I need to create a background for a few of my scenes, because the ones available didn’t fit. I output them with green scenes, so I could drop in background images. This week I started to work on how to create the background images. My original idea was to create flat images and then distort… Read Article →
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“The Barrier” project passed a milestone this week. The animation program, Xtranormal, I used for the movie shut down. I think I can complete an initial version of the movie with what I have, but I will need to find a different way to make a final version. Xtranormal needs verification from their website to output… Read Article →
I made good progress on “The Barrier” this week. I compiled all my scenes into a complete film. It came in at 86 minutes. My goal was feature length, so I’d say I’ve accomplished that. After I did the edit, I watched the entire movie, with only a short break in the middle. I was… Read Article →
I added three new scenes this week. One isn’t very long, just a few lines. It is mainly a line I want to add, but I haven’t found a way to tie it into the story. I’ve left it out for now. I got all of the video files output from Xtranormal, so I have… Read Article →
I thought I was on a roll with the project, and then my computer crashed. It took me most of the week to get it mostly operational. I managed to make a little progress on “The Barrier”. Computer Issues Monday, my computer had a freak-out. I spent all day Tuesday trying to fix it. In… Read Article →
Work on “The Barrier” went well this week. I completed initial versions of all of the planned scenes done. There is still quite a bit of work to do. I finished seven scenes this week, with a 9:51 run time. I ended up with 90:35 run time for all the scenes. Once I edit the… Read Article →
I made good progress this week, but “The Barrier” has hit a barrier. I am almost done the initial versions of all the scenes, but the problems with Xtranormal, I am not sure I can finish the movie. Xtranormal I used a program called Xtranormal to create the video. Saturday morning I discovered that they… Read Article →
I was a little more prolific on “The Barrier” this week. I completed five new scenes and added 9 1/2 minutes. That puts me at 71 minutes in total and I am about 72 per cent completed. The previous three weeks I averaged only about 5 1/4 minutes. I completed 43 scenes so far and… Read Article →
Progress I did four new scenes for “The Barrier” this week. That added about a minute and a half, which brings me up to just under 62 minutes in total. I expect the total will end up a bit over 100 minutes, although it will end up a bit shorted after I’ve cut it all… Read Article →
It may seem odd to talk about my goals half way through a project. While I haven’t written them down, I have had them in mind all along. I felt it was time to articulate them better. When I started to make films with the CSIF back in the early 90s, I knew I had… Read Article →
