YES! Finally, Atlas' Revenge can be found online. I've been waiting for this moment since we wrapped production on it in May of last year. You see, it's a big deal to me because now I can simply link anyone to it rather than having to send out DVDs or having them come over; and because of where I'm currently living, it was rather difficult getting Atlas in the hands of those I really wanted to.
So, why did it take this long to get Atlas' Revenge publicly available? Simple. The powers that be at UCF insisted we keep Atlas offline and out of the public's eye, as the plan was to submit the short to several festivals. Apparently it's a general rule that festivals aren't very fond of having publicly available entries in their festivals, and generally reject those that try to enter. I'm not entirely sure how much truth there is to this, as I've seen plenty of festival entries online before actually seeing them at the festival ( most of them being Ringling students' thesis films :) ). Whatever the case may be, it turns out that in the past year, for whatever reason, there were very few and rather weak attempts to get Atlas into the festival circuit. Weeks, months, and now a year has passed, and it seems the only submission attempt since completion was to SIGGRAPH 2009 (which didn't happen, by the way).
As a result of this, someone in my class boldly took it upon themself to upload Atlas' Revenge to Youtube (Vimeo to come soon) for all to see. Thanks, Nick! I'm glad someone finally did it! Without further rambling, here it is. Atlas' Revenge, in all its embedded glory:
And In Other News...
- The links section has been updated with new links to more comrades' online portfolios and to Atlas' Revenge on Youtube.
- A new section will be going up featuring Atlas' Revenge as the centerpiece, surrounded by sections showing off my character rigs, animations, compositing work, and more. There's only so much a demo reel can show you. Why not give you the option to see everything with as much detail as possible? Coming soon!
- I'm tossing around the idea for a mobile-friendly version of this site. While mobile browsers only make up about 2% of my visitors, I figure it'd be a good learning experience and not too difficult, hopefully.
- A redesign is coming fairly soon. While I may not change the layout of the site, I do plan on straying away from a semi-monochromatic look to something more colorful and appealing. This site is just shy of a year old now, and a new look is in order.
That's it for now. Mike Navarro, signing off.
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