sound effects on hold

Sound effects work on the Grim is on hold for a bit as the sound designer I'm speaking to is located in New York which is currently going through Hurricane Sandy. We wish for the best for him and everyone there.

the Grim keeps moving forward

The Grim footage has been sent to composer Ego Plum for music while I discuss sound effects with sound designer Chris Davis.  Ego Plum has told me he'll be able to work on the Grim after creating music for pilots for two major studios.  He's been so very patient with this production, so I absolutely don't mind waiting.  in the meantime, I'm starting on the opening credits sequence while preparing for the next short.  We're fixing and remodeling parts of characters to improve and remove any issues we had on the first short.  I'll be sure to post a side by side comparison when I have one.

Hasani

 

The first short of the Grim is near completion

Today I rendered the final film and I'm sending it to Ego Plum for music while discussing sound with professional sound designer!

A new look behind the scenes of the Grim

After every render is completed, it's taken to another program where an Ambient Occlusion render is applied giving the image more depth.

More on the Origins of the Grim:
in 2007 Red Riding Hood went through another redesign. The story left the anthology theme and began to form into one linear story. However, Red Riding Hood was still not thought of as the main character. The main character was actually Mary of Mary had a little lamb, and Red was one of a series of characters Mary would run into during her travels. this design of Red had her as more of a hard edged hunter instead of the everyday coming of age girl that the project currently has.

Here's a look at the first image of Gertrude Byrnes drawn in 2001.  At that time the project was called "Politely Twisted Tales" and was meant to be an anthology of horror stories in the form of short films and books based on fairy tales.  This image would go through a number of changes before becoming the recent Gertrude design, but the choker and the face scar have remained.