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And Now for Something Completely Different…

24 Feb

I’m not sure when it clicked, but I’ve come to my senses. A million characters, even if their movements are simple, is too many. The new story:

VELMA is hosting a party. She rushes around trying to get everything ready in time for the guests to arrive. Time passes. She double checks everything, keeping her spirits up. Time passes and no one arrives. She receives a phone call, looks disappointed. Time passes. Finally, there is a knock at the door. It’s her neighbor BORIS! She pulls him inside for the party to start! But, no- Boris is baking this evening and he would just like to borrow some eggs. She gives him some eggs. Time passes. She receives another phone call. She looks disappointed. She sits on the couch. Who needs a stupid party anyway? Time passes. Finally, as the clock shows 3AM, the door bursts open and JOSEF flies in, ready to party! No, says, VELMA. The time has passed. But JOSEF insists. He puts on a party hat, he eats the hors d’oeuvres, he dances. Finally, VELMA relaxes and has fun too. A party is a party if you make it a party.

That’s where I’m at. I used some old names, added some new names, and completely changed the whole premise. Just completely ignore the first run through. I was just joking.

 
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Progress on the Set

22 Feb

I know that it’s been awhile, but I finally opened up this file and gave this scene some love. More to come. Really.

 
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Elmyra

29 Aug

I guess I’m not going to say these models are done… They’re clearly missing eyelashes, and personality, and ears- I haven’t decided on ears yet…

So, I’m just going to post them all quickly and then I will go back clean and sharpen them up when I have them all in the same stage of completion. They do look pretty basic, but I think some selective details and good texturing will bring them all together. Anyway, here is Elmyra. I am combing her and Bella into one character, so she will be the one seducing the Officer.

 
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Amelia

29 Aug

Here is Amelia- she will be dancing in the foreground. Modeling is finished on her. I know she looks pretty simple but that is actually my intention. One character down, 956 to go…

 
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Simple Script (probably a good thing)

22 Aug

The song that this is all set to- which, by the way, is “Bublitchka” by Gogol Bordello, is two minutes long, so the script is short and sweet. No dialogue. Simple Animation. Very old-school cartoony.Yes, I’m aware of my ridiculous idea of having a  million characters, but  I don’t give a damn- It’s my party and I’ll be ridiculous if I want to! Anyway, here it is, for the sake of completeness- the script (v1.1):

EXT. house

In the calm, blue light of a summer evening there is a party going on. Several cars (c. 1935) wait outside the house, which is literally dancing. We gently swoop in past them, moving directly to the window…

INT. house

Eight guests enjoy the party: AMELIA dances. MURIEL and DORA chat on the couch. JOSEF and ELMYRA and BELLA debate at the back of the room. EDWARD plays cards with BORIS. The host, ROSE rushes around to make sure everyone is enjoying themselves (and they are).

All is well until there is a surprise BANG on the door. It’s the police! OFFICER DICK, short and stout, and OFFICER HARRY, tall and lanky, barge in and tell everyone that the party is over. OFFICER DICK wags his finger and yells yells yells, while OFFICER HARRY mimes the meaning of DICK’S words- The music is too loud and the neighbors are complaining.

EXT. HOUSE

The pulsing house sits alone… neighbor-less. Note the additional cop car parked outside.

INT. HOUSE

The GUESTS start to quiet down and move toward the door… except for ROSE, who is distraught, the GUYS at the table who convince OFFICER DICK to come over so they can show him something, and BELLA who is flirting with OFFICER HARRY.

OFFICER HARRY has been won over by BELLA, who takes both the COPPERS to the table to take a drink. With their backs turned to the viewers, we hear the music calm.

BEAT

The group at the table turns around and the mood has changed. OFFICER HARRY’S got the girl (BELLA) and OFFICER DICK’S cheeks are rosy with spirit. The music gets loud again and the party goes on!

THE END.

 
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Today’s Environment Modeling Progress

16 Aug

I’m too tired to talk about this. It is what it is. I am going to bed.

 
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Block/ Layout of the set

15 Aug

I’m not quite done with the layout here, but I’m getting impatient and I want to share my progress. So, here is the main environment in various stages of block modeling with an almost finished character (Amelia) placed for scale, and a glowing fish tank. (I don’t really know/care why it’s glowing at the moment.) I’m going to keep working rather than blogging. Okay, bye.

 
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Goldfish

11 Aug

By the way, here is a goldfish that may or may not play an integral part in the story.

 
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The Party – Exterior Layout

11 Aug

I’ve done the layout for the opening scene where the camera will be pulling up to the house. Please check out the playblast below. I’m also posting a test render. Obviously, it’s nowhere close to having the final geometry in the shot, but I figure if I start working on lighting now, it will look great in the end.

The layout:

The first test:

 
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Working Title – “The Party”

10 Aug

I’ve been thinking about this project for awhile and I am just going to do it. I don’t quite have a script yet, but the jist of the story is:

It’s a party. There is a disturbance. The party is ruined… until the guests get together and overcome! … I know, I know… not the greatest of tag lines, but it is still in development. The key is that it is set to a song (that I am not quite ready to reveal yet), but the song tells the story and I just need to figure out exactly what that is. In the mean time, I want to start writing about this- because if I don’t make this public (as “public” as this is ;P), it just won’t happen.

Today, please enjoy some preliminary sketches for characters:

 
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