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Bubbles

(Motion Rationale)

As outlined in earlier posts, each character in this project is presented in a different way and animated differently to reflect their core elements: Andy moves mechanically and /smoothly with stiff limbs to support his roboticism. Betty is intended to move as if she is a series of paper cut outs in a stop motion-esque way because she is made of card.

Bubbles, as the name suggests, is a creature of liquid and air, so I thought that the most logical route to take with her was to use traditional hand drawn animation to create the fluidity needed for her actions. Because this is my first real venture into traditional 2D, the process was far more time consuming and repetitive than I could have imagined, but the results were rather nice.

Because this character is in fact a bubble, she has next to no straight lines in her structure and moves off of a series of curves, whether in her spine, her hair or body. She is also very buoyant, and often returns to her base, circular shape when at rest or idle.

Of course, she floats, as as such has no need to walk, but her 'steps' often took the form of accelerating and stopping. This was usually indicated by a folding of the legs, much like a diver, and then a push to launch her into the air, where a trail of tiny bubbles would follow like an exhaust.

I tried to replicate the kick of a dolphin in areas to indicate a sudden burst of speed or a change in direction, to keep on with the watery nature she has, and some of the follow through included some distortion on her limbs and hair where trails of liquid would stretch and then recoil into her body. There is also a curl atop her head which indicated speed, direction and movement.

Due to her amorphous structure, I spread keep poses apart to see how the shapes would form in between, producing a rather 'straight forward' animation style. I believe this worked to my advantage because the overall effect was quite lively, it also helped that there were no repetitive movements such as walk cycles to worry about.

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Betty animation test

Like Andy, Betty's animation will be derived from a puppet like structure, but the effect I want to achieve for Betty is different.

Because she is a card tower, I wanted to achieve a papery look and wanted to create a cut out, stop motion effect. However, I wanted to retain a full range of expression, so the facial features such as the eyes, mouth and brows.

After a while I managed to create a sample in Photoshop, which created a jerky kind of effect which is encouraging but in much need of polishing. It was a time consuming process and involved replicating the same frame and moving it very slightly. This method was quite hard to keep track of, but just requires a bit more practice and patience.

I also tried to nest the animations in Photoshop, so that the eyes would be attached to the head and remain animated. This seemed to work, only for it to glitch upon rendering and the eyes would appear and disappear sporadically.

My next move will be to try and nest the animations together in after effects, because this might yield cleaner results. Also, to ensure smoother, more coherent animation, I will be putting in a reference marker in the back ground so that foot placement and character position remain more consistent.

One of the inspirations for Betty's movement is drawn from Serj Tankian's music Video "Lie Lie Lie", directed by Martha Colburn. It can be seen here: LINK.

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Interview with storyboard artist Justin Copeland.

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The EDNOS artbook is now available for free download. It compiles the concept art with annotations for this project so far. Please feel free to take a look and comment back to be on this blog.

Thank you so much for the support, and for following this project so far.

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Andy and Co: Articulated Puppets

Here are some samples of the articulated puppets intended for use in Andy's animation, the first of many. Each one is built in separate pieces and will be pinned a the joints to allow for anchored movement.

The way I intend to make the puppets come to life is by using a recent addition to After effects, called the 'Puppet Tool'.

This system works by pinning a series of anchor points to the limbs of a segmented doll. Another tool that will help in particular with my project and intended animation for Andy in particular is the Starch Tool.

Because the default deformation for the puppet tool is quite organic, the limbs can often suffer from 'Noodle arm'. While in other characters this effect might be appropriate, Andy and the other inhabitants of this world are robots, so I starched the mesh to make their limbs harder and more mechanical.

It might just achieve a clean and robotic look that I need for these characters.

UPDATE:

When it came to animating the pieces, for some reason my anchor points had trouble snapping to their new locations, but when they did it made manipulating the limbs far easier. However, even with the starching tool, there was quite a pit of distortion on the joints in particular. The effect on the main body, such as the midsection was actually quite pleasing, because the details actually fold in nicely. The original puppet can be seen on the left of the final image.

I think that the limbs will have to be bisected and re-anchored, and then turned manually in after effects. I will increase the joint size to conceal the ends of the limbs and key their movements individually to take away the organic element, but I will keep the puppet tool in place for the spines and necks.

