Bystander is Complete

Yesterday we mixed together the animation with the original score and sound design and we now have a 7:40 minute film. Words seem to fail any description of gratitude or humility we are feeling right now, so here's a picture.

To any and everyone who helped us out in any way, we have this to say to you:


Thank you.

Premiering the Bystander Trailer!

Ladies and Gentlemen,

We here at Bystander are proud to present the first ever footage from Bystander to the general public! Please enjoy the world premiere of the Bystander trailer!

Are you on the edge of your seats? Do you want to see more? Of course you do! The full film will premiere at Northwestern University on June 2nd! We hope to see you there!

Lock Down

We have news. And it's the best type of news: good news. What's that good news?

No More Carpal Tunnel?

In short, our first publicized quest failed. But that's okay, because we still got it done, just a few days late! Which means all shots have been inked. Congrats to us!


In other news, we've exported 33 shots. For those of you new to the language of Bystander, that's almost 75% of our shots 100% made!  Related to this, half the movie has been picture locked. More congrats to us!


On the horizon...finishing all exports. On the sound side, composing and sound design have begun. Looks like we're going to have a movie!

Introduction of the Quest Initiative

It's crunch time. With our June 2nd premiere deadline drawing ever closer we have quite an undertaking to get this animation done. On top of that, we would like to have a picture lock of animation done by the end of this month to give out composers and sound designer enough time to finish their jobs.


As a result, we here at Bystander have undertaken a new form of goal process to motivate a fast and efficient completion of this project. We call them "Quests", as they represent a momentous undertaking to defeat.

Where'd you Hide the 'Stache?

Remember way back in the day when Neil promised not to shave until the last frame of animation was drawn? We have reached that day! Gone are the scraggly mutton chops and weathered chin fuzz. All that doth remain upon Neil's face is a bristly, classic mustache. Really, though, the point is that we finally finished pencil animation. *and there was much rejoicing*

Back in Action

No, we're not making an action movie...but Bystander animating has re-started! But if it were an action movie, the good guys (that's the animators) would definitely be winning (against the evil paper?).

Part II: The Conclusion

Today is a momentous day. An occasion that will go down in the annals of great history. For today marks the official end of the second quarter of animating.

Check out those shirts!

It's Alive!

This week we'd like to reveal a brief clip of animation!

Life Advice from Robbie Stern

No one wants to relinquish complete control over his/her life to others' advice, but everyone needs the helpful hint every once in a while. This week, "Bystander's" producer Robbie Stern will be sharing his thoughts (and general musings) on life.

Another Fan Fiction by the Producer

The producer of Bystander would like to cordially invite you to read another work of fan fiction about Bystander. This story takes place after the film. Not a prologue per se. More like a sequel. Kind of. You'll see what we mean.

Corn Facts with Lily Smith

Hi all! We have a special guest writer of this week's blog post: super awesome background artist Lily Smith. Lily knows a lot about corn. These are some of the things Lily knows:

Part of your DNA is corn.

The average American consumes seventy two bushels of corn a year. Only two of those
bushels actually look and taste like corn.

Marching On

Everyone is hard at work here at the Bystander factory!  Gears are turning, pumps are pumping, and thing-a-ma-jigs are doing their thing.  All is well.

The Beginning, Part II

We're back! After a refreshing 3 week break, the Bystander crew is hard at work once again.

This is the most exciting thing he's ever done.