5x5 #10 // "Keeping Touch"
This piece is the first in what I plan to be a four part series called Keeping Touch. I recently made a short film called “‘Glenn and Rick’s Awesome Treasure Hunt!’ by Glenn and Rick,” (watch the trailer) which is being submitted into festivals now. It was partially out of my fascination with the second titular character, played by my dear friend Alec Davis, that I wanted to build that world a little bit more. The original film was very short and left a lot of room for the imagination, so I wanted to see what else I could do with it.
I also used this as an opportunity to work some more VFS, specifically with motion tracking this particular time. I’m proud to say I refrained from using a template for the text messaging sequences, and instead watched a short tutorial by Justin Odisho on how to implement this effect. If I’m not pressed for time, I try to avoid using After Effects templates as much as possible, as I get a much more comprehensive learning experience when I take the time to make something from scratch, even if takes several times to nail down.
I also really enjoyed scoring the music. I even got to record my first drum part since 2014 which took me back in so many ways. Pretty proud of how it turned out.