The first benchmark is just around the corner, and as Thalia Valencia-Murphy and I prepare for our first updated visualization, we are bringing together as many aspects of the stage shots as possible.

For this first benchmark, I want to bring my final metahuman character into the scene with a temporary animation. I would also like to complete the violin over this weekend with either sculpting in Blender or Z-Brush, although I've never used Z-Brush before. It would be interesting to try!

Here are the two metahumans seen throughout the film. The girl is the main character, and the male is seen in about 2 shots.

Metahumans, Violin, and Delivery

After creating some curtains in Houdini the other day, I am handing off the rest of the curtains for the stage to Thalia. Here are the reference images I collected for the most Front-Stage curtains in the shot.

For the Violin, I have collected references to inspire the direction of the fantasy-styled violin. I want parts of the sculpt to be emissive and blend well with the particles that come from playing the instrument.