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Fantasy Workshop Episode 2: Lost in the Swamp

By stacy June 3, 2021 May 1, 2024 Fantasy Workshop, Jack Houston Documentary, Jack Houston News

In the second episode, we’ll continue to watch Jack Houston and the Necronauts come together as we explore the swamps and jungles of Venus through miniature sets and digital matte paintings.

Creating multilayered video backgrounds

By stacy June 3, 2021 June 3, 2021 Jack Houston News

Jack Houston and the Necronauts was originally powered by Adventure Game Studio (AGS), and was ported mid-development into Unity, which allowed for whole new levels of depth and detail. This In this video, creator Stacy Davidson describes the process of setting up a multilayered scene using full motion video as the backing layer.

Creating The Swamp

By stacy June 3, 2021 June 3, 2021 Jack Houston News

Watch the digital matte paintings for two swampy scenes from Jack Houston and the Necronauts come together in high speed, taken from Twitch.tv live streams!

Sculpting Meg

By stacy June 3, 2021 June 3, 2021 Jack Houston News

Watch the complete 40-hour sculpt in high speed. This is the first of the sculptures to be molded and cast as foam latex stop motion figures for Jack Houston and the Necronauts.

Fantasy Workshop Episode 1: The Beginning

By stacy June 2, 2021 May 1, 2024 Fantasy Workshop, Jack Houston Documentary, Jack Houston News

In episode 1 of the Fantasy Workshop, we’re going to get a behind the scenes look at Warbird Games and the beginning of production on Jack Houston and the Necronauts, a graphic adventure game featuring stop motion animated characters and creatures and miniature model interiors all photographed and pieced together…