Another favourite peice of university work, d3r3k the robot is the outcome of the third year 3D modelling and compositing course.

The brief was to put a combination of compositing skills into practice, such as putting a 3D model into “real world” DV footage, particle effects, green-screening and human-3d model interaction. The final video was 40 seconds long.

Over the 2 months of the module, d3r3k the robot happily walked the corridors of Electronics, until I conspired with myself to push him down the stairs, with comedy effects. The sound effects and “music” were added at the last minute but I think they really worked with the video.

Watch the video below. For an added bonus, scroll right to the bottom of the page to see the quick 5-minute Flash storyboard I created at the beginning of the project (if you haven’t seen it within the finished article). Please don’t be put off by the crude nature of the video player swf. Its a very old playback system of mine.