Recently I had the opportunity to work as the VFX supervisor for a small, independent fantasy film called “Dragon Hunter”.  The project was ambitious, but operating within a very tight deadline.  It was a fantastic opportunity to test our pipeline on a large project, which even included numerous shots with a a full CG character (what good dragon film doesn’t?)   In the end, we completed a significant number of shots with a team of only three artists.  Below I’ve included some samples of the work that we were able to provide to the client.  I’ve also created a breakdown of one of the shots in the film.

Dragon charge- See below for video links

Roar

Dragon Hunter – Roar
VFX Supervision, 3D exports, render, composite.
Work for Dragonhunter LLC by RF Animation LLC. Displayed here by permission of director Steve Shimek and Dragonhunter LLC.

Dragon Charge

Dragon Hunter – Dragon charge
VFX Supervision, 3D exports, render, composite.
Work for Dragonhunter LLC by RF Animation LLC. Displayed here by permission of director Steve Shimek and Dragonhunter LLC.

Castle digital matte

Dragon Hunter
- Castle digital matte
Work in progress- shot not yet finalled
Created and composited all elements
Digital matte created in Photoshop, elements composited in AfterEffects.
Work for Dragonhunter LLC by RF Animation LLC. Displayed here by permission of director Steve Shimek and Dragonhunter LLC.

Human Torch

Dragon Hunter – Human torch
Work in progress- shot not yet finalled
Tracking, compositing, and time remapping of flames.
Cast light on actor and environment created in AfterEffects.
Work for Dragonhunter LLC by RF Animation LLC. Displayed here by permission of director Steve Shimek and Dragonhunter LLC.

Clouded Eyes

Dragon Hunter
- Clouded eyes
Work in progress- shot not yet finalled
Planar tracking of eyes and pupils in Mocha.
Effect and compositing in AfterEffects.
Work for Dragonhunter LLC by RF Animation LLC. Displayed here by permission of director Steve Shimek and Dragonhunter LLC.

Valley Day-for-Night

Dragon Hunter – Valley day-for-night
Work in progress- shot not yet finalled
Color correction and compositing in AfterEffects.
Work for Dragonhunter LLC by RF Animation LLC. Displayed here by permission of director Steve Shimek and Dragonhunter LLC.

Dragon Stomp

Dragon Hunter – Stomp
VFX Supervision, 3D exports, render, composite.
Work for Dragonhunter LLC by RF Animation LLC. Displayed here by permission of director Steve Shimek and Dragonhunter LLC.

Flaming Breath

Dragon Hunter – Fire breath
VFX Supervision, 3D exports, render, composite.
Work for Dragonhunter LLC by RF Animation LLC. Displayed here by permission of director Steve Shimek and Dragonhunter LLC.

Victory

Dragon Hunter – Victory
VFX Supervision, 3D exports,matchmoving.
Work for Dragonhunter LLC by RF Animation LLC. Displayed here by permission of director Steve Shimek and Dragonhunter LLC.

Sunset

Dragon Hunter – Sunset
VFX Supervision, 3D exports, render, composite.
Work for Dragonhunter LLC by RF Animation LLC. Displayed here by permission of director Steve Shimek and Dragonhunter LLC.

Air Attack

Dragon Hunter – Air attack
VFX Supervision, 3D exports, render, composite.
Work for Dragonhunter LLC by RF Animation LLC. Displayed here by permission of director Steve Shimek and Dragonhunter LLC.