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Goals managed: In project and Out

In recent times, it's become clear to me that there is interest in Project Ednos.

Despite delays and personal problems, I believe that a lot has been achieved and the long standing potential of Project Ednos has started to become apparent. In particular, the circulation of the informational leaflets has reached over 500 notes, and a lot of good feedback and comments have been left on some of the reblogs which has really made all the research and effort worth it.

It's also good to know that the imagery is appropriate and appealing, despite the difficult subject matter.

The animation for Andy's story and Bubbles' story is underway, and it looks like people have been digging through the concept art and have begun to grow curious about the conceptual reasoning behind the character designs and their worlds.

My biggest failure was attempting this when I wasn't ready to delve back into the subjects I was portraying, including depression, anxiety, OCD and bereavement. I didn't realize that researching these things would hit me so hard but their impact touched upon some fissures that were still too fresh in my mind and made me reluctant to look at this project for ages at a time.

The whole reason this endeavor began was because I've seen the effects of these disorders on people I loved and even have a history with them myself, an history that I decided to put an end to during the course of this year with the help of medical and psychological specialists. As a result, delays caused by multiple relapses have impeded my project over many months. Because of this I now know that the mental and physical effects of recovery are long lasting, and patients should expect to relapse at least once when getting better. This doesn't mean they're weak, and in my case case things often got worse before they got better.

However in recent times, I am far better than I was and have managed to start to pick up the slack generated by months of stagnation and emotional breakdowns. Although I regret that this project is not going to be as complete as I'd like it to be in time for grading, I don't regret starting it, and will finish it in my own time, most likely during my trip to the USA.

It's touched me greatly that I've managed to reach this many people so far, and will continue to try and do so with more artwork, informational posts, and of course the animated films that if finished to a high enough standard will be submitted to animation festivals.

In the mean time, I will try to keep going and stay healthy, because in my mind, half my mission is accomplished already.

In recent times, it's become clear to me that there is interest in Project Ednos.

It's also good to know that the imagery is appropriate and appealing, despite the difficult subject matter.

The whole reason this endeavor began was because I've seen the effects of these disorders on people I loved and even have a history myself, an history that I decided to end during the course of this year. As a result delays caused by multiple relapses have impeded my project over many months. Because of this I now know that the mental and physical effects of recovery are long lasting, and patients should expect to relapse at least once when getting better. This doesn't mean they're weak, and in my case case things often got worse before they got better.

In the mean time, I will try to keep going and stay healthy, because in my mind, half my mission is accomplished already.

Thank you so much for your support,

Jeff.

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My name is Erin, and I am currently 23 years old, living out of my car and hopping from couch to couch in a small town in Southern New Hampshire. I have a full time job, working 38-40 hours a week or more at a quaint little cafe for 8.50 an hour. It’s not glamorous, but it’s what I’ve got, and it...

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EDNOS: 'The End' + Revised Script

Because the working script was written before storyboarding was completed, I have decided to write a revised version with timing and camera direction and timing taken into account.

The End

Fade in. (0.5 seconds)

(WS) We follow a floating card, that enters left and travels diagonally to land in a puddle. (7 Seconds)

(Cut to) (CU)The ripples in the puddle travel left across from the card's origin. We follow to wear a bubble is forming. (4 Seconds)

(Cut to) (CU) The bubble rises and drifts across, to hover over the robot's dormant face. (6 Seconds)

(ECU) We have a beat of silence where the bubble hovers gently over the robot's face. (3 seconds)

(ECU) It pops and wakes him up. (1.5 seconds)

Flash white Transition. (0.5 seconds)

(Cut to) (MCU) We have a squared face slowly being enveloped in skin. (3 Seconds)

(Cut to) (Cut In) We also have an arm, black metal sealed away with flesh and skin, forming fingers. (3 Seconds)

(Cut to) (Wide shot) Andy (as a person opposed to a robot) sits up sharply and gasps, grasping his chest as if it hurts to breathe. (4 Seconds)

(Cut to) (ECU) His eyes flicker over to a faint popping sound. (1 Second)

(Cut Away) (Wide shot) We see a bubble wand lying in the Puddle.

