THRESHOLD - Animatic eli0s78 2024-04-11 | The Animatic of the short animation film "THRESHOLD".Made for the production Bible included in my master thesis for the Master Degree Program in Animation of the University of West Attica.Supervisor: Dr. Eleni MouriMade in After Effects, Original music composed and mixed in Cakewalk.
The Doctor And The Fool eli0s78 2023-09-27 | Short 3D Animation (2023)Sequel to the short stop-motion film "Know your Tools" (2022)youtube.com/watch?v=nqagBb--pK4 This film is the final project for the 2nd semester, for the course "3D Animation", under the "Master Degree Program Animation" of the University of West Attica.Course Tutor: Siakas SpiridonAssistant Tutors: Trivela Lamprini, Lampropoulou Anastasia Story, Direction, Concept Art, 3D modeling, 3D animation, Post-Production, Montage, Music and Foley: Elias Pierrakos-Made with Blender-Uses many sounds from freesound.org
The Twittering Machine eli0s78 2023-02-23 | A short animation film based on Paul Klee's painting "Twittering Machine" (1922).The lights go off in a Paul Klee exhibition. Suddenly, one of the paintings comes to life. Four little birds that had been sitting on top of a strange machine begin to sing a clanky tune. After a while, the machine breaks, and the birds stop their performance. As they return to their position, they reform the painting in its original state.The animation is an exercise in foley sounds, created for the SFX course of the MSc Animation program of the University of West Attica, under the guidance of the tutor Esthir Lemi (PhD).The original image was downloaded from Wikipedia and upscaled using Stable Diffusion. All other textures and paintings were also created with Stable Diffusion.The painting was processed in Photoshop and was separated on its different actors/elements.The animation was made in After Effects using Duik Bassel. The compositing and final montage was also done in After Effects.Most of the sounds were recorded at Artracks Recording Studios, with additional sounds recorded using a field recorder. The mixing and mastering was done in Cakewalk.This animation is for educational and research purposes.
Ninja 1998 :D eli0s78 2023-02-04 | One of my earliest animations made with 3d studio max 3 (?) back in 1998!I've found it hiding somewhere in one of my drives!Talking about a totally unbalanced effort to achievement ratio ;D
Travel Bugs - Travelogue eli0s78 2023-01-25 | This is a montage of 8 green screen removal and color matching exercises, using still images of real action puppets made by Fokion Xenos, for his upcoming series "Travel Bugs" (fokionxenos.com/#/travel-bugs-series-in-development/).All background images were provided and can be found at pexels (https://www.pexels.com). Matte extensions where made using Photoshop and Stable Diffusion's outpainting features.The exercise was made for the course "Visual Effects" of which Fokion Xenos is the tutor.The course is part of the Master Degree Program in Animation of the University of West Attica, Greece.Original music made by me. All sounds where downloaded from freesound.org (freesound.org/).The animation of the Bugs was made using the free Duik Bassel plugin for After Effects (rxlaboratory.org/tools/duik-bassel/).
Alien Forest - Tracking Exercise eli0s78 2022-12-21 | The most difficult track so far because of the reflections. I did lot of manual masking that perhaps could have been avoided if I was to use mocha...
Pixie Alley - Tracking Exercise eli0s78 2022-12-21 | Another tracking exercise using the default 3d camera tracker in AE and the Roto Brush tool (the graffiti are superimposed)
Find Puppy App - Tracking Exercise eli0s78 2022-12-19 | Another tracking exercise, this time using Mocha for After Effects planar tracking method.
Haunted House - Tracking Exercise eli0s78 2022-12-19 | Basic Sky replacement and added elements using the 3d camera tracker in After Effects.
