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Last film observation

All the pre production and production is on the links written in the essay. The final film is not ready yet because 3D clo doesnt run well with UNREAL software. I am uploading the film “finished” but without post production and title and credits because I havent seen the film yet. I have seen just low res projections so its gonna be a surprise for both of us.

I am sharing some pics of the last update. Its been very difficult to do this to be completely honest and the lack of motivation due to covid and being away from home for more than a year for sure has impacted this project. BUT, I am very happy I did it regardless the results.

we have been working on this project since august and we need like one more month to be completely honest. We have been having meetings since August 3 to 2 times per week during this last 5 months. Ive been online hours with them changing things in unreal or fixing stuff.

Looking at the whole process from day one that I draw those illustrations I really cant believe we are here. The owner of the studio always tells me “who thought of this crazy idea, its like you are high in this film” I guess its from a peruvian point of view.

No one really thinks that in a small country in south america we can do things like this. So yes, I am very proud of the whole team because we did it.

Also vicky:
The latest music video of SIA is here made in Peru and directed by a guy from L.A. and no one believes it but its true šŸ˜€ (thats the studio I am gonna be working with)

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Production Design of the Film

This took a lot of time to make decisions that can not be changed in the future because of the 3D animation. I really like the construction of the film and how every single detail is placed into the film. This was the concept board for all the film

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Logistic of the Film

The Animation film at the end was decided to be film all in 3D. The budget of the film wasnt big and I had to make choices with whom to work with. I contact a producer friend from back home and ask her for animation studios in Peru. The possibility of doing the film in London was impossible because it was 5 times more expensive for everything than in Peru. After a week I talked with APUS STUDIO. The owner ( another friend of mine) Gabo was really into the project and he said he was gonna help me out.

They explain me every single thing about animation. Shading, Animating, Texturizing, Simulation and more. They were really helpful and I loved the work of them so we started right away.

This is the whole team. As you can see we are a small team and we all kind of did a lot of similar things. Back home we have this saying that is “full chamba, todo terreno” which means we work really hard and we now a little bit or more than a little bit of everything. thing that is different in London and its okay. But our industry is so small we some times need to know so many things about other job positions its crazy.
We have a time frame as well. Every single thing was added into the time frame.
And also we did it for every single shot. For example the shot 1 was divided into: concept board, modeling 3D, texture, shading, animation and simulation. each color means in what part of the process we are so everyone has access to it.
We have meetings every week at least 2 times per week. In this pic there is MANU the producer talking to me about the project and how things work . He is very patient with me and very helpful.
I love my team <3
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Colour research

Being the director and the production designer is a thing that I really like. I have more control of the visuals and of the actions in the film, but it is also a lot of work. Ill share some first ideas of the colours I wanted to use in the film and then how that was my starting point to source films that have that palette.

I was looking for nature colors that remind me home. Like sunsets in the sea, the colors of the country side, the fog of the capital city and so on. Also I really want it to have a little bit of magic and surrealism thats why some parts of the film have this fantastic feeling in the colour as well.

After this research I started to understand what I wanted and did some slides for each part of the film.

For example in this slide we can see how the colours are now used in this shot. Now its easier to stablished the locations and the colors of it. For me it is important to have references of places and colors so the art direction can be more accurate when the 3D designers are doing all the film.

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Bruce Nauman – TATE

Bruce Nauman is a restlessly inventive artist. Since the late 1960s he has continually tested what an artwork can be, by reshaping old forms and creating new ones. His ground-breaking works using sound, film, video and neon have influenced generations of artists.

This is the first major exhibition of his work in London in more than 20 years. It allows visitors to engage with the artistā€™s universe through immersive installations with a strong emphasis on sound and moving image, as well as poetic sculptures and neon pieces.

Major works like Double Steel Cage Piece 1974, Anthro/Socio (Rinde Spinning) and Clown Torture 1987 highlights Naumanā€™s distinctive preoccupations and how he incessantly revisits them ā€“ yet never repeats himself.

The first room is very visual and you can seat in one of the chairs and just watch as long as you want what happens in the studio.
I went to see this exhibition not only because I wanted to see something experimental but because I wanted to see how it was curated. I am doing research in it so I can explore more and decide how I want to showcase my project I like this rooms a lot, they mixed video with photo and sound very well.
A lot of his projects involve his childhood. He plays with his childhood memories and use it in an “adult” context.
Mixing photography in the left with a video in the right. The only thing I dont like is the light. The rooms were very bright so you could see the videos with the right quality.
I like the description of every little thing.

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Hybrid Film -> 3D Film

The first idea was to mix 2D, 3D and some filmed images but due to Covid19 I decided to make it all in 3D with a very natural and organic aesthetic.

I started to gather the team back in May. I presented the project to 3 friends when we discussed my idea and the film itself. I showed it to them because they werent my closest friends or any film related audience. I wanted to know if they understood or felt anything when I talked about the project and its vision. The second part was to test it. Back in March (its in my blog in March) I talked with Ale, a Peruvian Animator based in London. We did the first 2 mockups of two scenarios of the film.

When the prototype was crated I decided to apply to a funding from Peru. I think I wont get it because the project wasnt good enough at that moment but it was good for me because I want to get more practice in fundings applications. After that test I decided to show it to some friends in the film industry. They told me to contact a 3D producer and they showed me a very well known 3D/2D studio from Peru.

I painted the images that I draw in mi Ipad for a better idea of how the film will look. This wasnt the pallet color tho.

These images have more color and details than the first ones. It helped me understand what I wanted in the film and how I wanted. Regardless the colors that I used. It also helped me to practice my drawing and illustration.

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MA PROJECT – First stage

The first idea of the film was to create a hybrid film which was linked to the research “hybrid culture case study in Peru post Spanish conquest”. During the lockdown back in May I created this images based in the research of hybrid art and culture in Peru. I also worked with the designers who created contemporary designes but inspired in Latin culture. In these images I portrayed a little bit of Kitsch aestehtics, landscapes, parts of the artisans work, markets from back home, among others.

During this process I asked a lot of Peruvian friends if they could send me any photos that will remind them of Peru. I got a lot of photos of different cities, towns, food, people, etc making my work easier to curate all the art from Peru.