Darren Abate

The plan is to eventually turn it into a feature-length piece as well, but I'm starting with the short. It's a rather interesting story that Le wrote several years ago, but I don't think he ever finished it. And then, he lost it. A couple weeks ago, over coffee, he was telling me about the story, and I found it so interesting that I insisted he rewrite it and hand it over so I could make a film out of it.

The only catch is that I'm going to have to rely on a modicum of special effects work, and for that I need a CG specialist. You see, part of the film requires a trained cockroach, and since I don't believe those really exist, it looks like I'm going to need a CG roach. Not a cartoonish roach, but a photorealistic roach that will also need to move realistically on film. It needs to look like a real roach in a real world.

I do know a bit about 3D animation, but I'm nowhere near good enough to tackle this job. Essentially, I will be supplying the CG artist with some live action footage, and he/she will be responsible for inserting said roach into the world and making it appear as though it was really going walkabout in the city.

There is only one thing that is going to make this a very difficult task: the budget. As of this post, it is planted firmly at "zero". So, if anyone knows a charitable CG specialist, please tell them that I'd love to speak to them!