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mountainnode
Nov 3, 20250 min read


Class 1 blog
Updates for Turn of the Leaf progress is good! the 'hero buildings' are all finalized in their models, awaiting textures and then the...
mountainnode
Mar 24, 20251 min read


class 15 self evaluation
so far i think my progress has been okay. looking back on the works i did for TOTL i dont think it has been excellent, but i dont think...
mountainnode
Feb 27, 20252 min read


Warehouse look bible
over the past few days i made the look bible for the warehouse for our texturing team, so they can understand what i was going for and...
mountainnode
Jan 16, 20251 min read


Winter break work checkup
work on winter break went well, i have finished all models for skye's apartment and am now over halfway done modeling the warehouse....
mountainnode
Jan 7, 20251 min read


crawler HUD test
figguring out the HUD displays for when the crawlers notice Mil first HUD test. color was needed for the outline on HUD to appear on...
mountainnode
Nov 14, 20241 min read


Alembic modeling and admin
i have the majority of the models for Skye's apartment completed in a higher poly optimized form. now as an alembic file for easy...
mountainnode
Nov 11, 20241 min read


Mocap and models
mocap test for Skye's helmet removal was monday night. Vi's test proved successful, removing the mocap helmet as Skye's helmet and...
mountainnode
Nov 5, 20241 min read


Skye Apt updates
now that the animatic is roughly finalized, we are working on a higher poly apartment scene for Skye's apartment, the first scene in TOTL...
mountainnode
Oct 31, 20241 min read


WEEKEND update
in a meeting with Vi, the creative director of the film, we have decided upon a number of things nessecary for moving fowards with TOTL...
mountainnode
Oct 13, 20242 min read


This is NOT marthas vineyard
the garden connecting to MIl's warehouse is completed. heres a top view of the garden in blender. plants are from Quixel megascans. i...
mountainnode
Oct 6, 20241 min read


where house?
I just finished blocking out the warehouse that Mil is currently living in which connects to the garden showcased at the end of the...
mountainnode
Oct 1, 20241 min read


THE CITY NEARS COMPLETION
i am 99% done with the city for the storyboard. this is a current visual on the city. color wise, it is not final With the reference for...
mountainnode
Sep 18, 20242 min read


Weekend update
weekend update, i have not made much progress for TOTL, this weekend i had to take time off for life, reasons being mental health and...
mountainnode
Sep 17, 20241 min read


TOTL animatic updates 9/10 and 9/11
started work on the city to be used for TOTL animatic due on class 5 since i did not save the original enviroment concepts. the goal is...
mountainnode
Sep 11, 20241 min read
Pre quarter assignment blogpost
for my pre quarter assignment, i looked through the cinematographers list and i ended up choosing Sven nykvist. i really enjoy his...
mountainnode
Sep 10, 20241 min read


TOTL enviroment concepts
warehouse perimiter concept- this was the first concept that i made for TOTL. the original idea was to establish the shape of the city....
mountainnode
Sep 8, 20242 min read
Summer 2024 recap
during the summer of 2024, alongside the 406 class assignments and a part time job i also chose to use my summer for learning houdini...
mountainnode
Sep 7, 20241 min read
THIS SITE WILL BE EPHEMERAL
I HAVE BEEN IN A FISTFIGHT DIGITALLY WITH SQUARESPACE FOR EONS. THIS WAS NOT MY ORIGINAL PLAN FOR THE SUMMER I JUST WANT TO BE HAPPY....
mountainnode
Aug 28, 20241 min read
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