Proposal

This is the proposal that Rebekka and I created

Thumbnails completed

I have set up my Toonboom Storyboard Pro

Now, all I have to do is get my tutor to assess what I have done so far, redraw, clean up and colour my work.

This is good.

I have a total of 80 drawings to have done be next week... Yay. A lot of the different scenes are just the same panel but with different facial expressions so this is still possible to complete. I will ask my tutor what I should cut out for now so the storyboard is completed and not too over complicated.

First trial

The first test with the Kuleshov effect with character's expressions.

With this test, there are multiple images in the center box in between the characters. You can pick/use any image you like to see a different result for the characters emotion or personality. Also, you do not have to use the last image with the character smiling, you can look back to the first image to give a new meaning.

This is the whole page. I will now cut or move images to see if they create different meanings.

Character. Silver Jewel

Background

The smile Silver gives after looking at the beautiful scene gives Silver personality. Silver seems to be happy to see the lovely scene. It makes him seem like a calm person, appreciating the scenery.

The constant blank stare Silver has towards the beautiful scene make us wonder if there is a reason he seems so blunt towards the scenery. Did something happen to Silver? Does he wish to be elsewhere?

Food

The smile Silver gives after looking at the food makes him not only seem a lot hungrier in the first image but also makes him seem pleased to see food that he will eat.

The constant blank stare Silver has towards the food does make him seem very desperate to eat the food. Silver could also be longing to eat the food but was told to wait and this is the face he gives.

Kitten

The smile Silver gives after looking at the kitten makes him seem like a kind animal lover. He likes kittens and as kittens are innocent, this makes him seem more innocent also.

The constant blank stare Silver has towards the kitten leads us to think about if is he waiting for the cat to do something cute so he can video it. He might also be thinking of his own cat longingly.

Lovers

The smile Silver gives after looking at the lovers make Silver seem like a helpless romantic, fantasying about his own possible romance he dreams to have. He seems pure looking at their love.

The constant blank stare Silver has towards the lovers makes us wonder if Silver has ever fallen in love or been heart broken. Maybe his stare is him remembering the joy he felt before the heart break. 

Character. Oliver Moore

Bookshelves

The smile Oliver gives after looking at the bookshelves makes Oliver a man of knowledge. He now seems a lot smarter and more like a bookworm. Oliver seems excited to learn more.

The constant blank stare Oliver has towards the bookshelves does make Oliver seem like a man who is about to get down to business. He also seems like a man who is about so have a long boring night.

Email

The smile Oliver gives after looking at his email gives Oliver a more kind or tolerant personality. With 15000 words due in 4 hours, it would be hard. Oliver also seem to really love his job or writing.

The constant blank stare Oliver has towards his email makes Oliver seem more human, and unimpressed. He stares blankly at the ridiculous request from his boss. It looks kinda funny to us.

Picture frame

The smile Oliver gives after looking at the picture frame has us seeing Oliver is a much softer light. It reminds us that he has a family he loves and works to support. Oliver seems a lot more loving due to his smile.

The constant blank stare Oliver has towards the picture frame has us thinking about his family. Why are they not around? Oliver seems to look sad at the picture frame, even though it's a neutral face.

Work-space

The smile Oliver gives after looking at his work-space shows us that he loves his job. He seems more eager and excited to work in his amazing job.

The constant blank stare Oliver has towards his work-space makes Oliver seem restless and tired of his job. Oliver seems like he wishes to be elsewhere or to have a change in his life.

Character. Gabranth

Child

The smile Gabranth gives after looking at the crying child makes Gabranth seem to be a very cruel and twisted man. He seems to be a very dark-natured man with evil intent, smiling at the child's tears.

The constant blank stare Gabranth has towards the crying child still makes him all that was just stated above, but, he also has a coldness to him with his icy glare. He is fed up with the child.

Grave

The smile Gabranth gives after looking at the grave gives Gabranth a morbid sort of personality. He seems to be smugly smiling at his possible opponent or victim, satisfied with their death.

The constant blank stare Gabranth has towards the grave makes Gabranth seem to be very depressed because of their death, or lost. He seems very spaced out and uncertain because of the grave he sees.
Crown

The smile Gabranth gives after looking at the crown gives Gabranth a selfish or greedy personality. He wants the crown, the crown is power. He wants to be in charge or be rich because of the crown.

The constant blank stare Gabranth gives the crown makes us wonder why he is dismayed by it. He could long to be king instead of another. Maybe he's overwhelmed by the responsibility of the crown.
Knife

The smile Gabranth gives after looking at the knife in the picture makes Gabranth seem like a man fueled by revenge. He seems very sinister with his cold glare and smug smirk. 

