tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-42663005523085834342024-02-18T19:11:08.332-08:00Eric Provan - Short Film ProgressI Started this short on June 4th, 2008 and haven't looked back. The short is loosely based on the life of Hawaiian Singer Israel Kamakawiwo'Ole.Eric Provanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03538044992106391946noreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4266300552308583434.post-2553885106021928992009-02-25T11:27:00.001-08:002009-02-28T00:12:41.171-08:00Watch the final film<object width="400" height="225"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=1740844&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1" /><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=1740844&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="225"></embed></object><br /><a href="http://vimeo.com/1740844">Iz: The Spirit of Aloha - animated short by Eric Provan</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user753655">eric provan</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.Eric Provanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03538044992106391946noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4266300552308583434.post-13555083838277244692009-01-01T20:24:00.000-08:002009-01-01T20:27:42.522-08:00Honolulu International Film Festival (award!)"Congratulations! Your film has been chosen to receive the Silver Lei Award for Excellence in Filmmaking at the 2009 Honolulu International Film Festival."<br /><br /><br />Not only was the film selected to be a part of the Honolulu International Film Festival, but it one an award. Im very excited and proud. Hopefully I can make the award ceremonies in Honolulu. The festival runs March 6 – 8, 2009 in Honolulu, Hawaii.<br /><br /><br />100% on my festival submissions!Eric Provanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03538044992106391946noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4266300552308583434.post-58130486631583423892008-12-04T21:59:00.000-08:002008-12-04T22:00:36.426-08:00Festival time!!How cool this, so far i'm 100% on film festival submissions =)<br />Here's the list so far.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"><div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"><strong>Hubbub: The Las Vegas Global Animation Festival</strong></span></div> <div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">Jan. 8-11 (Exact day and venue TBD)</span></div> <div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"><a href="http://www.lachildrensfilm.org/" target="_blank">www.lachildrensfilm.org</a></span></div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"><strong>The 3rd Annual San Francisco International Children's Film Festival</strong> </span></div> <div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">Feb. 28-March 1, WonderCon at the Moscone Center</span></div> <div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"><a href="http://www.sfchildrensfilm.org/" target="_blank">www.sfchildrensfilm.org</a></span></div> <div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"><a href="http://www.comic-con.org/" target="_blank">www.comic-con.org</a></span></div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"><strong>The 6th Annual San Diego International Children's Film Festival</strong></span></div> <div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">July-August, Comic-Con International and Museum of Photographic Arts</span></div> <div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"><a href="http://www.sdchildrensfilm.org/" target="_blank">www.sdchildrensfilm.org</a></span></div> <div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"><a href="http://www.comic-con.org/" target="_blank">www.comic-con.org</a></span></div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"><strong>The 4th Annual Los Angeles International Children's Film Festival</strong></span></div> <div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">October 2009</span></div> <div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">Los Angeles County Museum of Art and other venues</span></div> <div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"><a href="http://www.lachildrensfilm.org/" target="_blank">www.lachildrensfilm.org</a></span></div></span></span>Eric Provanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03538044992106391946noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4266300552308583434.post-20461174870115191822008-09-15T13:59:00.001-07:002008-09-15T14:00:13.085-07:00teaser/trailer<a href="http://vimeo.com/1739642">http://vimeo.com/1739642</a><br /><br />peaceEric Provanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03538044992106391946noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4266300552308583434.post-46678340000119954662008-08-27T21:26:00.000-07:002008-08-27T21:31:06.332-07:00Voiceover talent on board!I finalized an agreement with a kick ass voiceover guy tonight. He was very generous on the agreement, mostly due to the fact that he's a huge Israel fan (even been to a couple concerts of his when he was alive). I'm extremely excited, because the voice is exactly what I was looking for. He's a veteran professional, and his talent really brings this short to another level. I couldn't be happier. I'll post more details in a bit. Im just excited and wanted to share that. =)Eric Provanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03538044992106391946noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4266300552308583434.post-79958311883277205812008-08-25T12:25:00.000-07:002008-08-25T12:33:00.066-07:00Some Useful freewareTwo particular pieces of software that have saved my life during this project happen to be free. The first, <a href="http://www.snapfiles.com/reviews/ReNamer/denrenamer.html">Renamer</a> is a simple program that does...you guessed it, renames stuff. When Your dealing with 36,000 + images, you'll find yourself needing to rename many things in bulk. This program is a little tricky at first, but it rocks once you get the hang of it.<br />The second, <a href="http://audacity.sourceforge.net/">Audacity</a>. Audacity is another free program that is used for editing audio. To program is extremely easy to pick up, even for those that have never edited music. It has some very useful features, including a ton of filters. And, of course, its free. Can't beat that.<br />I highly reccomend any digital film maker to grab these.<br />And no, I didn't get paid to put these here. I did it for free. heyooooo<br /><br />-ericEric Provanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03538044992106391946noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4266300552308583434.post-68929710413942717812008-08-25T12:11:00.000-07:002008-08-25T12:24:40.622-07:00Title...........maybe =)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuK6TlKgXGxMGgx9jYqO1oT0-NkhIbevOwAnpJ4L01JMyvgeYn-GrNJK_2KkQVE4gEh7Selu1o1Fp02tKfaSVz3pQFSY1V6JP0Q9KsbCKXHRR60Zv5epIeZrOHvBjSoXRTV7MXz4Be31JP/s1600-h/title_spiritof_text.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuK6TlKgXGxMGgx9jYqO1oT0-NkhIbevOwAnpJ4L01JMyvgeYn-GrNJK_2KkQVE4gEh7Selu1o1Fp02tKfaSVz3pQFSY1V6JP0Q9KsbCKXHRR60Zv5epIeZrOHvBjSoXRTV7MXz4Be31JP/s320/title_spiritof_text.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238537779083907746" border="0" /></a><br />Here's the current title screen. Im still not sure if I like this one or "IZ - Spreading the Aloha".<br />Either way, i'm pretty sure it will start with IZ.<br />Things are going great. Im about 95% done with all the compositing. I've started editing. Most of the Sound Effects are done.<br />I've also been tweaking the writing (narration) to sound more Hawaiian.<br />I've contacted a kick ass voice over guy, and I think he's on board for the project. Keeping my fingers crossed, as this guy would really take my film to another level.<br />Depending on when I get the narration, im pretty sure this thing will be done by Sep. 10th. Then, its off to the festival's. Starting with Sundance (which is obviously a long shot, but worth a try imho).<br />Wether or not this thing does well in the festival's, im still very happy and proud of the final product. This was my first film, and i think I did a pretty good job. Especially considering the manpower (1) and the speed (3 months!!!). Just to put it in perspective, most 5 minute animated short films take about 1 yr to make with a team of 4-6 people working on it. With the exception of some of the animation quality, I think my film holds up very well to these other shorts.<br />Ok, enough talk about how amazing I am. lol. Im really not, im just proud =)<br />Enjoy..<br />ericEric Provanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03538044992106391946noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4266300552308583434.post-88127233271319200672008-08-20T18:43:00.000-07:002008-08-20T18:48:40.702-07:00Small clipGetting closer!<br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyA_p8uDVINw1tLiP9z5pL8gh4szSEGoQUBF5VunHJXmBV-xGWWdq6DYcG_aK4gRmk1lbN3TByiWNZjoiGVvw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Eric Provanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03538044992106391946noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4266300552308583434.post-58897329426428727112008-08-20T01:46:00.000-07:002008-08-20T01:56:58.337-07:00Thats a huge batch!Bah, organization is starting to catch up with me. Err, bad organization that is.