T - Rex vs. The U.F.O Animation

Blocked animation (Work in Progress)

I've decided to leave the animation for a moment and start designing and modelling the U.F.O prop that the T-Rex is going to grab in mid air. The model will be simple and the design effective.

U.F.O design concepts

Finished U.F.O model in wireframe mode

Finished model textured

I already know what I want the U.F.O to perform in this scene but I will be watching reference videos for a little inspiration on how it might move throughout both this scene and the 2D robot animation later on ...

Tim Burton's 1996 "Mars Attacks" Title Sequence

Tim Burton's 1996 "Mars Attacks!" U.F.O Destruction Scene

Maya screenshot showing the scene set up

I also found some good reference videos for improving my dinosaur animation ...

Steven Spielberg's 1993 "Jurassic Park" T - Rex reference video

Steven Spielberg's 1997 "The Lost World: Jurassic Park" T - Rex reference video

Brad Silberling's 2009 "Land of the Lost" T - Rex reference video