The boy, the kite and the 100 square mile real-time digital backlot

To make a short animated film in a brief period of time is in itself a challenge. To make a short animated piece using tech you haven't developed and assets you haven't created for a unmovable deadline is beyond terrifying. While we had a general plan in place as well as an approved design for our main character as well as photographs we planned to process into our world assets we had nothing else. On the 5th of January we came back to work after our Christmas break and embarked on what was one of the most challenging 57 days of our professional careers.