Yup, we finally did it...an Indiegogo for Insectula! - Give anything you can or at least share with others so we can bring this monster to the masses!

http://igg.me/at/insectula

Just an update on where we are. We are just waiting for the score and then will start the mix. We are close! We have picture lock and are just tweaking and cleaning up effects. The movie is great, really fun and it is everything I envisioned it to be. It will be worth the wait kiddies!

Yes, the wait is frustrating. Keep the faith, the movie will be stronger for it. There has been many unexpected issues that have slowed the progress on finalizing Insectula!, and no one has been more frustrated than I. But good things come to those who wait and I’m extremely happy with the results so far. Insectula! is exactly what I imagined it to be and I haven’t had to cut any corners even though I had to do things that I was hoping I could hand off all myself.

Films were standardized at 24 frames per second during the introduction of sound, which needed a universal frame rate to avoid a mess. 24 frames per second was one of the lowest rates that presented fairly smooth motion and saving film cost. Films shot at higher rates have been introduced several times but have met with mixed reaction due to a too “lifelike” quality. They lose the dreamlike image people are used to in movies. The same thing occurs at super high resolutions to some extent; things are a bit too crisp and sharp, breaking the suspension of disbelief. I believe that happens somewhat with 3D among other problems it brings like the conversion/focus issue.

I would argue that something similar happened when Technicolor and Eastmancolor went from the full rich colors to the more realistic tone of modern movies. When I think of color movies things like the Wizard of Oz and Gone With the Wind come to mind. Hitchcock films, Hammer Films and AIP, all pop into my head when someone mentions color movies, not modern films which are all in color. Black Narcissus, despite it being an early color film, made far more use of color than the modern ones that take it for granted.

I've been focusing on color even more than I usually do because I'm grading Insectula! and color is running through my thoughts all day long. I'm working with the older color palettes of the films I mentioned and I really like the look I'm getting, but the tradeoff is that it takes longer.

I guess I’m just a color nut.

I have finished the military scenes. Lots of 3D renders and very time consuming. That should be the last visuals needed for Insectula! Closing in on three and a half years we are getting close. The rough edit is completed and now we just need to chop it down to 90 mins, color grade, score, audio and then finalize.

Working on the military scenes which should be my final rendering I have to do for the movie...

The fire burns hot in Del's soul. He will end the horror alone.