Ever wondered what goes into creating some animated short films? I’m excited to share more behind-the-scenes photos, this time from my short film “The 1971 Kitchen Grand Brie.”
In these photos, you’ll see the main scene of the short taking place: the epic race. The first step of this whole process was to find the right location. Since the short takes place in the 70s, a retro kitchen was needed. Budget did not allow for a fabricated location built from scratch, but there were a few places here in LA that were perfectly preset already. It had to be big enough to put radio-controlled racing cars and build a track and this one was great.
The entire short was storyboarded in an animatic, so we had a great idea of what to capture that day. What we learned was that it needed to be shot like a real race; let the RC drivers take the cars out and drive in a parade, capturing more coverage at each corner. Just like the real thing would be at a Formula 1 race.
If I could do it all over again (and one day I hope to continue the story), I’d build additional race car units that could be swapped out in case of troubleshooting. Big productions that use real cars for stunts often have duplicate cars in different forms for specific uses. We made due with what I was able to create from scratch.
I hope these behind-the-scenes photos inspire you to explore new stories.