Busy, Busy, Busy

Its been a busy few months getting animation underway with a talented group of animators.  We have had several technical issues that have been getting resolved as they come up as well as wrangling all the elements of the film together has made for a stressful time, but overall we have been able to get this far and I am very happy with everyone work that has stuck to it and making the film better then I could have imagined. with the next few months we should see it all coming together.. A lot of my focus has been on developing the look threw texturing and starting to play with lighting. Also in the works are the matte paintings and FX work to come soon. Below are some renders of some early tests of some sets, props and the characters.

Stay tuned in for further progress.

Thanksgiving treat

Just in time for Thanksgiving. Progress on characters sets and props. Hope everyone has a great holiday and big thank you once again to everyone involved and to the new members to the team.

Pimm model

these are occlusion renders of the model of Pimm our hero.... there is still a little to do with her hair but she is off to rigging to be  brought to life. Christine Li has done another remarkable job with the modeling  . Stay tuned to see the rigged old man and city designs.

Girl Progress 8_17_11

Attached is progress on the girls modeling along with notes on whats to come. 

The Girls Progress, its all in the face!

Another great play-blast from Christine Li on the modeling progress of the girl.

Girl Progress

Progress on girls face modeling.

Progress, Character, and Story

I have met with several friends and writers going over the story of The Collector's Gift in the past week.  I am working on sharpening the plot points, the characters physical and emotional journeys and overall story focus. I am working on the action driving the characters and story forward in a fun way that gives a sense of the overall world and where they fit into it.

These are a few pages from some notes on development of the girl. The old man is close to being done, as far as modeling, I will update where he is at soon. The Girl will fallow soon with more progress.

Character Design ( The Girl)

And here is my young girl