Hey, That's Swell!
Excerpt of proof of concept test for ocean wave effect in Halfland's beach scene. Very slowed-down, very jittery gif of a test clip to see if my super down-and-dirty idea for making the ocean for Halfland's opening sequence has any merit. So, my mind gets to wanderin'. Often. And I've been a half-assedly wonderin' whether there might be any way at all for me to build an additional little set piece of the ocean/beach/shore that reveals the mermaid and her dive into the waves at the start of the film series. My mind went wanderin' about it because it seemed like my driving irl to any beach with the puppets and shooting gear to film the scene live action a few times was getting more and more improbable. I've tried hyping myself up to do it. I've tried hiring talented friends to do it for me. But the idea of doing it is fading out of reach. I am fully a recluse at this point and unrepentantly so. The wildly radical idea “ to not go to the beach at all” ...
