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“Setting up a multipass render so that I can add a stop-motion character running down this street. I use spotlights with %0 brightness as trackers... When I open the After Effects file, that C4d rendered out, I use the trackers’ position data to place the stop-motion character in the rendered 3D scene. I also make extensive use of object buffers in my multipass renders so I can have the stop-motion characters running behind buildings and other objects in the 3D scenes.”

Now as he completes the final phase of production, Mr. Strange can see a point where he will go completely to CG for future productions. “Toward the end of the film, as I got more comfortable with rigging, I found I was depending more and more on CG; to the point that the last 12 minutes of production were pretty much all CG, and no stopmotion.” The kind of look that his early stop motion gave him will always be a part of his repertoire even going into full CG production, “I don't much care for the super clean polished 3D look. I like more gritty looks, and one of the things I learned from this film is how to make the CG stuff look more gritty; more like the stop-motion, so I can bring that look to future projects without depending on the stop-motion. I'm currently in development on three more feature-length film scripts and not sure which I am going to tackle next; whether its live-action with 3D creatures, or full CG, but for sure I will be pushing more into 3D.