(Pan up)

Andy gathers up the wand in a panic. (5 Seconds)

(Cut to) (MS) Andy blows through the wand, and shapes form from the liquid. (4 seconds)

(Same composition) Bubbles pops back into existence as a girl. Andy leans back in surprise. (4 Seconds)

(Cut to) (WS) The pair of them kneelings. Andy has a comforting hand on Bubbles' back, while she looks at him gratefully. (3-4 Seconds)

(Same composition) Bubbles remembers about something and indicates to something off screen. Andy follows her point. (4 Seconds)

(Cut Away) (Cut in) Andy's and Bubbles' hands pick up cards from a pile. (4 Seconds)

(Cut to) (MS) Andy and Bubbles are shown halfway through building a card tower, looking rather worried. (5 Seconds)

(Cut away) (ECU) Card edges slide together to meet in the centre of the screen. (3 Seconds)

(Cut to) (MS) Andy and Bubbles help Betty stand up. (4 Seconds)

Hold frame. (3 Seconds)

Fade to black.

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Betty Animatic + Revised Script

Because the working script was written before storyboarding was completed, I have decided to write a revised version with timing and camera direction and timing taken into account. Betty's Story

Fade in From Black.

Establishing shot

(VWS) Casinopolis is in dusk. Bright, high stacks of poker chips cast shadows over what looks like a roulette grid. On the right there's a collapsed pile of cards, and a single card set apart from them to the left where it's settled. (7 Seconds)

(Cut to) (CU) We can now see the card in detail. Upon it is the motif of a crying woman. A subtle zoom draws our attention to the card's suit. (6 Seconds)

(Cut in) (ECU) The Suit is a heart. White on an Orange Background. (3 Seconds)

Cross fade.

(Cut to) (MS) The suit is here again, except the heart is orange, and on the white sleeve of a girl. She looks somewhat contemplative, looking into the middle distance. (3 Seconds)

Scenery Change: The Roulette Wheel Fountain.

(Cut to) (WS) This girl is Betty, and she is perched on the edge of a lavish looking fountain. (4 Seconds)

(Cut away) (Reverse cut) (Back/ Hip Shot on the new arrival, Jack.) (WS On Betty) Another character arrives on the scene, 'armed' with a baseball bat. Betty, from her perch, turns her head to look at him. (3 seconds)

(Cut back) (Back shot on Betty.) (MS) We can see this figure approach Betty somewhat aggressively. This man is Jack O'Clubs, a 'Decker'. He carries a baseball bat, and wears a cap with a jersey.

She grows more nervous the closer he draws, demonstrated by the sweat forming on the back of her head. (5 Seconds)

(Cut to) (MS) (Two shot) (Right side) Jack stops across from Betty, glaring in silence for a moment- (3 Seconds)

Only to start shouting. Betty Flinches, shoulder raised in fright. Expletives form on cards, released from Jack as speech balloons. (4 Seconds)

(Cut to) (MS) (Two shot) (Back Shot on Betty) He continues to rant, more cards forming as Betty physically turns away when he raises an arm to punctuate his speech. (3 Seconds)

(Cut to) (MS) (Two shot) (Right side) Jack turns away abruptly, and his speech balloons drop and flutter down as cards. Betty braves opening an eye. (4 Seconds)

(Cut in) (ECU) Betty stretches her hands out to catch the cards. (3 Seconds)

(Cut to) (MS) She draws them into herself and spreads them like a fan. Contemplating them for a spell. (7 Seconds)

Fade out to black.

Fade in from Black.

Scenery Change: Lower Roulette table.

(Cut to) (VWS) (Two shot) Betty approaches another figure and tentatively reaches out to him, his back is to us. (6 seconds)

(Cut to) (MS) (Two shot) The figure snaps up, sobbing and brandishing a knife. This is Spiel Diamond, another Decker, who looks like chefs for a living. Betty recoils, hands raised to placate and defend herself in panic. (4 seconds)

(Cut to) (MS) (Front shot) (two shot) It's clear to see that Betty has grown a lot since the last Decker, and is now taller than Spiel, who continues to sob. Broken hearts spill out of his mouth and form cards. (4 Seconds)

She reaches out to touch him on the arm as he bends double, sobbing harder.

Betty:

(Nervously) There there?

