Flight of The Frog: Getting ready for Kickstarter

This summer I have been busy getting re-established here in the Czech Republic. It has been a great experience. With the help of some new friends, I have procured a studio space at the Forman Brothers Theater Studio, and have met some talented and inspiring artists who work in theater and animation. I have had an opportunity to get a behind-the-scenes look at how the Czechs design and create their unique and beautiful scenes and contraptions, not to mention a look at the amount of work it takes to pull something like this off. It has been a real growing experience for me.
Materials for DIY building are not as readily available here as they are in Ohio, and I have gone back to combing scrap yards for inspiring objects and raw materials. It has helped to shape the esthetic of the final versions of the characters and the main set. Though I have not shot any footage this summer, I am happy with how things are evolving. The latest versions best embody the functionality and esthetic I have envisioned.
I have found a co-director, Celso Destefano, a recent film student from Brazil who has been working on films and animations here in Prague for the last 2 years, as well as an American musician named Paul Fisk who is going to work on the soundtrack with me. Things are moving steadily in the right direction and doors of opportunity are opening before I knock.

This Fall, the goal is to finish and upload my Kickstarter video to raise funding to pay student animators from the Prague Film School, as well as get some equipment and program upgrades to make the animating and editing process as efficient as possible.
Checkout the photos of the latest progress. The ball is rolling again, so stay tuned and I will keep you updated with the progress.

Until next time, Vydrž!

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