Rebelway Contest - Life vs Darkness

Shield Test

This the first test I make for my shield effect. I added a few changes in Nuke to the pops to make them brighter and see how they would look like. Of course there will still be more changes to this.

 I've been doing some brainstorming and I've decided to create a scene about Life and Darkness. The monster is a representation of the darkness and the cyborg is a soldier that fights for all the living creatures and must protect them from this monster.

I imagine darkness as a black ocean, where no light can get in or out. So for this shot, I'm thinking about making the monster spit a black liquid to the cyborg. And for the cyborg, I got some inspiration from the anime Fate: Stay Night. I've been thinking about creating some effects based on animes so this is a perfect moment to do it. 

The first shield will be a mix between a traditional magical shield and Archer's shield from Fate, besides, it has a flower shape and flowers are a good representation of life.

Then the monster attackes with one of his arms and after making the powerful shield, our heroe will be a bit out of charge so he will create a simple shield to protect himself, but the monster will break it.

I think to make something like an infection of darkness to the ground when the monster hits it.

For the final shot, I want the cyborg to use all the energy inside him to fight the monster. So all the light will be moving to his heart when he creates his blast. I still haven't decided if that blast is going to be pure energy or fire or some particles. I'll keep testing and uploading here.