Mr Ollie Harris

Hello,

My name is Oliver Harris.

My major interest is in digital modelling. I previously studied an undergraduate degree in Modelmaking Design and Media, at the Bournemouth Arts Institute. I have an artistic background, photography being one of my main passions.

The basic outline for my term three project, is to create a four legged animal (which I have decided will be an artic fox),

and a rider, both for use in next generation games. My inspiration for this project is from the characters in Hayao Miyazaki’s ‘Princess Mononoke’.

I plan to model and texture both characters, (Possibly using XSI’s hair for the white artic fox) but I am still researching whether this is going to be possible, taking into account render times. I also hope to simply rig the characters so I can display them in a run cycle, then composite them within 2D backgrounds.

So far I’ve been roughly sketching foxes, trying to understand their shape and that of the rider on board. I have decided to make her a young female simular to that in 'Princess Mononoke’. But I would like more contrast between rider and animal. So she will be dressed in black, with a flowing black cape, that will hide the fox as a kind of vail untill they spring into action.

Her concept at this point is based around madonna's 'frozen' video, by Chris Cunningham.

I have also started a concept illustration, see above (It's not finished!): So far I have bocked out the artic fox. Here are some wire frames: (Any advice, criticism, etc would be greatly appreciated)

Here is some of my previous work:

Cheers,

Ollie Harris