Concept Artist. 3D Generalist. Illustrator
DECAF is a student short film we had to complete for our third and final year of The Animation School SA.
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We were given six months to develop and produce a short film that showcased our individual skills as well as our overall team strength and productivity, the team consisted of seven extremely talented and hardworking individuals, And me being the Art Director and Lead Concept artist of the team, It was my responsibility to keep the Visual Style of the film consistent across all departments which was both challenging and stressful.
But my team always had my back and I had theirs and together we produced something beautiful and entertaining that raked in over 11 Million Views on You tube which is a testament of the hard work and dedication put into DECAF
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About
The Making
Story
An energetic puppy named Noodle would like to play with his lazy kitten friend, MoeMoe,so he goes to make her some coffee. The caffeine kicks in and they both begin to play, however as the days go on MoeMoe begins to act weird. After each cup she becomes more aggressive, fidgety and her eyes widen. Noodle is terrified of what his friend is becoming and decides to no longer make coffee for his friend. MoeMoe will not have this and threatens Noodle into giving her more, but there is no more coffee left. Noodle wants to save his friend. He trades his collar for some calming leaves he gets from a koala. MoeMoe drinks the coffee with the leaves making her calm and chilled.
Development
Team Mates
Mahendrie Govender
- Assistant Lead Animator
- Modelling
- Matter Painter
- Co-Producer
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Alex Dewar
-Production Manager
- Compositor
-Assisting Techinical Director
- Modelling
-Shading Artist
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Carike Cronje
- Storyboard Artist
- 2D Animatic Artist
- Modelling
- Animation
- Cinematography
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Christopher Masuabi
- Art Director
- Lead Concept Artist
- Lead Character Modeller
- Environmental Modeller
- Lead Texturer
- Shading Artist
- Assistant Lighting Artist
- Matte Painter
-Assistant Technical Director
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Thabang Chuene
- Lead Animator
- Environmental Modelling
- Character Modelling
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Stefan van der Sandt
- Look and Feel Developer
- Fur Artist
- Visual Effects Artist
- Sculpting Artist
- Texturing Artist
- Editor
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saeed adams
- Technical Director
- Storyboard Artist
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Software Used
Autodesk Maya
Autodesk Mudbox
Substance painter
Adobe Photoshop