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Todays production update is scene16A. This shot took some time because I hadn’t done any rough animation since the first draft of the animatic. I had a few color sketches but no more then 4-5. However despite not having a ton of concept art for the idea I knew what I wanted since the very beginning. I didn’t see a reason to change it much, the biggest experimental’s where the colors and the timing. So it was pretty easy to piece together but it did take some time to animate due to all the layers it comes with. I have to change a few timing issues, its a match cut so it needs to read right. I will come back to a final pass soon enough.

Photoshop color frame

Photoshop color frame and layer

Animatic still from the scene

After Effects still from the scene

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Todays blog post are some screen shots of the game scene. I have completed to animation for it, its taken a few session of chipping away slowly to get the right feel. I experimented a lot with the scene so every day was slow progress but after all the problem solving Im happy with the final out come. Its pretty close to the original draft

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Todays update are some screen shots from a scene I wrapped up a few weeks ago. This scene in where you first see the game FRANK is playing. I had only storyboarded the scene and done rough animation on after effects, So returning to this scene was exciting for two reasons. One, I was closer to the finish line. Two, it was finally time to tackle this scene after years of waiting. The challenged was at the door step, a challenge I was looking forward to over coming. My vision for the scene never really changed since the very first draft.

As I started working on it I added elements to experiment. Found some that worked and some that didnt…so I got to experiment and I really enjoyed this process. I got it done rather quickly.

photoshop file from the scene

Very old very rough color test for the scene

color test

animation frame

Multiple variations of the scene, I could not decided so I put together this to help aid

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Todays FRANK update is a few color frames. The first frame is what im currently coloring, its about 17 frames long. The next two frames are older color test, with pen lines and with outlines. I want a lineless look and i have done a few color test inorder to see the movement in color.

I continure to color daily, I have roughly 33 scenes and im about 4 or 5 scene into color

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Happy new year to all. Todays production post is a still from my color script. Before the end of 2021 I was working on putting together a color script for the film. It took a few weeks but I finally finished it and have started coloring scenes. The image below is not a final color, some of it is subject to change but the final look will pretty much look like so.

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Hello! it’ss been a minute but Im still chipping away! This blog post is a color study on the opening scene. I have drawn this background many many time’s but I have yet to find the right one. I recently started working on it again, this time around Im liking what I have, it feel’s stronger and more fitting then the previous ones.

This scene will have a day time and night time, so I been playing around with colors. The blue and black skies will remain but Im still not sure on the layout.

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Todays FRANK update are some color studies for the big crying scene. I have been working on coloring some scenes hoping to find FRANKs visual style. Color is super important and from the beginning I had some sure ideas of what colors I was going to use. Over the last few months I have been putting together mock color scenes trying to find the films final look. Im very happy to say as the days go by i am more and more confident in what the film will look like. This crying scene is one fo the longest in the film, over 100 frames to color! Send me your good vibes!

For this scene I want to experiment with the BG, FRANK is hurting and so I want to remove him from his location and have him feel as though he is in limbo. So i been playing around with designs and colors. There is still much left to be done but im enjoying the process every day!

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final animation drawing

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2nd draft of digital storyboards

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below are some really early production sketches. maybe from 2017-18, pre production for sure. i used animation paper for sketching because i enjoy the over size paper and i just have tons of it from my art school days. so rather then they collect dust i use them.

the images below are mostly thumbnail to a 1/4 the page. i was trying to find the right balance for franks apartment, what kind of plants he would have and how many, he also has art on his walls so i had fun coming up with those

frank at his desk

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frank standing by his desk

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frank standing by his desk

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frank on the opposite side of the room, there was a book shelf early into the design

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frank by his desk

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frank by the window

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frank standing by his plant, he also had a watering container early on.

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frank by the door, the walls where a bit funky also

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todays update is a pose sheet. these are some of the keys for the scene, i have been working on this for more then 1 month now. im really happy with the out come but there is still much todo before it is ready for color.

although im not active, i am devoted to my art and usually do a good job at putting time into it daily. some days are better then others. somedays i end up redoing the entire scene, however it is all for the best. i trust the process and dont want to rush because of FOMO. It will be ready soon but not till its done.

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todays update consists of two variations on a scene, i wasn’t happy with the original one so i redrew it. i also played with the colors a bit. which one will make it to the final cut is yet to be determine! ..also i haven’t updated much for to many reasons, but as always im chipping away on it. a lot of a little

color study 2020

color study 2020

old story boards of the scene, 2015 ??

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todays update is about the scene i been currently working on. the video below is taken from the original animatic put together about 4 years ago. it is very raw and is probably the truest expression of FRANK that i have done. since then i made cuts in order to save time, however i have currently gone full circle. as i continue to refine the film i have decided i do not like the updated version and started thumb nailing this version. i have roughed out the animation and put it together in order to improve my options for the final edit. next post will contain the updated version of this scene.