Spring Cleaning

Two updates in as many weeks?!  What's going on?  It must be all these damn earthquakes happening everywhere.

It's been a bit of a boom year for me with work I can finally show bubbling to the surface, so here's some spring cleaning action on my old and dusty demo reel.  Check it out!

Christine Phelan Animation Reel - 2011 from Christine Phelan on Vimeo.

In order of appearance:

Dota 2 Teaser Trailer - Valve

"Coop" Commercials - Meindbender 

Nintendo's 2011 E3 Keynote Conference Star Fox 3DS Teaser - Obsolete Robot

Costume Quest (Unicorn) - Double Fine Productions

Trenched (Melee Unit)- Double Fine Productions

Brutal Legend (in-game animation) - Double Fine Productions

Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (DLC) - LucasArts Entertainment

Brutal Legend Cinematics - Double Fine Productions

More work to come soon, as well as some progress on an ancient personal project that's finally picking up some steam.  Stay tuned.

Dota 2 Teaser Trailer

You guys.  YOU GUYS.

Since I started at Valve in February, I have been working on the most excellent game Dota 2.  This is a pretty big week for us - we're debuting a playable preview of our hard work at this years' Gamescom in Cologne, Germany in a high-stakes-winners-take-a-million-dollars tournament featuring 16 professional Dota teams.  I had not played Dota prior to working on it, but as I've gotten to know the game, characters, and the concepts I have gotten increasingly stoked to watch this event take place and see it released to the general public.  I understand now why competitive gaming broadcasts and professional tournaments are a thing.

For the past couple of weeks though, I have taken a break from Dota and spent time working on our first official trailer for the game.  Check it out:

I did rigging for a number of the characters (Faceless Void, Blood Seeker, Dragon Knight and his Dragon form), and all animation for Dragon Knight, his dragon form, and Viper from 1:28 until the end minus the final shop keeper shot. 

Super cool project, really quick -turnaround time, and fulfillment of my little girl I-want-to-work-on-a-Valve-trailer dreams.  And it took me over four years of working in the games industry, but I finally animated a dragon.  So cross that off the bucket list too.