Gumshoe (a Sock-Vile story)
Digital feature, producer, co-writer/director
In the spring of 2023 I worked with a small group of students to create a feature-length sequel to Sock-Vile. To our advantage, I have learned a lot from working on Sock-Vile and I knew how to avoid many of the problems. On the other hand, we had only half as many weeks, the team was only half the size, and many members of the team had never worked together in the past. To overcome these challenges, I took an even larger role in the production, often directing scenes. The project was shot on 4K using a Black Magic camera. It is currently in post-production.
Backgrounds to be added in post production were initially planned to be computer generated with, in 2023, the newest AI generation. However, the explosion of use of AI graphics has led me to reconsider that choice. Instead, all backgrounds will be hand drawn. I have commissioned WIlliam Bessai-Saul to create the approximately 200 drawings necessary for the project.