Just Do It - Green screen removal exercise eli0s78 2022-12-16 | Background generated with stable diffusion and animated in After Effects.I followed the steps in this tutorial by "Jake in Motion" for the green screen removal:youtube.com/watch?v=tK_Z1dYgtxsI used many of the techniques in this tutorial by "Motion Array Tutorials" channel for the fire:youtube.com/watch?v=tK_Z1dYgtxs
Retro Videogame Intro eli0s78 2022-11-21 | An Exercise in After Effects.Based on the "Learn After Effects 2022 | Beginners Tutorial" on Olufemii's Youtube channel:youtube.com/watch?v=Qa89eO2YStEI added additional CRT effect following the tutorial "MAKE CRT TV SCREEN LINES GLITCH EFFECT | After Affects Tutorial" on ELEVEN PERCENT's Youtube channel:youtube.com/watch?v=grrSRj5AGCA
Αναπαράσταση διαδρομής Βορεινής Πύλης ΠΑΔΑ– Διάδρομος Εργαστηρίων ΜΠΣ Animation eli0s78 2022-10-31 | Ηχητική καταγραφή κρούσης μεταλλικού αντικειμένου εντός των χώρων του Πανεπιστημίου Δυτικής Αττικής.Στόχος η παρατήρηση των αντηχήσεων (reverberation) και της μεταβολής αυτών κατά την εναλλαγή των χώρων και των ακουστικών συνθηκών (ανοιχτός-κλειστός χώρος, ηχητικό υπόβαθρο, άλλες πηγές ήχου κλπ).Ηχογράφηση σε κινητό τηλέφωνο (Xiaomi Mi 9T)Πέμπτη 20 Οκτωβρίου 2022, 7:22μμ
MISTY MOUNTAINS - Stable Diffusion eli0s78 2022-10-05 | Stable Diffusion is amazing!This image was generated using the prompt: A Landscape with rocks and mist, with a silhouette of a Monk in the foreground, Caspar David Friedrich.Further editing was made in Photoshop and final compositing in After Effects
Know Your Tools eli0s78 2022-09-07 | Short Stop-Motion Animation (2022)1st semester project for the course "Basic Principles of Animation-Animation Techniques" under the "Master Degree Program Animation" of the University of West Attica.Course Tutor: Siakas SpiridonAssistant Tutor: Trivela LampriniStory, Direction, Animation, Post-Production, Music and Foley SFX: Elias Pierrakos
Know Your Tools - Green Screen Test eli0s78 2022-08-30 | Small test regarding the green screen approach for an upcoming stop-motion project
Know Your Tools - Doh Test eli0s78 2022-08-30 | Small stop-motion animation testing the doh as an animation medium for an upcoming stop-motion project
Know Your Tools - Camera Track Test eli0s78 2022-08-30 | Testing an ease-out/ease-in camera movement, emulating a dolly. The camera tripod is in a drawer.
Know Your Tools - Rough Sketch Test 01 eli0s78 2022-08-30 | A rough sketch animation made in Blender using Grease pencil and basic primitives. Made to be used as a guide layer within the stop-motion software.
Know Your Tools - Noise Frame Average eli0s78 2022-08-30 | A post production test tacking a flickering problem, especially noticeable in white backgrounds.Fortunately, it isn't not noticeable when the background isn't white.
Know Your Tools - Animation Rough 2 eli0s78 2022-08-30 | A more refined but still very crude rough sketch animation, made in Blender using Grease pencil and basic primitives. Made to be used as a guide layer within the stop-motion software.
Εξειδικευμένα Προγράμματα Επιμόρφωσης στον Τομέα της Ψυχολογίας | eLearning ΕΚΠΑ eli0s78 2022-07-10 | Διαφημιστικό σποτάκι για το εξ αποστάσεως επιμορφωτικό πρόγραμμα πάνω στα Εξειδικευμένα Προγράμματα Επιμόρφωσης στον Τομέα της Ψυχολογίας, από το E-Learning του Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών.
eLearning ΕΚΠΑ | Brand Video eli0s78 2022-07-10 | Brand βίντεο για τα προγράμματα E-Learning του Εθνικού Καποδιστριακού Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών
Πλάτων και Αθήνα eli0s78 2021-05-18 | Η ζωή του Πλάτωνα και οι Ιστορικές συνθήκες που επικρατούσαν στην εποχή του.Το πρώτο μέρος από μία σειρά animation της ζωής και της φιλοσοφίας του Πάτωνα.Το σενάριο και η επιστημονική επιμέλεια είναι του Μιχάλη Κατσιμίτση.Παραγωγή του Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών για το πρόγραμμα YouGoCulture (2015).yougoculture.com
District Greeks Asia Minor eli0s78 2021-05-07 | A small district in Eleusina - Greece where Greeks from Asia Minor settled the Asia Minor catastrophe in 1922.yougoculture.com/articles-virtual-tour/arts-crafts/district-greeks-asia-minorThe voice is completely programmed and synthesized with Synthesizer V.
Kronos Distillery eli0s78 2021-05-07 | An old and abandoned Distillery in Eleusina - Greece.More information at yougoculture.com/articles-virtual-tour/arts-crafts/kronos-distilleryThe voice is completely programmed and synthesized with Synthesizer V.
