Callahan Goes Down

Here it is, for what it's worth-


EDIT: The film is being cropped weird, so just go to the youtube page to watch it.

Big Sur Morning

I'd love to live in Big Sur.

Took a break from the film.

I've still got alot to learn.

15:02:56:06

Times running out. I've been working alot lately, on a pretty regular scedule. This isn't perfect, but I'm at that point where I can spend too much time fiddling with things. If theres time at the end I'll fix this.

More Film Stuff!

How the fuck am I going to finish this??? I don't know... But I'm not worried yet. And, for the first time, I'm starting to feel good about this project. Here's another shot. its not perfect yet... I'm still deciding a bunch of shit, but whatever. Feedback is appreciated!

EDIT- I fixed the shot. Got the character and background and everything working in a way I'm happy with!

Film Time

Film time has begun! I'm way behind schedule. But here's a scene from the film. It's set near 33rd and Halstead by my friends old apartment. Hopefully I got the look and feel of a southside Chicago street right.




EDIT- Here's an interior scene, including a character. I still don't know if I like the look of the character in relation to the backgrounds, but its too late to be indecisive. This is what I'm rolling with.

Uhhhhhh....

I was working on my film... and took a break. I don't know what this is supposed to be. I think it looks cool... but its utterly useless, unproductive, and souless. It captures nothing about life or human experience. Gah.

Photoscoping

So, I'm still trying to hammer out my story, but I think the final film will look something like this. I just used photoshop to steal colors from a photograph. I'd do this for the final film too- go shoot reference photography and use it to create my color swatches. To save time I'm going to use alot of video reference for the animation as well. Maybe its cheating... but I don't mind. I'll use whatever tools necessary to make the film look finished and better communicate the story (which is really where my career goals lie anyway). So I'll cheat to make it look good. Actually, thinking about it now, this style kind of supports the story. The story is taken from my life. So why not take the colors from life too? Hahaha, who knows. No one even reads this anyway.