So, I was generally unhappy with my first attempt at the first few shots. I’ve been working with a good friend, and painter, Art Marion, and he did up some wonderful comps based on the Panda Girls Teaser script. He did this one with the mountain peaks breaching the clouds / heavens. I’m sure we’ll post Art’s work soon - it’s too impressive not to.
Art and I had an audio chat, (he lives closer to the west coast), and discussed some directions we could go. I feel this second attempt is MUCH stronger than the first:
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Collaboration is the way, I truly believe that. We haven’t actively promoted the Panda Girls Production Blog Network as of yet, but my hope is that when we do, people will get involved, and offer their opinions on how to make a good idea great.
I’m also excited to hand Dan, our cinematographer/DoP, a complete set of boards so that he can masterfully bring them to life in a Story Reel format using Adobe After FX. Put some music to it, and we’ll see if these shots actually “play”.