Robot arm

Apologies for boasting but let me introduce the amazing Cintiq stand that I got recently. It allows me to work a lot faster. This video is in real time, I did not speed it up, I swear!

New AE

This may be a bit too nerdy, but those familiar with After Effects will probably be delighted to hear about this new improvement in the latest version:

I invite anyone to tell me if they have EVER found any use for that feature.

Goodbye Sitji

Today was Sitji's last day working on the film. It's been a pleasure having him around and I am very pleased with the work he's done. I can't wait for the next opportunity to work with him.

Filling...

We’ve arrived at the stage that I call “filling”, which is essentially that - filling shapes. As you can imagine, it can be pretty gruelling.

Another clean up time lapse

New toy

Behold my latest acquisition, which promises to speed things up quite a bit.

Video reference

Acting out the character's actions can be very helpful, though it makes me look pretty silly.

Doing a bit of clean up