The Fun World of Compositing.

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One problem I'm coming across is web compression tho. The cel emulation technique (duped character layers, gaussian blurred and at a low opacity) and grain addition get just about lost in the mix when I shrink the video and it gets compressed (see the commercial down a couple posts). To my lament, I think I'm going to have to make two versions of each film. One high quality HD, and another one where the grain size and cel effects are pumped up for the smaller version for the web.

Any editors or other filmmakers have some thoughts? Is there a way I could cheat this? Mainly my stuff is going to be shown on the web, but I would like to make super high quality DVD's that would even look nice on the silver screen.

Anyway, back to work. Just gotta knock sound out on this bad boy, then I'm going to start doing voice work for the longest cartoon I've tackled to date! More to come!

That loveable scamp,
Chris

Viking Idiot Designs

had some problems drawings some characters. So, after a thorough design critique from chris allison and sean kreiner i did these quickie idiot designs.


-mike

S'more Comic Teasing

Some comic teazzzyyyy weeeezzzyyyys.








just shazzle I've been working on during some down time.
I'll throw up some scans of full comics some time early Augustish for anyone who likes super fat-kid jokes and the casual butt joke.

-xoxo
-mike

Comic Teasers

Some cropped pieces of some comics I've got in the can. Stashin the full ones for later :)









-kramer

Stumble Cycle.

- Lazy Chris

Cowboy Doodles.

For Ryan Gerrish's favorite comic. Can't wait to get back onto comics after I wrap up coloring/compositing a couple of these films.

- Tired Chris