Salome Animatic - Herod to the next power!

Salome Animatic, 2007

Early Production Setup, CG, Sand, and Paper

Here is an early sample of the what the film will look like in production. There is no lighting in this shot and there is a huge matte line on the horizon. I am happy though, that I incorporated the cg-cut out puppet with the layers of sand animation. to create the frame, I referenced a specific shot from the storyboard. Though the storyboard was time consuming, the details they contain guided the placement of the sand for the background.

Sound Design in Salome

For the soundtrack of Salome, I am working with Ludwig Goransson, a composer from the Thornton School of Music. Already, he has given me a temp track that captures the mood of the film and plays very well in the animatic. In terms of sound design, I would like to create it from original recordings as much as possible. I found the perfect day to record the bangs and clangs happening during the construction of the new Lucas building here at USC. One of the interesting things about this project is how much psychological and internal effects are need to allude to the emotions in the story. More to come...

Herod Design

Animatic Coming Together

Herod loses control of his desire for wine and for his stepdaughter Salome.
Herod loses control of his authority because of his fear of Jokanaan.
Herod loses control of his kingdom because he makes a promise he cannot keep.
Herod loses his mind as he realizes the prophecy is coming true.

I am interested in portraying Herod's descent into madness through animated hallucinations and sound designed to invoke hysteria.

My goal is to create a nightmarish experience using light, animation, and sound.

Using the voice recordings I have done, the animatic is coming together, but I still have many holes to fill.

Our undergraduates presented fantastic work tonight in seminar. They have inspired me to finish my animatic and demonstrate an animation test next week.

In Memory of Thomas Siegmund

My favorite uncle passed away unexpectedly today. His passing has put a shock on my family and I. I will dedicate the making of this film to his memory. He is one of the best people I have ever known. His generosity and his wisdom inspired me. His words comforted me and taught me many things. I will miss him dearly. In his name, I push on...