Oculus Quest 2 Problematic Lenses eli0s78 2021-04-13 | The Oculus Quest 2 suffer from a defective lens batch that seem to be wide spread among many suppliers and countries world wide.I am puzzled as to why no mainstream reviewer on Youtube has ever mentioned this issue.This short clip is taken from the forth headset in a row that I've tried. The previous 3 had similar characteristics: non-homogeneous light refractions and dark spots like air trapped in the glass (as seen here on the right lens).In practice, there is a lot of light bleed, god-rays and halos when viewing anything that has contrasted colors. This is particular noticeable if I stare in one fixed point and move my head around. The light refractions glare in front of the focused area, creating the feeling of wearing smudged or wet lenses.The channel Virtually Real has very detailed descriptions and footage on this problem. Please check it out. He ordered 4 headsets until he got a good one!Here is a video that show how a GOOD pair of lenses should look like!youtube.com/watch?v=5_oRPSdB5OQYou can see the correct refractions from 3:17 and onward. They are like a rainbow around the lens without breaks or patterns.I don't think the manufacturing date of the headset reflects the lens quality. The ones o got are from 10/2020, 11/2020, 12/2020 and 1/2021 and are all affected from the bad lens batch.Here are photos of the lenses on all four headsets:http://eli0s.com/Oculus/All%20Lenses.jpgSince Oculus doesn't support Greece, I don't have a way to have them replace the bad lenses. I was hopping that if I got enough headsets I'll get lucky and have one that has acceptable lenses. After this 4th device I think I've lost any hope...
Human Factor eli0s78 2020-10-01 | An endless loop of a Universe simulation. Within, a single variable, “Human Factor”, is causing the simulation to crash and restart each time, only to fail again.This was an over ambitious project made for my 3rd semester in the University back in 2010! I didn’t finish it in time and ever since I was trying to advance its progress little by little. After a while, my biggest challenge was to keep up with file management, issues with software version compatibility and, most importantly, composing the music!Back then, Steve Cutts’ amazing animation “Man” didn’t exist yet, so the idea of a human figure wreaking havoc and mindless destruction on our planet seemed original… Nowadays, due to the corona virus pandemic, the environmental issues perhaps have got sidelined. Never the less, I think that the climate change, how we treat nature and waste valuable resources is more relevant than ever. Contrarily to the animation, I still hope that humanity, a species still in its infancy, will stop destroying our precious planet.
Sports Law and International Sports Law | eLearning University of Athens eli0s78 2018-06-28 | Promotional animation for the online course on Sports Law and International Sports Law, by the eLearning Program of University of Athens. The course is offered in collaboration with IASL (International Association of Sports Law).
Marketing And Sales - Breakdown eli0s78 2018-05-30 | The Breakdown process of creating the animation of the promotional video "Marketing & Sales".
Marketing & Sales | eLearning ΕΚΠΑ eli0s78 2018-05-29 | Προγράμματα μαθημάτων κατεύθυνσης eLearning του Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών.https://elearn.elke.uoa.gr/show_programs.php?catID=27
Digital Marketing | elearning ΕΚΠΑ eli0s78 2018-03-16 | Διαφημιστικό σποτάκι για το εξ αποστάσεως επιμορφωτικό πρόγραμμα πάνω στο Digital Marketing, από το E-Learning του Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών.
Construct Workflow Mockup eli0s78 2016-03-08 | This is an mockup animation, demonstrating a unified lighting system (among a few other things) within Scirra's Construct Game Editor.Please pause the video to read the notes!Some of the issues tackled are:-Sprite Object is able to hold Texture maps for Diffuse, Normal, Specular and other maps. These are stored within each animation.-Sprite Object has the option to be tillable, with multiple tile configurations!-Sprite Object has build-in shadow-casting option, with height parameter and tags (for including-exuding lights)-Texture maps on the Sprite Object can be activated-deactivated and the result sould be visible on the Editor.-Lights automatically darken the scene and cut trough the darkness with a falloff (by default)-Lights can be of a different type: Omnidirectional (point), Spot (these will have an extra parameter for the cone radius and they could simulate flashlights), Directional (for casting parallel shadows like the Sun does) and Ambient (for illuminatind uiformaly the scene, ambient lights should not cast shadows).-Lights have parameters for Color, Radius (how far in the disstance can they cut through the darkness), Falloff (how sharp the falloff is) and Height (how long of a shadow they cast, in relation to Sprite Object's own Height value).-Lights and their effect on the scene are visible in the editor and update dynamically!-The Editor supports draggable input values (when reasonable)!-Lights affect normal-specular (and what have you) texture maps! Their effect shows in the Editor!-Light opacity value could affect how much of an overall darkness and color they cast (not mentioned in the video).
