Jonathan Chua, FX works 2020

CELL MITOSIS

I created this project at Gnomon School of VFX in Andrea Adam’s Visual Structure class and for my Demo reel with Robby Branham. The goal was 5 weeks of concept and art direction followed by another 5 weeks of execution. This shot is inspired by the introduction from the book "The House of The Scorpion" by Nancy Farmer. The scene is set in the future where a scientist is looking through a microscope at a cloned human cell and watching it grow. I envisioned the scene as part of a film trailer or an introduction shot for a film.

The final look was inspired by the countless pictures of microscopic cells that I researched as well as the film "Annihilation". The result was a look that was both unusual but also slightly familiar and non-aggressive. I am responsible for all CG aspects.

The list of all the softwares I used include:

Houdini | Nuke | Redshift

OPTICAL LASER

I did this piece at Gnomon school of VFX as my first Demo reel piece with Robby Branham. There are 101 different ways to create a 3D laser blast but I realised I had never done one and decided that there was no better time to try it than while I am still in school. I ended up approaching the idea with a mix of particles and smoke simulations layered together to achieve the final result.

I am responsible for all aspects except for the Mech concept by Azure Kim.

The list of all the softwares I used include:

Houdini | Nuke | Redshift | Substance Painter | Maya