I’ve been working with ToonBoom Digital Pro on my current assignment so I thought it’d be nice to show a couple of my favourite images here. Bernard Derriman is doing character animation and I’m doing backgrounds and special effects.

While I never signed an NDA, it would be unprofessional of me to reveal any details of the project. I therefore won’t be releasing higher res images or answering questions, plus I’ve removed Bernard’s characters from the shots.. suffice to say the episodes look amazing, I love working in ToonBoom and I’ll reveal more about the show when I can. Until then, enjoy a couple of the shots I’m particularly happy with:

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Guess what! No need for a Waterlollies graph this week because I’ve finished all of the animation. The final scene was difficult, time-consuming and complicated.. but heaps of fun (you’ll see why sooner or later).

When the music is finished I’ll announce the release here and on the forum. There’s also a little matter of the actionscripted effects that are still being worked on, but I anticipate it to be finished before the music. I hope to release on or before September 20, but as it’s now in the hands of other people, I can’t say for sure.

The movie is generously sponsored by Newgrounds so I’ll also be submitting it there a day or two after it’s live on biteycastle.com.

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Next project!
Bernard Derriman and I are working together on a freelance job (for television) using ToonBoom Digital Pro - the latest and most awesomest version of ToonBoom Solo. Bernard has been using Solo for a few months now and will be helping me learn the ropes, trying to get me up to speed quickly enough to be useful on this project. Who knows..? Maybe the next Brackenwood will be my first non-Flash movie :O

More Brackenwood
I have a few ideas for my next Brackenwood project, which will break away from the “random scenario” pattern of stories and focus more on the bigger Brackenwood picture. Bitey had to come from somewhere right? Why is Brackenwood so sparsely populated? Where did everyone go so suddenly and without warning? Why has Bitey grown up wild and completely alone?

These questions will be answered if I’m forced to continue making internet episodes. I say “forced” because ideally the Brackenwood feature film is next on the agenda. Therefore (and it’s a sad, yet exciting thought) it’s possible that there won’t be another web episode of Brackenwood.

If that worries you, I hope you take comfort knowing that a Brackenwood feature film is what I’ve been leading up to all these years and will be better, more complete and more satisfying than all the internet episodes put together.

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Launch It! Challenge
Today was probably the first Sunday in months that actually felt like a Sunday to me. As a nice break from animation, I made a video showing how to make a small slingshot with piano-wire. It’s my entry into the Launch It! Challenge on instructables.com so drop by and take a look at my instructable. Don’t hurt yourself!

Here’s the video.. the audio is by French band ‘The Hush Puppies’. I bought their CD after hearing them play live at Annecy, France in 2006.

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Speaking of slingshots
I’ve posted a human slingshot in the past, but when you watch my YouTube how-to video, this other video comes up in the ‘Related’ column. The term “crazy bastards” comes to mind.

Seeya!

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