<br />Right now, as I'm rendering my final scene, the total amount of total rendered space is nearing 75 gigs. That is a LOT of rendered images. Thank god for my new external harddrive.<br />You figure, for each second of film for this short, I have 4 passes (sometimes 5). Each second is 30 frames (30 pictures). 30 times 4 is 120. So, for each second we're looking at 120 pictures. Considering there will be around 300 seconds of film. That's a lot of images to keep organized.<br />And it has turned out to be quite a pain. 36,000 +<br />Ive spent that past couple days fixing little problems.<br />I've also completed about 50% of the compositing. Once that is done, I'm going to create the opening title, add the audio, and possibly put together a little teaser/trailer.Eric Provanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03538044992106391946noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4266300552308583434.post-22118807247260175672008-08-16T00:07:00.000-07:002008-08-16T00:09:00.422-07:00Random shot<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYfXAKwrlAkhFCyNaLnHsCCbCOQTNXXElIgdj3hwVfX79AVQ5b5DdUJsSy2vQKtIbmtmVTpGf8OCLcLqgc_zOaqrNAryoy8nibpWGIjVdTtxaJHZAMsA_IpsGq7VMVFJL96BQYTXkuzf4N/s1600-h/beach_occ.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYfXAKwrlAkhFCyNaLnHsCCbCOQTNXXElIgdj3hwVfX79AVQ5b5DdUJsSy2vQKtIbmtmVTpGf8OCLcLqgc_zOaqrNAryoy8nibpWGIjVdTtxaJHZAMsA_IpsGq7VMVFJL96BQYTXkuzf4N/s320/beach_occ.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235009090039804322" border="0" /></a><br />Random greyscale shot of the beach and grown up Iz.Eric Provanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03538044992106391946noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4266300552308583434.post-43643601495624802152008-08-15T17:48:00.000-07:002008-08-15T17:50:26.790-07:00What should the name be?I started working on the opening title of the film and realized I still havn't really land on a name for the film yet. Anyone have any suggestions?<br />So far im thinking......"Aloha and Aloha", "Aloha Bruddah Iz", "Bruddah Iz", "Iz"<br /><br />Help!<br /><br /><br />Thanks,<br />EricEric Provanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03538044992106391946noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4266300552308583434.post-63776341210297558502008-08-13T20:10:00.000-07:002008-08-13T20:26:50.401-07:00ScoreI made a pretty good choice last night. You know, Ive been putting my blood, sweat, and tears into this thing for a couple months now, and im still not really sure what the final product will be like. I guess you never really do when you make something like this. So, last night I decided to take a couple hours and put together a rough draft version of the film. I guess you could call it a souped up animatic. Complete with narration and music.<br />After viewing it about 100 times, I have to say, I dont think Ive ever been more proud of any achievement in my life. Any animator will tell you, putting a short film together is no easy task. With or without a team.<br />Im happy to say that with a few more weeks of hard work, I will have a good little short film that I can be proud of.<br /><br />As of right now.....................<br /><br />Modeling - done<br />Rigging - done<br />Texturing - done<br />Lighting - done<br />Animating - 95% done (just one scene left. Wahooooo)<br />Rendered - 80% of the film (my 2 computers have been rendering around the clock for the past 3 weeks. 24 hours a day. Its a pain, but the end result is worth it.)<br /><br />Compositing - 10% (This should go quick. Ive landed on a look that I want)<br /><br />Audio - 0% (I found a professional voiceover actor that has the perfect voice for this, but I havn't approached him just yet. I plan on recording one of my own original songs to play throughout the film. Basically just some slow accoustic guitar. And , of course Israel's version of Somewhere Over the Rainbow)<br /><br />Editing - 0% This should only take a couple hours when I get to this point. The first run through for my roughdraft version was very quick.<br /><br />Its looking like the film will be around 4 and a half minutes long when all is said and done.<br /><br />So there ya go. I get some new stuff up soon. Hopefully a teaser/trailer.<br /><br />Peace out,<br />EricEric Provanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03538044992106391946noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4266300552308583434.post-38536408629422282772008-08-10T23:09:00.001-07:002008-08-10T23:12:02.958-07:00New pic of the beach scene<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNiWGJI8Z2KWliaxYfZDmDYxwKPabr9-cL8TeE-XaduIZzO8D2nbl9vFy38McNDUHFB_5diO4d_8D398XlUhJWumKikNiFVrQ4zYjxhPsm4_5H5H5xCUTs8Gy8QgzY5lVfKJYPQyzqoub0/s1600-h/beachOpening.