>>One question I have is: is all the content stored in the "thief" directory on your website available as DVD-ROM content on one of the many extra DVDs?
I have an entire 4GB DVD stuffed full of an incredible amount of Thief artwork and files, including what's in the thief directory but with a lot more.
* Princess YumYum looks as if she's scared of One Eye (looking in his direction)
Yeah, I wanted both of them to be scared of One Eye or Zigzag.
* ZigZag looks schemingly in King Nod's direction
Or, Tack's.
* The Old Witch stares at the pins in Tack's mouth
* Tack seems fixated on The Witch's saggy chest
No.
>>Anyway, congratulations on getting this thing done after however many months of work. Have you sent discs out to the people of the original production that helped you out? Heard any comments back from them yet?
Yep. They all got theirs and enjoyed 'em.
Here's a few comments from various people I know:
Eddie Bowers, Thief website:
I just finished watching it. Great stuff! Very nice menu as well. I
think I even like it just as it is. Some better copies of the source
material in a few spots would be nice, but I kinda' like the mix of
pencil tests and fully finished animation. It allows it to be a
complete film, but at the same time reminds you that it was something that was
never fully completed. I don't know if that makes sense, but it's very
enjoyable in this form.
I also enjoyed the Star Wars DVD (Thanks!).
"Richard Kish"
A Marvelous Job!!!
I just finished viewing the entire "Thief" DVD with ALL of the bonus
material, including the commentary on which the both of you
participated. I hadn't realized how MUCH work and effort you poured
into
this Garrett. What a wonderful and extensive piece of work. And the
commentary was a very nice and essential addition, as it not only gives
us the breadth of your work, but helps to explain the history and
"modifications" that this "project" took on over the 26 years of it's
"life".
I wanted to thank you for all of your work and for sharing this
with me and "the rest of the world". My wife was equally blown away by
the intense detail of work on the Williams footage and my 6 year old
really enjoyed the storyline.
I may not be a
filmmaker...but I'm an avid animation enthusiast and have nothing but
the greatest of respects not only for Richard Williams efforts on the
Thief, but for your work as well ... I'm one of your biggest fans and hope that
others will get bitten by the bug, as I have.
Take care and thank you once again for your efforts and
enthusiam for this project. I will do my best to share it with the
world, in the hope that one fine day, Disney will contact Richard
Williams (before he leaves this world) to help resurrect this wonderful
piece of animation.
All The Best!
A W
I do appreciate your hard work and
of course the dvd's.
I like the recobbled cut - it is an amazing
reconstruction. Tons of hard work.