Week One: It Begins

(originally posted on 10/10/09 on http://ianhickman.blogsome.com)

So, the first week of production is over. How has it gone? I think it’s gone pretty well.

As always, the first week of a project is going to partly consist of getting into the swing of things. Making sure that the character drawings and line quality meet what is required. This isn’t a huge challenge, but it is something that needs constant monitoring and adjusting.

My own drawing style, whilst not majorly different to Sam’s, is still different enough that if I stop paying attention to the details, I can easily find that the characters look slightly different to how they should. Legs can become longer, eyes can become bigger. Hair can become occasionally massive. But I think I’m pretty used to the character models now, and, after having a few of my mistakes pointed out earlier in the week, I’m aware of the slip-ups I’m liable to make, and am able to correct them myself, without Sam’s intervention. Which is good.

Most of the week has been spent on relatively simple shots, a few arm movements here, a head movement there, mostly straighforward. As I said, this first week has really been mostly getting back into the swing of things, learning the character models. The most challenging scene I’ve had to work on so far is one of Jack walking across the room, which I started working on on Friday, and should hopefully finish early next week. I’ll let you know how it goes in the next blog.

Bye for now