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Amazon Spec: Uploaded

Tony — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 02:29:41 +0000

Apologies for the blogging blackout but I’ve been furiously working on my Amazon spec and I can now declare it uploaded. My entry is in. It’s done. It’s out of my hands.

Here’s where I would give my debriefing but I’ve only slept 9-12 hours in the last 3 days so I’m not exactly coherent; I promise to blog about the production experience tomorrow.

Right now I just want to go home, shower, crank some Appetite for Destruction, drink heroic amounts of vodka and flirt with reckless abandon.

Hey, you, with the really big…eyes… how you doin’?

Amazon Spec: Shoot Day

Tony — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 13:36:18 +0000

Today is my shoot day. That splash of panic has washed over me. Now I’m but resolve and a few random to-do’s (I sure hope Rite Aid sells a 1GB CF card).

24 shots in one day, most of them involving stop-motion animation. This will be a long day.

Wish me luck.

Tomorrow: on my way to Comic-Con

Amazon Spec: First Call For Help

Tony — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 16:17:35 +0000

Yesterday I pulled out the old Oxygen 8, hooked it up to GarageBand and pounded out a tune, more of a beat, actually. I also shot some photographic research and doodled a few storyboards (first graders can draw better than me but my boards get the job done). Later today I gotta take care of a legality but then it’s dressing the set and a mock runthrough.

This idea is coming together.

Holy, I think I’m doing this.

So this is where I come to you, the reader. There are two things I’m gonna need.

I need voice talent, especially folk that can do a few voices, the kind you might hear in a cartoon.
I need someone to help me animate. I’m shooting stop-motion animation. I’d say the key qualities I’m looking for are attention to detail and patience.

And for an example of my only serious attempt at stop-motion animation, here ya go.

Volunteers?

Amazon Spec: Researching Reference

Tony — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 04:06:07 +0000

Today was all about (re)writing the script and developing the concept. I think I have it locked so it’s on to research and storyboards.

Oh, but there’s one big element, something I’m gonna need help with, something I can’t do on my own, and this is the bit of reference I can share without giving away too much.

(gulp)

Amazon Commercial Contest

Tony — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 02:07:00 +0000

Pardon me for a second…

FFFUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCCKKK!!!!!!!!!

…okay, where was I? Oh, right, everyone’s favorite web retailer, you know, these guys:

They’re holding a create-your-own-commercial contest and the deadline was just extended to July 31.

And I happen to have an idea that I’m excited about and I’m gonna hate myself if I don’t give it a shot even though that only gives me 17 days and I’m out of town for 4 of those days and if that weren’t hard enough most of my idea involves animation and…

FFFUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCCKKK!!!!!!!!!

I want to do this. First things first, I need to pound out a script and storyboards tonight.

BTW, expect a call from me in the near future begging for your help.