Popular Post Tohkann toa of arts Posted May 28, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted May 28, 2016 (edited) After working on "The Arrival" short, I immediately had many ideas on what to do next. Truly I would love to make a 30-40 min movie of the Toa Inika, but so far I have not yet reached a conclusion on how I will approach attempting that. Instead I decided to create another short in the meantime. The idea for this new animation came about because of my love for the ice toa. Matoro is one of my favorites, if not most favorite ice toa from the original generation. I wanted to create a piece that would highlight what the mood and mystery of the underwater location of Mahri Nui, and incorporate Matoro in it. And since he had a major role to play during this saga, it was a perfect fit. I hope you enjoy my latest video! --- Turnaround Renders Here are some renders of the full character, including his weapons. With these you can now see details on the character that I couldn't fully show off in the animation. Also, If you haven't yet seen the first animation I did with the Miramax style, please see the following link to check it out. Along with turnaround, Toa Jaller Inika, and Toa Hahli Inika renders/screenshots! -Enjoy! --Tohkann T.O.A Edited June 21, 2016 by Black Six 2 27 Quote http://www.bzpower.com/board/topic/22009-bionicle-island-of-doom-the-arrival-animation/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemony Lepid Posted May 28, 2016 Share Posted May 28, 2016 OH MAN THAT GAVE ME CHILLS Quote ~~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dallior Posted May 28, 2016 Share Posted May 28, 2016 Wait a second, I think that... wait... yep, that was a heart attack. The nostalgia is real. Also, if you ever decide to make that short, I'd again be extremely willing to help with voice-acting/casting/anything! Quote "Remember when the comics forum had a lot of good stuff? Let's make that a thing again." -Kazi the Matoran Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bionicleFanatic Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 Holy cow! [] [] That's a fantastic rendition of Mahri Nui! This makes me want to see the bit where Matoro dons the mask, with epic lighting effects and stuff. [] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChaosMarin Posted June 5, 2016 Share Posted June 5, 2016 Awesome stuff man! Quote OPEN WORLD 3D GAME SET ON SPHERUS MAGNA AFTER THE END OF G1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonkle Posted June 5, 2016 Share Posted June 5, 2016 That was incredible. Really makes me wish we'd gotten Ignition movies. Quote I been away a long time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tohkann toa of arts Posted June 12, 2016 Author Share Posted June 12, 2016 Thank you all for the nice comments! I am glad you are enjoying it!I've added some turnaround renders in the main post for a full view of the character -Enjoy! --Tohkann T.O.A Quote http://www.bzpower.com/board/topic/22009-bionicle-island-of-doom-the-arrival-animation/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bionicleFanatic Posted June 12, 2016 Share Posted June 12, 2016 Fantastic modelling/rendering. I love how you've adapted the pieces to fit the MoL/LoMN/WoS style, while still keeping them recognisable to the actual set parts. Brilliant job, 11/10! [] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leoxandar Arktanus Posted June 14, 2016 Share Posted June 14, 2016 Wow, the music fit perfectly with the scene. Makes me want to read Downfall now. Quote -O KnaveryMost vile, O trick of the Empire's basest wit.A snare, a ruse, a ploy: and we the fools.What great deception hath been plied today--O rebels, do you hear? Fie, 'tis a trap! -Admiral Ackbar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ksprice45 Posted June 21, 2016 Share Posted June 21, 2016 Nice!!! Really love it. Also if you need any help with voice acting, i will be willing to help! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrozenPancake_ Posted June 21, 2016 Share Posted June 21, 2016 I freaking LOVE your Matoro model. It screams 'Miramax', yet it's so true to the set! The animation itself is simply haunting. Mahri Nui's dark, watery atmosphere is captured perfectly, as is the grim reality of Mata Nui's death. Keep up the good work! If you're still making a full-length fan film, I'd be happy to voice a character! (Or if you need dialogue for future shorts, either way.) Quote A big thank you to Toucan Sam for the Okotian name. [topic=][/topic] [ON HIATUS] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toa Smoke Monster Posted June 21, 2016 Share Posted June 21, 2016 This is really cool. You do a great job of capturing the frantic mood set in place by the need