Making a pawn that can actually turn into a queen | Blender 4.0

Software used: Blender addon used to make the timelapse effect: Equipment used: Camera: Panasonic Lumix S5IIX Canon 100M f2.8 L Sigma 20mm f1.4 Godox LC500R Ricoh Theta Z1 iPhone 14 Pro #transformers Timestamps: 00:00 Introduction of the problem 00:46 Tracing the base pieces 01:12 Figuring out how to make moving parts 02:03 Modeling the base of the pawn 03:46 AD: Storyblocks 04:48 Finding inspiration 06:00 Modeling and finalizing the pawn model 07:11 Tips for VFX pre-production 08:45 Testing recording equipment 10:02 Compositing in Blender 11:33 Challenging my friend to a game of chess 12:02 Final result