--From Script to Screen #12: Promise--
Our final Script to Screen entry. I cannot stress enough how proud I am of the execution for this sequence, especially the VFX, especially that final shot.
#TobiasandtheArcaneMerchant #ArcaneMerchantSpoilers #TATAM #TATAMSpoilers
Our final Script to Screen entry. I cannot stress enough how proud I am of the execution for this sequence, especially the VFX, especially that final shot.
#TobiasandtheArcaneMerchant #ArcaneMerchantSpoilers #TATAM #TATAMSpoilers
May 26, 2025 at 4:28 PM
--From Script to Screen #12: Promise--
Our final Script to Screen entry. I cannot stress enough how proud I am of the execution for this sequence, especially the VFX, especially that final shot.
#TobiasandtheArcaneMerchant #ArcaneMerchantSpoilers #TATAM #TATAMSpoilers
Our final Script to Screen entry. I cannot stress enough how proud I am of the execution for this sequence, especially the VFX, especially that final shot.
#TobiasandtheArcaneMerchant #ArcaneMerchantSpoilers #TATAM #TATAMSpoilers
--From Script to Screen #11: The Sodor Purge--
Like the Oliver's 7 Year Wait Montage, I really enjoyed bringing this montage to life - and it features some of my favorite lighting in the whole film, too.
#TobiasandtheArcaneMerchant #ArcaneMerchantSpoilers #TATAM #TATAMSpoilers
Like the Oliver's 7 Year Wait Montage, I really enjoyed bringing this montage to life - and it features some of my favorite lighting in the whole film, too.
#TobiasandtheArcaneMerchant #ArcaneMerchantSpoilers #TATAM #TATAMSpoilers
May 26, 2025 at 4:22 PM
--From Script to Screen #11: The Sodor Purge--
Like the Oliver's 7 Year Wait Montage, I really enjoyed bringing this montage to life - and it features some of my favorite lighting in the whole film, too.
#TobiasandtheArcaneMerchant #ArcaneMerchantSpoilers #TATAM #TATAMSpoilers
Like the Oliver's 7 Year Wait Montage, I really enjoyed bringing this montage to life - and it features some of my favorite lighting in the whole film, too.
#TobiasandtheArcaneMerchant #ArcaneMerchantSpoilers #TATAM #TATAMSpoilers
--From Script to Screen #10: THAT Scene--
I remember writing this scene and wondering how I would execute it. Needless to say, even *I* had to sit back and go "Woah" when it was finished.
#TobiasandtheArcaneMerchant #ArcaneMerchantSpoilers #TATAM #TATAMSpoilers
I remember writing this scene and wondering how I would execute it. Needless to say, even *I* had to sit back and go "Woah" when it was finished.
#TobiasandtheArcaneMerchant #ArcaneMerchantSpoilers #TATAM #TATAMSpoilers
May 26, 2025 at 3:23 PM
--From Script to Screen #10: THAT Scene--
I remember writing this scene and wondering how I would execute it. Needless to say, even *I* had to sit back and go "Woah" when it was finished.
#TobiasandtheArcaneMerchant #ArcaneMerchantSpoilers #TATAM #TATAMSpoilers
I remember writing this scene and wondering how I would execute it. Needless to say, even *I* had to sit back and go "Woah" when it was finished.
#TobiasandtheArcaneMerchant #ArcaneMerchantSpoilers #TATAM #TATAMSpoilers
--From Script to Screen #9: Hell Gordon--
This scene was by far and away the hardest scene to do VFX-wise, not the least because of how long these fire FX took to render!! Still worth it, though.
#TobiasandtheArcaneMerchant #ArcaneMerchantSpoilers #TATAM #TATAMSpoilers
This scene was by far and away the hardest scene to do VFX-wise, not the least because of how long these fire FX took to render!! Still worth it, though.
#TobiasandtheArcaneMerchant #ArcaneMerchantSpoilers #TATAM #TATAMSpoilers
May 26, 2025 at 3:18 PM
--From Script to Screen #9: Hell Gordon--
This scene was by far and away the hardest scene to do VFX-wise, not the least because of how long these fire FX took to render!! Still worth it, though.
#TobiasandtheArcaneMerchant #ArcaneMerchantSpoilers #TATAM #TATAMSpoilers
This scene was by far and away the hardest scene to do VFX-wise, not the least because of how long these fire FX took to render!! Still worth it, though.
