GORK Sci-Fi trailer Rotoscope animation



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Here's the history of how I made it. It's a short film I made in collage back in the 80s. Started in 1985 and finished in 1989.. Real short huh. It was shot live action 16mm film and then I edited it and Rotoscoped the whole thing. Roto the serious Old School way. Using a "downshooter" camera system. No like those new flash rotoscope commercials . However, all this didn't take 4 years, it was the cel painting that took so long.. I had very little help.. anyway.. This was a Student film from my days at CalArts (California Institute of the Arts) in Valencia, California, USA.
Here's an interesting tid-bit I forgot to add. I was taught how to rotoscope by Michael Patterson. He was an instructor at CalArts at the time. He was also a freelance artist who was in the middle of making the music Video by the group A-ha called 'Take On Me'. yeah the mother of Rotoscope films.
I actually got my first industry job back in 1985 through Michael. Someone offered him a roto job and he turned it down (he said they were paying pennies) and referred them to CalArts. Someone had seen my roto tests on a the Lin-Lamb video animation system and asked me if I wanted to do it.. I, of course, said yes. It was a Tela-credit commercial.. I'll post it up at some point.. I think I have it on 3/4" tape.. ughh.
Hope you like Gork .. I'd love to make this into a series or movie someday soon. I forgot to mention that the 3D was done using Maya in about 2002. The original 3D, which can be seen on the 16mm film, was done in the 80s using CubiComps 3D software.. it's quite a long story... If there is enough i
nterest I'll post up footage of the making of Gork.


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I thought for sure ... ( 6 months ago by Howlongcanimakethis)
I thought for sure that you had made this with Photoshop and After effects... until I read the description.
Thanks. Yeah it's ... ( 6 months ago by SteamRolln)
Thanks. Yeah it's major old school. I drew each image with a sharpie on a clear cel then hand painted every frame. I had no choice back then. Photoshop and After Effects hadn't even been invented yet. hehe. I feel old. I'll never do it that way again. Todays computers would make it much!!!! easier. Maybe I'll do another episode.
Yes, please make ... ( 5 months ago by ottobulut)
Yes, please make another episode. I could watch an hour of this. Get some student interns.
kicks ass ( 5 months ago by FlorsiFlorsa)
kicks ass
Not even the flora ... ( 4 months ago by TIGERCOLA)
Not even the flora is safe from Hedgemo... That was outstanding! Thanks
This is amazing my ... ( 4 months ago by derpenstein)
This is amazing my friend. One of the coolest things I've ever found on Youtube. I'm working on my own little rotoscope piece and I'll hit you up for an opinion when it's ready.
I want more GORK, ... ( 4 months ago by cosmizz)
I want more GORK, set a course for the GORKALATIC system
Thoroughly enjoyed ... ( 4 months ago by jklockers)
Thoroughly enjoyed the style, not to mention the retro feel of the movie. Hope you can get someone take this seriously.
good ( 3 months ago by BrettTGarrod)
good
So damned good Work ... ( 3 months ago by phalbo)
So damned good Work!!!! 5 stars
YEAR OF THE FISH is ... ( 3 months ago by johnnycase)
YEAR OF THE FISH is an entire movie in rotoscoping! trailer here: yearofthefish [dot] com i really love the painterly, otherworldly, fantasy effect...
Awesome. ( 3 months ago by godstomper)
Awesome.
Wow! Really well ... ( 2 months ago by hiyaanimation)
Wow! Really well done!
super, love the ... ( 2 months ago by wallyanimations)
super, love the backgroundstory in your comment you still animating a lot? cheers W
Array ( 2 months ago by lstrindade)
Great Job. I
´ve never seen something so amazing since Flash Gordon
ffflaaaaaaaaaash ( 2 months ago by voyace21)
ffflaaaaaaaaaash
very cool, man! ... ( 2 months ago by bachterman)
very cool, man! well done!
The repairing the ... ( 2 months ago by AlanSessler)
The repairing the ship part was hilarious! Good job.
FUNNY, NICE! lol ( 2 months ago by SekishokuLegend)
FUNNY, NICE! lol
Yeah, but rotoscope ... ( 1 month ago by Xylophonic254)
Yeah, but rotoscope is only cool when done in pen.
Lol, is Gork ... ( 1 month ago by Xylophonic254)
Lol, is Gork retarded or something?
HELL YEAH!!! ... ( 2 weeks ago by graficnoise)
HELL YEAH!!! AWESOME!!!
what did he say? ... ( 1 week ago by TomventUK)
what did he say? bean poke leaves his scent? haha anyway, that was bloody funny
Great job, that was ... ( 8 hours ago by KareJau)
Great job, that was space ace!



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