Vyacheslav has been an enthusiastic supporter for Lunatics! since our modeling project last Summer. He contributed to the Soyuz interior set model and created the initial model for the Lunar Transportation System lander that we used in our animatic.
He’s also been instrumental in providing Russian proof-reading and translations for us. Most of the labels on the Soyuz console were checked by him, and he has helped us with creating Russian subtitles for our teaser/demo, our Kickstarter pitch video, and the entire pilot episode.
Vyacheslav Yastrebcev got his start with 3D modeling in 2003 with a pirated copy of proprietary 3D software (include 3Dmax 6 and Maya), noting that copyright was not well-enforced in Russia at that time. In 2007, he learned about free software after a teacher remarked on the illegality of his proprietary software. Since 2008, he’s been using free-software applications and operating systems exclusively.
He has written a number of articles for the Russian edition of Linux Format, on the Luxrender and POV-Ray renderers (Issues 132-136, June-October 2010). He is skilled with Blender modeling, materials, and textures, and has contributed to two free-culture animated film projects, Morevna Project and Lunatics!
Vyacheslav has not had the time to be involved in our modeling work this Summer, although he has done a lot of translations for us (some of which I’m still transcribing into subtitles). He may also be helping with our modeling effort later this Fall.
