Barker is in production with the NFB on If I was god..., a 3D film about a 12-year-old boy speculating on what he would do if he was God. The film is inspired by Barker's experiences as a 12-year-old in grade seven, dissecting and experimenting on a frog in biology class, and sensing the approaching power of adulthood after having left the confines of elementary school. Barker intends to experiment with a variety of animation techniques in this film, use stop-motion puppets along with traditional animation and other forms. The film will be divided into episodes, with each sequence triggered by mental associations of typical grade seven classroom objects, such as science posters, dioramas and papier-mâché volcanoes. The director had initially contemplated also using CGI animation but abandoned the idea out of a desire to achieve an "organic hand-made feel" for the film. Barker is committed to completing the film with a much shorter production schedule than his previous works, which averaged "a disturbing and embarrassing 8 1/2 years per film." He plans a 2 1/2 year production schedule for If I was god... and as of June 2012 is a year into the project.
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