Christopher Maslen - 3D artist

Recycle Scotland

2011-02-08T15:17:00.000Z

Another TV ad post, this time it's only being broadcast in Scotland. I remodeled most of the bottle and cartons in the scene to add eyes, mouths and the ability to blink etc as well as rigging. You can't really tell from the clip but we managed to get a pretty nifty setup for when the eyes appear.

Anyhoo, here's the clip, enjoy!

Recut Showreel

2011-01-13T09:57:00.001Z

Currently trying to get the last few pieces together for my Freelance Reel, but getting a couple of clips of clients is proving tricky!

In the meantime I had to recut my modeling reel and, thanks to some great critiques, should now flow a bit better. So here it is!

Xmas Carphone Warehouse Ad

2010-12-18T17:40:00.000Z

Well I haven't worked over at Partizan for a few months now, but the new Carphone Warehouse Advert they made for Xmas has a whole bunch of characters that I made for the previous ad. My favourite is when the skype character I creating forward rolls out of his box! Enjoy!

Carphone Warehouse Ad

2010-11-17T12:26:00.000Z

Been waaaay too long since I blogged, but I finally have another progress-based update to "grace" you all with. A few months ago I did some work for Partizan in Soho working on their Carphone Warehouse campaign creating a whole range of characters. It was a really great team to work with and some of the character designs were really fun, my favourite being my Nessie character which ultimately graced the screen for a glorious 25ish frames!

Here it is!

I have since worked over at Deluxe Digital working on a forthcoming "Despicable Me" iPhone app, as well as the official "Countdown" and "Catchphrase" apps. I'll post links when they are up in the Appstore!

I am now working for a shiny new company "Colour by Numbers" started by my Escape Studios Tutor Nick Savy. We have already finished a couple of projects which should be out and about soon and are slowly building up our work for future gigs. If you know anyone needing any Character work done let me know!

hope all is well out there

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P-Man Flomax commercial!

2010-04-08T23:58:00.001+01:00

My first commercial is now airing! I did the rigging and some remodeling while I was freelancing at squarezero a couple of months ago. Enjoy!

I can't figure out how to stop the video cropping so it's probably better to view it on youtube...

Updated Showreel

2010-04-07T13:59:00.000+01:00

Updated version of my showreel. I added Ventress' blendshapes and did some level correction so it looks better online because the previous version had too high a contrast. Damn video compression!

enjoy

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Libel Reform

2010-03-15T16:59:00.001Z

Yes yes, I am aware this has nothing to do with my 3D work, but I feel compelled mention the current campaign for Libel Reform in the UK.

I'm not going to witter on about it, merely demand/request/beg that you take a look at the link below and have a good read. It's embarrasing to learn how this country enables the international suppression of free speech, and it really must be put to rights.

And to be honest, even if you think you don't care about free speech etc, at least sign the petition to help out those that do!

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Alien Character - Work in Progress

2010-03-04T20:02:00.012Z

I'll try and post wip shots whenever I can, please feel free to give me feedback.
If anyone has any name suggestions let me know!

march 4th 2010

Starting to try out different ways of detailing the face, and reveling in the joys of HD sculpting. Up to 30 million polys so far :D

mid-feb 2010

I've reached a bit of a dead-end with the body, not sure how to continue with the hips/thighs etc as I'm tryng to combine sinewy muscles and tendons with more exoskeletal elements. Any suggestions would be appreciated!

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Snakewoman!

2010-02-28T13:43:00.000Z

Just got back in the country after a week's hiatus, and thought I would link to the latest episodes of Spirit Warriors on the iPlayer. And check out my dragonfly in episode 4 and my snakewoman in episode 5!

Now these have been broadcast it shouldn't be too long before I can get another reel thrown together. Enjoy!

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Spirit Warriors Episode 3

2010-02-07T14:33:00.002Z

Now on iPlayer!

Abba World

2010-02-05T11:41:00.001Z

I recently freelanced for SquareZero Ltd, working on a Hologram project for the Abba World exhibition, and Abba World is now open in London!

Abba World Website
Abba World on BBC News - Check out the Hologram at the end of the clip!
Abba World Article on Square Zero blog

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Spirit Warriors now on TV!

2010-02-04T13:34:00.002Z

Last year I did character work for the new children's tv show "Spirit Warriors", which is now on tv in the UK. It can also be seen here on BBC iPlayer

Right now only the first two episodes have been broadcast and neither of these episodes have my work in yet, but I'll post up when I know when my work is up!

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Character Showreel

2010-02-04T12:30:00.001Z

Here is the current incarnation of my Character Showreel, I'll most likely be updating it again soon, as well as a Freelance Reel once I get hold of the relevant footage.

Enjoy!

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Christopher Maslen Showreel 2010 from Christopher Maslen on Vimeo.