It’s that time of year. I know this is one of everyone’s least favorite annual traditions at this point, and nobody’s more so than mine. I apologize for the lack of updates across the year. I really wanted to be more frequent on those, but I dropped the ball and I take ownership of that. I’ve been swamped with day job work, and the free time I had to dedicate to TGS was spent trying to keep things progressing forward. But one of my colleagues has generously agreed to help keep an eye on regular updates moving forward, as well as help share the load on some other logistics.
2025 started out strong, and then slowed a lot during the Summer and Fall. As we discussed in the previous update, most of the film is wrapped other than sections of the third act. VFX Supervisor Martin B. and VFX artist Seb A. have continued chipping away at two of the most complicated VFX sequences in the film, though time and availability for both of them has been limited. Outside of these two members of the team, however, things were unfortunately pretty stagnant. We had several artists ghost or otherwise leave the project, and we did what we could to keep things moving. However, I am incredibly excited to report that in the last few weeks, there has been a massive finale-worthy rallying of a number of our VFX artists. We have had five former volunteer visual effects artists agree to rejoin the project, and have added one additional new artist as well, and all of them are hard at work on new assignments!
After recovering from his injuries last year, our talented new composer Thomas Kubler was waylaid by professional commitments that slowed progress. As of November, however, we’ve been moving again, and the updated score is sounding fantastic. Out of nineteen score tracks, eleven are completely locked, with most of the others well-underway. Barring scheduling issues, I am hopeful that the score will be completed soon.
In a year where our team has been beset by major health issues, unexpected relocations, family deaths, the current challenges of this industry, displacement from the California wildfires, and more, our team of volunteers has done their collective best to keep their lives moving while still progressing on TGS as they are able, and we all appreciate them sincerely for doing so.
Many of us, myself included, have admittedly struggled to maintain morale and momentum on the project in the wake of Rowling’s ongoing hateful rhetoric and actions. A number of our volunteers have understandably had to depart because of it, and recruiting new artists has become increasingly challenging. But we made a commitment to this project, and while it has taken far longer than any of us ever anticipated, we remain dedicated to seeing it through to completion. I promise, nobody out there wants to see this film finished more than the team that poured their blood, sweat, and tears into it, and we will continue moving forward one step at a time until it is complete. We thank you all for your patience and understanding, and we look forward to bringing you more updates soon.
Wishing you all a happy and safe new year.
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