How a shot evolves

Some of you may recall my grand plans for the bridge scene. The shot move changed due to time and equipment constraints - so I split the shot into three parts. Here is the final part which told Keenan should only be a quick, three second shot with some Maya augmentation.
It turned into a 14+ second shot - LOL

Here is a horribly compressed version of the shot.

Our Animation staff in Real Time

Well real stop motion time that is.

Here is a sped up view of us working on the set of Small Sacrifices today.

Images from the Small Sacrifices Set

Here we see director, Neil giving this flea a physical exam before a shoot. Each actor must go through strict tests before we allow them on camera.

Juan does his best Eraserhead impression.

And Otto Klaus Von Louse has the power!

Enjoy.

360 shots of bugs for digital modeling.

Go HERE to see and download the images if you are on the Maya team.
New images will be uploaded very soon (some models are on set so they are unavailable)

Storyboards

Due to some ridiculous PDF meltdown by my twitchy computer, I haven't been able to send you all formatted copies of the boards - so I created a new blog for them.

Click HERE to go to the boards blog - and view them there, or print at your leisure.

Cheers, Neil.

Flea Apocalypse!

Here are some images of the fleas and louse in their current states.
Clothing is needed!

Animatic: Scene 1 - Spotting the cabin.

I will start posting scenes as they are completed - please bear in mind that these are extremely crude - I won't be winning any storyboarding prizes just yet - but what I am looking for is timing issues and to open up suggestions for shot choices.

Small Sacrifices: Rough Animatic - Scene 1 from Neil Baker on Vimeo.