http://mantis.animationblogspot.com Production blog of an animated short. Tue, 26 Jun 2007 20:34:05 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Little bit late? Yes... but finally it is alive. We present to you the little attachement of Charles Mantis formally known as "The Pet" http://mantis.animationblogspot.com/2007/06/26/pet-walkcycle/ ... but this is the reason, why we sometimes cannot work properly! Looking for junkfood to keep our brains running and what do you get? An empty, yet still sealed bottle of a beverage we all know. And an empty, yet still sealed wrapping of a chocolate bar. We got both ... http://mantis.animationblogspot.com/2007/06/26/a-bit-off-topic/ What's a movie without the appropriate sound? Same question arose amongst the Mantis crew, so we discussed various ways of what the score should be like. We tried several approaches, including orchestral tunes, south delta slide guitar blues, jazz trios, you name it. Finally we ended up with the conviction ... http://mantis.animationblogspot.com/2007/06/05/let-there-be-sound/ So we were very busy in the last weeks and neglected the blog a bit. The environment and props are nearly complete. So here is our first rendertest . There will be more updates within the next few days so stay tuned:) http://mantis.animationblogspot.com/2007/06/04/it%c2%b4s-rendertime/ Here you got a first impression of Charles' surrounding. He lives in a small and shabby backyard together with his little pet. He had a house, an old straw hat, but not to long ago a terrible storm blew his hat away. Now he is homeless!!! http://mantis.animationblogspot.com/2007/05/16/where-does-charles-mantis-live/