Storyboards for the last sequence

I'm now in the process of working out the final sequence. As seen in the last post - I'm painting the BGs. I'm hoping to do all of these first - hopefully then I won't break the momentum when I get to the animation state. Here are the storyboards for the last part of the film. Look at them if you wish - the end of the film will be revealed to you (but you could probably guess the ending if you've been following along). So as you can see, I have 3 BGs to do - one of which is a reuse for 2 shots. I'll post the finished BGs in a bit. Thanks again to everyone for the kind comments and encouragement - it really helps motivate.

Here's the latest - just working on some background painting for the final group of shots. This sequence takes place in the main family room - and I'm using previously completed shots to keep the palette consistent. Here you can see some of the reference I'm using in Photoshop to paint the new BG (bottom).

Out the Door

This is the last shot in the bedroom sequence. The boy catches a glimpse of Santa's shadow as he passes through the hallway. I'm off to E3 this week and a graduation out of state by weeks end. Maybe I'll get a chance to paint some BGs for the last and final sequence while I'm away - just being hopeful!

Hard to sleep...

In the wee hours of Christmas Eve, a dark shadow moves across the bed of a small boy. With all the anticipation of presents ahead - it's only normal that the boy was sleeping lightly - and awakened by a mysterious shadow that moves through his room from the open door. This scene is now a wrap - kind of cute as the boy wakes up groggy - a few stills from the finished shot.