#TobiasandtheArcaneMerchant #ArcaneMerchantSpoilers #TATAM #TATAMSpoilers
--From Script to Screen #8: Daisy's Battle Cry--
Daisy's yodel war cry had been in the script since the earliest drafts back in 2015, and it was a delight getting to bring such a goofy moment to life.
#TobiasandtheArcaneMerchant #ArcaneMerchantSpoilers #TATAM #TATAMSpoilers
Daisy's yodel war cry had been in the script since the earliest drafts back in 2015, and it was a delight getting to bring such a goofy moment to life.
#TobiasandtheArcaneMerchant #ArcaneMerchantSpoilers #TATAM #TATAMSpoilers
May 26, 2025 at 3:16 PM
--From Script to Screen #8: Daisy's Battle Cry--
Daisy's yodel war cry had been in the script since the earliest drafts back in 2015, and it was a delight getting to bring such a goofy moment to life.
#TobiasandtheArcaneMerchant #ArcaneMerchantSpoilers #TATAM #TATAMSpoilers
Daisy's yodel war cry had been in the script since the earliest drafts back in 2015, and it was a delight getting to bring such a goofy moment to life.
#TobiasandtheArcaneMerchant #ArcaneMerchantSpoilers #TATAM #TATAMSpoilers
--From Script to Screen #7: The Montague Revelation--
This was one of the 2 hardest scenes to do VFX-wise, and it was also where I decided to lay out Toby's true identity as explicitly as I could.
#TobiasandtheArcaneMerchant #ArcaneMerchantSpoilers #TATAM #TATAMSpoilers
This was one of the 2 hardest scenes to do VFX-wise, and it was also where I decided to lay out Toby's true identity as explicitly as I could.
#TobiasandtheArcaneMerchant #ArcaneMerchantSpoilers #TATAM #TATAMSpoilers
May 25, 2025 at 4:13 PM
--From Script to Screen #7: The Montague Revelation--
This was one of the 2 hardest scenes to do VFX-wise, and it was also where I decided to lay out Toby's true identity as explicitly as I could.
#TobiasandtheArcaneMerchant #ArcaneMerchantSpoilers #TATAM #TATAMSpoilers
This was one of the 2 hardest scenes to do VFX-wise, and it was also where I decided to lay out Toby's true identity as explicitly as I could.
#TobiasandtheArcaneMerchant #ArcaneMerchantSpoilers #TATAM #TATAMSpoilers
--From Script to Screen #6: Oliver's 7 Year Wait--
This was by far and away my favorite part to film in the movie, and it was my favorite part to write during Oliver's first big flashback scene.
#TobiasandtheArcaneMerchant #ArcaneMerchantSpoilers #TATAM #TATAMSpoilers
This was by far and away my favorite part to film in the movie, and it was my favorite part to write during Oliver's first big flashback scene.
#TobiasandtheArcaneMerchant #ArcaneMerchantSpoilers #TATAM #TATAMSpoilers
March 22, 2025 at 11:22 PM
--From Script to Screen #6: Oliver's 7 Year Wait--
This was by far and away my favorite part to film in the movie, and it was my favorite part to write during Oliver's first big flashback scene.
#TobiasandtheArcaneMerchant #ArcaneMerchantSpoilers #TATAM #TATAMSpoilers
This was by far and away my favorite part to film in the movie, and it was my favorite part to write during Oliver's first big flashback scene.
#TobiasandtheArcaneMerchant #ArcaneMerchantSpoilers #TATAM #TATAMSpoilers
--From Script to Screen #5: The First Warshire Reset--
One of my favorite scenes, for how it has the story take a hard left turn, and how well I was able to execute it visually and sound-wise.
#TobiasandtheArcaneMerchant #ArcaneMerchantSpoilers #TATAM #TATAMSpoilers
One of my favorite scenes, for how it has the story take a hard left turn, and how well I was able to execute it visually and sound-wise.
#TobiasandtheArcaneMerchant #ArcaneMerchantSpoilers #TATAM #TATAMSpoilers
March 1, 2025 at 7:15 PM
--From Script to Screen #5: The First Warshire Reset--
One of my favorite scenes, for how it has the story take a hard left turn, and how well I was able to execute it visually and sound-wise.
#TobiasandtheArcaneMerchant #ArcaneMerchantSpoilers #TATAM #TATAMSpoilers
One of my favorite scenes, for how it has the story take a hard left turn, and how well I was able to execute it visually and sound-wise.
