After two years, many versions of Blender, and a lot of challenges and learning experiences, I am very happy to finally declare Fishing Reel finished!
Fishing Reel started as a test idea more than anything, as a way of improving both my Blender skills and film-making skills, but it’s grown from that to be a full short-film in it’s own right, and I’m glad I spent the time to try and bring it to life.
I originally started working on it when I was 14, as you can see from the earlier scenes like the office. This was my very first attempt to animate a character as well, which you can tell from how my first attempts on the street (like the walk-cycle) improved dramatically on the bridge scenes (IMHO anyway :)).
I’ve also posted a “making-of” post on my blog at http://blendermotion.com/2012/11/27/…the-making-of/.
So, I hope you like it, and maybe get something out of it. Even though it might not be all that good, hopefully it will encourage and inspire you, especially if you’re younger like me. 