A new world begins! - well at least pre-produciton

We have started a new studio project, entitled (working) “Daughter of God” (or maybe “Daughter of the Gods” or strictly speaking “Daughter of god” - it is a multi-deity religion). It is a short film that will evolve into a whole collection of narratives and creations.

Perhaps, a major motivation driving this project is its difference from our last big gig - “Sam and Piccolo”. It’s quite different to “Sam and Piccolo” (SAP - for those that worked on it) for several key reasons - a film that has a very low technological threshold, a story that creates a world which will continue to evolve, and a narrative driven by direct action.

By technological threshold, I am referring to the fact that almost every shot in SAP had cloth, hair and environmental simulations, the end result of which was that there was an innate hesitation to change shots that were completed, even if they didn’t work as well as initialy hoped - basically because of the sheer magnitude of the work that reworking it would require.

I am hoping Briony will bring to this a humanity and sensitivity that is dynamically complemented by the action that other team members can bring.

Here is a thumbnail of a rough sketch for the armoured juggernaut.

Big inspirations for this one:

• Chris Moeller’s Iron Empires
• Lian Hearn’s (Gillian Rubinstein) “Tales of the Otori”
• George RR Martin’s “Song of Ice and Fire”
• Any WWII sniper flick - for example “Enemy at the Gates”

It is simple straight-forward and brutal. Hopefully you will enjoy being engaged by it when it’s completed.