Artwork preview
The film is all finished and we’ve started submitting to festivals.
Here’s a quick sneaky peak at some if the initial DVD sleeve designs.
Animation-tastic!
Hello! It’s been a while since we updated but we’ve been feverishly working on the editing, the music, the visuals and even an animation for the end credit sequence. So apologies for not getting back to you sooner.
After the shooting was complete we jumped right in on the editing. We definitely managed to get the coverage although you always want more with hindsight but the story is king and that’s covered, so kudos all round for that one. We’ve been noodling with some visual effects but in actual fact we’re laying off for the most part. The film has taken on quite an organic feel and we’re starting to feel like adding in FX for the sake of it is a big no no on this one.
We did however decide a while ago that we wanted to include a stop motion sequence for either the opening titles or the end credits and so we set about doing that. We set up a pretty simple but charming sequence using props from the film and animated using a Canon DSLR, Macbook and Dragon Stop Motion (if you ever need to do any stop motion, then use this software, it’s awesome!).
It took a day, which is probably fairly quick in stop motion terms, but the end result is cool. We added some FX afterwards just to give it an other-worldly feel and we’re really happy with the result. There are some photos below of the set up.
We’ll be back soon with a music special. x
Shooting complete!
Woo hoo! We’ve finished shooting for The Wraith. It all went really well. Three days of mercifully kind weather helped us through.
It’s now onto the editing and the rest of the post-production which should hopefully take no more than a month….famous last words. So here’s a few production photos…
Girl up a tree in a field…
We’ll be shooting more exteriors in Nottingham today. Two more scenes to go and we’re done! Epic!
Goblin in progress
The goblin is coming along. It’s a modified Rug Rats doll with a mixture of new fittings – eyes, mouth parts and latex.
Costume Design realised
The dress design is finally realised. We went for red to avoid the obvious White cliche but also add depth to the colour palette.
Concept Sketches
Found some of our original concept sketches that we made back in 2005. These show the shrine which at the time was based on our cellar. There are also a couple of shot ideas. I’m thinking it might’ve turned into some sort of storyboard had it continued.
Puppet Designs
Back in 2005 art director Amy Nicholson started the goblin designs and made a series of puppets, each with their own personalities. Here’s a few test photos we took recently.
Inspiration
How’s this for a bit of inspiration!?
A great item I picked up in China last summer. They sell these all over the place. We got this from a market along the Yangtze River. Not sure if it’s a real butterfly. Probably knowing the Chinese!
As the main character collects insects I’m sure it’ll make an appearance in the film.