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNiWGJI8Z2KWliaxYfZDmDYxwKPabr9-cL8TeE-XaduIZzO8D2nbl9vFy38McNDUHFB_5diO4d_8D398XlUhJWumKikNiFVrQ4zYjxhPsm4_5H5H5xCUTs8Gy8QgzY5lVfKJYPQyzqoub0/s320/beachOpening.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5233138430870963874" border="0" /></a><br />Im getting super excited. It looks like I will be completely finished with animation this coming weekend. Renders should be done within 2 week. Leaving a good bit of time for me to finish everything else up (compositing, sound, etc.) by Sep. 20th.Eric Provanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03538044992106391946noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4266300552308583434.post-22661593497992866382008-08-06T21:14:00.000-07:002008-08-06T21:15:29.537-07:00Sleep<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimF4-M_FgIyzYOtSSPV5pA18xz4XsL-hyZKViNMds11tfLY2mYhWgMOl41rq-8hwk8WIfBk3tcGOrhkYZAmfemKtnL13pA5ltNo7JcVwXBlmB_GPVLLW55IquxCPiQbBkMa_DtyqkB4655/s1600-h/sleepyhead.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimF4-M_FgIyzYOtSSPV5pA18xz4XsL-hyZKViNMds11tfLY2mYhWgMOl41rq-8hwk8WIfBk3tcGOrhkYZAmfemKtnL13pA5ltNo7JcVwXBlmB_GPVLLW55IquxCPiQbBkMa_DtyqkB4655/s320/sleepyhead.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231624608407758498" border="0" /></a><br />Still tweaking the look. Here's a shot of boy Iz sleeping.Eric Provanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03538044992106391946noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4266300552308583434.post-81072632284315790922008-08-05T23:17:00.000-07:002008-08-05T23:36:26.634-07:00Show and tell<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW_LuNjoJFRR6CSm3WGWV7sre1tiPq_ZIynmAKk6yM-YwR6cfG1yvsYWo8lnaPXMU1oXR-Svf8BvulEWYPmSB8NiAfAjw2ttpWkT2TFCz3MJXubjHMnhkZB76F1vgMGzmGSO7PB6J-O6kr/s1600-h/greyscaleshot.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW_LuNjoJFRR6CSm3WGWV7sre1tiPq_ZIynmAKk6yM-YwR6cfG1yvsYWo8lnaPXMU1oXR-Svf8BvulEWYPmSB8NiAfAjw2ttpWkT2TFCz3MJXubjHMnhkZB76F1vgMGzmGSO7PB6J-O6kr/s320/greyscaleshot.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231285858054826274" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgZICdKx4hBwJuAVBC_Lele03jQpxLj6CAxUsLlme5FhbsYI-fVjKuz1Fcev7SFNBuHufb3A63mTQ803cOGz-zOw_KGRlxP_LhDKCOmk_cZ2rnDZPUZ3CwRecf_yboWFEFiMiQ9MaNzXnw/s1600-h/grown_iz_wires.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgZICdKx4hBwJuAVBC_Lele03jQpxLj6CAxUsLlme5FhbsYI-fVjKuz1Fcev7SFNBuHufb3A63mTQ803cOGz-zOw_KGRlxP_LhDKCOmk_cZ2rnDZPUZ3CwRecf_yboWFEFiMiQ9MaNzXnw/s320/grown_iz_wires.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231285797310895138" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV8DmptitARJ6A9KxKmY6VCJfOSCjZWRlwRAY6mzEhH9eLYu9yz8TVWrSrpoijzwuQ3ufXmexrH8Hoi-agptuvegWZiSktnbtr5CBOMgZRwnsYNkRi6kP9e45JWJi7-J3_aR4hx0lXkTHa/s1600-h/boy_iz_wires.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV8DmptitARJ6A9KxKmY6VCJfOSCjZWRlwRAY6mzEhH9eLYu9yz8TVWrSrpoijzwuQ3ufXmexrH8Hoi-agptuvegWZiSktnbtr5CBOMgZRwnsYNkRi6kP9e45JWJi7-J3_aR4hx0lXkTHa/s320/boy_iz_wires.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231285725873316402" border="0" /></a><br />So, here I am, just 2 months into production and Im already over the 3 minute mark. Thats 3 minutes of completely finished film, excluding editing of course. Its looking more and more likely that I will hit the finish date of Sep. 20th, which would be rad. Here are some new pics. and a short animation from the film. Keep in mind, the final look will be a bit different, and this particular shot is a little too dark. Anyway, enjoy!<br /><br />Edit: Ack, just checked out the clip after I uploaded it and now its even darker. Sorry about that. I'll get a new one up soon.<br /><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxkRkpm1af77XG8IZ1ghKvEeQ-xpdUtKiPKo3y3RlBcR-N5Cc4-OgWGdJeClfJ5C0P9pGoF0ZwyzOYAlBuQwg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Eric Provanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03538044992106391946noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4266300552308583434.post-944798097056823312008-07-28T23:20:00.000-07:002008-07-28T23:32:56.723-07:00Project system specsMy hobby is my work. I'm not a car person, and I really dont care to have the latest and greatest sound system. So, any "play" money that I get goes to improving my hardware. For this short film, I've been using 2 computers. My main computer is a <strong style="font-weight: normal;">Core 2 Extreme QX6800, 8 gigs ram, 150 gb 10,000 rpm hdd, 500 gb hdd, geforce 9600 512mb graphics card, and a 30 inch Dell monitor, Intuos 3 Wacom tablet. Vista 64bit<br />My second computer, which I have mainly been using to render (so I can do round the clock rendering without having to stop when I'm working on other stuff), is a Core 2 qx6600, 500gb hdd, 4 gigs ram, geforce 8600 512mb graphics card, and a Hanns 28 inch monitor. Vista 64bit<br /><br />I've also been using 2 external hdd's to transfer stuff back and forth, and a gateway tablet pc for a lot of the sketching and storyboarding.