My Giant Robot!

Two of Avery's responses begin and end the film. Pint-sized bookends if you will. And why? Because I believe he might be from another planet, and that jives well with the sci-fi nature of this particular project. So take a look at the development of his brick robot by clicking on the image...

I just bought a book at the Wexner Center book store that has me pretty fired up. It's a collection of photos of Japanese robot toys from the 70's and early 80's entitled Super #1 Robot. There's a brief intro that outlines the history of the "super robot" and the rise and fall of the genre's popularity. There's something very noble and pure about the design of these robots that I'd like to capture in My Giant Robot! I think you might notice the influence as I go. The one shown here is from the book, all beautifully photographed by Tim Brisko, which I highly recommend.

I added a 4x8' bulletin board to my apartment to keep track of the project, "at a glance."

I just got my 6 Sony HDCAM masters dubbed to miniDV for the final edit. There are not many Sony HDCAM decks in town and a few phonecalls lead me to our local CBS affiliate, WBNS, for the best transfer rate. My friends at Spacejunk Media have been kind enough to allow me to capture my anamorphic footage uncompressed, so the final film will look nice and crisp! Excellent...