The_Mecha_Genesis was originally published in the year 4004. Printed in hologlyphics, It has been translated to English as accurately as possible. However, some information has been lost in translation. Get your copy on April 8th at Chromacon 2017 - New Zealand Indie Arts Festival
Progress. /
The_Mecha_Genesis - From a far away time, in a place nearby. Vol.1 out 8th April 2017
Playing around with the hardcover design
Colaborating with Jesse Meha and Syros Pourlatifi of some extra content.
The_Mecha_Genesis - Vol.1 /
The_Mecha_Genesis Vol.1 is finally here. I will be launching the first volume on April the 8th at the Chromacon Indie Arts festival. The project has gone through many incarnations finally ending in this format - Each volume will consist of 25 character wikis.
From a far away time, in a place nearby, Earth and its cultures are far from what we are familiar with, and in some ways still just as recognizable in their complex beauty, and fabled flaws. The Mecha Genesis tells the story of how our future ancestors dealt with the evolution of intelligence transfiguring from carbon based life, to silicon based life.
Rise of the Brotherhood /
The Anciients - Rise of the BrotherhoodOur latest mini project for THE ANCIIENTS - Rise of the Brotherhood. A ani-motion comic directed and composited by Aleksander Sakowski Illustrated by Link Choi - Link Loves ColouringAdditional Animation by Ben Sutton.Written by The Anciients and narrated by Scalper
Posted by Sakowski Studios on Wednesday, December 23, 2015
Our latest mini project for THE ANCIIENTS - Rise of the Brotherhood.
A ani-motion comic directed and composited by Aleksander Sakowski
Illustrated by Link Choi - Link Loves Colouring
Additional Animation by Ben Sutton.
Written by The Anciients and narrated by Scalper
October's festival haul /
Octobers been a busy month for Atheums Way. most notably winning best animated film at the 2015 Wasteland FIlm Festival - California. We were also accepted into New Zealand's premier short film fest - Show me Shorts, and the australian sci fi film fest.
Atheum's Way heads to California /
Atheum's Way heads to Wasteland film festival 2015.
New Deathgasm Trailer. /
The new Deathgasm Trailer is out! its action packed and features heaps of my shots! Enjoy.
Siggraph Dailies /
Siggraph is next week, unfortunately I wont be able to attend. Our project will be screened at the festival along with our making of at the Dailies program. Below is Siggraph preview of some of the projects. Atheum's Way was chosen as their video thumbnail!
The Dailies program celebrates excellence in computer graphics with an evening of presentations showcasing images and short animations of extraordinary power and beauty. This year, #SIGGRAPH2015 Dailies Chair Juan Buhler shares some exceptional work via this can't-miss sneak peek! Each presentation will tell the behind-the-scenes story of the imagery created.
Atheum's Way Heads to New York. /
Atheum's Way has been selected by the 2015 New York City Independent FIlm Festival. Last year "Black Raven" was also selected by this festival so we are proud to be screening there 2 years in a row. Maybe this time Atheum's Way will take it out.
The Barefoot Bandits /
If it seems like it's been quite from our end in recent times, It is because I have been working over the past year for an animation studio called "Mukpuddy" on a new animated TV Series called "The Barefoot Bandits". Check out their Facebook here
I am on the project as their lead compositor. There are 10 Episodes to do this season and we've just started the 4th and 5th episodes. Each episode ranges between 7 - 12 scenes and each scene can have anywhere between 5 - 40 shots. So a lot of composting to do and I am mainly working in After Effects. The team on board is a crack crew of hot shot flash animators who have been slugging it out with me and needless to say, it's looking pretty sweet. I'd say from my own knowledge of the NZ animation industry it will be one of the most dynamic and entertaining 2d animations to come out Aotearoa. As you can see in this accurate pie chart below, the show is mainly compromised of these elements...
Barefoot Bandits Ingredients
The show stars the voice talents of Temuera Morrison and Rhys Darby. It is a colorful family adventure series that follows the exploits of Kiwi kids on a small island. The little known island of Ngaro has long held many a mystery, though this fact has been largely unnoticed by the quiet townsfolk that call it home. That is until Tane, Fridge and Riley, who call themselves The Barefoot Bandits, take it upon themselves to investigate all the secrets the island has to offer.
CLICK HERE FOR A VIDEO OF RHYS AND TEMUEARA FLEXING THEIR VOICES
Tane, Fridge and Riley - the Barefoot Bandits.
Although primarily a 2d animation. We have been adding a lot of depth effects and camera moves usually reserved for 3d animation. There are a few 3d elements as well giving the show that zing of things to come. Join their Facebook page to follow the progress and keep an eye out for it in 2016. Its gonna be