<br /></strong>Eric Provanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03538044992106391946noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4266300552308583434.post-15541265181652665072008-07-28T23:11:00.000-07:002008-07-28T23:20:25.485-07:00Organize, recognize!The farther I get along on this thing the more I realize how important it is to stay organized. Something I've never been very good at.<br />I estimate at this point that I have about 50% of the short film animated and rendered. Each scene that is rendered has 3 to 4 passes, giving me 10's of thousands of images to keep named and organized until I'm ready to composite all this stuff. Thankfully, I have a new 750gb usb hard drive. So room is not a problem. That reminds me, I should post my system specs or those interested. I'll do that asap.<br />I also realized that I haven't really posted any technical shots (zbrush screenshots, wireframes, etc.). I'll be sure to get some of that stuff up soon.<br />Until then, peace!Eric Provanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03538044992106391946noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4266300552308583434.post-26843670056859296962008-07-24T23:26:00.000-07:002008-07-24T23:27:00.767-07:00status updateWell, with 2 months remaining until my target finish date (sep. 20th), its still looking like I will make it.<br />As of right now, I am completely done modeling and texturing all assets. I'm sure I will add a few more things later on, but Its nice to have all the characters complete (young Iz, Grown Iz, Skippy, and 3 different spirits).<br /><br />I have about 1 minute and 30 seconds completely animated and rendered.<br />I'm aiming to have all of the animation and rendering done by Sep. (Around 4 minutes total). Leaving me with 3 weeks to complete the editing. I have a feeling that I will hit a lot of problems when I get to the editing stage. It will be the first time I have worked with sound effects and music.<br /><br />Anyway, things are going smooth. I'm almost done animating what I consider to be the hardest shot in the film.<br />I'll have some new pics and clips up within a few days.<br /><br />Peace!<br />EricEric Provanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03538044992106391946noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4266300552308583434.post-8609168375719532312008-07-22T11:56:00.001-07:002008-07-22T14:29:08.797-07:00Question SessionHere are some questions I've been asked. Feel free to ask more. I'd be happy to answer them.<br /><br />Why blog?<br />This blog is really only meant for myself. I find its a great way to keep the status of this production. I was one of those kids in school that always had to write things down to remember them.<br />I often go back and read through the blog and it gets me caught up.<br /><br />Why a film about Bruddah Iz?<br />I find Israel to be a very fascinating person. Everything I've read about him points to him being a playful kid in a giant's body.<br />In a lot of my illustrations you'll see that I love to use things that are ironic, and a little out of place. Who more then Israel fits this description. I mean, we're talking about a guy who was 750lbs, and yet he had a heart of gold and an incredibly beautiful singing voice.<br /><br />Why so many stupid smiley faces? =)<br />I have no clue why I add so many friggin smiley faces when I type on the computer. Its a disease that must stop. But, it won't =)<br /><br />Why work alone?<br />Do i hate people? No, well maybe... no. I really love working in a team environment. So, why would I take on this venture alone? Surely, I have friends that can help? Surely, I have a few bucks I can throw at a student for some help? It really just boils down to being impatient. I don't want to have to wait on other people. I figure, If I can do it myself, then I should do it myself. Even if it means going outside of my boundaries. Especially if it means going outside my boundaries. Thats how we learn.<br />Working alone also gives me full creative control. I mean, I create other peoples ideas at work all day. I want to create my own ideas. The key is to always get feedback. Just the other day I took my fiancee's advise and redesigned the spirits.<br /><br />Boxers or briefs?<br />Im out there Jerry and i'm loving every minute of it.<br /><br />Where do babies come from?