Big Milestone last night.....Me and shel have taken down the dog interior set.....and have turned around the set back to the hallway set.....which will be the last shots in the pound. This was a HUGE moment for me last night..... I was remembering the set 1 FULL year ago in the same position....The set was undressed and full of possabilities??and questions.
I had'nt animated a single shot of the dog and had no idea what to expect from the puppet.WOW,I have come a LONG FREAKIN way!!! The dog is now alive and is nearing the finish of his stay in the pound.Its just working out that through my production on this Film......Gerald is actually getting freed from the cage the same way it happens in the Film..His time there is Now over.Ill actually finish this film with the last shot of them going into the happy hills.....Pretty cool Ending to this Monstrous Undertakeing!
I have a garage door full of X'ed out storyboards. Finished shots.....Hours upon Hours of HEART breaking work in the deep of the night......... I am so EXCITED TO FINISH!!!We have been watching shels edits and adding shots here and there to improve the story....and clarify certain points.These small changes are makeing Huge improvements to the story and are really one of the funnest parts of our collaberation.....We both know very clearly what each sequence is saying and can see when its failing or succeeding. I will do my first shot this sunday on the last run of interior shots.Its a dialog piece which Im really excited to do.{Motivation}I have felt a bit on auto pilot for the last 3 shots or so which isnt great.....but I have had a hard busy month{work-cold-and more work} the shots havnt been big acting pieces....so Ive gotten away with it.....I am planning on getting very serious with the next batch.
I keep thinking of a race analogys in the end of this film......I was hitting the really hard part of the race{This last month}.....My knees ar'nt lifting easily anymore - My lungs and muscles are Burning - Im hurting.....but the finish line is right there and I feel that second burst of energy comeing!!Motivateing me to push that last push!! just get to that line..I see it.....and Im comin.......................... POWERFULL!!!jriggity