(MS) Again, the Decker turns away rather rudely, sniffing, leaving Betty with a myriad of cards to drop into her arms. (3 Seconds)

(Cut to) (WS) Betty is left alone in silence for a beat, with an armful of cards. (3 seconds)

(Cut to) (MS) She looks to the left, and then right. (5 Seconds)

(Cut to) (CU) And stuffs them in her mouth. Answering the question about her growth. (5 Seconds)

Fade out to black.

Fade in from black.

Scenery change: The Fountain

(Cut to) (WS) (Two shot) Betty is perched against the fountain, hands folded, far larger than she was in the previous scene. Another Decker arrives, with greaser hair, aviator sun glasses and a leather jacket. This is Aysa Spades. (2 seconds)

Betty turns to look at Aysa while she leans against the fountain's edge, hands in pockets, looking rather content. (5 seconds)

(Cut to) (CU on Aysa's face, profile) Suddenly Aysa starts to spew rather poisonous imagery. What's she's saying we can only assume. Perhaps is a confession to a murder, or plans to harm someone. Either way, the contents disturb her so much she draws back in gradual horror. (5 Seconds)

(Cut to) (VWS) We see the confessions pile up at an alarming rate around the fountain, and all the while Aysa is completely composed. Betty, on the other hand is completely panic stricken. (Extended to 6 seconds)

(Cut to) (Two shot) (MS) The pair are back lit now. Betty is eying a teetering stack of cards anxiously, while Aysa is taking a deep, happy breath. (2 Seconds)

The breath is let out, and Betty faces the front, looking absolutely perturbed as Aysa exhales. (3 Seconds)

(Cut to) (WS) Aysa walks away with a smile and a wave tossed over her shoulder, towards the camera and out of shot, to the left, leaving Betty stood as she was, too unnerved to move. (4 Seconds)

(Cut to) (W-MS) (Front shot) Betty is stock still, and very tense. She's backlit, and the light shows through her body. She's trembling, fists are clenched at her sides while we zoom in on her very slowly. (4 seconds)

(Cut in) (CU) We see Betty's fear up close, as she turns to one of the card heaps. Sweat is on her face, teeth gritted. (2 seconds)

(Cut in) An arm dives into a pile of cards, and scrunches a handful. (2 Seconds)

(Cut to) (WS) Betty is on her knees and is shoving handfuls of cards into her mouth. (3 seconds)

(Cut to) (VWS) Betty has grown larger than the fountain, and continues to do so, handfuls of cards still being shoved into her mouth. (Extended to 5 seconds)

(Cut to) (Reverse cut) (Back Shot) (High angle Shot) Betty is now enormous, much taller than the chip stacks, and insignias from each of the Deckers' conversations are displayed upon her side: An expletive, a skull, and a broken heart.

The Deckers themselves are stood together, looking up at Betty while she casts them in a colossal shadow. ( Extended to 7 seconds)

(Cut to) (Reverse cut) (Low angle shot, from behind the Deckers) (VWS) The earth rumbles, and a dent forms in Betty's side, making her unstable. She stumbles. (Extended to 5 seconds)

(Reverse cut) (VWS) A pile of cards collapses chaotically towards the ground. The cards from Betty's side fly off in different directions. (4 Seconds)

(cut to) (WS) (Low angle shot) The Deckers are stolidly stood together, obviously to watch the spectacle and inspect the damage more closely and turn in unison to look at the lone card fallen to the left, the one which displays Betty on it, while the last few cards drift into the pile. (4 Seconds)

(Cut to) (CU) We're given the parting shot, a mirror to the start, of Betty crying and reduced to just one, weak little card. (5 Seconds)

Fade to Black.

End.

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Bubbles Animatic + Revised Script

Because the working script was written before storyboarding was completed, I have decided to write a revised version with timing and camera direction and timing taken into account.

Bubble's story

Fade in from Black

Establishing shot

(WS) We have a puddle of soap liquid. Some bubbles are present, but are still for the moment. (5 Seconds)

(Cut to) (MS) Until a little bubble pops on its surface to create ripples. (4 Seconds)

Scenery change: The Bubble Wand

(WS) A Wand stands to the left of the scene, only for the film inside the hoop to expand into a bubble as the air passes through it. When complete, it morphs again into a girl who hovers in place for a beat. This soap girl is Bubbles. (12 Seconds)

Cross fade

(Cut to) Some time later, Bubbles has a back pack.

