Still standing ........
and have Finally finished the last of the Fight scene Master shots. Woooo Hooo!!!
I am not totally happy with it but I think it has a few solid moments of magic in there. With some clever editing and the Pick up shots inserted this will definitely work well though.
so ....in the end the 4 sequences were over 2 min of new footage for the film....that took me WAY longer than I would have ever guessed....but people seem to think it will definitely add alot to the final film.....and honestly I do too.
here it is-
and here is the thumbnail drawings scanned in- to show some of the thought and prep gone into it..
what did I learn doing these shots and sequence......
I think I got alot of experience in RIGGING
...ha!...which is valuable{Make sure that your shadows are in easy to remove sections} wierd overlapping can be challenging to remove.
I gained alot of experience in working with 2 characters in large action sequence. This was not a fear of mine but its like flying a plane....I'm loggin the hours in the cockpit. 
I learned to keep my focus and direction on a LONG term shot 
with MANY breaks in shooting. This was my biggest fear in shooting for shorter time periods in the evening....and it seemd to work out.
So now...... onto the closeups and cut ins. This is when it gets really fun.....my shots will go much quicker and I plan on switching back to 2's where i can to speed them up.
Shel and I looked at the closeups needed and set a goal of finishing them in a timely manner.....most of the shots shouldnt take much longer than a single night of animation work.
I have done 3 already and they seem to go painlessly.
I look at my next few months ahead with excitement as the film starts feeling back on track....and in progression.
so....as another cool share for you guys- the next couple posts I will share somthings we didnt have room for on the DVD ...
The POODLE- the character that makes the first appearance in GLD.....very minor character but......was a giant step into stopmotion for us in the film.
And for the tricks of the week.
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see ya soon
jriggity
