I have been very quite for a while now. Podcasts have slowed down to a trickle. Blog posts have been pretty much non-existent. It is as if there is nothing new worth talking about with the film. In fact, it’s quite the opposite. We have been engrossed with so much work, that stopping to record and edit a podcast or simple taking a moment to write a post have been far from our minds. It’s crunch time baby! And this film ain’t gonna animate itself.

As of this posting, we are nearly finished with all of the 3D work. From here it’s on to facial animation in After Effects. Of which, 90% of that has been completed by yours truely. We are getting very close to the point where it will be simply a matter of slapping all the renders together, editing them down, color correcting them, and calling it a day. Just a few more weeks and Annabelle’s Bistro will be ready to release out into the world!

I have a couple of renders set aside. If I find some time in the next few days, I will put together a little write-up about how they were accomplished, however, I have a feeling that most of the cool behind-the-scenes stuff will be written up after the film is complete. Stick around though! Cool stuff is coming soon!