(Two shot) She faces another figure who drifts in with a smile. (2 Seconds)

And embraces her. This is Mama Suds. (4 seconds)

Bubbles peels herself away, looking somewhat concerned, but Mama Suds gives her a smile back and a little wave. (2 Seconds)

While Bubbles flies off into the sky, we can see Mama Suds Cough.(4 Seconds)

Scenery Change: The big city.

(Cut to) (VWS) We see Bubbles entering the city, drifting towards a cluster of buildings that looks like a university. (5 Seconds)

Scenery Change: Class room

(Cut to) (Bubbles in Background, WS) (Pinheads in Foreground, CU) She Enters the classroom through the open door, looking towards the group of round heads further into the room. They are very still, and wear various hats. (3 Seconds)

(Reverse cut, behind Bubbles) (W-MS) The Pinheads have gathered around Bubbles in Silence, while Bubbles raises an arm in greeting. (4 Seconds)

(Same Composition) Shadows appear. The Pinheads raises their arms in her direction, displaying dangerous looking points. Bubbles puts her arm down, looking rather scared. (2 Seconds)

(Cut to) (WS) There's a ring of points around a Bubbles who is struggling not to get stuck by a pin and folding into herself. (4 Seconds)

(Cut in) A phone is sticking out of Bubble's pocket, with a message beeping on its screen. A little speech balloon magnifies and opens the message. (3 seconds)

Message:

"Come home!"

(Cut to)(WS) Bubbles is breaking out of the ring of pins, that follow her progress towards the sky, arms raised. She is hurtling out of the frame at break neck speed. (4 Seconds)

Fade to Black.

Fade in from Black.

Scenery Change: Mama's room.

(Cut to) (Bubbles WS) (Mama Suds CU) Bubbles stands in the doorway, gripping her chest as she sees Mama suds, resting and looking rather translucent (In the bottom corner of the frame.) (3 seconds)

(Cut to) (Two shot) (W-MS) Mama Suds reaches out a hand and Bubbles takes it as she enters the room. There's a bottle of soap by her side on a floating table. Mama suds is also floating, but only with the aid of a special bed. (4 seconds)

(Cut to) (Two shot) (MS) A hand is pressed to Bubble's cheek, whose face is rather tired looking, but Mama raises the bottle, taken from beside her bed, and offers it to her daughter. Bubble's eyes flick towards the bottle. (5 Seconds)

Mama:

You should eat something.... Finish this for me?

Fade to black.

Fade in from black.

Scenery Change: Kitchen.

(Cut to) (MS, left side) Bubbles is holding the admittedly large bottle of soap and takes a sip. (2 Seconds)

A hold frame where she looks down at the bottle- (2 Seconds)

and guzzles it down very quickly. (3 Seconds)

(Cut to) (WS, pan down) (Front shot) A pan travels down from a bilious looking face, to a swollen body and distended stomach. (6 Seconds)

(Cut to) (W-MS) (Framing the sink) Bubbles clutches a hand over her mouth. (2 seconds)

(Same composition) But turns to the sink, with a discretion shot to conceal the vomiting, but piles of foam flow up over the edge. Her shoulders sag. Relaxed. (4 Seconds)

Fade to Black.

A Beat.

Fade in from black.

Scenery change: The wake.

(Cut to) (CU) A puddle is on the ground, surrounded by flowers. (4 Seconds)

(Cut away) (VWS) We're shown a dark room, where a light pours down from the ceiling. It pools around the puddle, and Bubbles who is hovering directly beside it, looking down. Shadowy figures are gathered behind her, with round heads, possibly relatives. (4 seconds)

(Cut to) (MS) Two figures loom, one at either side of Bubbles' shoulders. Her own face is tense, and looks as if she's about ready to cry. (3 seconds)

Left Figure:

So sorry for your loss....

Right Figure:

She's in a better place.

(Cut to) (CU) Bubble's face finally crumples, eyes squeezed shut, lips in a very tight grimace. (3 seconds)

Right Figure:

It was her time.

Left Figure:

You'll be fine...

Fade out to black.

Fade in from black.

Scenery change: The dark place.

