Day in the life film of working on THE SIMPSONS. Thumbnails
July 21, 2011 in ART, THE SIMPSONS NEWS, VIDEOS
THE SIMPSONS NEWS/VIDEOS
Head Director of THE SIMPSONS, Mike Anderson, decided to do a little experimental film using his iPhone. He took a bunch of pictures of a “typical” day on the show and then put them together to make a strobing film put to music. It’s a very Mike Anderson idea. Wacky, unexpected, unique and very creative. Have a look. I’m not in it, but the current office I’m working in is:
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As I wrote last week, I made a mock up of the cover I’m working on. I placed all the elements where they would be in the final piece using Photoshop. I used the pictures I’ve taken for reference and place them there. The only thing I have left to take a picture of for reference is the fire:
The problem with the mock up is that all the values are wrong. So I did a thumbnail value study. Below is the first one I did using black prismacolor pencil on tracing paper:
I didn’t think it was working. I still couldn’t really get a good idea of whether the values I chose would get me the feel I wanted. I told this my friend and mentor Paul who suggested using black and gray markers. So I did tried it again. Below is a thumbnail drawing using black and gray Copic markers on tracing paper:
I was going to bring my other color markers and try a pass using some reds, yellows, and oranges but I forgot them. Instead I scanned the thumbnail above and used Photoshop to add the colors:
I’d like to think I’ve got what I want. That these are the correct values, but the truth is, I’m not planning to darken the face up as much as I have it here. I’m not sure if it matters if I do. I’ll need to ask Paul.
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