Pnyx - Behind The Scenes eli0s78 2016-03-01 | Τα επιμέρους, διαδοχικά στάδια που χρειάστηκαν για να δημιουργηθεί η σκηνή στην Πνύκα:1) Προσχέδιο - Σκοπός η ανεύρεση των βασικών όγκων και ορισμός της κίνησης των χαρακτήρων...2) Ραφιναρισμένο προσχέδιο - Επιπλέον ορισμός χαρακτηριστικών, λεπτομερειών και δευτερευόντων κινήσεων (πχ: ρούχα)...3) Περίγραμμα - Το τελικό περίγραμμα των φιγούρων...4) Ματ χρώμα - Δίνει αδιαφάνεια στις μορφές, καθιστώντας τες συμπαγείς μπροστά από οποιοδήποτε φόντο...5) Χρώματα - Χρωματισμός στα ρούχα, μαλλιά κλπ...6) Σκιές - αυτονόητο. Αυτή δεν είναι η τελική μορφή της συγκεκριμένης σκηνής, το φόντο θα έχει την ανάλογη κίνηση παράλλαξης και θα γίνει περαιτέρω επεξεργασία στα χρώματα, στις σκιές και στον γενικότερο "τόνο" της σύνθεσης...
Hellrain Trailer eli0s78 2014-08-26 | This is a video trailer for the game Hellrain.Hellrain is a homage to video games like Space Invaders and the old Arcade Shooting genre.The player controls a ship with the mouse and has to protect the city, by destroying waves upon waves of falling meteorites. Hellrain was made as a test, it was a way for me to learn how to program a simple game using Construct 2, Scirra's 2d game creation engine.It is by no means a finished product, it lacks basic game functions like saving or keeping some kind of a score, but never the less, I think it is still fun to play.You can play Hellrain at www.eli0s.com/HellrainTry out Construct 2 at www.scirra.com/construct2
Wormhole eli0s78 2013-11-21 | A 3d visualization of the project "Void" by Rena Goumperitsi, made for the online presentation of the group exhibition "Space-Time".http://eli0s.com/Space_Time
Planck Scale eli0s78 2013-11-21 | A 3d visualization of the project "Limit" by Giannis Ilias, made for the online presentation of the group exhibition "Space-Time".http://eli0s.com/Space_Time
Multiverse eli0s78 2013-11-21 | A short depiction of the video art project titled "Visible Cities" by Olga Simou, made for the online presentation of the group exhibition "Space-Time".http://eli0s.com/Space_Time
Time Dilation eli0s78 2013-11-21 | An extract from the short animated film "Evolution" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iLOR3pOD8F0) made for the online presentation of the exhibition "Space-Time".http://eli0s.com/Space_Time
memories trailer eli0s78 2013-10-13 | This is a trailer for my graduate project titled "memories".http://www.eli0s.com/Memories (due to the nature of webGL and web audio API, this project for the time being can only be played properly with Google Chrome)Made for the Department of Fine And Applied Arts of the University of Western Macedonia, Greece, under the guidance of professors Yiannis Ziogas and Vasilys Bouzas. The project "memories" is an interactive narration through personal thoughts and experiences, divided in 3 parts, each of which represents a different age period.From childhood to puberty and finally to maturity, each level has a characteristic sub theme that affects its visual aesthetic.The viewer is called to participate by controlling a paper thin character and navigate into the ever changing landscape."memories" was made using the HTML5 game creator Construct 2, by Scirrahttp://www.scirra.com
Losing My mind eli0s78 2013-10-11 | An unfinished animation that I made back at 2006, using the same paper thin protagonist that I introduced back at 2003 on an early attempt for a 3d animation (can be watched here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmG99d7el8w).As with the other one, I upload this as a reference to support my graduation project from the Department of Fine & Applied Arts of the University of Western Macedonia, Greece.The project is called "memories" and it is an interactive journey thru some of my thoughts and feelings thou out my life, in the form of a platformer HTML5 video game.For anyone interested, you can find it at http://www.eli0s.com/Memories/index.htmlGoogle Chrome is needed in order to run it correctly, as it utilize it's advanced audio API.The project was made with construct 2 (www.scirra.com)
Lonely Journey eli0s78 2013-10-11 | This is an extract from my first attempt on 3d animation, made back at 2003.It was never finished due to the constant crashes and increase in complexity and technical difficulties.I am uploading it now for reference, as an early concept art and animatic that laid the conceptual roots for my graduation project from the Department of Fine & Applied Arts of the University of Western Macedonia, Greece.The project is called -memories- and it is an interactive journey thru some of my thoughts and feelings thou out my life, in the form of a platformer HTML5 video game.For anyone interested, you can find it at http://www.eli0s.com-Memories-index.htmlGoogle Chrome is needed in order to run it correctly, as it utilize it's advanced audio API.The project was made with construct 2 (www.scirra.com)There is also an other animation attempt that uses the same protagonist, this is a 2d one that I tried a few years later. It can be watched at http://youtu.be/JnJ91Ij8Kas
memories all levels beta test eli0s78 2013-10-08 | THis is a run thru of of the project -memories- in a pre release state
