Render Previews (Patreon)

Rendering continues at full blast as we're heading towards the finalized version of the first part, so here are some fresh previews hot off the presses!

At this time, I'm pretty far with the post production and should be done with that in a couple of days. I'll see if I can do the post work on the rendered Zoe sequences as well to save some time once they're all complete. We're currently looking at 5/14 shots being rendered of the Zoe addition, which is okay progress wise. This number includes some of the heaviest shots already, so I'm expecting things to go faster towards the end.

The post work includes weaving in the depth layer for some additional screen effects, as well as general effects, including motion blur, as well as color grading. New to this animation is also the inclusion of drawn over smear frames, though I'm mainly using them for impact moments that could use a bit more oomph. Once post work is done I'll have to write a bit of music for the intro and Zoe parts, as these won't be covered by Fox Amoore. Sound design is however completed by now and pretty much good to go!

With the current state of progress, I'm expecting the first full Patreon version of Encounter 3 P1 to drop somewhere between mid to late February, most likely towards the later half of the month as rendering the current Zoe scene is still ongoing. Note there might still be some missing elements such as either music or sound for the Zoe scene as it's literally being added last minute. The first part should be somewhere around 12 minutes total, phew! Once the initial Patreon release is out, a public version should follow one month later. By then we'll probably be knee-deep into animating the rooftop battle for part 2 already!