Hello everyone!
This is actually the first time I was able to find enough time and join in on a sketch.
I always like making weird lasers and other cannon vfx so I thought it was a good opportunity to just goof off and do something silly. I wish I had some more time to push it a bit further but the result makes me smile a bit so I think I achieved my goal. (goof off and make something silly)
I recorded most of the process during livestreams which can be found here:
and the final video can be seen here:
While I was goofing off with all the pewpewpew’s I did get some help from others.
So special thanks to: Celeste from Panda Studios!
She helped me iterate on my simple timing blueprint and made my life so much better.
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Cannon Mesh made by: David Sanchez Rivira
David offered to make a cannon for the thing during one of my lifestreams, I accepted the offer.
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Cannon unwrapped/textured by: Alessa Baker
Alessa has been kind enough to pull the cannon trough Quixel for a nice skin.
Meshes/Particles/cannon effects made by me.
Things I would do different/add if I had the time:
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I’d spend a hell of a lot more time on getting the timing and impact right, its something I am occasionally struggling with quite a bit, and consider it my Achilles heel still. Its getting better, but I really need to keep focusing and improving myself.
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I’d add more KAPOW the moment the cannon shoots, besides having something animated on the cannon to add impulse, I would add a temporary massive blast at the tip of the cannon to add more power to the blast.
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Animate the entire cannon. sadly there was no time for this, between work and having to wait for David & Alessa to find some time themselves I didnt have time to animate the cannon. Its all good since its not really mandatory for this sketch but it would’ve added quite some more oomph.
