During late 2020 and 2021, Crater carried out pre-production of D.O.D.O.: The Architect, a short teaser video set in the D.O.D.O. universe. The project was funded by an Epic MegaGrant. Collaborators on this project included Tim Miller, Blur Studio, Dan Milligan, Â Concept Art House, Pure Imagination Studios, Nicole Galland, and Brady Hall. Deliverables consisted of:
Script by Stephenson and Galland
A 10-minute animatic (directed by Miller, storyboards by Milligan, sound by Concept Art House and Hall)
Two-dimensional concept artwork of select hero frames
Three-dimensional assets in Unreal Engine
A fly-through of a complex three-dimensional environment generated in UE5's Sequencer
A study for visual effects showing how magic would be performed by a modern-day witch.
On the strength of these materials the D.O.D.O. IP was optioned by a major production company and is currently in active development as a television series.