#TobiasandtheArcaneMerchant #ArcaneMerchantSpoilers #TATAM #TATAMSpoilers
--From Script to Screen #4: Ultimatum--
I always like to call this the scene where Toby gets Gordon'd - banished from the railway for his transgressions.
#TobiasandtheArcaneMerchant #ArcaneMerchantSpoilers #TATAM #TATAMSpoilers
I always like to call this the scene where Toby gets Gordon'd - banished from the railway for his transgressions.
#TobiasandtheArcaneMerchant #ArcaneMerchantSpoilers #TATAM #TATAMSpoilers
March 1, 2025 at 7:11 PM
--From Script to Screen #4: Ultimatum--
I always like to call this the scene where Toby gets Gordon'd - banished from the railway for his transgressions.
#TobiasandtheArcaneMerchant #ArcaneMerchantSpoilers #TATAM #TATAMSpoilers
I always like to call this the scene where Toby gets Gordon'd - banished from the railway for his transgressions.
#TobiasandtheArcaneMerchant #ArcaneMerchantSpoilers #TATAM #TATAMSpoilers
February 14, 2025 at 2:17 PM
The Laournaeth Shanty: an analysis 🧵
(Spoilers for Arcane Merchant, obvs.)
A couple of weeks ago I came to a realisation that made a lot of things click in TATAM, particularly the meaning behind the shanty
#TobiasandtheArcaneMerchant #ArcaneMerchant #ArcaneMerchantSpoilers #TATAM #TATAMSpoilers
(Spoilers for Arcane Merchant, obvs.)
A couple of weeks ago I came to a realisation that made a lot of things click in TATAM, particularly the meaning behind the shanty
#TobiasandtheArcaneMerchant #ArcaneMerchant #ArcaneMerchantSpoilers #TATAM #TATAMSpoilers
February 14, 2025 at 12:46 AM
The Laournaeth Shanty: an analysis 🧵
(Spoilers for Arcane Merchant, obvs.)
A couple of weeks ago I came to a realisation that made a lot of things click in TATAM, particularly the meaning behind the shanty
#TobiasandtheArcaneMerchant #ArcaneMerchant #ArcaneMerchantSpoilers #TATAM #TATAMSpoilers
(Spoilers for Arcane Merchant, obvs.)
A couple of weeks ago I came to a realisation that made a lot of things click in TATAM, particularly the meaning behind the shanty
#TobiasandtheArcaneMerchant #ArcaneMerchant #ArcaneMerchantSpoilers #TATAM #TATAMSpoilers
"Holy moly! We're still alive! How are we still alive!?"
"IDK. How did the shed not get knocked down?"
"Good point, Phil... What now?"
#TobiasandtheArcaneMerchant #ArcaneMerchantSpoilers
"IDK. How did the shed not get knocked down?"
"Good point, Phil... What now?"
#TobiasandtheArcaneMerchant #ArcaneMerchantSpoilers
February 10, 2025 at 7:24 PM
"Holy moly! We're still alive! How are we still alive!?"
"IDK. How did the shed not get knocked down?"
"Good point, Phil... What now?"
#TobiasandtheArcaneMerchant #ArcaneMerchantSpoilers
"IDK. How did the shed not get knocked down?"
"Good point, Phil... What now?"
#TobiasandtheArcaneMerchant #ArcaneMerchantSpoilers
--From Script to Screen #3: James's Ambush--
he way this scene was written is a little different than how it plays out in the final movie - cut lines, different blocking, different choreography.
#TobiasandtheArcaneMerchant #ArcaneMerchantSpoilers #TATAMSpoilers
he way this scene was written is a little different than how it plays out in the final movie - cut lines, different blocking, different choreography.
#TobiasandtheArcaneMerchant #ArcaneMerchantSpoilers #TATAMSpoilers
February 9, 2025 at 12:17 AM
--From Script to Screen #3: James's Ambush--
he way this scene was written is a little different than how it plays out in the final movie - cut lines, different blocking, different choreography.
#TobiasandtheArcaneMerchant #ArcaneMerchantSpoilers #TATAMSpoilers
he way this scene was written is a little different than how it plays out in the final movie - cut lines, different blocking, different choreography.
#TobiasandtheArcaneMerchant #ArcaneMerchantSpoilers #TATAMSpoilers
"Having fun yet, Montague?"
