This is an animation I did for one of my first year university assignments. The brief was to create a short movie that was intended to be an opening/intro to a website based upon the subject that we chose. I chose Metal Gear Solid as my subject because I love the game and, at the time, MGS3:Snake Eater was due to be released. I originally intended on making a movie about MGS3 but decided to go with the original PSX version due to its less complex graphics and nature. All scenes have been re-drawn in Flash/Fireworks. The snow is based upon and algorithm that I found on flashkit but was re-written for my own uses. Probably the aspect I am most proud of is the scene after the movie has played, it is fully dynamic and changes colour randomly. This is ment to mimic the in-game menu that appears on the original PSX game.

This animation is based upon the opening scenes in MGS but never features in the game. The idea behind the sequence is that in the game, one of your first objectives is to find a way into the building in front of you. This is done by crawling through a vent. As this movie was designed as the entrance to a website, I thought this was a fitting way to depict the game, and the opening to the website.

All logos, characters and trademarks in this animation are the property of their respective owners.