Persephone Update! Demon FX by Nick Nakadate

Progress is continually moving forward with the live-action /CGI infused short film, Persephone.

One of the lead designers on the project, Nick Nakadate, discusses the Mist Demon.

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Persephone Pt: 7 and Weevil & Nightshade Update

Persephone: Colorful Transition - CGI Update from Animation Dynamics!

Persephone: Colorful Transition

By Nick NakadateWorking on Persephone (Mark Roush’s short film about a girl made of chocolate) has brought ...Read more

"Persephone" featured on OregonAnimation.com!

“Persephone:” a Live-action, CGI-infused Short Film

Mar 9, 2012   //   by oregonfilm   //  
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New "Persephone" Update! Mmm…Chocolatey!

Mmm…Chocolatey!

By Sean HutchinsonOne thing people who know me well know about me is this…I’m koo-koo for Cocoa Puffs. Actually that isn’t entirely true, I was never allowed to get chocolate cereal as a kid, and if I had been,...Read more

Imagining the Mist Demon

The social media campaign for "Persephone", a live-action / CGI infused short story about a young girl who is made of chocolate, is beginning to come into fruition.

To keep up-to-date with the production, all one has to do is "Like" the projects on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/persephonefilm

For Twitter - https://twitter.com/#!/PersephoneFilm

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Persephone Facebook and Twitter Page

I am very pleased to announce that we now have a Facebook page and Twitter site set up for the Persephone project.

During the turn of the 19th century, in a tiny town nestled somewhere in the Netherlands,

a husband and wife had once run a very unsuccessful candy shop. Desperate, broke

and starving they had decided to trade their souls to a demon in exchange for a recipe

that would teach them how to make the most delicious chocolate in the world.

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Persephone: Pt. 6 & Weevil and Nightshade Update

 Last Sunday, January 29th, the production crew and members from Animation Dynamics met at Dan Ackerman's Stage 13 to collect the remaining pick-up shots for the live-action, short film Persephone.  Read more

Persephone: Pt. 5 & Weevil and Nightshade Update

Before my update on Persephone and Weevil and Nightshade's Compendium of Farables & Tales...These small quibbles, sentences, and non-nonsensical thoughts are all part of new farables I am writing,"I'd apologize only if it made you feel sad.""The lightning tried to shake his hand, as it always wished to say, "Hi.""If she could shape a cloud from life, then maybe her darkness... that ghost, would pass into light."-------------Excerpt from new Novel I am working...Read more

Persephone: Pt. 4 & Weevil and Nightshade Update

The past few weeks have been furiously busy for myself and the small animal that is sitting beside me.I have recently moved into a new apartment, juggled numerous projects for clients, worked on final edits for Weevil and Nightshade, and have been planning pick-ups for the Persephone shoot.For the small animal beside me, well... she's just been making sure the goblin doesn't escape the dryer.Regarding Weevil and Nightshade.For the past two months I have been speaking with, researching, and test...Read more