About The Trickster's Toys

There once lived a trickster in a wonderful and wicked castle. He had a loyal servant and all the toys a trickster could wish for. Whimsical he was and delighted to play tricks on his pets. A pitty though, that no one had ever taught him... how to play nice! The Trickster’s Toys began with an image of a strange fish tank I saw in a dream. After listening to Montagues and Capulets, by composer Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953), a fantastic classical theme, more images started taking shape in my mind and so it started... About three years later I finally finished this intense, extremely absorbing undertaking. This 6 minute 30 seconds film grew into much more than I had initially planned - and I am happy it did. The Trickster’s Toys even includes The Three Fates, an idea I had quite late into the production. The amount of detail grew and grew which was a two sided sword, as it cost me much more time and much of the detail is hardly recognized by a one-time viewing. The trouble was this: As I continuously learned more about both the 3D and the compositing aspect of making this film, through books, the internet and the programs themselves, I kept raising the level of realism and richness of the opnening shot (find it in the gallery section). This meant I had no choice but to match this look for the rest of the film. Visual consistency was important to me.