Here’s a clip of the guys workin’ the waves. Once the puppets were filmed, we just plugged them right into the raft…

We had done some early tests that relied much more heavily on compositing effects into the background. They came out beautifully but ultimately we felt like they were too slick for this project and we should stick with a much simpler look and feel. Here’s a pass that Kevin put together with a much more sophisticated lighting set up and animated, stop-motion painted cotton balls for smoke. (The ‘fishing pole’ is a place holder)…