This scene had the ripped plague doctor reaching out over the crowd while ghosts fly overhead. This is one of the first scenes in which I experiments with animating flames using After Effects. I would ultimately use this fire effect throughout the film.
Different scenes had different looks to the fire, so each scene required fine tuning to the effect. I abandoned hand animating the flames simply because it took so long and even when well animated, the flames tended to look false once painted. I experimented a lot with how the flames would glow.
Last night I got a request to upload the film for a large mid-west Academy Award qualifying festival. On March 8, 2024 I can officially announce the name of that festival. I have looked up B&Bs in the city and intend to book a flight soon. The film’s success is far outweighed by its rejections, but I can only focus on the success to keep pressing forward. I feel it is my job to wake up the vaxed and relaxed masses who think COVID is over.
My studio is largely boxed up now and I will be moving into a new studio on April 1. I need to be sure the WiFi is set to go when I arrive since I will need to teach virtual art classes almost immediately. I need to fill out a postal change of address form today. The to do list keeps getting longer but I have to layer it in with focused work on a season of theater posters.