24APR17 // H&H :: Prospect :: Merc Pod Interior

The Mercenaries' Pod is Cee's only hope of escaping the Green Moon. The main cabin is a sphere made up of pentagons and the interior walls are covered in glittering gold Art Deco circuitry... or they will be when we're done with them. Exterior of the Pod

Peeking through the set for the Interior of the Pod

Checking out the appropriate scale... 

Putting in 12 hour days, for the sake of the Pod! 

Another Work-in-Progress shot!

Finally, the triumph! (to be printed in gold leaf!)

In total, the project too approximately 40 hours and was turned around in 10 days.

Oh... and we're putting together our personal branded identities, our portfolios (together and separate) too!

H/H Corp.

In our glee at finally wrapping on the video for Werewolf, we may have neglected to follow through with the original commitment that includes a suite of posters and packaging... Luckily, we were both born with tenacity (some would say, "stubborn") and we're powering through with some beautiful collaborative work that should be ready to share by next Monday.

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One of our professors has put us in contact with a local film production company that needs graphic designers to help with a science fiction feature-length film. It sounds like they might have us work on fictional sci-fi corporation logos and some alien language fonts -- 100% in the HH wheelhouse and we're delighted to be meeting them at their studios in Fremont next Monday. Cross your fingers for us, if it seems like it'll come together, I can name names and link links.

Current timeline looking towards Spring Quarter:

H/H Corp :: Updates!

After wrapping on Werewolf, all that’s left is to produce some posters and the packaging. We should have those done within the next two weeks. Production on Night of the Hunter is continuing with character rigging tutorials and now that the script is done, we can move on to storyboarding the animation. Gabe and AJ have their first video conference!

*Bathrobes sold separately.

We were contacted by the friend of an independent video production house, SHEP Films, based here in Seattle. They are currently producing their first full length feature film based on their short film Prospect, and looking for designers to help with some Type design and logo work. Given that we haven’t built our portfolio site yet, we spent the evening putting together an Instagram for H&H, filled with a mix personal work and things we’ve designed together over the course of the year, and made this!

Here's Prospect

https://vimeo.com/90049558

Hopefully we hear back soon!

What we’re currently reading: 

H/H Corp :: Werewolf, Branding, Hunter + Futureworld!

Teaser footage from our latest shoot:

https://vimeo.com/201803246

H/H Corp Branding continues with The Brand Deck card sorting game. Courtesy Jill Vartenigian <3 

Results are in, Hanneld/Herrin Corp IS: ADVENTUROUS DEPENDABLE MULTIFACETED

We are NOT: SUBTLE CONVENTIONAL

Baby steps closer to establishing Hanneld/Herrin Corp. 

We’re remaining agile and have had flux in our timeline again: 

Moodboards for Night of the Hunter (1955), we have a loose script and are excited to take on an epic animation project using 2D & 3D in AfterEffects and Cinema4D. 

We're also hoping to ride the coat tails of the popular HBO Series Westworld (2016) with a reimagined title sequence for Futureworld (1976) – the subject matter is ripe for VR & 3D with a retro vibe:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G9sytPC1l0o

We've outlined our next steps to keep on track:

WEREWOLF Final cut of Werewolf w/ soundtrack by Thursday 2FEB Start post-production, AE / 3D Special Effects

HUNTER Complete rigging tutorials by Saturday 4FEB Revise script Storyboarding Saturday 4FEB Character & Scene design Week 5

H/H Corp :: Forging Further

Continuing work on Werewolf, a big prop came in on Friday and our second shoot is scheduled for Wednesday: 

H/H Headshot Photoshoot with the fabulous Galen Andrus: 

Late-night branding exercise for H/H Corp (Thanks Jill!): 

Watched Night of the Hunter (1955) our next movie package: 

Title style inspiration:

https://vimeo.com/10005002

Aaaaand we’ve started working out together 3x/wk at the MAC: 

Hanneld/Herrin Corp. :: Finishing up Fall / Layering in Winter / Prepping for Spring

New Quarter! Second-to-last Quarter!

We're layering in projects on top of each other which is a little intense with our other classes but we're setting aside the time and committed to seeing it all through. It helps when you're in love with the process and materials.

Next up: Titles/Packaging/Posters for Charles Laughton's directorial debut AND swan song–Night of the Hunter (1955), starring Robert Mitchum as a murderous preacher. The uncharacteristic Film Noir also stars a young, tragically doomed Shelly Winters and 63-year-old Lillian Gish in a role that's exceptional for the time, being a woman who is both strong and mature.

American Werewolf in London :: Script / Storyboard / Schedule, OH MY!

We're shooting the first weekend after finals with the fantastic cinematographer, Katie Strand. Storyboards are a lock for the WOLF sequences. The EVIL BOOK sequences are still in the hopper.

We're hoping to learn some new techniques...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A8A9e4Lp0N0

American Werewolf in London :: Kickoff – Sketches & Moodboards

We've watched American Werewolf in London and have compiled our notes and initial sketches.

Here are or proposed mood boards: 

We're slightly behind schedule, but feeling optimistic...and we have a revised timeline to help keep us on target for the rest of the year: 

We're hoping to do a lot of live-action footage and we already know what wolf-mask we won't be using:

John Carpenter's The Thing :: Sketches & Shooting

https://vimeo.com/190033718

Couldn't resist trying out the new stencil (light board + blown-out candle + 1,000 IG filters)

John Carpenter's The Thing :: And We're Off!

Same drill – Opening title sequence, Packaging & Posters. We've watched the movie and the special features which was a great move because the covered the practical effects used for the reveal of the title in the original sequence. Another added benefit is watching interviews with cast and crew–the names in the credits are no longer anonymous, we have faces and voices to go with them which adds another dimension to animating them.

https://vimeo.com/99871834

https://thepropstop.wordpress.com/2016/03/04/the-thing-art-of-ploog-special-edition-artbook-and-storyboard-special-kickstarter-review/

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