Persephone: Pt. 4 & Weevil and Nightshade Update

The past few weeks have been furiously busy for myself and the small animal that is sitting beside me.I have recently moved into a new apartment, juggled numerous projects for clients, worked on final edits for Weevil and Nightshade, and have been planning pick-ups for the Persephone shoot.For the small animal beside me, well... she's just been making sure the goblin doesn't escape the dryer.Regarding Weevil and Nightshade.For the past two months I have been speaking with, researching, and testing out illustrators for Weevil and Nightshade's Compendium of Farables & Tales. The process hasn't been arduous by any means; it's only that finding the right illustrator to capture the imagery that I see in my head, while adding a new, personal dimension and take to it has required a lot of patience.I'm very pleased to announce that, through Twitter, I have found an illustrator from the UK who will be creating the illustrations for Weevil and Nightshade. Her name is Carla Lee and you can see examples of her work at http://www.carlalee.co.ukCarla has enthusiastically jumped into creating the illustrations for the book (between 16 - 24 of them). I have attached her first pass at "Troubled Frederick McLinger Had Ten Tiny Mouths on the Tips of His Fingers."Needless to say, I find her imagination and talent to be most creative and haunting.Regarding Persephone.The fantastic team at Animation Dynamics has been pushing through all of the final keys for Persephone. Vince Nimmoor has finished keying all of the scenes; some of which were more challenging than others. However, the results, at least in my eyes, are fantastic.Planning is in motion to complete shooting of the Persephone project. There are five pick-up shots which need to be filmed in mid-January. During this time, we'll be sure to grab plenty of behind-the-scenes footage.Once keying is complete and the team and ADi begins laying in the impressionist backdrop to the characters, then the real fun shall begin. Creating colored and layers mist and transitions to emulate the emotional construct of the story will be an intriguing process, one that I've looked forward too since the beginning of production.Now that the holiday season is approaching, the next update won't be until the new year.I hope that everyone has a fantastic holiday season and please re-post and comment on my blog as often as you have time. - Mark Roush