As mentioned, all of my effort for the previous week has been put towards getting a better composite on Wendell and the new shoot. I’ve been calling it a reshoot, but it isn’t replacing anything we already shot, just adding on.

Luckily, there’s good news on both fronts. The shoot got rolling a little later than expected, but we pulled it off without any real problems. Jamie Donmoyer was able to take a break from working on Disney’s “Johnny and the Sprites” to come back home and help us out. Her performance as Pupsock was amazing, as always. Producer Tom Mumme DP’d the shoot, and we pretty much just looked at each other with big grins after each take. Also, my sign came out pretty good. Which is nice.

The crew was rounded out by AD Chris Santora, who was called into service as a Dolly Grip, and Kevin McGuire, who came on-board at the last minute and really saved our butts. He helped out Tom a great deal, and played Wendell so Jamie would have something to work off of and I could focus on directing her.

I played around with several different effects in After Effects to get Wendell to look more organic and not just pasted onto the scene. There were two shots I worked on, to get a look I liked and see if I could reproduce it. Tom and Chris both gave their stamp of approval, so I’ll be able to move on — hopefully getting most of the shots re-comped this weekend.

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