A Thought....

Not that there are any similarities. Because there aren't. Any similarities. At all.



Not even one.

First Production Still

Wow, look. The characters are here. The effects are here. All is as it should be and all done. Perhaps I'll upload it with sound later.... or maybe I'll just cut a trailer. Either way, this shot is done, and plenty more will be popping up this week.

Looks like the semester is off to a good start. If the whole film looks like this frame or better I'll sure be pleased.

(PS. Click on it to make it real-size)

The first shot Background.

If you think this is legit you should see it with effects.


Yeah. I said that. :o

Background to the Backgrounds

Essetially I built a rough of each background in MAYA for everything in the film that takes place before they go through the portal. Then in photoshop I paint it as if it was a normal background. Then I add the lighting. It's adding a very cool sense of depth I feel. I really like how these are coming. There are a lot more coming soon!

A Panther Who is Good At Expressing Himself

I have one for the Tiger too, but it's drawn on paper, so I have to scan it when I get home to my scanner. Then I'll color it in the Lab tomorrow. Other than that, Tomorrow is a day for backgrounds, lighting sheets, doing more CG layouts (Explanation for that coming soon), and making a few important calls.

Also - I would like to meet with Tom Sito and fix some of my layouts for the exorcism action scenes.

Some turnarounds among other things

I realize the Panther's hands are a little weird. But here are some turnarounds, a size comparison for our 3 'main character's' and a lil bit of prop design.

Tomorrow what I would like to accomplish besides completing a plethora of backgrounds, would be 'expression sheets' for Panther and Tiger, and lighting/color charts of using one pose from the model sheet of each and lighting it as I feel they would be lit in each different location and setting, so we can get a good idea of the color feels. There is 'outside', 'exorcism room', 'lab', and 'other universe/dimension. So expect 4 lighting styles for each character. Just idea's though, in final composite it's bound to change a little.

Like they did for Princess and the Frog, I am going to flat shade all characters with the same colors, and then hue/saturation/light/shading/glow adjust them in After Effects for each different locale. Should make transitions easier too.

Then I need to re-cut my animatic, making the few changes that I have made and incorporating MARK DONICA's brilliant dialogue as the father. Then it's really just backgrounds and animation from here on out. At least.... I hope.

PRODUCTION TEST SHOT

If the whole film looks like this or better I will be a very, very, happy person.