Dim Progress Check #11 - “Light at the End of the Tunnel”

Since the last update, the 2D animatic has been solidified. Our goal for the end of the semester is to have a blocked-out 3D animatic. With the mo-cap that we have along with some of the shots being polished, this goal feels really realistic.

I contributed the additional shots to the 2D animatic, polishing our climax to end in an epic uprising of the workers to the Ring Master. I’m excited to see how this looks in 3D and look forward to animating this specific shot. 

We decided as a group to remove one of our side characters, Cher. Their role wasn’t essential to the short and with the time constraints, it seems like a responsible choice. Personally, I’m not too upset by this. Cher had about 30 seconds total of screen time, and all her reactions can be replaced by Finn or our other side character Lizzo. Additionally, this gives us the opportunity to use primary colors, as the theme for our characters. This would play off well with the color and dim motifs. 

There’s a lot of work in this upcoming week, but there is still hope and the end is looking less bleak. I’m excited.