Date: 11/02/2019
Hours: 8:30am-12pm, 1pm-2:30pm, 3pm-4pm, 6pm -8pm (8 hours)
What I did: Today I focused less on sketches and more on re-creating a character for the animation.
Why I had to re-create a character was because the animation didn't feel very inclusion so a recommendation was to get rid of Todd and turn the child into a girl. I m happy to be working on a female character and why is because I have never really drawn or designed a female character before and it has been something that I've wanted to do for some time. I started off by making some designs for possible hairstyles then based on feedback I would use the one people liked the most. The bottom left style was chosen, in these designs I also wanted to add some hair dye. Why was because it is an aspect that hasn't been touched on in my designs before.
I then went onto creating turnaround for the character, so they could be modelled afterwards. I made sure to use what I have learnt in masterclass with the human arm and how the t-pose can affect the muscles. I also made sure to look at the feet and make sure I didn't make the same mistake as I did with my previous turnarounds, which was not getting the look and positioning right. Using what I had learnt from my previous turnarounds I was able to complete this one faster than my initial one for Charlie and Todd, however since I didn't use a template it still took some time, not letting me have the ability to focus on creating more sketches today.
After this I did a quick sketch of a shot I got inspired to do from watching films on the weekend, this shot was a close up between Charlie's and death's faces being close to each other. Why this specific shot was because of how close they could be to each other, making the shot feel tense and claustrophobic. I will experiment with this shot by getting the faces a bit closer to each other.
At home I did some sketches of death and one establishing of a new placement for Charlie's letters. The reason why I did a new shot showing where the pile was even though I've already done one is because when looking at the storyboard we picked up on the fact that it didn't make sense for Charlie to slam the letter onto the pile and then slam the door. It would make more for him to slam the letter on a table in the hall then he slams the music room door. So I just did a quick sketch showing the table in the hall, if my team is happy with this shot I will make a digital version for everyone to use. For death I wanted to focus on sketches of their hands, the reason why is because I haven't focused on this aspect of them before and it would be good to get shots showing their hands to show the viewer they aren't just a cloak. I also wanted to focus on the fact that death could perhaps pick up Charlie's letter, why this was important to show was so the viewer knows death understands the situation Charlie is in and how they use that to their advantage.
I also did some sketches of Charlie's possible facial expressions when confronted by death. It ranges from him looking angry to scarily happy. I wanted Charlie to have a sinister look whilst smiling, the reason why is because he is quite a scary character with how he thinks and behaves so having the smile be scary would fit his character. I also did a close up where death is saying something into Charlie's ear with Charlie looking interested in what they are saying, showing that is not as scared as he should be.
Hours: 8:30am-12pm, 1pm-2:30pm, 3pm-4pm, 6pm -8pm (8 hours)
What I did: Today I focused less on sketches and more on re-creating a character for the animation.
Why I had to re-create a character was because the animation didn't feel very inclusion so a recommendation was to get rid of Todd and turn the child into a girl. I m happy to be working on a female character and why is because I have never really drawn or designed a female character before and it has been something that I've wanted to do for some time. I started off by making some designs for possible hairstyles then based on feedback I would use the one people liked the most. The bottom left style was chosen, in these designs I also wanted to add some hair dye. Why was because it is an aspect that hasn't been touched on in my designs before.
I then went onto creating turnaround for the character, so they could be modelled afterwards. I made sure to use what I have learnt in masterclass with the human arm and how the t-pose can affect the muscles. I also made sure to look at the feet and make sure I didn't make the same mistake as I did with my previous turnarounds, which was not getting the look and positioning right. Using what I had learnt from my previous turnarounds I was able to complete this one faster than my initial one for Charlie and Todd, however since I didn't use a template it still took some time, not letting me have the ability to focus on creating more sketches today.
After this I did a quick sketch of a shot I got inspired to do from watching films on the weekend, this shot was a close up between Charlie's and death's faces being close to each other. Why this specific shot was because of how close they could be to each other, making the shot feel tense and claustrophobic. I will experiment with this shot by getting the faces a bit closer to each other.
I also did some sketches of Charlie's possible facial expressions when confronted by death. It ranges from him looking angry to scarily happy. I wanted Charlie to have a sinister look whilst smiling, the reason why is because he is quite a scary character with how he thinks and behaves so having the smile be scary would fit his character. I also did a close up where death is saying something into Charlie's ear with Charlie looking interested in what they are saying, showing that is not as scared as he should be.
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