In 2016, Machinima Inc. and Hasbro Studios created an Internet-based animated series titled Transformers: Combiner Wars, Before the premiere of the series, I had an opportunity to direct/produce Prelude short film. A set of four prelude videos was released that detailed some of the events. This is the story about Wind Blade.
Client: Hasbro Studio, Machinima Inc.
Directed/Produced: Manabu Gaku Inada
Writer: George Krstic, FJ Desanto, Eric Calderon
Layout Artist: Kaichiro Terada
Monotone Shading: Angela Sung
Composite Artist: Tasayu Tasnaphun
Miniature Model: Charles Villacara
Year: 2016
Directed/Produced: Manabu Gaku Inada
Writer: George Krstic, FJ Desanto, Eric Calderon
Layout Artist: Kaichiro Terada
Monotone Shading: Angela Sung
Composite Artist: Tasayu Tasnaphun
Miniature Model: Charles Villacara
Year: 2016
Wind Blade in the destroyed Caminus city. 2D art (Foreground), 3D CGI Character (Middleground), and Miniature model (Background) are combined in the one scene.
Caminus city buildings. 2D art (Foreground) and Miniature (Background) are combined as one scene. Drawing by Kaichiro Terada. Shading by Angela Sung. Miniature model by Charles Villacara.
Early concept drawing and storyboard. Concept art by Manabu Inada.
Concept drawing of Caminus building and tower. Concept art by Manabu Inada.
Miniature model was Kitbashing from Bandai's Star Wars, Gundam kit and old AMT's Saturn V models. Miniature models by Charles Villacara.
Concept drawing by Manabu Inada (Left). Miniature model retouched in Photoshop. Miniature models by Charles Villacara.
Early concept drawing of the first scene of Caminus city. Caminus's Titan on the drawing. Concept art by Manabu Inada.
Early Image board of Wind Blade prelude film.
