I definitely would like to reshoot the ending, and maybe the kitchen scene if I have time.
Marianne suggested that I add a filter to hide the light change (yellow tint). And also make my paper cutouts high-class, hoity-toity people who are in love with the idea of eating at a 5-star restaurant but don’t know the first thing about appreciating food! Also some background, like a newspaper with Paul on it, as a transition to the end scene would be nice.
I was also thinking of starting with the restaurant scene, and having a customer ask Paul what his secret is. What makes him so unique compared to all the other Parisian chefs? And then cut to the rest of the short.
I wanted to make an animated series about a team of bakery evangelists, who save baked goods from distress. Types of things they would rectify: burnt bottoms, burnt tops, moldy bread, stale bread, caved in cakes or muffins, vulnerability to being attacked by ants or mice.
In one of my earlier versions, I realized I had too much going on. I had the octopus pop-up from the bottom, and several fish come from both sides spewing bubbles, and then clouds, sun, and a rainbow coming from above. It was really hard for the eye to focus. So I started over and drew just the octopus head popping up, and then went back to add arms and a fish.