<br />Cheerleaders.Eric Provanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03538044992106391946noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4266300552308583434.post-80559678386995187782008-07-21T23:03:00.000-07:002008-07-21T23:08:19.098-07:00More Stills<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg45E1PBFD4hh4_ofke16eac00t-R7KgsNqtk62PxMDczjLuiBin9hWxv8dQIX9SrcYCURj-dkXd-9e7WXNtxeSoW34gZBx0dp88ZPGSGgUXAad0zkdRFXrgQib37p70pn542JKPtPwdnW_/s1600-h/teetertotter_sad_lowtest.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg45E1PBFD4hh4_ofke16eac00t-R7KgsNqtk62PxMDczjLuiBin9hWxv8dQIX9SrcYCURj-dkXd-9e7WXNtxeSoW34gZBx0dp88ZPGSGgUXAad0zkdRFXrgQib37p70pn542JKPtPwdnW_/s320/teetertotter_sad_lowtest.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5225716250458527522" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivkIaFZ4IoUjnAOaLZewOmLpfJKVhjbWlXIwZXuJRFhAkdVUyqzQIOvu9sP2cbzdrT-7MD0zJPdYGHkjMyJ0xpSlt3J1kmkHJfPzYauAe0y7LMVM5_p7pakXQD9yVDBuF3uLKeBZhER1g3/s1600-h/teetertotter_happylowtest.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivkIaFZ4IoUjnAOaLZewOmLpfJKVhjbWlXIwZXuJRFhAkdVUyqzQIOvu9sP2cbzdrT-7MD0zJPdYGHkjMyJ0xpSlt3J1kmkHJfPzYauAe0y7LMVM5_p7pakXQD9yVDBuF3uLKeBZhER1g3/s320/teetertotter_happylowtest.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5225716152862007554" border="0" /></a><br />Here are a couple new shots.Eric Provanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03538044992106391946noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4266300552308583434.post-11165742289640466842008-07-17T11:02:00.000-07:002008-07-17T11:05:20.722-07:00Moving right alongJust a small update. Everything is still going great. Most of my time is going into animating. Im currently working on most of the scenes that involve spirits. After some great feedback from the little lady, I decided to rework the design of the spirits.<br />I'll post some new renders soon.<br />Stay tuned =)<br /><br />-EricEric Provanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03538044992106391946noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4266300552308583434.post-60498108373324870652008-07-15T08:38:00.000-07:002008-07-15T08:41:28.689-07:00Tiki Time 2.0So this is a busted render from last night (I set the wrong camera to render), and keep in mind that the spirits will be compossited different. But I figured it would be nice to put up another animation work in progress. So, here ya go.<br /><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyk9g7NNYVoEBCge0-XOnIkurv-tMpOtQZ3BgAoATiI_48N8bkumQeRB01xroNFFkGF5uCjXKAytNvbLwRffA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Eric Provanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03538044992106391946noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4266300552308583434.post-91005251800949420982008-07-12T16:58:00.001-07:002008-07-12T16:59:33.486-07:00Tiki Time!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtNVyxbRKmtEWDxzIqn4HGkvT0HW158IK4IQ2eVnuaFJMPKp2y0kF_UtOeF0WbZRalzw2SxXhcKlCfdV-Oc-tFUp0PBPJMVEo4T63-YOd6Mfi9J4QLB9mCa7xbMIOQxifmoeRlQ7XbR8tH/s1600-h/tikitest0.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtNVyxbRKmtEWDxzIqn4HGkvT0HW158IK4IQ2eVnuaFJMPKp2y0kF_UtOeF0WbZRalzw2SxXhcKlCfdV-Oc-tFUp0PBPJMVEo4T63-YOd6Mfi9J4QLB9mCa7xbMIOQxifmoeRlQ7XbR8tH/s320/tikitest0.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5222281502655744162" border="0" /></a><br />Heres a work in progress shot of some tiki mask I am making.<br />Enjoy!Eric Provanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03538044992106391946noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4266300552308583434.post-55111312303789469202008-07-10T10:04:00.000-07:002008-07-10T11:13:07.771-07:00Detailed Film Summary - Big Big post =)Well, I couldn't be happier with the project so far. Last night I figured out some very key <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">compositing</span> techniques that should save me a lot of time, and make the overall film look much better. (Hello Motion Blur! =)<br /><span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">I'm</span> also very happy to announce that <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">just a month and a week in to this, I'm</span> up to about 40 seconds of finished film!!!<br /><br />I realize the blog must be getting a little annoying giving the fact that I really haven't laid out the film to you guys yet. Sure, <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">I've</span> said its loosely based on the life of Israel <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Kamakawiow'ole</span> (yes I can pronounce and spell his name now =) but, Israel is a boy? There are spirits? <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">There's</span> mention of a narrated poem, where is it? What does the class pictures mean? etc, etc.