Progress Update

Well guys it looks like our summer project is coming together nicely and so far has gone incredibly smooth, especially considering the fact we are all in different states. Of course theres been a few speed bumps along the way, but overall our progress is almost how we planned it. I just wanted to say thanks for all your hard work and effort- I know that it won't go unnoticed. I truly believe everyone working on this project will be a leader on the senior film soon enough, this experience can only help future results. 

Modeling is coming together nicely. I planned for everyone to be done today- I got all the models so far save a couple, but a lot of little things need to be revisited, so the modeling team is each working on those tweaks this week. 

As you've seen Wesley did a great job showing off his story with well drawn and easily readable storyboards. James is helping him improve the story even more. As soon as our storyboards are finalized, Alyssa will give us a color and value script which we will use for reference while lighting. Wesley and I will go ahead and get 3D Layout laid down asap with the help of Brandon. 

From here on out things are going to have to move fast. I am texturing Larry and I will have an update on him by Wednesday. Aaron is rigging Larry and it's a huge task at hand. Most main characters take up to 6 months to rig for feature films. Since we don't have 6 months, we will do the best with what we have. We're gonna have to play it by ear for the rigging process is a troubleshooting one, hopefully Laura and Jared will help out with that so we can finish up 2-3 weeks from now.

I really didn't mean for the project to get a lot of people involved, just like most senior films don't expect a lot of people to work on them- but to get things done we have to have enough people. Today I met with Carson Crawford (we are both in Denver for the week) and she said she'd love to help out on lighting if she could. She obviously knows more than any of us do since she lit several shots on Estefan. That being said, I think we should make her lead over lighting. Once we get to that point, we will split up the shots between Alyssa and I and whoever else knows a thing or two about lighting, and we will have Carson do paintovers and teach us what to fix and the best way to do things. On that note, I have requested a couple other reliable people help finish the rig and animation on the pigeon so that Aaron can focus on Larry. I'm just trying to look a few moves ahead of the game so we don't get "checkmated" in the end.

Because we want this to be quality- let's just focus on the first 10-15 seconds of the film for now (I'm referring to 3d layout, animation, and lighting only). Once we nail that down, we can move on to the rest come september. There is a good chance this project will take longer than we first planned and it will be something we will have to somehow do during the school year along with Chasm and the new film yet to be chosen. I don't want this project to become overwhelming and get left in the dust though. Let's combine our super powers and get as much done as we can while holding to our quality level we have sustained thus far. 

Good job team- Let's go get em'.