The Price
Christopher Salmon wanted to create a CG animated film version
of The Price by Neil Gaiman. After reading the short story, Salmon wrote to
Gaiman, and he replied saying it was an ‘interesting idea’. Salmon wanted to
prove that he was a credible storyteller and filmmaker; to do this he made an
animatic. This involved using a story board mixed with sound and music to give
a rough view on what the final film would look like, Salmon wanted to show what
pace he was going to tell the story at and demonstrated camera movements using
the animatic. Gaiman’s response was very positive, he said it was remarkable.
Salmon set upon finishing the film, however he was unable to meet the financial
restrictions. He decided to follow fan’s advice and keep the film as a
selection of still images which were animated together; this would also save
him lots of money. However, he would still need the help of the public. Over
2000 people donated money to Salmon’s kick-starter project, pledging a total of
$161,774! The backers could look at the film’s progression through the production
blog on the film’s website. 
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