John Grey’s Revenge: Part III

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The plot thickens!

Once again, apologies for the late publish time here. I started my long-ass commute to work yesterday, and today things were exacerbated by rain, construction, and several accidents.

31 Comments

Dave

I have to say, I quite like this saloon set. The mix of LEGO and CG elements works quite well for an interior, which is a pleasant surprise.

the dude person

Thanks Dave! For several frames in this one, I figured out how to put photoshop files into Adobe After Effects (video editing software), and use an actual chromakey process to key out the greenscreen, then get the images back out again. That’s why you can see through the glass on the bar in panel 7. 😉 I think that helped the blend a lot.

Dave

That’s pretty damn cool. I haven’t really used After Affects. Played around with it a bit in Premier… 7 maybe? Years ago and I couldn’t have been more lost.

the dude person

Yeah, things like AE take me a while and quite a few online tutorials and FAQs to figure out.

When film/video is what you want to do with your life, you kind of push through and do your best to figure it out, I suppose.

Greg

wow, neat! The best effects are probably the ones you do not notice because they blend so well into the picture. The glass trick is quite a feat.
If I may ask…where did you learn to use all these tools?

the dude person

Thanks! And yeah, I agree, I think the best part of special effects are the things you don’t notice (they’re not too flashy), but help sell the idea or story being communicated.

And I learned through experience, I suppose – I’ve been interested in filmmaking for a long time, so I bought a cheap camera and fiddled with it for a while, then realized I needed to edit things and got software for doing that, which also had included effects, so I’ve just kind of been working with it for a while. And online tutorials helped, too. 😉

AC

hey dude, im really enjoying this guest strip, but you havent had another strip for the zombie outbrick for 2 weeks now, i dont mean to be rude or anything, but im fed up with waiting, i’d really like to see what happens next.

the dude person

Thanks AC!

And I know – I’ve been tied up recently, but I’m going to be returning to Zombie Outbrick soon. In fact, I’m going to make an announcement in the next few days about that, so you should keep an eye out for it. 😉

Silver Fox

Indeed it does. I rather like it.

I was admiring the swing doors and then I notice that the barkeeper is cross-eyed.

Dave

“[…] and then I notice that the barkeeper is cross-eyed.”

That’s such a weird face. Anyone know what set it came with?

Silver Fox

I was gonna comment Time Cruisers, I’ve a bunch of parts and pieces for them as part of a lot of bricks I picked up at one time.

Dave

It’s hard to believe that face showed up in multiple sets, and not even in the same theme.

AC

im not very intrested in finding that head, im looking for people from the old video game “LEGO Racers,” i have the game, but im wondering if there really was a lego guy named Rocket Racer. someone please tell me when they find that guy, then put it in a link for me

Bo

You can bet I would, if I had it. My new job has me feeling like that. I’d put it right on that nurse’s body. 😉

AC

so you were playing lean on me at a saloon in the 1800 aroung where i live now? now ive heard everything

Not Pete Clines

I really like that piano. Very, very clever way to do white and black keys. 🙂

the dude person

Thanks guys! It was a rush build, but I think it came out nicely considering.

angelina

is it me or is the bartender cross eyed? Really loving this western thing.

the dude person

Haha – sort of. I think he’s supposed to have glasses, but he sure looks crosseyed. 😉

And thanks, I’m glad you’re enjoying it!

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