Week 5 - End of the Beginning
So somehow I must have not looked at my calendar recently, because these last five weeks have whizzed by. But the good news is, pre-production is done! I’m now ready to move on to phase two; the part where I actually do stuff.
Now, before throwing the animatic in here, I will say, I back-tracked on my previous statement about cutting character... kinda-sorta. Well, I sort of added two brand new ones BUT... I promise they won’t appear in the short unless I am ahead of schedule by the end of final animation. If I have two weeks of time and am done or very near completion of my animation, will add a bonus ending with these characters that enhances the story (hey, hey, guess what I’m going to be working on all weekend, every weekend?)
In all seriousness, here’s their character designs:
These two are villains from the Cult of Abooza, and it is implied that they are the ones that started the fire in the Old Man’s homestead to begin with. Okay that’s all, I won’t add anymore characters, I promise.
Okay, so what have I accomplished besides that? Well, I have my finalized animatic right here, with sound included (although to give you fair warning, I had to voice act for it, and it’s pretty terrible, so please forgive the inconvenience.)
Here it is:
https://drive.google.com/drive/u/1/folders/1b98Sgsq08xN9622nv3WbL53Jb8Rqt6FC
I’ve also got my finalized production schedule, script, assets, and shot list completed, so I’m ready to roll.
I’m tired from another long week, but thanks for sticking with me and being patient. I think the end result will be pleasing, and I’ll be sure to keep updating with news on the voice cast and production materials as they become available.
This is the Undercover Animator, signing out.