Encounter 3 - April Preview (1080p)

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Here’s the April preview for Encounter 3! In May, oh well…! I was admittedly hoping to be a bit further ahead with the render progress, but the sensual part with Chloe getting up close to Spacey absolutely tanked the render time, bringing it up to a hefty 45 minutes per frame (from the average 20 mins).

This new version is just a few seconds away from the first nom, heartbreakingly so. I’m considering to post another animation update later this month to hopefully include it, fingers crossed. Admittedly, I'm slightly pressured to wrap up the majority of this scene either way, as I’ll be abroad in late May. During my trip I’ve planned to get started on animating the first nommy scenes on the rooftop. Hopefully by then Alex’s schedule will also have freed up as he’s currently grinding commissions among a few other things.

This new preview extends the animation to almost 7 minutes. Timing-wise we’re really well on plan, as the arrival and meeting were supposed to go for 8 minutes, followed by another 7 - 8 minutes of rooftop noms and an additional 4 minutes that take place at the Tikki bar at night. I apologize that we still haven’t reached the first nom part yet render-wise, sound design and music also aren’t there yet as I’ve still edited the timing to be a bit tighter before handing things off. On the flip side, all the previous shots are fixed, processed, color graded and finalized. The three shots that were previously missing are also animated, rendered and processed, which means there won’t be any more backtracking from here, which is a huge relief on its own.

During the next weeks, I’ll forward the current version to out sound designer and composer so they can already get started with their work. Fingers crossed that rendering will speed up again once we’re past this current shot, so the first nom should be included in the next update. I’m trying my best to prepare another preview this month that has a few more shots in it. In the meantime, thank you guys so much for your patience!