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This has really caught my interest; how long do you think the film will end up being once finished?
Maybe 10-15 minutes.
looks very interesting, if you manage to complete things ahead of schedule would it still be an early 2015 release date?
I really couldn't say. The script is still being finalized, but I hope to start filming soon, so we'll just have to see 
Sounds interesting. In production, I suggest you take time on animating and don't worry about a release. Quality takes time.
That's been one of the things both Gareth and I want to prioritise for this film.
Hey guys, I'm meeting up with Gareth Pugh this week to further discuss script and filming logistic. I'm not 100% sure I'll be able to film everything this summer, but I certainly hope to make a start.
I haven't had a chance to film any more tests, so I thought I'd post the very short ones I did manage to do. Please bear in mind that they are far from perfect and need a fair amount of work (especially as I am out of practice)
PITCH Initial Tests
So just a suggestion, but con't go overboard with pixel motion blur. I know that it can help make smoother animations, but it can also ruin them. Personally, I feel you should only use it for slow movements. Action and fast shots become all distorted and don't turn out well. Even when the character is just walking, the ground around it's feet gets messed up, due to After Effects trying to blur the shadows. For example, tests 1,2, and 4 all look worse with the effect. Test 5 benefits from it. As for the greenscreening, it looks decent but the reflections on the walls don't look the greatest with the effect. Anyway, that's my 2 cents on the tests and effects.
After watching the tests I have to agree not to go overboard with motion blur. For me personally, the running animation needs the most work, however the other tests seem to be heading in the right direction.
So I met up with Gareth the other day, and we're hoping to finalise the script pretty soon. My main concern right now is timing; I'll be moving back up to University in mid September, so I'm gonna be limited for time as far as filming goes.
Fortunately, all the scenes are fairly small scale, so won't require lots of figures moving at once. Also, I'm mapping out a filming plan based around what set I'm using to make my filming more efficient.
I like the blue, moody lighting of the early test stills.
I would highly recommend not relying on greenscreen for tiny bits of backdrop out the windows like that -- I think you'd get much better results doing it practically. If it's black, just put a black backdrop out there, or if you need stars then perhaps some black paper (or better yet, aluminum foil painted black) with holes in it and a bright light shining from behind it.
Shallow DOF isn't impossible to composite chroma-keyed backdrops into well, but it is difficult to avoid it looking chroma-keyed in these situations, as your tests show.
Hmm yeah, I normally try to do practical effects where possible, I just wanted to get a feel for using greenscreen.
I'll have to do some more tests and see what works best, but you're probably right about the small backdrop shots.
Hey guys, I'm still alive, just incredibly busy. This project is by no means cancelled, I just don't have much time to make it. However, I'm home for Xmas and I've been doing a few more tests. A couple of people suggested I use a real background instead of greenscreen, and after seeing what they achieved with Interstellar (real projected backgrounds rather than greenscreen), I figured I'd give it a go. Let me know what you think.
And here's how I did it
The project is still a way off being ready to film, but over this holiday I'm considering making a very short 60-90 sec film that relates to PITCH in some way (no promises).
I definitely like where you are going with this, just the set colors seem different from the star background. Really nice for some tests tho!
Cheers dude 
It's still gonna require more tests to get the colour right, but it's getting there
If possible, what would help is get a blue glow on the minifigs face. Good luck!
Ah yes, I have some blue xmas lights, will try those.
Blue lights would definitely look cool, but is it logical? Space is a void of darkness, with no light except for the stars and sun. Space doesn't illuminate, so there would technically be no blue light. In fact, it would be pitch black with only the stars being seen from inside the spaceship. But then again, it's a sci-fi movie, so yea, go with the blue lights, because those would be cool.
Good point. Wasn't thinking about that rioforce. I still think going with blue lights as a little star glow.
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