Length: 00:14:00 (14 minutes) Format: RealPlayer Size: 34.6 MB

 

Director	Nick Durron
Writers	Nick Durron   Larry E. Pillworth
Producer	Nick Durron
Cinematography	Nick Durron
Budget	$500
Music	John Williams   Danny Elfman   Julian Nott   Hanz Zimmer
Release Date	January 6th, 2007
Starring	Nick Durron   Larry E. Pillworth   Jennifer Allen

By far my longest film to date, the Tompa City Menace is the sequel to my last film, the Man with the Top Hat. It is separated into two parts, the first of which tells the story of how the Man with the Top Hat got started as a criminal, and the second part continues the story started in the first film. I have made a great effort in this film to remove confusion in the story, since both my last two films had this problem. However, there are still a few things that are not fully explained; this is intentional, of course, and I hope it doesn't detract from the film. Another problem visible in the Man with the Top Hat is the poor voice acting. I have received countless complaints that all the voices sound the same. I have done what I can to fix that. The only voices I did were for the characters that are reappearing from the last film (the Man with the Top Hat, the Skeleton, and Mr. Marone, who only has one line) and the mad inventor.

Technically, the Tompa City Menace is far superior to the Man with the Top Hat. This is my first film to use Carrara Studio with, which has helped immensely in creating the large scale digital sets I wanted, as well as generating some other effects such as the fire, and most of the backgrounds in the bluescreen shots. The animation and sound design are also much better than in my other films. I've learned a lot about animating, especially making movements smoother, and transitioning from one position to another. The surround sound feature in my editing program has played a big part in giving the sound depth and realism. Although I used this in my last film, it was hardly noticeable. To conclude, I am very pleased with how this has turned out. It's not perfect, but much better than I ever expected.
 

The Tompa City Menace - 14 minutes - 34.6 MB - RealMedia file