Behind the Scenes: Ami Split-Screen Previz (Patreon)

Most of my ideas start out grander and more complicated than what ends up in the video. Technical limitations and schedule usually require trimming the concept down to something more approachable.

In the case of the motion control split-screen scene with Ami Yamato, I originally aimed for an elaborate sketch with a BTTF-style time travel premise. Since Ami was coming all the way from London, I threw together this rough animated storyboard (using my own voice and primitive mannequins) to make sure we both had the exact same vision of how the scene would play out.

The length and complexity of it proved way too much for Ami and I to choreograph and shoot in the limited time available, so we opted to go with something a lot simpler ( https://youtu.be/pKQn2VvZbxg )

But this animatic is still fun to look at :)