A TOPIARY concept Visual Effects | follow-up to PRIMER | An Unmade Masterpiece

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  • Опубліковано 2 жов 2024
  • A few months ago I stumbled upon a PDF document of concept art for the film A TOPIARY, which is from the same director that brought us the time travel film PRIMER.
    I was amazed at A TOPIARY'S concept art and I thought that many of these objects and shapes could be created with a 3D printer. I have been on the fence about getting a 3D printer for years now but this inspired me to finally take the plunge and purchase one.
    The A TOPIARY script is a fascinating read.
    Advice, I recommend having the concept art PDF close by to help visualize the foreign and ever-expanding technology that is thrust upon the main characters.
    There are many more engineering steps that come after the KNEE ASSEMBLY, which is where my video ends.
    It would have been interesting to see what this film would have looked like if ever been made. Hopefully, this video will shed a light on some of the imaginative elements that this film would have consisted of.
    If you want to take a deeper dive into the unmade film A TOPIARY, here are some links.
    CONCEPT TRAILER (many animations were featured in this video)
    vimeo.com/2360...
    SCRIPT -
    indiegroundfil...
    CONCEPT ART PDF :
    robertgraff.fi...
    A TOPIARY WIKI FAN-PAGE :
    a-topiary.fand...
    BREAKDOWN of script by you-tuber DisRegarding Henry
    He does a great job and goes in-depth into every aspect of the script.
    Part 1 - • Unmade Masterpieces: S...
    Part 2 - • Unmade Masterpieces: S...
    Part 3 - • Unmade Masterpieces: S...
    3D MODELS that I created :
    www.thingivers...
    I would love for the 3D printing community to try and create more printable models from the concept art PDF document. I'm just a beginner in the 3D printing world and I'm sure a more experienced person could take it to another level in design and detail of the prints.
    If you are wondering how I did the 3D printing time-lapses, I used a program called Octoprint / Octoplase. It took me about a month to figure it out. Had to get a Raspberry Pi and program it. It was a nightmare of a time learning but I eventually got it working properly. Octolpase is a program that tells the print head to move out of the way for each layer of the print, so it's a nice smooth and clean-looking timelapse.
    Thanks for watching guys!!!
    It feels good to upload a new one, I know it's been a while.
    all the best,
    JOEY SHANKS
    MovieMagicNow.com
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  • @TheEntireUniverse
    @TheEntireUniverse 3 роки тому +7

    Oh man I had forgotten about this channel. What a lovely morning surprise, I hope we get to see you more regularly!!

  • @ddespair
    @ddespair Рік тому +4

    The dude has a lot of creativity in him but his history of roughing up women isn’t helping his case for finding funding.

  • @Codioxx
    @Codioxx 3 роки тому +16

    As a non-native English speaker, it was really hard for me to understand A Topiary's script, visualising the alien artifacts was also a challenge, this video allowed me to understand much more about the script. Thank you!

    • @ShanksFX1
      @ShanksFX1  3 роки тому +2

      Glad it made it easier to understand. It still is a tough script to follow even for myself. Check out those Disregarding Henry videos I shared in the video description. He does a great job at explaining and breaking down the script. ua-cam.com/video/XF-i48BJgyo/v-deo.html

  • @ARBB1
    @ARBB1 2 роки тому +7

    Great work.
    Besides the fact "A Topiary" would've made for a great Carruth movie, and no one that knows about it hasn't stared at the concept art for ages, the actual production of this video in bringing these ideas to life is highly unique, and very skilled.
    I especially liked your take on the animate creatures at the end.
    I hope you produce more of these; investigating scripts and generating the corresponding art. Besides being good VFX practice for industry it has a lot of charm.
    Best of luck.

    • @ShanksFX1
      @ShanksFX1  Рік тому

      Thanks for the kind words. Yeah, it's a really interesting concept. Would love to see what someone like Alex Garland would do with this material. Also, I have thought this would make for an interesting VR experience if it never gets developed into traditional narrative film.

  • @IxusMaig
    @IxusMaig 3 роки тому +1

    wow. I thought you disappeared! welcome back!

  • @srtdthvjb711
    @srtdthvjb711 3 роки тому +6

    This was a great video man i really enjoyed it

  • @BirdsEyePictures
    @BirdsEyePictures 3 роки тому +6

    He returns....

    • @ShanksFX1
      @ShanksFX1  3 роки тому +3

      Yep, last video was Summer 2018, and to be honest I thought more time had past than that since last release.

  • @tornadotom2390
    @tornadotom2390 3 роки тому +2

    How can this be waiting on producers? Sodenberg and Fincher signed on years ago. Carruth expects too high of a budget. It's the only logical explanation.

  • @kitbrown3895
    @kitbrown3895 3 роки тому +1

    HES BACK OH YEAHHHH!!!!

  • @freddypowell7292
    @freddypowell7292 3 роки тому +2

    I see the strandbeest on your desk: you sir, have good taste.

  • @jmalmsten
    @jmalmsten 3 роки тому +4

    Shane is a fascinating filmmaker. It is just a shame investors don't get excited to make his very peculiar style of films.

    • @MrKylePopovich
      @MrKylePopovich Рік тому +4

      It's a shame about the abuse allegations on Shane. Hopefully he's a good person, but it seems he's a real life monster.

