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N-aEEXUS II – “Echoes from the Past” Sci-fi Short Film

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Yaaay!! I finally completed it!!! This is the Second Chapter of N-aEEXUS. I wrote, directed and Animated the short film as a one-man team. I played the part of the Commander as a Voice actor and a Motion capture actor, my wife lent her voice to the female characters in the film (Thank you, Sweetheart!!). A Special thanks to the Reallusion team for their awesome technical and software support plus Iray guidance. Thank you to Andreas Muskola for the “move that camera” python script.

In this 2nd Film, I wanted to challenge myself to see if I could render the full short film in Iray and animate all of it using iClone. I used a similar workflow to how I created N-aEEXUS 1, with Character Creator 3, iClone, but switched the rendering to Iray instead of Octane and Redshift. I hope this inspires other indie filmmakers like myself to pursue their storytelling dreams by creating short films with iClone and Iray.

Check out N-aEEXUS 1 at this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9L_TJmky0Fg

Here is a link to the behind the scenes for N-aEEXUS 1, showing my workflow: https://blog.reallusion.com/2019/01/22/cg-society-creating-a-3d-sci-fi-short-in-30-days/

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Concept Robo Fishing Eagle Drawing

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Concept Robot Fishing Eagle Drawing, Daily sketch ~ My love for Robotics and wildlife series: I drew this while taking a mental break from animations and editing work on the second short sci-fi film, NaEEXUS II. I was inspired by the majestic Fishing Eagle. I was imagining what it must feel like from the point of view of the prey, in this case a Fish staring in horror as the fishing eagle descends.. normally fish don’t even know the Eagle is making that fatal dive. If only Fish could scream..

Quest: I am doing this as an exercise to continually put ideas to paper and to use it as an opportunity to practice mechanical and Wildlife anatomy.

These are some early stages as I was fleshing out the idea

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My Art journey in the Diaspora, From Dream to Action ~ Working Full Time on Nkoza and Nankya

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My Art journey in the Diaspora, From Dream to Action ~ I am finally back to working full time on Nkoza and Nankya, and Painting!! ~ I transitioned from working full time for almost 2 years as the Art Director of a Virtual Reality (VR) gaming studio based in Washington D. C, I was so blessed by my time there, and I know that God led me there so I could make a difference, grow and become a better artist.

I learned so much about Autism, Virtual Reality gaming and the major shift happening in the industry. When I first joined, I had no idea how to build apps, and I had been looking around for someone to help me, but almost everywhere I looked, I was told I had to pay between $5000 to $10,000 dollars.

During the last 2 years, I dived into learning how to create iOS and Android apps whenever I got home home from work, and I did it!!! That’s how I was able to create the Nkoza and Nankya app ( http://www.nkozaandnankya.com/mobileapp ).

I am now in a better place and I know that the time is right for me to give Nkoza and Nankya my full attention. I will also be painting, I will share more about that. Do please show your support by liking the Nkoza and Nankya facebook page at this link: https://www.facebook.com/NkozaandNankya and subscribe to our Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/NkozaandNankya ~ I am daring to Dream Really Big!!! Thank you for your support!!

Thank you so much to each and everyone of you that has believed in and encouraged me. To the Nkoza and Nankya team and my loving wife and kids, I am forever grateful!! ~ family and friends, dare to dream Big!!