the film is FINI :D

Some final stills from the fini film ...

Progress....

Okay , i have 2 more scenes to animate then i am finished :D here are some production photos ...

improved sets

okay i have extended the top part of my set, so now i can have some lower camera shots without the wall ending :D I have also repainted it; BLACK/GREY tones as the colour before didnt look that nice under camera, it made the set look very childish, i am very happy with the new colour now anyway !
The desert photos are my new set build, it became very heavy with the biulders sand on top of it :O so was then chopped in half to make 2 parts just for the weight issue, there wont be any animating on this set, just opening shots for the film with a minature prison cell!

the set and animals so far...

here are some updated photos of the set, I will be changing the colour to black/grey tones, to emphasize the unhappyness of the cell , then for the ending of the film, when they gain their freedom the cell will start to change into the happy , oranges, yellows and reds as seen :D

Very nearly completed puppets :D

here is a link to my new Flickr site

Here is a link to my new Flickr site; http://www.flickr.com/photos/jadebessant/ it is a very manageable way to upload the mass of photos that i have :D this shows some of the progress i am having with the skinning of my armatures :D

some Desert/ sand dunes landscape research

okay, i have had a little look into the opening shot of the Desert and found some nice images as after discussion the cell would be better places in a basin, surrounded by hills/sand dunes? then for the opening scene the camera can cut into a close up of the prison building :D