In the Assembly line shot, one robotic arm thrusts forward toward an ICU patient on a ventilator. A nurse in a hazmat suit also reaches forward and places her hand on the patient’s forehead. I had sketched this gesture from a friend taking care of her bed ridden mother.
I am satisfied with the animation in the scene. I might consider using ZOE Depth as opposed to Volumax Depth for this shot. That is the only possible improvement I could make. With travel to NYC and the Berlin Short Film Festival, animation is on hold for a bit.
The film was turned down by the Atlanta Film festival today. I need to get used to the idea that it isn’t the quality of the animation that is being rejected but the overall message of the film. I am releasing this film that states that the pandemic is far from over, just as events coordinators want to believe that life has returned to the former 2019 normal.The truth is that several thousand Americans continue to die every month due to COVID and millions are disabled due to Long COVID, which has no known cure. Repeat infections increase the chances of developing Long COVID. Exactly 100 years ago the exact same denial and wishful thinking played out with the Spanish Flu.