Jeremy Bessoff Project Log

There Once Stood A House

Gonthromorph — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 23:52:07 +0000

"The Hole" (preproduction shot)

Spoiler alert!

There was a house here not that long ago. The teeth of the foundation frame the gaping maw of the basement.

Target Practice

Gonthromorph — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 22:16:08 +0000

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 into glimmering shards. Stars, he thinks. I’m creating the heavens with the gun in my hand.

Shooting Range Shot

Gonthromorph — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 23:00:58 +0000

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, if the winds blow the right way, possibly a devastating tornado. Because hey, what’s a prairie trope without a raging cyclone?

All Things Move Toward Their End

Gonthromorph — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 20:34:43 +0000

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. What started as an idea for a quick project to be completed in under a month has evolved into an epic of sorts. I’ve been noticing that most of my projects progress this way. To justify this grueling process, Sylvester Stallone has some words of advice. When asked “Are there any goals you wish to accomplish,” he replied thus: There are always goals. If you don’t have a mountain, build one and then climb it. And after you climb it, build another one; otherwise you start to flatline in your life. (From a recent interview in Time magazine.)

Sunset to Moonrise

Gonthromorph — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 15:16:56 +0000

A very short animation about two scientists contemplating the evening sky.

Removing the Hide

Gonthromorph — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 05:32:48 +0000

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.

The Knife

Gonthromorph — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 21:39:52 +0000

Snapshot Exercise 11: Jason Ponce

Gonthromorph — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 22:31:45 +0000

I had the opportunity to sit down with Jason Ponce, Interactive Media Designer and talk with him about his new project, “FLOX.”

njoy

Skinning Rig

Gonthromorph — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 23:26:15 +0000

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 took the parts worth taking.

Into the Fold

Gonthromorph — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 17:30:28 +0000

Rough cut scene from the still in production movie “Red Rider’s Lament.” Scratch audio. Enjoy.