#thomasandfriends #ttte #trainz #TATAM #TobiasAndTheArcaneMerchant #ArcaneMerchantSpoilers
#thomasandfriends #ttte #trainz #TATAM #TobiasAndTheArcaneMerchant #ArcaneMerchantSpoilers
February 8, 2025 at 8:06 PM
"Having fun yet, Montague?"
#thomasandfriends #ttte #trainz #TATAM #TobiasAndTheArcaneMerchant #ArcaneMerchantSpoilers
#thomasandfriends #ttte #trainz #TATAM #TobiasAndTheArcaneMerchant #ArcaneMerchantSpoilers
--From Script to Screen #2: Roansfield--
I actually almost ended up cutting this scene, but some crew convinced me to keep it, as it served as important foreshadowing for the Tobias Personality.
#TobiasandtheArcaneMerchant #ArcaneMerchantSpoilers #TATAMSpoilers
I actually almost ended up cutting this scene, but some crew convinced me to keep it, as it served as important foreshadowing for the Tobias Personality.
#TobiasandtheArcaneMerchant #ArcaneMerchantSpoilers #TATAMSpoilers
February 2, 2025 at 3:43 AM
--From Script to Screen #2: Roansfield--
I actually almost ended up cutting this scene, but some crew convinced me to keep it, as it served as important foreshadowing for the Tobias Personality.
#TobiasandtheArcaneMerchant #ArcaneMerchantSpoilers #TATAMSpoilers
I actually almost ended up cutting this scene, but some crew convinced me to keep it, as it served as important foreshadowing for the Tobias Personality.
#TobiasandtheArcaneMerchant #ArcaneMerchantSpoilers #TATAMSpoilers
Consider the following:
Using the dead-name of a wooden box can land you in some very deep water.
(Credit to @tinesaeriel.bsky.social for the Tidmouth Sheds route, btw)
#ThomasAndFriends #TTTE #Trainz #TobiasandtheArcaneMerchant #ArcaneMerchantSpoilers #TATAMSpoilers
Using the dead-name of a wooden box can land you in some very deep water.
(Credit to @tinesaeriel.bsky.social for the Tidmouth Sheds route, btw)
#ThomasAndFriends #TTTE #Trainz #TobiasandtheArcaneMerchant #ArcaneMerchantSpoilers #TATAMSpoilers
January 27, 2025 at 5:37 AM
Consider the following:
Using the dead-name of a wooden box can land you in some very deep water.
(Credit to @tinesaeriel.bsky.social for the Tidmouth Sheds route, btw)
#ThomasAndFriends #TTTE #Trainz #TobiasandtheArcaneMerchant #ArcaneMerchantSpoilers #TATAMSpoilers
Using the dead-name of a wooden box can land you in some very deep water.
(Credit to @tinesaeriel.bsky.social for the Tidmouth Sheds route, btw)
#ThomasAndFriends #TTTE #Trainz #TobiasandtheArcaneMerchant #ArcaneMerchantSpoilers #TATAMSpoilers
January 26, 2025 at 1:30 PM
January 25, 2025 at 7:02 PM
...A Warshire Borealis?
(Content labels added mainly to avoid major TATAM spoilers)
#TobiasandtheArcaneMerchant #ArcaneMerchant #ArcaneMerchantSpoilers #TATAM #TATAMSpoilers
(Content labels added mainly to avoid major TATAM spoilers)
#TobiasandtheArcaneMerchant #ArcaneMerchant #ArcaneMerchantSpoilers #TATAM #TATAMSpoilers
January 14, 2025 at 9:35 PM
...A Warshire Borealis?
(Content labels added mainly to avoid major TATAM spoilers)
#TobiasandtheArcaneMerchant #ArcaneMerchant #ArcaneMerchantSpoilers #TATAM #TATAMSpoilers
(Content labels added mainly to avoid major TATAM spoilers)
#TobiasandtheArcaneMerchant #ArcaneMerchant #ArcaneMerchantSpoilers #TATAM #TATAMSpoilers
Starting this lil' series for TATAM called "From Script to Screen," whereby I share a page of the script, and the corresponding final visuals they turned into:
--From Script to Screen #1: Cromsfield Prologue--
#TobiasandtheArcaneMerchant #ArcaneMerchantSpoilers
--From Script to Screen #1: Cromsfield Prologue--
#TobiasandtheArcaneMerchant #ArcaneMerchantSpoilers
January 6, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Starting this lil' series for TATAM called "From Script to Screen," whereby I share a page of the script, and the corresponding final visuals they turned into:
--From Script to Screen #1: Cromsfield Prologue--
#TobiasandtheArcaneMerchant #ArcaneMerchantSpoilers
--From Script to Screen #1: Cromsfield Prologue--
#TobiasandtheArcaneMerchant #ArcaneMerchantSpoilers
#TobiasandtheArcaneMerchant
#TobiasandtheArcaneMerchantSpoilers
#ArcaneMerchant
#ArcaneMerchantSpoilers
#TATAM
#TATAMSpoilers
(I'm in a corporate job so I can make this joke; reuploaded as a video because my gif wouldn't play)
THEM: I hope this email finds you well!
