Revenge of the Tower Bots

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Towerbots

Hiyahh!!

Here’s a cool interview by Kirsten Nelson of Rogue Cinema about the Killer Robots new movie:

http://www.roguecinema

.com/article4007.html

Aside from that, still at work on the new KR movie. Currently in the middle of tons of rotoscoping for Strobo’s footage. His legs keep disappearing so there’s been quite a bit of layering and patching.

Also making quite a bit of headway with miniatures. Having built the majority of required models, they’re currently scattered all over the house awaiting paint jobs and filming. Yesterday I was able to shot some footage of the Towerbots – 3 story tall machines built to annihilate unwelcome visitors to the planet Vidya. Now working up the motivation to film some Galaxon battle-cruiser shots.

Two years and counting…

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Scott Yuken on set.

Scott Yuken on set.

As of today we’ve been in production on the Killer Robots Next Movie for a little over 2 years and it looks like we may have another year to go.

Once this movie is finished I hope to produce at least 3 movies per year and make a career of it.  I think with a smaller cast and scope it can be done.  I look forward to telling stories of mutants, supernatural forces and other fantastic myths that folks find that they identify with.

Despite the long hours in making the Killer Robots movie, I’ve been enjoying the process.  The slow pace has allowed me to experiment with old school special effects, costuming and modelmaking.  Plus I get to work with a variety of talented actors and artists.

Is it worth it? Yes!

Scott Yuken as Robo-Zombie

Sam Gaffin, Charisse Lefebvre and Nicole Campbell secure Scott Yuken in his Robo-Zombie uniform. Photo by Mike McGowan.

Adventures in the Land of Small Structures

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My hat’s off to you folks out there who write these things every day. I’ve been staring into the screen for a while now.  I got nuttin! I keep adding pages though and planning content.

Meanwhile! I’ve got a list of about 146 shots for the new Killer Robots movie that I’m slowly working my way through.  All of them are matte paintings of different establishing shots of cities and interiors.  Sometimes to set the scene in a specific location or just for general atmosphere.

Painting Miniatures

Mr. Williams applies a base coat to a series of miniature structures for use in the Killer Robots Next Movie.

My good friend Samuel Williams built a variety of miniatures with which I’m photoshopping and compositing. It’s quite a bit of work, but they’re going fairly fast and give the film a gritty tactile look.

Shot of Pluton, played by Shawn C. Phillips, atop one of Samuel Williams’ creations.