I supervised a team of five artists to create previsualization animation for two major sequences in Twilight: Eclipse. The director and the studio wanted this film to have bigger action sequences than the others in the series. Our job was to help make that action exciting. We surveyed forest locations in British Columbia, rebuilt them using a DIY digital scanning technique, and animated the teen heartthrobs and werewolves kicking ass. I edited both sequences.


What is previsualization animation?
We build virtual characters, sets and cameras to scale, with lenses that match the cinematographer's kit. I work with the director to block in the actions, design camera moves and cut together an edit. We are able to experiment creatively before the crew walks on set. The "previs" becomes a foundation for the sequence that the director can build on through the rest of the filmmaking process.