Desktop Motivation

I constantly find the need to remind myself to work on my film
I'm usually staring at my monitor all day working on everthing else
So I made this my new desktop

I animated 2 scenes last week and 1 scene this week, so I guess it's working.

Who is Guy Whitey?

With each new scene, each new action, and each new pose, I learn more and more about the psyche of Guy Whitey. Currently his outlook on the world and perception of himself are holding up despite the unexpexted turns in his path. But the journey has only begun and the situation will only get worse.

Falling back into animation

Almost a year has past since I last animated Guy. I've doodled him a thousand times and thought about him everyday. The last time we saw each other, he had just lost his shiney red box and was about to take a long, hard fall.

I decided early on to forget everything I learned about animation production by choosing to animate each scene in sequential order. That way I could take this journey with Guy and see where it takes us. I do have a storyboard but I haven't really looked at it for almost three years. The basic story structure is in my head and has been for a while, but it's open to unexpected twists and turns. The scene above was not in the original story.

The scene plays much better if you imagine him screaming like a little girl.

The Main Character

This film will primarily be a solo performance for Guy Whitey.

His co-star is a shiney red box.

The Background Layout

Guy Whitey
The star of the film
Proudly displays his most prized possesion
In front of The Background Layout

Notes

Posting my notes
Is an attempt
To be organized

Plus,

some people like to look at shit like this

Well....

I do anyway

Style and Color

After years of searching and experimenting with the look of the film, I am currently settled on this.

It could change tomorrow. Nothing is sacred at this point.

But I do like this one.

The Beginning of this Blog

What you are now reading is the start of a production blog for a film I've been trying to make for the past four years.

The storyboards are complete.
The characters have been designed.
Rough animation test have occured.
Grant money has been refused.

So I am giving up my freelance life, looking for a real job, and seeing if I can actually make it through the production of...

"Parade of Monkeys"