Your time is up!

Put your glass down and step away from the computer.



With about 24hrs left til deadline and two (long) scenes containing loads of character interaction yet to be completed, I was faced with the choice of either pushing on and finishing The Mill or saying 'screw it' and going to bed.

So what did I do? Well, visually The Mill looked good but did need a few colour corrections here and there, if (a big if) I could get through those final two scenes, I could probably have gotten away with the visuals. Aurally, it was Rough, capital R. Not even with the fabulous music from Ticharu proping up one scene could I cover up how sloppy I had been with the folley where it existed at all. So, I pulled out my work book and started writing everything I would change about the completed scenes if I had another week to work on the film and then watched the film again. I went to bed.

The Mill really has the potential to be an awesome little film if given the right treatment, there are other festivals. I didn't achieve what I set out to do in the given time (although I don't mind telling you that the 9 seconds of completed animation I produced each day is a pretty impressive workrate), but I don't think outlaying the thirty dollar entrance fee was wasted considering the film it's going to finally produce.


Now, if only the festival organisers didn't ring me this morning asking how much extra time I would like to get the film in. Damn! Too late, I'm going to make the film I want to see.