Well with the release of Green Roots 2 I can crack on with the 3rd epeisode. This thread is the same as the GR2 production thread, I will update you with pictures and news as I progress!

The title of the film has not been decided although the script is complete and the storyboards are almost complete!

My friend has helped me write the GR3 script (the voice of Brocolli from GR2)
There is much more dialogue than both GR1 and 2 in GR3.

Broccoli will have a very large part in GR3 and the jamiacan corn who everybody has forgotten about in GR1 makes a come back!

Also one more vegetable has been added to the gang, but at present this is classified!

Also the rest of the vegetables are having a sort of re-style!
Tomato is no longer on a stem, he know has paw/legs similair to those of potato!

But the biggest change from GR1 and 2 is that GR3 is on a much larger outdoor allotment set which is almost complete after months of construction! Yes, I have been keeping that a secret until know!!
It looks great and is much more colourful and brighter then the greenhouse set.
ALSO, breaking news!, the vegetables in GR3 have shadows!!!

Awesome, I've been waiting for this, so are you putting all the lights to one side to make the shadows? ( like the sun )

can we have a clue abouth the story or is it all classified?

yeah!
Well at the moment its classified but I'll post some pics of the new set soon!

Awesome, Can't wait!

are you putting the new set in the same place where you animate?

sadly yeah, so the greenhouse set has retired and is collecting dust on top of my cupboard!

aww thats sad, I bet you love that set?

For my film, I am going to shoot in 16:9 format for that movie feel, do you think that would work?

yeah, pinnacle does that!
Should of done that for GR2!
Perhaps GR3

it does that on stop motion pro too.

What pinnacle do you use?

oh yeah neve noticed that! I use 10!

and how do you get the 16:9 format on?

Heres a pic of the retired old greenhouse set!

how do you get the 16:9 format on pinnacle VA?

Wow I cant wait to see the jamaican corn again

Sorry to hear about the old set

GR3 looks great

Here is the GR3 set under construction!

That looks amazing!!

I do prefer that to the greenhouse set, how did you do the stone walls and the grass?

VA, do any of your characters have an armature?

And are you considering making one for them?

Not in GR1 or 2 but GR3 yes and funnily enough I was just about to start on potatoes armature!!

The wall was just a length of wood and then I just painted it like stones. Took ages!

It looks very life like!

Can you post some pics of the armature when it is done, thanks?

Sure, it is a potato so it won't look like a human armature but here is a design of it:

cool, I'll scan my armature drawing in a bit!

How did you do the grass?

eemm, not sure what its called but its like fake grass you can buy for model traintracks and geneal model landscapes!
It comes in a roll, like wallpaper!

But for my set I had to cover the whole grass layer with a layer of PVA so it goes hard so the plasticine sticks better!

Would you be able to give me a link?

Something a little like this:

http://www.gaugemaster.com/search_results.asp?searchstring=gaugemaster+scenics+mats&searchtitle=Gaugemaster+Scenic+Mats&andor=View&method=kws

have you seen my armature plan yet VA?

Wow did you paint the background?

I did it with chalk!

BTW brill set

When do you think it will be out?

If all goes well maybe Christmas. But thats a very rough estimate!

I'm stating my AS - Level next year so I'm going to be busy with school work..........again!!

Update:
Well it's not very interesting to look at, but here is Potatoes armature. Should do the job!

cool, when did you start doing it?

Is that cloth tape you have put on it?

no, maksing tape.

isnt masking tape kinda slippery?

yeh it is, I have just tested it

No its more like a paper texture. Anyhow the plasticine has stuck on to it and it seems to be fine!

P&B is it???? - Mine wasn't

Good to hear! Yeh, on mine it is, maybe it's because they are different types of plasticine?

Maybe it isn'nt masking tape, but I just call it masking tape!!\

On how to build a bunny on the COTWR extras, it says cloth tape is great as the plasticine sticks like glue to it?

yeah, i remeber, but I have never seen cloth tape in any shops before!

how did you get all the different colours on the grass in your set?

Paint! The soil is gravel painted black/brown and hardned with glue.

Awesome! I love the backdrop you have drawn on!

How do you put the 16:9 format on pinnacle studio?

This afternoon the very first few voices of GR3 are being recorded!

Animation will begin next week!

brilliant! cannot wait!