Film: October 2007 Archives
Or Thursday number two. However you look at it, I'll be working the weekend, as is probably most of the Golden Compass crew. We've got some big deadlines to hit, and a couple more spectacular shots to finish up. I'm not really counting how many weeks are left, I just know it's coming up soon, and there just isn't time. But we'll get it done. Yesterday I had a chance to visit Rhythm and Hues, twice, in just as many weeks, and met up with some former coworkers from Digital Domain, and just hang out, have lunch, and chat. I met a couple other compers and we talked about the work we were all doing, since R&H and DD are almost in bed together. We work on almost all the same shows! It was a nice visit, and the drive there and back was easy on a motorcycle. Being stuck in LA car traffic, a thing of the past!
Over the past month or so, I"ve been in communication with the owner of VFXTalk.com, and we're coming to an agreement. I'll be stepping up into a co-ownership role at VFXTalk.com, which will increase my responsibilities, and hopefully, bring more content, interest and people to the site. I don't want to give too much away just yet, but there'll be a much bigger reason for vfx professionals to visit. In addition, those VIP members that have signed up over the past year and pledged their support of the site will be rewarded.
Today at work, director Rob Cohen of XXX and Stealth fame came in to talk to the Mummy crew, and give us an overview of the scope of the work. We also got a chance to see a lot of our internal work which I haven't had a chance to see yet. Looks really good! You'll have to wait until next summer to see the work.
The Compass is slowly moving forward. Lots of cool work in the pipeline, and I'm slowly finishing up my shots. I received a new one yesterday, through some restructuring with comp leads and compositors, as there are a bunch of shows shifting gears right now. I picked up a pretty fancy shot from our comp supervisor, Joe. I worked with Joe very briefly up in Vancouver, on a small show called Jeremiah, that starred Luke Perry and Theo Huxtable (ya, can't remember his real name at the moment). Somehow, everyone's connected. Remember that when getting your next job.
In less than a month I'll be moving onto The Mummy. We've got a small team at the moment, but we'll definitely be picking up people once everything starts rolling. The storyboards are crazy difficult, but it looks to be a fun, but really complex, show! Check out Rob Cohen's blog on The Mummy production. The comp supervisor that I worked with on Pirates will be heading this one up as well, so I'm pretty sure it'll be smooth sailing.
Well, ok then. Looks like the more I post, the more hits I get.. Interesting. I guess my sporadic postings from a week here to a week there aren't enough to keep you interested. :) Let me know what keeps you coming here, or what you want to hear from me. You can always subscribe to this blog via RSS or email, located on the right side toolbar.
We're slowly getting to the end of our show! There are a couple weeks left, a lot of shots to finish up and send off to other companies so they can add their creatures, and copious amounts of caffeine and alcohol to sooth our workload. On that note, I totally forgot that today is the premiere of The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising! I won't get a chance to see it today, but maybe you will. If you do, stick around, and let me know if I'm in the credits.
