This is the first illustration I did for the COVID Dystopia series. It appears in the film about a quarter of the way in. I decided it worked well with Andy’s lyrics, “I was there when the end of days descended on your town.” It was actually one of the first scenes I worked into the timeline of the film structure. The two foreground figures in hazmat suits pivot as they are moving a body bag. All the other figures are held cells and I think that works fine.
Today is the day that I should be getting the Digital Cinema Package which I then will need to ship off to the film festival that has yet to be named. I haven’t heard back about any technical issues which is hopefully a good thing. I was considering reworking every scene, all 200 of them to get the timing to 24 frames per second. I am hoping that the technicians have faced this timing issue before and there will be no problem with the final DCP. Eventually Ii will need to make another DCP since there are audio corrections that slipped through because there was no time for me to get changes made.
Besides adding finishing touches to the film, I will be searching for an apartment to rent in the coming months, which will cause quite a shuffle before I head off to the next film festival. I was thinking about it this morning as I woke up. So long as I find a place to sit my laptop and iPad, along with some sort of table and my art stool, I will be fine to continue working. In terms of sketching, I can set up anywhere. I am a tumble weed again. Besides looking for a place in Orlando to start, I am also considering NYC and LA long term. I have to think back to my days when I rode my bicycle across the country. As long as I keep peddling and moving forward, I will make progress. I am just not sure of the destination.