2D-3D Character Design

2D - 3D Character Concept/Design

Pre-production

Brief:
Design a Humanoid character concept/design.

Deliverables:

• Character Concept Art
• Model Sheet
• Turnaround
• Storyboard
• Animatic

I've brainstormed, mind mapped, sketched, researched digital images, looked at adverts, film clips and youtube tutorials to begin to formulate ideas for my final film.

I am making the leap from static visual to moving image - this is in terms of research and creation - plus creating an online sketch book https://uk.pinterest.com/andreamcswan/animation/ in addition to my hard copy sketch book....

Ideas for 2D world and character...

Flat cut out layers. White to colour. Grid reference visible. Bombed out exposed interiors. Geometric white cloud skies. Rigid modernist, regimented and controlled enviornment

Themes of Isolation towards belonging; Harm to Justice

The protagonist = A female character. Drawn outline, semi-transparent. Layered and fragmented

The setting = a 2 dimensional, flat, white world. Bombed out houses. Glass. Restriction. Maze?

The Antagonist = Self doubt and self deception. Plus an 'outside' force. The 2D police? A mangle? A vice?

The change = She overcomes self doubt and deception and transforms into 3D

Who is the main character? Why are they isolated? Is it self-imposed?
What has she lost?
How did it become lost?

What are the obstacles in her path that prevent her from regaining what she has lost?

What is the change that she goes through to overcome her obstacles?

What is the result of this change?
Tone - Dramatic, with possible humour?

Film references to date (suggested by Brendan Body and peers)

'Please Say Something' David O'Reilly 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q2YdJy0w66Y&list=PLR6NkeqscAx1G47ES3keltSaZi4DNOpXk&index=2

'Ryan' - Chris Landreth
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nbkBjZKBLHQ&list=PLR6NkeqscAx1G47ES3keltSaZi4DNOpXk&index=3

'Inside Out' Pixar - Bongs Shortcut
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0nlF4BVJBgU&list=PLR6NkeqscAx1G47ES3keltSaZi4DNOpXk&index=5

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Book References so far:

Dobbs, D. Fleming, B (1999) Animating Facial Features and Expressions.Charles River Media Inc

Frazier, C. (2003) The Illustrated Voice. Graphis, Inc

Maestri, G (2002) Digital Character Animation 2. New Riders Publishing

Nie, Y (2011) Illustrators In and Out. China Youth Press

Shulevitz, U. (1985) Writing with Pictures. New York: Watson-Gupthill