How This Email Finds Me:
#TobiasandtheArcaneMerchantSpoilers
#ArcaneMerchant
#ArcaneMerchantSpoilers
#TATAM
#TATAMSpoilers
(I'm in a corporate job so I can make this joke; reuploaded as a video because my gif wouldn't play)
THEM: I hope this email finds you well!
How This Email Finds Me:
December 27, 2024 at 2:54 PM
#TobiasandtheArcaneMerchant
#TobiasandtheArcaneMerchantSpoilers
#ArcaneMerchant
#ArcaneMerchantSpoilers
#TATAM
#TATAMSpoilers
(I'm in a corporate job so I can make this joke; reuploaded as a video because my gif wouldn't play)
THEM: I hope this email finds you well!
How This Email Finds Me:
#TobiasandtheArcaneMerchantSpoilers
#ArcaneMerchant
#ArcaneMerchantSpoilers
#TATAM
#TATAMSpoilers
(I'm in a corporate job so I can make this joke; reuploaded as a video because my gif wouldn't play)
THEM: I hope this email finds you well!
How This Email Finds Me:
#TobiasandtheArcaneMerchant #ArcaneMerchant #ArcaneMerchantSpoilers #TATAM #TATAMSpoilers
So did anyone else kinda expect Thomas to die? Like, I wasn't spoiled on it, I kinda just had a feeling. Mind you it still hit really hard, that shit was brutal, but when it started I thought "okay there it is"
So did anyone else kinda expect Thomas to die? Like, I wasn't spoiled on it, I kinda just had a feeling. Mind you it still hit really hard, that shit was brutal, but when it started I thought "okay there it is"
December 25, 2024 at 4:05 AM
#TobiasandtheArcaneMerchant #ArcaneMerchant #ArcaneMerchantSpoilers #TATAM #TATAMSpoilers
So did anyone else kinda expect Thomas to die? Like, I wasn't spoiled on it, I kinda just had a feeling. Mind you it still hit really hard, that shit was brutal, but when it started I thought "okay there it is"
So did anyone else kinda expect Thomas to die? Like, I wasn't spoiled on it, I kinda just had a feeling. Mind you it still hit really hard, that shit was brutal, but when it started I thought "okay there it is"
#TobiasandtheArcaneMerchant #ArcaneMerchant #ArcaneMerchantSpoilers #TATAM #TATAMSpoilers
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If I had a nickel for every time Thomas died in the run up to Christmas, I would have two nickels. It is not a lot but it is funny it happened twice.
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If I had a nickel for every time Thomas died in the run up to Christmas, I would have two nickels. It is not a lot but it is funny it happened twice.
December 24, 2024 at 8:11 PM
#TobiasandtheArcaneMerchant #ArcaneMerchant #ArcaneMerchantSpoilers #TATAM #TATAMSpoilers
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If I had a nickel for every time Thomas died in the run up to Christmas, I would have two nickels. It is not a lot but it is funny it happened twice.
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If I had a nickel for every time Thomas died in the run up to Christmas, I would have two nickels. It is not a lot but it is funny it happened twice.
If any of post any reviews or live tweet the film as it premieres, please use these hashtags to mark your spoilers:
#TobiasandtheArcaneMerchant #ArcaneMerchant #ArcaneMerchantSpoilers #TATAM #TATAMSpoilers
#TobiasandtheArcaneMerchant #ArcaneMerchant #ArcaneMerchantSpoilers #TATAM #TATAMSpoilers
December 24, 2024 at 2:11 PM
If any of post any reviews or live tweet the film as it premieres, please use these hashtags to mark your spoilers:
#TobiasandtheArcaneMerchant #ArcaneMerchant #ArcaneMerchantSpoilers #TATAM #TATAMSpoilers
#TobiasandtheArcaneMerchant #ArcaneMerchant #ArcaneMerchantSpoilers #TATAM #TATAMSpoilers