    • @andresaguero5880
      @andresaguero5880 Рік тому +2

      So easy to call others monsters.

    • @jmalmsten
      @jmalmsten Рік тому

      @@MrKylePopovich
      Oh... Now this is something I have not heard of at all.

  • @frenchcoupon3391
    @frenchcoupon3391 6 місяців тому

    One day the AI will make a movie from it. Why not- a graphic novel to start. Then- a whole CGI movie!
    Then, the greedy Hollywood will come to pick the fruits and its hard work.

  • @EichhornchenMorder
    @EichhornchenMorder 3 роки тому

    Interesting about Octolapse, I had just assumed you built the time lapse using long exposure photos.

    • @ShanksFX1
      @ShanksFX1  3 роки тому

      Ahhh, that's not a bad idea, would have had some blurry elements around the frame, but that's an interesting technique / idea. I may have to try that out. Also, in Octolapse I wasn't able to do long exposure. Had to keep it around 1/40 for exposure time. Which was a bummer, I'm sure there is a way around it, just didn't real like going down that road. (for now atleast)

  • @Dunikl
    @Dunikl 3 роки тому +2

    Hell yeah, he's back. You can't imagine how happy this makes me:)

  • @gregfalco4528
    @gregfalco4528 2 роки тому +1

    I saw a long video where somebody went in depth about the story in the script. I think it's supposed to be an allegory for the Space Race and the eventual space-faring destiny of mankind.

  • @SirRelith
    @SirRelith 3 роки тому +1

    Awesome! loved primer and love your work! So happy when I saw your vid pop up in my feed! :D

  • @Emulator_Crossing
    @Emulator_Crossing 3 місяці тому

    its like horizon zero + terminator prequel.

  • @PlanetIrv
    @PlanetIrv 3 місяці тому

    Someone use AI to make the movie plz

  • @jordans_videos
    @jordans_videos 3 роки тому +1

    Awesome to see some visualizations from the script

  • @kurtlindner
    @kurtlindner 3 роки тому +1

    I was really surprised and happy to see this upload.

  • @stevebob240
    @stevebob240 2 роки тому +1

    Extremely well done, I love the concepts in this script.

  • @politicide
    @politicide 3 роки тому +1

    Glad I turned the notifications on

  • @JeffSandersFilms
    @JeffSandersFilms 3 роки тому

    Glad to see a new video! I saw Primer and Upstream Color at Sundance opening day. I am a fan.

  • @CaptainReynolds-flyinspace
    @CaptainReynolds-flyinspace 2 роки тому

    I never knew about second movie. Its cool to see real objects. Its can be good looking in the movie. Maybe Netflix can produse film.

  • @bruinflight
    @bruinflight 2 роки тому

    you won't believe this, but I remember when I was very young one of my playmates finding one of these in his backyard

  • @tommyhartley5751
    @tommyhartley5751 3 роки тому

    Oh my gosh, welcome back!! Looking forward to future episodes.

  • @trashlids4592
    @trashlids4592 3 роки тому +1

    yeah ! keep going happy your back

    • @ShanksFX1
      @ShanksFX1  3 роки тому +1

      Good to be back, was real fun to make, just tinkered at night for several months until I finished it!

    • @trashlids4592
      @trashlids4592 3 роки тому

      ​And it worth it ! I live in france and your work inspire me every day. Im a huge fan since the biginning. I think D.trumbull would be proud of you, for shure ;)
      Thank you ​@@ShanksFX1

  • @johannes914
    @johannes914 2 роки тому

    Worth the waiting...

  • @Cotygeek
    @Cotygeek 3 роки тому

    So glad to see an update! Hope things are well!

  • @comicrelief5740
    @comicrelief5740 3 роки тому

    holy shit he came back

  • @TheKikou18
    @TheKikou18 3 роки тому

    This movie looks like it would have been amazing ...

    • @ShanksFX1
      @ShanksFX1  3 роки тому

      It would have been one of a kind, Lord of the Flies meets E.T. , something a long those lines perhaps? I'm curious if Christopher Nolan has ever read this script.

  • @BillJobs01
    @BillJobs01 3 роки тому

    I envy your artistic abilities

    • @ShanksFX1
      @ShanksFX1  3 роки тому +2

      Just keep tweaking till it looks good is my approach, thanks for kind words though!

  • @thedailydaily
    @thedailydaily 3 роки тому

    Return of the legend.

    • @thedailydaily
      @thedailydaily 3 роки тому

      Saw you from your bottle cat video and occasionally come back to see if you returned. It’s great to see you back!

  • @jscully85
    @jscully85 3 роки тому +1

    Great video but turns out the director of Primer is a terrible person.

  • @AwSamWeston
    @AwSamWeston 3 роки тому +1

    This was the video that got me to *un*subscribe.

  • @myasshole69
    @myasshole69 3 роки тому

    One of my favorite chanels is back.
    Also i feel there are less videos on this chanel.

    • @ShanksFX1
      @ShanksFX1  3 роки тому

      I haven't removed any videos, should be the same number as before, just add 1 more with this one :-)

  • @thickdickwad7736
    @thickdickwad7736 Рік тому

    Excellent work 😊