Well, our little baby has really started to see the world, now. Or, maybe, the world has started to see it. After a quick phone call with Tony tonight, he now has access to resource.projectpassage.com and he says he’ll find a chance to sift through it before we get together tomorrow.

Mostly, we just want him to read the trailer script and the full story synopsis, and get a feel for what we’re trying to do here. With the ballooned amount of reference material which we’ve put together these past few months - everything from environment and costume references to board drafts for VFX shot plans - he can get a feel quick for the scope of this whole thing. And, Louis is really looking forward to seeing some quality boards come together so we can start planning for actual VFX work. At the least, we need to get a hold on how many comp shots we’re looking at. That’s where some of the serious cost comes in (aside our insistence on building practical sets instead of relying solely on CG).

It’s always weird when setting up a username and password for someone new to the project. Like we’re opening up our secret club and letting other members in (for them to judge us and run screaming to the lawyers about copyright infringement). I’ve had a small panic in me ever since we let the first guy through. Now, it’s even worse with, what, a dozen running through trampling on our manifesto. It is a good confidence builder for us though, to show these guys (even working as pros in LA) that we’ve put this much thought into the organization and planning.

Score one for obsessive compulsive disorder.

6:40 pm

tags: animatic, louis, storyboarding, Tony, trailer