In this shot I decided to simply animate the driver rubbing his temple. The shot is just over a second long and many people will probably not notice the animation, but it adds some subtle life to the scene. I might animate the trashy lady’s fake cough today. It would be easy enough to do with pins in After Effects.
COVID was rejected by the Warsaw Film Festival and the New York City Short Film Festival. I get that this film is a hard sell. Most people think the pandemic is over and want desperately to get back to their 2019 lives. This film rather rudely reminds them that the pandemic is very much not over. If it were a light comedy, it might get screened in more festivals. But it is what it is.
Today I plan to start off by animating the genie arm which is a scene that follows the Times Square skeleton selfie. The Times Square skeleton is moving his arm to aim the camera and this scene will follow the same motion. I might animate the magical genie viruses but we will see. Most of the big animated scenes are completed and now I am going back and refining animation and adding subtle touches like the temple rub.
If you want to see COVID on filmFreeway, here is the link... This particular scene might not be cut in yet.