It's one of those warehouses that you always see during your commute---you're never sure what exactly is going on in there.

Doing some more sketches before animation begins 1-2-11.

Walking away and returning to the animatic after a week has helped a lot; it put a lot of story points that I was concerned about, into perspective. The pace was leaping from mountain top to mountain top, which isnt really healthy for a 5 minute story.

At one point in the plot, there was a double cross. In keeping with the conventions of the heist genre, that's what is expected. I decided to cut it because the story was overcrowded. In doing that, some things need retooling (an understatement!) but hopefully it'll feel like 1 story and not 2.

So I'll be doing more revisions before the year's end. Can't wait to start animating!

Plotting an action setpiece in Maya with simple shapes. If it works, it should play like a 16 year old's Four-Loko fueled version of a car crash.

Tech.

"Pinhead" screening at NewFilmmakers this Winter.

Pinhead is screening at the NewFilmmakers Winter screening series in NYC February 23, 2011. It'll be playing 6 PM along with several animated shorts. More information here(click past January).

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