Monthly Archives: October 2009
The very first Saturn test – never posted before!
I’ve never posted this before as it’s very simple and crude, but this is my very first animation test when I decided to add Saturn imagery to my initial idea. After working on this I realized how unbelievably hard it … Continue reading
Concept Shot 3 – Big Giant Heads
If you need background on these old test shots, read here. Now time to get freaky. These are some shots testing techniques that were abandoned but gave me ideas of what is possible. This features some of the original video … Continue reading
Concept Shot 2 – Floating heads
If you need background on these old test shots, read here. Here’s the original test posted yesterday now put in two simple composite shots. But with a twist. The changing images are controlled by the sound of the processed voices. … Continue reading
Concept Shot 1 – Lip-Sync with a Still Camera
For a little history on these shots, read this… Watch this very rough test from a couple of year ago and I will explain after. Get the latest Flash Player to see this player. [Javascript required to view Flash movie, … Continue reading
Old concept shots coming soon.
I’m currently working on downloading new images to update the Zeitgeist image database. The database has images based on Google’s Zeitgeist (and other sources) that reflect what images people are interested in over time. These images are building blocks for … Continue reading
One Ring to Rule the All
I never get tired of combining Tolkien with Cassini… Turns out there is a bigger ring in the Solar System than the ones around Saturn. Where you might ask? It’s the even bigger ring around Saturn we had no idea … Continue reading
Context is Everything or Taglines Pt. 2
So, I’m thinking the original tagline is still the best. Everything else falls short and in talking to a few long-time supporters of the film – they love “context is everything”. That’s the problem with overexposure – you start to … Continue reading
Am I a Mac or am I a PC?
Whenever I show footage, invariably I get the question “Are you making this on a Mac?” or even more pointed “So, you are making this on Mac, right?”. What’s interesting about this question is that it’s both irrelevant and reveals … Continue reading
