Hi, everyone, we know it’s been a bit dusty around here but we wanted to finally post an update about “The Diner”!

Summary – 2020 to Present

The worldwide event we all went through during 2020-2021 was terrible and we thankfully got through it all unscathed! Our parents’ health had and still has been a concern and both of them had issues here and there that were thankfully easily resolved without much risk with the pandemic having mostly slowed down by then. We did lose some pets along the way which made for some hard days. We also made a big move, Patrick and I have fully relocated to Las Vegas full time and are setting the stage for our next feature film(s) to be made in and all around the Las Vegas area.

In regards to “The Diner”, during this time we took whatever free time we had to work on nailing the edit of the film and hammer out the biggest VFX work for the film. The work had been tedious and time consuming with rotoscope, learning new plugins, abandoning certain plugins, and finding new ways (and better ways) to do things in post. 3D modeling work continued and we got some very nice results coming through as well. We also worked in one last reshoot with a performer to fix a story issue and to sweeten their character’s arc in the film.

2023

We are now finishing up the film, most of the heaviest VFX scenes are done and may only need touch ups to correct any color and exposure settings to match the later post work. Lots of cleanup rotoscope fixes and minor VFX remain and we are looking forward to doing a test screening for final looks and any adjustments to finalize the visuals of the film. Audio and music will be next and we have moved up to doing a 7.1 mix instead of a 5.1 mix to satisfy certain distribution routes and the film can make great use of the added aural space and atmosphere.

Outlook

We are absolutely excited to show the film to the world! While we will have to evaluate our options for festival submissions once the film is completed (very soon!), we are glad to see that, despite the effects on the industry from the pandemic, most of our festival selections are still operating and continuing to give filmmakers of all kinds a chance at finding distribution for their works.

While we may have had certain plans for when the film was ready, we will have to see about the timing of our festival submissions and adjust our plans accordingly. Particularly in our location scouting for our next film and unveiling sneak peeks at our other works at Babs Do Productions. Everything is variable and it all depends on finishing the film, so we expect to share changes and updates as they come.

All in all, we are confident that “The Diner” will make waves and be the great hit we dreamed it would be and all we can say for now is, stay tuned!