The video took about 6 weeks to make but I was working on a freelance animation at the time which severely cut into this videos time. If I were to make an estimate I'd say this video took me about 2 or 3 weeks of work to actually make.
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| This was the very first drawing for the bathroom. If you squint it kind of looks like a bathroom. |
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| This was my storyboard/animatic. Those are some fancy urinals. |
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| And the final. |
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| The first
draft storyboard and the final video are very similar. Pretty much
everything I wrote in the first storyboard made it into the final video.
That rarely happens. |
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| Lookin' good. |
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| Tense scribbles. |
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| And the final shot. |
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| The janitor. |
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| This is what
my Final Cut Pro file looked like. I animated the entire movie in Flash
and exported it as a movie file(using Swivel). I exported one shot (the
explosion) into After Effects where I added the beam effect. I then
started doing sound design. I make majority of the sound effects myself
but I also use free public domain sound libraries. I also recorded the
voice here. Normally you are supposed to record voices ahead of time but
in this movies case I wasn't sure if I was going to have any lines so I
waited. After I put key sounds in place I cut down the animation. Gaps
in movement and sound are edited out. I'll add any visual effects after
all of that has been done (like smoke. camera shaking lighting, and
zooms). And that is pretty much it. Pretty lengthy process for 1 minute
of animation, right? |
I started writing a new comic strip! You should totally check it out. I'm also uploading
Directionless onto that website.
I
still plan on remaking Brandon this summer. The plan is to film the
short in July/August and to complete it over the course of the new few
months. I may also film a couple of bonus scenes while I am working with
the cast. I decided against the Kickstarter for now.
As
for my next animation? I would really love to release stuff more
frequently but while I am doing freelance that isn't possible (I don't
have the time). But my goal is still to release a new animation by the
end of this month!
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| Concept art for my next animation? Hopefully yes. |