<br /><br /><span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">I'm</span> trying not to give to much away because I want people to have a fresh, honest reaction to the finished film.<br />With that said, it is only fair to at least give a little more detailed summary. So, here goes.......<br /><br />First, its important to know who my target <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">audience</span> is. The film is geared towards kids with big imaginations and <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">sentimental</span> grownups. I say <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">sentimental</span>, because I really want this film to touch people. <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">That's</span> no easy task to do in just 3 to 5 minutes. So, I have my work cut out for me.<br /><br /><span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">Here's</span> a little background on Israel.....<br /><br />"<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">Bruddah</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13">Iz</span>" was a beloved figure in Hawaiian music during the 1990s, and his popularity continues to grow around the world. His pure, light tenor was as famous as his sumo-sized physique; at one point he weighed over 750 pounds. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_14">Kamakawiwo'ole's</span> popularity in Hawaii was such that after his death in 1997, his body lay in the state capitol building. Becoming just the second U.S. citizen to receive the honor of having his body lay in state at a capitol building.<br /><br />Best known for his version of "Over The Rainbow"<br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PL-uL2M3xvM<br />In my opinion, the most beautiful song ever.<br /><br /><br />Ok, on to the short.<br />The film will be 3 - 5 minutes.<br />Created entirely by myself (so far, and of course with feedback from friends and family. Thanks Holly =)<br />Target finish is September 20th, 2008. But, i'm not going to stress about getting it finished by then.<br />Biggest hurdle left is getting the rights to use one of Iz's songs in the film. I've tracked down the publisher who owns the rights, but have yet to contact them because I want to be able to show them a large portion of the film when Im on my knee's begging to use the song =)<br />Its a 3d animated short, with sound effects and narration (no characters talking).<br />To get an idea of the narration im going for, you can check out some of my poems here<br />http://www.ericprovan.com/en/merman.html<br />http://www.ericprovan.com/en/flapper.html<br />or check out Tim Burton's short "Vincent" here. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fxQcBKUPm8o&feature=related<br /><br />The main software im using is Maya, Zbrush, Photoshop, and digital fusion.<br />Much like my illustrations, Im trying to get as detailed as possible. People who know Israels entire story will find tons of references to different things in his life (bone fish hook, Elementary name, etc etc)<br /><br />The short starts with Grown Iz on a beach looking back at his life, cuts to young Iz (around 10 yrs old) being picked on, dealing with the trials and tribulations of being an over weight kid. This is true and not true of Iz's real life. Iz was a big boy growing up, but from what Ive read, if someone made fun of his weight, he would beat them up. hehe. Anyway, in my film, Iz is sad about being so big. But, with the help of his big Brother Skippy (who also trageically died at a young age) and some hawaiian spirits, Iz learns to play the Ukulele and uses music to heal his wounds and spread the message of love throughout the world. I'll leave the finish out for now. In short, the finish wraps things up and makes me smile just thinking about it. And yes, there might be a rainbow involved =)<br /><br />So, there ya go. I hope I didn't give to much away. The visuals and narration should add a lot more, so im not to worried.<br /><br />Word,<br />Eric ProvanEric Provanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03538044992106391946noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4266300552308583434.post-83809862215496926992008-07-08T19:59:00.000-07:002008-07-08T20:05:52.732-07:00Beach TestWorking on the beach scene, and first look at adult Iz. Well, kinda =)<br /><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxnxu68wA_qGaUMYcsfQlEmk1llKNCAazPCQuDHz_8P_2EJYvv7p5lv5KoHTMqTnqoLqCziAnvh-CXv16UXPA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Eric Provanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03538044992106391946noreply@blogger.com0