commentary on "skelies_cigarettes.avi"
after two long years of creative block, i've return to deliver my latest and grandest project yet, "skelies_cigarettes.avi".
originally titled "bus stop", this project was based on a character concept i sketched on a sticky pad at work whilst bored.
his name is darien, a twenty-three year old in the year 2001. he was a lead singer in a band but had a falling out due to his drug use, leading to his replacement. one of his most unique traits is heavy imagination (from illicit drug usage).
the project is mid-centric in his story, as darien can be seen waiting for a bus in the middle of nowhere (presumably somewhere in nevada). taking place right as he hits rock bottom and is reconciling his mothers death whilst returning home to take care of his younger sister, who is now in custody of their aunt.
as seen above his original design had plenty of intricate detail, while formulating the final project he was revised to be more refined and less tedious to draw, primarily due to animation.
is this part of a series?
no and yes. for now, this just remains a stand alone project. much like my other project great fruit (2022), which I wanted to connect within the story but finalized on the decision to have them as their own respected storylines. perhaps within five years, i'll animate the rest of the story (most likely a mini series with two more continuations). for now however, i'd like to focus on more individual projects, and maybe test out a separate mini series to really gauge the work load. i can't promise i'll tell the full story, but it would be a nice for context.
will HD versions be uploaded?
honestly it's been a thought bubble floating around, most likely. a lot of the times the tape (yes, i run my projects through actual VHS tapes) lowers the quality. while this acts like a double edge sword hiding any animation errors that made it past the development stage, it also hides the intricate and thought out details i've drawn. once i gather a decent sized following (hopefully), i'd like to open a patreon where you could access the recovered hi-def versions. until now though, it's going to be recovered anomalies.
did this animation really take two years to make?
no, it was created within the span of one and a half weeks. it would have been one week but i am a one man team, i take care of character designs, story boards, animation, foliage, music production, finalization and publication. this plus my busy personal life schedule leaves me to complete projects on my own free time. it's a passion i love and wish i had more time for. my creative block lasted for two years, there are a ample amount of projects i began working on just to abandon, this was really the only one to make it out of the wood works.
this project really took tons of effort, and i hope others enjoy it as much as i do. look forward to more future projects, i have several more stories to tell.
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