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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
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Wind Blade in the destroyed Caminus city. 2D art (Foreground), 3D CGI Character (Middleground), and Miniature model (Background) are combined in the one scene.
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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.
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Early concept drawing and storyboard. Concept art by Manabu Inada.
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Concept drawing of Caminus building and tower. Concept art by Manabu Inada.
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Miniature model was Kitbashing from Bandai's Star Wars, Gundam kit and old AMT's Saturn V models. Miniature models by Charles Villacara.
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Concept drawing by Manabu Inada (Left). Miniature model retouched in Photoshop. Miniature models by Charles Villacara.
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Early concept drawing of the first scene of Caminus city. Caminus's Titan on the drawing. Concept art by Manabu Inada.
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Early Image board of Wind Blade prelude film.
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