Cinema Dolce

So... my brother Kevin and I were kicking around some names i could release my personal animation stuff under... while "zxephin" has been my online handle for years now... ive always wished i could keep my personal online handle separate from my animation production handle...

below is what we came up with... thanks shev!

concept development... late?

not happy with my own concept work (other than my characters) im having a few people throw their views into the pot... with my rough direction... it will all be solidified by July for sure... because i cant wait longer than that! ;)

Truckin Along...

My friend Rodgers Dameron is doin me a HUGE favor and is doing some storyboarding for me... this is a major weight off my shoulders as i dont have the proper time nor talent to devote to giving them the attention they need... SO THANKS RODGERS!!! and thank you everyone who is helping me bring this film together... i cant thank you enough!

Bip Emotions

Aside from these being done... i have also finished the emotion blendshapes for the other character and as soon as that is hooked up... rigging will be complete!

Ustream vid

so... i from time to time do some ustream video-ing... and its somethign i will be using more during production hopefully... but that link is here now for when thos times come... --> http://www.ustream.tv/channel/zxephin-animation

Rigging & story update...

The rigging is completed on the smaller character "Bip"... and 90% - 95% finished on the larger character, "Emo". So as soon as i find the time to make the blendshapes for him... Ashwin can hook em up and it shall be done. :)

as for story... the beginning of the film is still being tweaked, as well as the end. Im having an inner struggle on how to start the whole thing off... Visually... not story wise... Its a matter of what to show and how much. The more i show, the more detail i need and the more time it will take... vs the other option of jumping them in with the minimal it takes for the story to be understandable and pumping this out and getting it done.

ahhh DECISIONS....

Composer locked in

got a composer... im very stoked about this one...

His name is Or Kribos... check him out @ http://www.myspace.com/orkribos

also he wrote some music for Shade... for funzies ;)... you can check that out below...

concept image

Bip Animation Test 01

First Animation Test of one of my characters! WOOT WOOT!

Possible Composer

So, as many know... i have a small ambitious streak. I like to try things that others might consider a bit bigger than i need.

One of these things is having original music for my Thesis Film. I really want it!

So i took a leap and contacted a composer that i think has great work, Chris Haigh. I didnt really expect a response but i figured it couldnt hurt. Well, i was pleasantly surprised when he got back to me.

Long Story, short... He is interested in working with me but we need to iron out some details before we figure out if i can even afford to have him score original music for REVIVAL (yes, im still sticking with that title) so i guess this is just another reason to get an animatic together and a mood set for the film...

but im very excited! just thought you should know!