to get the Mask of Life where it needs to go. The shot of Mahri Nui at the beginning was really cool too. I wish you good luck on your next project! Quote Everyone is one choice away from being the bad guy in another person's story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gonel Posted June 21, 2016 Share Posted June 21, 2016 (edited) That's amazing, as was The Arrival when I checked it out. Like Dallior and Ksprice45, I would be happy to help with anything you might need help on, be it adaptation or voice-acting. Full-length movies of this sort of thing would be amazing. Are you only thinking on making an Inika film or is there a chance you could make these sorts of things for all the years without movies? Just curious. Edited June 21, 2016 by The Hero Nuva Kaita Nui Quote To all BIONICLE fanfiction writers - send me your work, I'd genuinely love to read it - especially canon compliant pieces. I'm always looking for more such material to read and to circulate with my friends. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToaDraco Posted June 21, 2016 Share Posted June 21, 2016 I don't know what I can say that hasn't been said already but well done. Beautifully done and excellent job of designing Matoro in the miramax style. Quote "Avengers? Fantastic Four? X-Dudes? They can all kiss my bony, flammable plastic."- Johnathan Blaze (Ghost Rider Vol 7 0.1) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tuuli Posted June 21, 2016 Share Posted June 21, 2016 (edited) Sorry, it's actually an amazing animation I think you should expand upon it some more because it looks great Edited June 22, 2016 by Tuuli Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pomegranate Posted June 22, 2016 Share Posted June 22, 2016 WOW, this is phenomenal! Just like your last animation with Jala, this really captures the atmosphere and emotional weight of the scenes you're depicting -- you really used that music to your advantage! Gave me chills I love your artistic license with the Matoro model, a lot of really interesting and inventive creative choices there, and really well executed too. I really hope you make more of these, because they really bring Bionicle to life again after all these years Great work! You've really got a talent for this!I've been meaning to ask, what software did you use to make this? Quote . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Hip Historian Iaredios Posted June 22, 2016 Share Posted June 22, 2016 This looks great! A minor issue, however, is the tube going to a tank. They are supposed to be external gills, and I would have maybe some slits in the tubes in an on-and-off series between the ring dividers. There's naught I can do, however, since I know I wouldn't be able to make you have unless I was given a couple years. Again, that is minor, doesn't take away from the animation. Quote A RUDE AWAKENING - A Spherus Magna redo | Tzais-Kuluu | Pushing Back The Tide | Last Words | Black Coronation | Blue Man Bound | Visions of Thasos ن We are all but grey specks in a dark complex before a single white light Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hidron Nuva Posted June 22, 2016 Share Posted June 22, 2016 (edited) Oh my god. This is awesome! I also checked out that "Arrival" video of yours, Jaller is perfect.The music from the movies really adds that "made by LEGO" feel, it looks original. How much time did this take? (3d modeling and animating).Seriously, great job! Edited June 22, 2016 by Hidron Nuva Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tohkann toa of arts Posted June 23, 2016 Author Share Posted June 23, 2016 I'd like to thank BZPower for featuring this on the main page! It has always been a dream of mine to see my artwork featured since I joined this site 10 years ago! So thank you! And thank you all for the lovely comments and support. I am glad that when it comes to voice acting, I can always find a helping hand here. I might add a better look at Mahri-Nui later on. That's amazing, as was The Arrival when I checked it out. Like Dallior and Ksprice45, I would be happy to help with anything you might need help on, be it adaptation or voice-acting. Full-length movies of this sort of thing would be amazing. Are you only thinking on making an Inika film or is there a chance you could make these sorts of things for all the years without movies? Just curious. Thank you for also checking out 'The Arrival'. I only really intend to work on the years we didn't get any sort of story animation for those years (2006 - 2008). 2001-2002 had the flash animations and then the Miramax movies came out for 2003-2005. But never say never! I've had requests to see the Toa Mata in movie form. WOW, this is phenomenal! Just like your last animation with Jala, this really captures the atmosphere and emotional weight of the scenes you're depicting -- you really used that music to your advantage! Gave me chills I love your artistic license with the Matoro model, a lot of really interesting and inventive creative choices there, and really well executed too. I really hope you make more of these, because they really bring Bionicle to life again after all these years Great work! You've really got a talent for this!I've been meaning to ask, what software did you use to make this?I used 3DS Max for the Modeling, Texturing, Rigging, and animating Matoro. Zbrush for modeling the platform of Mahri Nui, and After Effects for compositing and sound design. Oh my god. This is awesome! I also checked out that "Arrival" video of yours, Jaller is perfect.The music from the movies really adds that "made by LEGO" feel, it looks original. How much time did this take? (3d modeling and animating).Seriously, great job!Thanks for also checking out my other stuff as well! It took me about 3 months for "The Arrival", and 1 to 2 for "Downfall"--Tohkann T.O.A 3 Quote http://www.bzpower.com/board/topic/22009-bionicle-island-of-doom-the-arrival-animation/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dallior Posted June 24, 2016 Share Posted June 24, 2016 Jeez, 1-3 months... and this is why animated movies take years. Quote "Remember when the comics forum had a lot of good stuff? Let's make that a thing again." -Kazi the Matoran Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lenny7092 Posted June 25, 2016 Share Posted June 25, 2016 (edited) Creepy and suspenseful in the end of the video, but I love it! Awesome job, man! I like how you made Matoro! He looks like a mix of the first Bionicle movie trilogy and Bionicle: The Legend Reborn movie! As I said, awesome job and graphics, man! (clapping hands) Edited June 25, 2016 by Lenny7092 Quote I like Lego, Bionicle, and Hero Factory! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wiriamu Posted June 26, 2016 Share Posted June 26, 2016 Another masterpiece. Makes me want a Bionicle G1 animated series for the Ignition period and maybe even the year of Karda Nui, if not beyond. Quote Voicing your opinions with tact is the best way to keep a discussion from becoming an argument.So far as I'm aware, it's pronounced like this: We're ee ah moo. Check out my Creations:EpicsG1 Battle for Spherus Magna - G2 A Lingering ShadowShort StoriesG1 Fallen Guardian - G2 Shadows of Past and Future (The Legend Continues Entry) Head of Stone, Heart of JungleMOCsMask Hoarder, Desert Scourge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gonel Posted June 26, 2016 Share Posted June 26, 2016 (edited) He looks like a mix of the first Bionicle movie trilogy and Bionicle: The Legend Reborn movie!That's exactly what I was thinking. This animation style would make for a perfect segue between the movie trilogy and The Legend Reborn. That's amazing, as was The Arrival when I checked it out. Like Dallior and Ksprice45, I would be happy to help with anything you might need help on, be it adaptation or voice-acting. Full-length movies of this sort of thing would be amazing. Are you only thinking on making an Inika film or is there a chance you could make these sorts of things for all the years without movies? Just curious. Thank you for also checking out 'The Arrival'. I only really intend to work on the years we didn't get any sort of story animation for those years (2006 - 2008). 2001-2002 had the flash animations and then the Miramax movies came out for 2003-2005. But never say never! I've had requests to see the Toa Mata in movie form. I certainly hope so (for all of them). Edited August 15, 2016 by The Hero Nuva Kaita Nui Quote To all BIONICLE fanfiction writers - send me your work, I'd genuinely love to read it - especially canon compliant pieces. I'm always looking for more such material to read and to circulate with my friends. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zippo Posted June 29, 2016 Share Posted June 29, 2016 This looks insanely good, almost as if we've taken a leap into an alternate dimension where the 4th and 5th Bionicle movies were based on the Inika and Mahri respectively. You have a talent for this sort of thing, and it would be a shame if you were to ever give it up. Great job! Also, as many others have said before, I'd be more than happy to help with voice acting or anything else that may be needed, should you ever decide to make a full-length version. Quote why is this happening Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bohrokmaster Posted June 29, 2016 Share Posted June 29, 2016 (edited) I hear ya! Edited June 29, 2016 by bohrokmaster Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tahu3.0 Posted June 30, 2016 Share Posted June 30, 2016 This animation is amazing like the other Jaller one you made and the Matoro model for the animation looks soo official compared to the Bionicle Miramax trilogy good work. Quote I'm just a simple man, trying to make my way in the Matoran Universe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sonyaxe Posted July 6, 2016 Share Posted July 6, 2016 Wow! This is incredible. I really felt like I was watching something the original animators made, thats how awesome it is! If you do end up making these into a Voya Nui movie, I would love to help out with voice acting. Keep up the good work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToaDraconixMahvi Posted July 23, 2016 Share Posted July 23, 2016 *impressed whistling from nowhere* Now THAT is GOOOOOD animating skills. Quick ones, if I'm understanding right. Very nice. Suggestions following below: \/ If you want, I can probably assist with the Voya Nui movie(BEFORE mahri nui, would be nice to see a movie of that), only...I have one request if you DO make the Voya Nui movie...Please do the scene in the books when Hahli takes off her mask, realizes its alive, and Nuparu slams his head into the ceiling...Especially the Nuparu bit. That will ALWAYS make me laugh when I read it. Oh, and about the swords and gear for the Inika lightning effect...Perhaps, just perhaps, it would be more accurate to the description of the weapons, what little we see in the books, as more normalized weapons(Claymore(I see Matoro's energized icicle blade as a claymore for some reason), broadsword(Jaller's Energized Flame Sword), a harpoon gun that has a harpoon beneath a sniper barrel((Hahli's laser harpoon)), perhaps for Nuparu's Laser Drill a sort of...You could probably come up with a better idea of Nuparu's weapon design than me. Anywho...Hewkii's laser axe would be a war-ax, short-stalked heads(They are close to the shaft and hilt), Kongu's laser crossbow could stay the way it is, and then...then, there is the lightning effects that the weapons and elemental powers have. I suggest that they are nice, simple lightning: One-color, thin lines all around. That all good? Again, good animations you got here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chronicler06 Posted September 20, 2016 Share Posted September 20, 2016 This one is just as impressive as the other one. Like that other one, I'm guessing this is just a test scene that may not appear in the movie, assuming of course if you plan on eventually creating full-length movies of the 2006 and 2007 (and possibly even 2008) Bionicle story. As mentioned in the other topic, creating the models is the first step. Have you completed any of the other characters (Toa Inika, Piraka, Toa Mahri, Barraki)? If so, would you be willing to show us your current progress? Quote Formerly known as Takanuva's Symbol, I rejoined BZPower on October 10, 2012. These days, I am perhaps best known for my obsession with all Lego video games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tohkann toa of arts Posted September 20, 2016 Author Share Posted September 20, 2016 This one is just as impressive as the other one. Like that other one, I'm guessing this is just a test scene that may not appear in the movie, assuming of course if you plan on eventually creating full-length movies of the 2006 and 2007 (and possibly even 2008) Bionicle story. As mentioned in the other topic, creating the models is the first step. Have you completed any of the other characters (Toa Inika, Piraka, Toa Mahri, Barraki)? If so, would you be willing to show us your current progress?Inika Matoro is next~ And thank y'all for the nice comments! --Tohkann T.O.A Quote http://www.bzpower.com/board/topic/22009-bionicle-island-of-doom-the-arrival-animation/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chronicler06 Posted November 19, 2016 Share Posted November 19, 2016 Regardless of however long it takes, I'll always be looking forward to anything new on this project of yours. It's highly ambitious, but there's no doubt that people here will highly appreciate whatever progress you make. Quote Formerly known as Takanuva's Symbol, I rejoined BZPower on October 10, 2012. These days, I am perhaps best known for my obsession with all Lego video games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kcdreamer456 Posted January 15, 2020 Share Posted January 15, 2020 This and The Arrival are so much better than... what we got. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
confused piraka Posted October 21, 2022 Share Posted October 21, 2022 you are the best person ever to exist if you pull that off Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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