The constant blank stare Gabranth has towards the knife in the picture has made Gabranth seem to either look unsatisfied with the result of the knife, or to be plotting his next move to attack the victim.

I can place all these images into either Toonboom-Storyboard Pro, Toonboom-Harmony or AfterEffects to create a short film to present my work. 

Scene plan

I have drawn a birds-eye view of Oliver's living-room.

This is my first plan so there might be changes yet to come

The hallway door is on the top-left and the front door is on the bottom-right

Character Concepts

Here are some character plans and concepts for the stop-motion project

Bedroom Setting Concept

 Character Concept

 Sheep Concept

With these completed, Rebekka and I can now work on applying the artist models to our work and why.

Thumbnailing

I have drawn my basic thumbnails on paper and scanned them in. I then put them on Photoshop so that I can make them into PNGs. They are not the best quality, but that is what thumbnails are for anyway, to get the basic idea.

The images would make more sense if you manage to link and follow the script-writing to the images

I am now uploading these images into Toonboom-Storyboard Pro. I must also upload my script into the program. It would be easier if I had the script ready to copy into every panel and as I do this, have my thumbnails linked with them also.

Script-Writing

Script-Writing
"The Morning Rush" - Trial #3

Brain-storming

Brain-Storming

Techniques

Question: Can the relationship between two characters be defined by the viewer's own experiences?

Rewording the question:

·         Can I manipulate the viewer's understanding of the current relationship between the characters?

·         Can the relationship between two characters be defined by the viewer's own experiences/influences?

·         Could I change how the viewer views the relationship between the characters?

·         Why did the viewer view the relationship between the characters the way they did?

·         Does the viewer's own understanding influence how they view the relationship between the characters?

·         Use questionnaire with concept art to find out reactions of two different audiences.

·         Figuring out the cues and clues about personal relationships and what taboos or social rules there exist about how people relate intimately.

·         What are the physical attributes and facial expressions that determine gender, relationship status, etc.

Medium:

Finished concept art for a presentation to be determined.  Could be comic, short animation. Want to engage an audience.  Testing concept drawing with different audiences in mind.

Concept:

 How can people assume a relationship without asking? Body language vs verbal language.

Influences:

·         Yuri on Ice - TV show

·         My own friendships

·         SIT student’s opinions on relationships

·         Church family’s opinions

·         My own understanding

Context:

Church environment vs SIT environment.

Technique:

Drawing, digital and paper-based (Photoshop or ToonBoom). Questionnaires (Survey Monkey).

Deeper Information

Theoretical Framework:

Social engagement.  Gender identity

Methodology:

Heuristic

Aesthetics:

Cartoon like. Blue/orange.

To get Information

Resources: How

Drawing and asking.

Audience: Who

Church and SIT fellow students

Site: Where

To Be Advised.

Base Colours

I have done the colours of my two Characters Silver Jewel and Oliver Moore

Silver Jewel having a blue colour palette.

Oliver Moore having an orange colour palette.

This is nice and shows their colours clearly. Maybe I can add extra detail to their eyes of an item of choice. I do like this, I just wonder about if I can have a different look of finish.

Now I can experiment on if I will have different shading methods for the animation, like having two tones of one tone, etc.

I have done a two tone colouring style with one fancy item with extra shading. Silver Jewel's is his necklace and Oliver Moore's is his glasses. Their hair has an extra colour of glow.

This (in my opinion) look's amazing and better than the other type of clouring. I have decided that if I have extra time when animating, I will use the two tone colouring. But if I don't, I will stick with a one tone colouring. I do prefer this due to the nice finish it gives.

Dynamic posing

Dynamic Posing

Today in class, we were asked/challenged to draw some dynamic poses for our character. The dynamic poses could be used as a cover page to my comic or just practice for the comic.

I showed my tutor some work I had already completed and he said that they were in fact some good dynamic poses. Here are some examples.

This is a good piece of work to show a cleaned and rendered version of how the characters could look. This could be used for a cover page of a stand alone poster, I would have to consider how to add word/information to the page.

This is some paper versions of some old art work I did in semester 1. I can use the base poses but upgrade it to better suit the new style I have adapted to. I will use the image on the left first and maybe not the right one.

This is what I have redrew and upgraded with the silhouette images for my bio poses. I have done the base colour without a shadow to see how they look with their colours. I might upgrade this but this is what they are for now.

This is some art work I have created on ToonBoom Harmony. It is the first time I have coloured the character Oliver Moore in full. I might experiment more with his outfit colour choices.

This is what I have started to create in Photoshop (so I can get the comic boundaries dimensions). I have used the paper version further up this post on the left. I upgraded the drawing style and head sizing. I like where this piece is heading.