The Landscaper as of April 25

My film thus far- Will most likely finish it over the summer here and there as it is so close to being done..

The Landscaper from Nathan Dickey on Vimeo.

Rough Cut

Alright matt, lol.. here is what I have so far.. hopefully I will be able to get everything done and still have time to edit the timing and audio- as both are in dire need of attention, but alas the visuals  must be completed before I worry about that-

Stanley

This blog has been kind of a fail in that I have been concentrating more on trying to make the film than to upload stuff haha, but here is a pic of stanley

Title Change

      As the film is now less about a retired man trying to landscape his yard and more about a retired man who loves birds and is only attempting to cut the grass to assist the birds... I will probably change the name to something like  "The Bird Lover"  although it doesnt have a very nice ring to it, it is clearer and might get peope in the right mindset as the film begins.

Edit: It sounds so horrible that I must include other options-

a) Bird Haven  b)Cutting Edge c)Stanley's New Toy

And thoughts or ideas are welcome!

Landscaper Leica #1

Here is my Leica Reel as it stands so far, I will be continuing to refine and add/remove bits of course. 

Stanley Sculpt

Today I decided to do a sculpt of stanley's bust- Even if the design changes somewhat it is handy for some of those crazy angles to see just how much of the eyes you can see in a low angle, etc

It was really fun to make, quite relaxing

Character Design - Thus Far

     These are very early explorations of the main character "Stanley" I really want something structural, especially when it comes to the face. Currently however my plan is to animate and clean up a certain amount using Digicel Flipbook, therefore the design must be simple- keeping the restrictions of cleaning up in that way in mind. The picture of Stanley on the riding mower is an example of how it could look using that program, I like how it is looking but there is still some stuff to work out. I guess when it comes down to it, the animation test will tell me what will work and what will cause me to go into early retirement.