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Writer / Director, Scott Schirmer
Producer / Technical Director, Dan Dixon
Production Design, Matthew Hightshoe
Character Illustrators, Christopher Anderson,
Scott Harshbarger, & Michael East

DarWest is an animated/illustrated project that Scott Schirmer & I worked on for nearly three years. Due to a lack of funding, however, DarWest was never finished.

We did complete a twelve minute behind-the-scenes promo video that featured several completed scenes. This video was selected as a finalist in the 2000 Hometown Film Festival.

“[DarWest] was a Herculean effort that went far further than I ever expected, thanks to Dan's undying commitment and the passion of our central art team.”

All of the 3D work below was modeled, lit, animated, and rendered by Dan Dixon. 2D Characters drawn by Christopher Anderson, Scott Harshbarger, & Michael East.

Download

Download the promotional featurette from the films download page.

Websites

Visit the director's website or the original project website for more information about this project.

Synopsis

Nik Wayland’s memory is taken by a creature who threatens to destroy the colonial city he inhabits. With the help of a wife he doesn't remember and a mysterious exotic dancer, Nik must track the creature to retrieve his past and prevent an invasion of the most dangerous creatures the universe has ever known.

Animation Style

DarWest featured a blend of three-dimensional computer generated animated environments with two-dimensional hand drawn static characters. The character drawing were scanned and colored in the computer. Flat planes in each 3D scene were then textured with the colored drawing of each character and the scene was rendered.



	my works \| films darwest Writer / Director, Scott Schirmer Producer / Technical Director, Dan Dixon Production Design, Matthew Hightshoe Character Illustrators, Christopher Anderson, Scott Harshbarger, & Michael East DarWest is an animated/illustrated project that Scott Schirmer & I worked on for nearly three years. Due to a lack of funding, however, DarWest was never finished. We did complete a twelve minute behind-the-scenes promo video that featured several completed scenes. This video was selected as a finalist in the 2000 Hometown Film Festival. “[DarWest] was a Herculean effort that went far further than I ever expected, thanks to Dan's undying commitment and the passion of our central art team.” All of the 3D work below was modeled, lit, animated, and rendered by Dan Dixon. 2D Characters drawn by Christopher Anderson, Scott Harshbarger, & Michael East. Download Download the promotional featurette from the films download page. Websites Visit the director's website or the original project website for more information about this project. Synopsis Nik Wayland’s memory is taken by a creature who threatens to destroy the colonial city he inhabits. With the help of a wife he doesn't remember and a mysterious exotic dancer, Nik must track the creature to retrieve his past and prevent an invasion of the most dangerous creatures the universe has ever known. Animation Style DarWest featured a blend of three-dimensional computer generated animated environments with two-dimensional hand drawn static characters. The character drawing were scanned and colored in the computer. Flat planes in each 3D scene were then textured with the colored drawing of each character and the scene was rendered. View additional 3d models from DarWest in 3d modeling \| darwest.
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