16/10/06 - EFFECTS SHOT COMPLETED!

Just a quick note to say that after 4 weeks (count em!) I have finished the largest of the visual effects shots for Gaylon Peglegg....the infamous Kiss The Ring shot. After many gruelling (yet ultimately fun...go figure!) hours of rotoscope madness, I have added final visual effects, motion blurs, composite elements and sound effects....and it's a beautiful shot! And funny too! However, it was also a VALUABLE learning curve for me..and I would like to pass on a tip for anyone in my position who is able to produce their own digital effects work, but has not really let loose on a major piece yet....THINK HARD! You may be able to do a shot, and know all the techniques, as I did. But have you really judged the time involved? This shot will be real high point and legendary shot, of a quality not seen in this budget of film (fact!)....but it did takes it toll.. On the deadline (pushed back further than I wanted) AND my health! Too many hours in front of the screen will mess you up. I was eating in the car on way home just to get more time in to bag this shot. Crazy but true. Good friends willing to come round an cook for me so I can stay glued to After Effects, or thoughtful enough to help out with wake up calls so I can get up for work in a morning! Thank you all.....I can't wait to unleash this shot on the world of independent film! See what CAN be done!