Video: Hecaton Industries & FRANK
It was only a matter of time before an animation such as this dropped from Kokoro Art Studio, and considering I made a recent social media promise to that effect I wouldn't wish to disappoint. So with this 36 sec advert allow me to (re)introduce FRANK, the first neural kinetic robot from HECATON INDUSTRIES, and kin to all in here who have been having such chaotic fun in this 3D world.
As with the Ingot Production logo, this also called upon the capacities of my iPad and Garageband, Blender and Davinci Resolve for the audio, video and post production respectively. It seems to be quite a comfortable workflow, with each playing to their strengths, though I freely admit this may become more challenging as I go..
A shot from FRANK's test footage, and his first appearance on social media.
His final evolution shifted into a darker, more industrial mood piece.
FRANK is little different from his kin, but overall I've been happy with the results of playing with these little trouble makers. They've becomes something of a comedic flock to me and I've grown quite attached to them for their cuteness and dramatic focus, brought by their simple design - everything they do and say is all in the eyes and body language. that's not to say they can't speak, but I suspect when that emerges it won't be a language which we humans can audibly comprehend.
The process of learning animation is an ongoing endeavour, and the above flick is but a baby step along the way towards my ultimate goal in this realm - a comedic short.
