excellent work... the animation was good, but even better was the narrative flow of it all.

[Zblonk]

everything is perfect but omg , the alien is SO ugly.

[Telebites]

@Zblonk

Good one! Don't worry, aliens think we're ugly too... ;-)

[Tutovillage]

@Telebites How you know that?? Are you... ???

[HeckYeahIComment]

@Tutovillage haha

[maddycool9100]

So weird

[SunnyShawFilms]

award ?

[RenderMonster]

cool

[MarjanPindakaaz]

Which program did you us, 3D-MAX or Blender?

[Telebites]

@MarjanPindakaaz

I used LightWave 3D. There's a complete list of hardware/software in the credits. I also go into what I used and how in my new book "Creating a 3D Animated CGI Short" which is available at my Telebites (dot com) web site.

[Spottedshadow00]

It reminds me of Calvin and Hobbes. This is great!

[Telebites]

@Spottedshadow00

Thanks, that's quite a compliment! Calvin and Hobbes is one of my favorite comic strips.

[talacahands]

cool animation but it really didn't make scents why the toy alien was the main character when it was about a little boys room... why not just us a boy character? i think it would have made it better...

[Telebites]

@talacahands

Thanks for the kind words! This was a pilot for a potential series. To keep the production time low I used existing 3D assets whenever possible. I already had the 3D bed from when I designed the real one and I already had the 3D alien character that I had designed for a previous project so I used those. Since it was all in the boys imagination that was fine. If the series were to continue then I'd design a little boy character for the main character though. ;-)

[777lightwave]

Very cool! The other shorts are amazing as well.

Does your book cover how to do lighting that will get good results without gi flicker in lightwave on animated characters? Spinning light tricks on baked cg background Im guessing. I have a hard time getting good render time with no flicker.

[Telebites]

@777lightwave

Thanks! Yes the book covers how I handled the lighting. I showed various tests of different approaches and ended up using spinning lights. You can order the book at the Telebites web site.

[777lightwave]

@Telebites

Ok will try to find a way to order thru amazon. I'm not in North America.

So its an illustrated book in color?

[Telebites]

@777lightwave

All the color images and QuickTime files are included on the Book's companion CD-ROM. The book itself is printed in B/W.

[xflashahh]

BEST BED EVER

[AngelWingsFlutter]

This film is so adorable. Lots of imagination.

[Electricshrock]

Kids will LOVE this!

[x3Heroiinex3]

Hi ! which software did you use for this ?

[Telebites]

@x3Heroiinex3 I used modo for modeling and LightWave 3D for everything else. I covered the process in my new book: Creating a 3D Animated CGI Short available at the Telebites website.

[x3Heroiinex3]

@Telebites OK ! I see now ! thanx !

and by the way ..it's very very well done

keep going ^^

[HD3DTV]

60,001 Viewer GUTTED

[kyucka]

cool bed

[Telebites]

Thanks! It's based on the real BlastOff!™ Bed I designed for my son. Any parents interested in building one for their own little space cadet, the full plans are on the Special Edition DVD available at the Telebites Web site through the link under (more info) under the description of this video.

[MrWisePanda]

good stuff, room reminds me of toy story

[pareshshewale]

hi dude, such a nice work,

can u help me,

i want to complete my show reel , but i dont know how to lighting in 3d scence , plz help me to how u did in this scence,

reply me dude, i m waiting for u

take cr

[Telebites]

Hi pareshshewale,

Lighting is a complex subject. I have a chapter that discusses it in my new book: Creating a 3D Animated CGI Short available at: TheAutitonArchives Web site.

Click "more info" on this video's description and you'll find a link to The Autiton Archives near the bottom of the description.

[huwgojones]

just youtube tutorials about lighting dude. its so damn easy

[Pianoboyness]

thats realy cool

[ayabooful]

this is so cute!

[soulxofxgirl]

i like it because its pretty good in the definition 3d but the story dont give us a message like kiwi or reach or some of those videos

[Telebites]

Thanks. Click "more info" on the animation's description for additional information about the story... ;-)

[baby2bla2009]

awesome Iwant to go to college to become a animator or a GAme designer

[kfupmswe]

very nice, I liked it

[DPW1889]

Amazing job, terrific and funny story!

[ucrazyracoon]

LoL the wink at the end cracks me up.

[DarkHaschen]

What software are you using because im trying to learn to animate myself. Youre work is awesome, you could become your own Dreamworks and be able to compete with them if you keep at it.

[Telebites]

Thanks! I used LightWave 3D on the Mac. There's a full list of the software & hardware used in the credits.

[curvedlines]

Macs are amazing.

[coreystudio]

what did you use to make this because that is so great! i gotta hand it to you if you make more and more you will be a millionair no matter what :D :D :D

[Telebites]

Thanks! I used LightWave 3D on the Mac. There's a full list of the software & hardware used in the credits.

[CarlCampbell]

Wow! You are a a brave, brave man!

[sweetandtasty]

aw~ so cute!

[Zelle10]

a really really great bed !

[masterducky1]

that is the best you devised those awards

[Rulitop]

beautiful short!

[Debujin]

Outstanding short, Mike. You're a very talented artist and animator, plus you clearly have an insight into what is great about animation. The piece trangresses it's computer-generated roots, and has the charm and character of traditional line-based animation; i realise that this may sound a little cliché as the short has similarities to Toy Story, but i really think you're working at a professional level that bears striking resemblance to classic Pixar.

[hacker11112]

Interesting that they have a poster with the Freehand 5.5 logo :-)

[Telebites]

Good eye! Yes, that's because I created that FreeHand cover illustration for Macromedia and they used it for the FreeHand 5.5 through 7.0 branding. I also created the FreeHand, Director and Extreme 3D icons for their products at that time. Glad you noticed! -MikeS

[BurnerPat]

i don't wonder that this video is award-winning...

great work

[Stimmung4u]

I hope I will get as good as you to make films as you do it.

Excellent work.

[prozrachno]

Nice idea for a roomdesign to your kid :]

[ieatpoopoo]

i think they should make it more obvious that it was a doll that came to life.....took me awhile to figure out that it was a toy

[cbrown1221]

my lil brothers would love it

[infestedgooch]

lol good job!

[brammesz]

lolz

[nanogirl]

cute

[malyedus]

So sweet!

[rainers10]

If you believe in some thing very hard your dreams will come true.

[customcartoons]

luv the wink!

[sierraandrebekahshow]

awl i love it!!!

[ILoveKyohei]

How sweet! <3 If I'll have a son someday I will make him a shuttle like this one, too.

[StargateRodney]

Oooo, now I'm happy, this is really sweet!

[TheREALSisko]

great stuff

[NowandLaters209]

haha that was soo cute!

[PolygonJunkD]

hrhr... Yeah you did a great job here. And it is a cool idea... but i think there could be some thingies much better...

For example... while he is flyin through space his arms could stretch a little... or when he circles a corner, he could get pulled out of his "BlastOff" ( i think that is how the bed is called?) so that he drifts a little around through space ;)

Anyway. nicely done.

[m0ul0u]

awesome!