This was definitely one of the more challenging scenes to animate. I worked each of the Minotaur runs backwards so the scene would end looking like the final painting.
I animated all the minotaurs once and then realized that the resolution of the animation was too low. I had to re-animate in 4k.
Yesterday was the first screening of COVID dystopia at the Orlando Film Festival. I arrived several hours early to watch another block of films. When I arrived one of the staff recognized me and pointed me out to the tech guy. He was having trouble downloading the film MP4. I walked with him back through the maze of hallways to the tech booth. I knew that I had sent the link and made the MP4 fully acceptable. Looking at the Film Freeway site we discovered that the Film Download button was missing. Though I knew the film was easily accessible since other festivals had no problem with the download, I was stumped but agreed to run back to my studio to attack the problem from that end.
I ran several blocks and then got a call from the tech. He had gone to the festival producer who had turned off the film access button for staff. This was an annoying start to the day, but I was thankful that the emergency was averted without a half hour drive back to the studio. The screening of my film went off flawlessly. Other animated films however had many tech issues. One film was submitted in 4K and only one quarter of the film showed up on the screen. The film had sexy Drone Hunters and you might only see a tit or the curve of a hip on screen. Another issue that occurred with many of the films was that they were way too loud. Stella, a former Disney Feature Animation effects artist had ear plugs. I spent much of the time plugging up my ears with my pointer fingers. The bombastic sound tracks might die down for a moment but then they would blaze back and I would have to plug my ears to save my ear drums.
I kind of likes seeing my film with live action horror films at other festivals. Seeing in in a full animation block forced me to sit through some terrifyingly bad animation. People were weightless and when they talked they just flapped their jaws, not always in sync with the words.
I will attend the second screening of COVID Dystopia at the Orlando Film Festival on November 7, 2024 at 2pm, in theater 9. At 8pm on November 7 is the Awards Ceremony which I will also attend in case I need to pick up another award. The Orlando Film Festival runs through November 7 at the CMX PLAZA CINEMA CAFE 155 S. Orange Ave, Downtown, Orlando FL. A one day pass is $20 and you can see a whole lot of films in one day. When I attend a film festival I treat it like a movie marathon. If you go to a COVID Dystopia screening, I will be easy to find as the one person in a KN-95 mask. We might be done with COVID, but COVID is not done with us.