4/7/2023

After many meetings of discussion, strategy, and planning, it seems we've finally got the ball rolling this week. The spreadsheet is done and in full use by the team and modeling has begun. Assets have been started for the human base mesh, the alien, the UFO, and the operation table. And the storyboard has been updated once more, as seen in the image above! So far progress is slow, with many of the team being burnt out and meandering discussions still pop up, but the momentum is starting to build.

And of the subject of the storyboard, I'm still improving on it. While I do still look forward to getting some assets done, I'm content in fleshing out and improving the story as much as possible. It's the role that I have been pre-disposed to, and one that I do not object to. This time, I've added updates to the moments leading up to the finale and altered the placement of the logo. For next week, I plan to update other parts to be more cohesive, along with creating audio for the storyboard as well! Without dialogue, our short is very focused on physicality, cinematography and audio to convey the story and generate comedy, so in this light, it's frankly a shame I hadn't included it up until now. I'm in the process of making a separate spreadsheet list for audio recordings, made available to the team for them to pitch in as well. Should help to get the feel of the story as close as it can be to the final product. This coming production pass is gonna be a doozy!