Last chance will be screened at 4:20 in Hollywood at the Spielberg Theater on Friday December 3rd.
Party

Slight nod to the restoration of the Tiki hut at DD! Horay.
Starting work on the final shot of the movie today. It will also feature some Tiki heads… just need to figure out where to squeeze them in.
Been looking forward to this shot for a year now – it’s the second one I boarded so it feels special. We will follow the rebirth of “man” transforming into a whale. Meaning aside – lots of swirling colors, happy trippy stuff. Exactly what we like. It’s good to end on a happy note.

From Great Beyond on Flickr.

Today was supposed to be all serious and spiritual and whatnot. My old neighbour Milton put a healthy dose of sweetness into the art by requesting breasts. The shot I’m working on today is supposed to be this heart torus thingie… but there’s all this empty space on either side – widescreen. Problem solved, pair of beautiful breasts on either side and we’re done.
Here’s the reference I will use. Creative commons license and everything. Very nice.

From javasmiles on Flickr.

Here’s the inspiration for the offering to the Great Spirit shot. It takes place towards the end – where modern man has fallen and has to rebuild himself without the old rejected values.
I was looking for a water type setting where a claw holding a goblet is rising from murky waters. This image had the dramatic grasping going on that I was looking for.
The colors are going to be more maroon and green… puke like… since it’s more of a purging.

From andrébernardo.com on Flickr.

Didn’t quite know how this was going to relate to the movie – but it did. Got stuck in a 15 min timeloop yesterday. Sunglasses went missing. Helped some lady jump the fence to escape hospital and get on the subway. There’s some dark places in Vancouver.
Long story short – managed to write the project brief and design a DVD cover with some help from friends.

Here’s a picture that somewhat sums up the whole experience.

but didn’t. So here’s an inspirational picture for a shot that used words like “awakening” to describe it. The rocks and the water are great here.

From Annadriel on Flickr.

Worked on the trailer yesterday and currently things are a bit of a mess. Had some help with the concept and it might work. We’ll see today. But here’s a preview of how things are looking now.

From slworking2 on Flickr.

Before I disappear for a few days to work on the trailer – here’s a quick peek at what last weeks Despair image ended up looking like.

After a slight runin with a case of egoloss our hero wakes up next to a stream. New reality, new rules. All good.

From Project_Last_Chance on Flickr.

Here’s a little work in progress from yesterday-

The character wakes up next to a stream.
Disoriented at first but soon realizes that even despair is a temporary state.

Despair – Sundays sermon

I was looking for some inspirational pics of “Despair” on Flickr and found this one. Fits the bill.

I’m starting the last bits of the movie today and it starts where despair ends.
Despair according to the caption on this image is when the individual realizes they are alone in the mind/universe.
This is the essence of the Ego. The source of alot of problems. The theme of the movie if you will.

It is also the beginning of cool, when it is rejected as a false idea. But that will be another posting.

From psychonautfromatlantis on Flickr.