Quandary's In Camera

As you casually flipped through the latest issues of your favorite 'industry' magazines this month, you probably noticed a certain feature! Wait... you don't spend all your time reading about the latest technology in film production? Well that's okay, now's your chance!

Kodak's January (2008) edition of In Camera Magazine was kind enough to publish a story on Heart of the Argos. As you flip past pages featuring the television show, "Chuck" and the latest film with Phillip Seymore Hoffman, you stumble upon a concise, well-written article addressing both creative and technical aspects we used to film Heart of the Argos. It was great to have a chance to discuss topics like, the choices that were made to create a visual style, and why we prefer shooting on film over digital.

(Click the image below to read the full article)

We would like to extend our sincere thanks to Gail Sanchez, Sally Christgau and all the fine folks at In Camera for the attention!

Pimp My Spaceship

Hey everyone, happy new year! It's time for a nice juicy Argos artwork update that has been a long time coming. You've now seen a taste of what the Argos looks like on the inside, and I know you're wondering what this crazy spaceship looks like on the outside. Well for those of you who are curious, here's a first look at some of the designs.

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Spenser and I each spent some time on our own doodling various spaceship possibilities, then we came together and tossed our ideas around. Some ideas got stuck in the ceiling fan, some were a bit outlandish, but after many iterations we came up with something that we both liked.

After the design meetings and the doodles I went off to my lair in the garage and tried to pull the ship off of flat paper and into three dimensions. For some reason the medium I felt was best suited for this task would be popsicle sticks (don't ask me why, they felt less intimidating). I was somewhat successful, enough so that we decided to take it to the next level.
What we have next is a work in progress. It is based on the second design sketches, and the version I've been drawing for special FX placeholders in the rough edit, which include the large cylindrical engines on the side (those are the tricky part). These side engines, two more from the back (there are seven total) the cockpit and the bottom "rudder" bit still need to be added. For this model we are using foam core, some sort of heavy poster board I found in the garage, and hot glue (which I believe is like the force, because it binds the galaxy, and everything it touches together).
In conclusion, work continues, more updates to follow! We always like to hear what you think, and be sure to join the Quandary newsletter and stay up to date with the latest news and events! (don't worry we won't spam you, we're too busy to do it unless it's announcing something cool)

Enjoy the new year!