Getting ready for the transition from Pre-production to Production.

Planned Tools:
Laptop (P4 Intel + WinXP pro) Production work done here
Desktop (64bit AMD + Win2k Pro) Editing, audio, and other Post done here
Wacom Tablet (A digital Pen you can use instead of a mouse)
MiniDV Digital Camcorder for Foley Art. (Records digital audio at high rates, not just video!)
XLR Karaoke Mic for all audio. (Cheap but effective)
I have a 7800GT PCI-E with VIVO (Video In, Video Out) coming in 3 weeks, donated to the cause by Thomas. I will use this to print video to VHS for archival and presentation purposes, in addition to playing games during my breaks on freaking SUPER ULTRA MEGA mode.
Motion Capture Studio courtesy of Texas State Technical College.

Planned Software:
Painter and Photoshop for concepts and art.
3D Max (8?) for pretty much everything 3D.
Torque (Shader Engine?) as my rendering engine.
Torque Lighting/Modeling Tools
Quark, Worldcraft (Hammer,) or 3D World Studio for sets.
Audacity for audio editing/conversion.
Adobe Premiere for editing.
After Effects? (Special effects, powerful, but unclear if I need it for this project.)

Locations:

Mesquite: Apartment so I can lose my self in the work, and house to have social contact at least once a week. (Or risk insanity)

Waco: Mike’s place to crash while at TSTC for mocap animations!

The Rodeo: Sound effects, animal voices, and creature motion studies.


At the moment, I am finalizing the last outline, and getting ready for my script. I do not expect it will take long, it's a rather quiet film, but I am giving my self a few weeks. In the interim concept art and technology test are aplenty.