I'd like to start off apologizing to anyone who has listened to 7th Row Center and figured out I had some bad information about The Secret World of Arrietty, and Studio Ghibli, and Hayao Miyazaki himself. I realized that Patrick Stewart was in Nausicaa of the Valley of Wind, not Tales of Earthsea. I was thinking about another fine British actor, Timothy Dalton, who played Ged/Sparrowhawk in the English language version. Also, Miyazaki did not direct Arrietty; it was directed by Hiromasa Yonebayashi, who was a key animator for several other Ghibli (and non-Ghibli) films, such as Spirited Away and Ponyo. Miyazaki has been credited as a writer and executive producer, so he was involved, just not as the director.
I'm sure I got more wrong, but if you have any questions, complaints, or comments, feel free to drop us a line at 7throwcenter.com, or on facebook, or reach me directly on this site or my facebook page, or find me on twitter at @WeaklyAnimated. I know I haven't been that active on any of these lately, but I want to make sure I get good grades first, everything else comes after that.
Now that THAT is out of the way, I have some more images for people to view. I have been working on modeling and texturing these models for a few weeks, in preparation for a scene focusing around the life and world of Harry Dresden, one of my favorite characters of literature. If you are unfamiliar with Harry Dresden, I HIGHLY recommend you check out the Dresden Files novels by Jim Butcher, or the audio books narrated by James Marsters. So while I work on the lighting, take a look at the objects themselves.
For those with keen eyes, yes that is Discord from My Little Ponies. Don't ask. I still have more tweaking to do, but these are pretty much finished. The rest of the scene is all about lighting and camera work. Soon, I should have fully lit scenes using 3-point lighting for you to enjoy. Comments and feedback are welcome as always.
Cheerio!