http://bessoff.com/blog A project diary for motion-picture work Sun, 05 Sep 2010 05:07:20 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en [caption id="attachment_390" align="alignnone" width="223" caption=""The Hole" (preproduction shot)"][/caption] Spoiler alert! There was a house here not that long ago.  The teeth of the foundation frame the gaping maw of the basement. http://bessoff.com/blog/?p=389 In which the Red Rider shows off his practiced six-shooter prowess.  With each half second his finger throbs mimicking his slowing heartbeat.  Concentrate and breathe with the pulse, pounding against gently curving steel.  With a quick tang of gunpowder and a flash of light a bottle in the distance shatters ... http://bessoff.com/blog/?p=387 The next set for "Red Rider's Lament" is up and running!  In this scene we see the Red Rider sizing up a collection of menacing bottles perched precariously on the homestead fence.  This is actually the reverse shot for the larger scene.  Stay tuned for a rolling thunder storm and, ... http://bessoff.com/blog/?p=383 Ecstatic is the word I would use to define the feeling I have after finishing the buffalo skinning sequence. It has definitely been the longest and most complex set I've had to deal with yet. It seems the sets have become increasingly complex and the animation more involved. ... http://bessoff.com/blog/?p=378 A very short animation about two scientists contemplating the evening sky. http://bessoff.com/blog/?p=374 A new sequence from the forthcoming short film "Red Rider's Lament" by Jeremy Bessoff. In this scene we get close to what the Rider sees from below the hill. The imagery is inspired from Life magazine's photo spread on buffalo ranching in the 50's. http://bessoff.com/blog/?p=356 http://bessoff.com/blog/?p=354 I had the opportunity to sit down with Jason Ponce, Interactive Media Designer and talk with him about his new project, "FLOX." njoy http://bessoff.com/blog/?p=343 There began a meaty stench in the air. Fresh blood followed, for when I crest the ridge I saw the logic to the slaughter. The beasts were twenty feet in the air hanging from angry hooks. There was the sound of tearing and cutting as stout men ... http://bessoff.com/blog/?p=334 Rough cut scene from the still in production movie "Red Rider's Lament." Scratch audio. Enjoy. http://bessoff.com/blog/?p=331