godismygoldfish on 30/6/2006 at 06:06

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So here's a link to the first 2 & 1/2 minutes of footage of my long cancelled thief film, A Thief's Path. I'll probably put up a proper link to it on the ATP site when I have a break from working on films for long enough to relaunch (http://thirdfilms.com) my website (3 months late and counting...:sweat: )

(http://www.thirdfilms.com/atp/video/DarkmodFoot01.avi)

It uses Xvid, so you'll have to download the codec for that from (http://www.xvidmovies.com/codec/) here first.

There's no sound on the footage, so don't worry about turning it up.

Credits for this footage remains (http://www.thirdfilms.com/atp/credits.html) the same as it was for the trailer, which can be found here if you haven't yet seen it:

(http://www.thirdfilms.com/atp/watch.html)


A real, feature-length, thief film by me sadly does not exist yet ;)

Fingernail on 30/6/2006 at 07:46

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That's just wicked, I especially love some of the effects like the reflection in the blade and stuff.

I'll watch it again when it's not daylight though, some of the detail was lost for sure for me because it's quite dark generally.

I can't imagine how much work and love went into just that short bit, let alone how much effort it would have taken to make a full-length or even short film.

Goldmoon Dawn on 1/7/2006 at 23:34

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*drool*

:ebil:

Spiders on 2/7/2006 at 03:35

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Fantastic work, Godismygoldfish! Excellent artwork and animation all around!

The first shot of the candle with the title: The shifting shadows in this shot are outstanding—particularly in the reflections on the candleholder. In my experience with "Rustmonkey-style" animation (I've toyed with it a little myself), it was difficult enough to make a single, moving shadow. But a host of dimming, fading, flickering shades is way beyond what I could ever come close to managing. I'm very impressed. The flame looks so realistic I can't decide if it's hand-animated or live-action.

The next shot of the hand removing the lockpick: Exceptional lighting and shading here as well. I like very much how the "shine" of the lockpicks fades up and down with the light.

I'd do a shot-by-shot review of the rest of the film, too, but I'd just say the same thing over and over: very nice artwork, excellent lighting, fantastic film. :thumb:

godismygoldfish on 3/7/2006 at 02:03

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Thanks! :)

Look for some great new short films from me later this year, with the hope (:D ) of a feature within the next few years.