I sat down today with production coordinator Kim Byrne and music director Mike White and hashed out the "big" plans for the Journey Home re-shoot.
Mostly, I talked about the vision for the new film and the challenges inherent to the continuing production.
Mike and Kim are great. I finally feel like I am no longer taking every detail of the production onto my shoulders. I now have two highly talented and capable people helping to craft the best documentary we can make.
We also talked about funding and support....marketing and publicity. These things go hand-in-hand. The problem is how to widen the circle of folks who support the film. Social networking is great but only to the point that this website and blog expand beyond simply the sum of my friends and followers.

It was a good meeting and one that left me jazzed and motivated!

Cheers,
-Rick

I just finished 20 seconds of rendered animation. It only three hours to do and I'm still not 100-percent happy with it. Ugh.
The sequence illustrates the harrowing story of "Trace," a juvenile green who came to the center missing a front flipper. It's meant to show how Trace got tangled up in discarded fishing line and lost his flipper to traumatic amputation. Right now, it just seems a bit too slow and "meh" to me.
Suffice it to say I'm still tweaking the segment but I think the bare bones of the concept are there.
Well, I'm headed back to the editing board...just thought you might like a "sneak peek" at what's going on.

Cheers,
-RW

Today's blog entry is a "two-for."
First, I'm fundraising for Journey Home 2.0! To support the film, please visit : http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1994564730/saving-a-species-journey-home-20

You can pledge as little as $3 but EVERY bit really does help! The goal is small, so, please help me make it happen.

Next, I've unveiled a new, brief video here on the website. It's a great way to introduce folks to the reemerging Journey Home.

Short post today...
I put up a quick little clip that shows hatchlings "frolicking" together while being fed.
I chose yesterday to resume production mostly because I knew it would be rife with good footage possibilities (being that a sea turtle, "Haymitch," was being released). The day's filming went very well and some really exciting filming days are coming up!
Cheers,
-Rick

I'm tired. Bushed. Worn out and sore...but what a great day's worth of filming!
I tried a few "new" things (as Journey Home 2.0 will have a far different tempo and look than its predecessor) and a quick viewing of the dailies look excellent.
I know there's a lot of work ahead and this first day of the re-shoot might be the easiest of them all. But I'm back in the saddle and so damn motivated for this "new" project...you have no idea. It's going to blow everyone's socks off.
There will be new video and stills posted tomorrow, I promise.
I just wanted to get this out and share with the news with all of the film's supporters and fans. Journey Home is BACK!!!!! :)

Cheers,
-Rick