But first the concept: Come up with a promo piece that showcases all that we can do at Rocket 88 Studios, but focus beyond just capabilities and use some imagination to create a coherent story-line. The solution was the story of a young boy playing in his father's garage and using his own imagination to transport himself into other worlds; worlds where he is an adventurer, fireman, strongest man in the world and finally, in a spaceship made entirely of artifacts from his garage, a space explorer.

We also decided we would have to use an actual Oldsmobile Rocket 88 from the 50's as the hood ornament would ultimately play an important role in the catalyst for the child actor just as it has in the development of our studios branding. The search was on to find the perfect car. Unfortunately most of the Rocket 88 cars in southern California are either white or black which would prove to be terrible for shooting. Finally our Producer found the perfect car in Santa Barbara and we packed up all the kids and props and gear and headed north.

Mise en scene

Art direction plays a huge role in the film as everything in the frame has a role in the imaginative worlds our hero explores. Almost everything on the shelves has a role in outer space, from the lobe and workout balls and china lantern planets, to moon rocks, asteroids made of sponges and a 2-stage rocket animated from a thermos. Also the wall of posters on the garage make up the backdrop of outer space. Once we had the scripted live action parts shot, we spent a bit more ..]]> http://rocket88studios.com/blog/index.php?id=1 Fri, 31 Oct 2008 16:39:50 +0000 General http://rocket88studios.com/blog/index.php?id=1#cmt