Autumn Elizondo
Compositor | Motion Graphics | UI Design

gen:LOCK

gen:LOCK

 
Michael B. Jordan, Dakota Fanning, Maisie Williams, and David Tennant star in the new show from the producers of RWBY. Fifty years in the future, an oppressive authoritarian force threatens to conquer the world. A daring team is recruited to pilot a new form of weaponized neuroscience that powers devastating mecha, but they must be willing to sacrifice everything to save the world.

Behind the scenes

gen:LOCK (Season 1) is a Rooster Teeth animated show that was composited solely in After Effects.

My roles in regards to gen:LOCK’s production are as a Compositor, Look Development Artist, UI/UX Designer and as a UI Outsource Manager.

As a Compositor, my job included getting Lighting renders put together according to the look template that our Look Development Artists set up beforehand. After which, I would put in a multitude of Comp FX and varying amounts of pre-made UI.

As a Look Development Artist I was apart of a team with Christina Avagliano and Amanda Gotera where we would create visual looks in the form of a template scripts for any sort of set that came up in the show. After a look was director approved, I documented rules and guidelines about the look for the other compositors.

As a UI/UX Designer, a task I inherited from our original UI Designer Penelope Nederlander, I took over implementing the UI designs in unique UX layouts. However, when called for, I would also pick up on creating new UI assets, as well as creating custom motion graphic animations for them.

Seeing my tenacity, I was also given the responsibility of a UI Outsource Manager. Due to the tall order of UI for the show, there were rounds where outsourced talent was needed. During those times, I was mostly in charge of providing any needed assets, answer any questions and provide feedback on passes from the outsourcers.