Animatic Movie
Sketched storyboard

My first animatic for Pump-Action had quite a different story

3.1 MB

Animatic Movie
Clay storyboard

I used the clay figures to help visualise camera moves.

2.3 MB

Animatic Movie
Live action storyboard

It was easiest to play the character roles live and then quickly edit the story together. If some thing did not work I could easily reshoot it from another angle and drop it in.

7.4 MB

Reference Movie
Dive like a Balloon Boy

I spent about 30 mins trying to film the perfect dive until I finally hit my head on the wall.

1 MB

Reference Movie
Balloons ready for launching

If only I had a fan.

1.4MB

Reference Movie
Shooting practice

I used this heavy torch to simulate the weight of the stapler on Vic.

0.6MB

Reference Movie
Panic like a Balloon Boy

See me trash my friends SE30 in the name of animation.

1MB

Reference Movie
Mr Blond

This overlay on Reservoir Dogs was only made after Pump-Action was finished. Of course I had used the original footage as my reference but it was not rotoscoped.

5MB