Nightmares Unhinged Trailer
This project was not a Killbot Entertainment project, per se. But our own Michael McKibben played a role in its development so we thought we’d show it off a bit.
Hex Publishers is publishing an anthology of horror stories called, “Nightmares Unhinged; Twenty Tales of Terror”. The company is run by our good friend, Joshua Viola, who is also the Chief Editor at Hex and the Director of this trailer. Aaron Lovett created the storyboards and concept art. Michael McKibben was the 3d Modeler and Animator. Otto Cate composed the audio. And the editor extraordinaire was Denis Harris.
Nightmares Unhinged Trailer
The project was a ton of fun. These things I do with Josh and Aaron always are. Over the years, we’ve slowly developed a solid formula. The gist of it is Josh comes up with a great idea and leads the project. He’s a talented author which is a huge bonus – it makes his direction focus on creating complete stories that unfold playfully. Aaron Lovett is a brilliant artist and creates absolutely beautiful art. He’s also flexible and does a great job of prepping his compositions in layers so I can work with them. My job is to take his art and bring it to life without losing the quality of what Aaron created. But I’d say my obsession is in relationships. From the moment I start 3d modeling to my final video render, I’m obsessing over the world Josh is trying to create and how these little parts and pieces interact with each other. Once we’ve collected up all the rendered clips and images, Josh ropes in editors and musicians and iterates on the whole thing till it’s perfect. No matter what I do with Killbot Entertainment, I’m always going to be playing with those 2.
— Michael McKibben
Here’s some of Mike’s test renders and progress videos:
