SUMMARY
A cinematic weapon reveal built in stages — blockout animation, lookdev pass, an extended cut, and an effects-trail pass — finished as a single lit shot in a cave.
YEAR
2025
TOOLS
Blender, Cycles
01 / BLOCKOUT
Animation blockout
The base animation pass, timing the reveal before any lighting or effects were added.
02 / LOOKDEV
Lookdev and extended cut
Material and lighting development, followed by an extended version of the animation.
03 / FX
Energy trail pass
An isolated effects pass for the glowing trail along the blade.
04 / FINAL
Final polish
The finished shot: the sword lit in a cave opening, energy trail composited into the blade.
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