(Cut to) (W-MWS) Darkness fills much of the frame, except where it graduates into a lighter portion, highlighting Bubbles in the bottom left corner. She is curled in on herself and has her face in her hands. (5 Seconds)

(Cut to) (MS) Her hands pull away from her face. The tears she has are forming into Bubbles that swell and drift out from her eyes. (3 Seconds)

(Same composition) Reaching off the lower edge of the shot, Bubbles retrieves a bottle of soap liquid and chugs it down. (4 Seconds)

(Cut in) (CU) A pin is pulled out and raised high into the air. It could be a nod to the hurtful pinheads before, and an instrument of self destruction. (3 Seconds)

(Cut in) (CU) The pin is jabbed sharply into Bubbles' stomach, and makes a hole. (2 Seconds)

(Cut in) (CU) Her cheeks swell and liquid drips from her lips. (2 Seconds)

(Cut to) (WS) A stream of bubbles explodes out of her mouth in a scream, and fills the shot. (5 Seconds)

Cross fade

In the back ground of this shot, the expelled bubbles are slowly popping in the corners of the shot gradually.

(Cut to) (M-WS) Bubbles exhausted, the pin still in her hand, only a short distance from the ground. (2 Seconds)

(Same composition) Her legs unfold. And make contact with the ground. The pin drops, too. (3 Seconds)

(SC) Her body loses integrity, and ripples, losing its shape. (3 Seconds)

(SC) Until it collapses completely into a puddle. (3 Seconds)

Fade to Black.

End.

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Andy Animatic + Revised Script

Because the working script was written before storyboarding was completed, I have decided to write a revised version with timing and camera direction and timing taken into account. Andy's Story

Establishing shot: The City (Fade in from black) (EWS) (Hold first frame for 4 seconds) We're shown dark, looming towers, futuristic and spanning high above overhead, smoke rises. We pan slowly down to freeze upon a prone figure at the city's enormous feet. (Pan extended to 8 seconds) (Hold final frame for 3 seconds)

(Cut away) (Cut into subject of Andy) A black, metal skeleton is partially revealed, with a pool of oil beneath what looks like a shattered femur and pelvis. (5 Seconds)

(Cut In) (MS) The length of the skeleton's shattered body is panned across to demonstrate the extent of the damage. Sparks fly here and there. A 'Low Battery' Symbol glows weakly on his chest. (6 Seconds)

(Cut in) (ECU) Subtle zoom into the Robot's face (Maybe with an oil 'tear' rolling down his cheek bone) The light in his eyes gets dimmer by the second. (4 Seconds)

White flash transition.

Change scenery: The Work Yard.

We're now in a memory, a flashback to a time where the skeleton is fuller but still rather slight. This is Andy, the character the broken creature seconds previously used to be.

(Cut away)(MS) Andy is sorting slender steel girders into piles, while a group of three mill about in the back ground. (4 Seconds)

(Same Composition) Andy looks to see a larger robot (A 'Mandroid') snap a thick girder in half, much to the delight of his two companions ('Fem-Bots') (4 Seconds)

(Same Composition) The Mandroid throws aside the girder and chugs down a can of oil while Andy returns to his work. (4 Seconds)

(Cut away) (WS) Behind Andy, three shadows encroach upon him as he continues with his task unaware. (6 Seconds)

(MS) The crunch of an oil can captures Andy's attention, and the group are stood behind him. The Mandroid looks sinister and Andy Worried. (3 Seconds)

The crumpled can is launched at Andy's head and bounces off, causing him to drop him girder. The fembots giggle. (2 Seconds)

(Wide- Over the shoulder shot) The gang swagger away, And Andy is left to rub his sore head. (5 Seconds)

Change scene: The Junk Yard.

(Cut Away) (Over the shoulder shot) We watch from just behind Andy's head as his arm casing is peeled partially away, a result of rust and an indicator to eat. The ground is littered. (4 Seconds)

(Cut in) (CU) An arm reached out for a can labelled "Oil, 100% pure grease", placed on a crumpled cardboard box. (3 Seconds)

(Cut in) (CU) Andy lifts it to his face, but is still for a long moment. (5 Seconds)

(Same composition) His eyes become somewhat bitter, and he upends the can. This can be interpreted as a loss of appetite, a lack of desire to be like the other robots... Or maybe even a want to disappear. (4 Seconds)

(Cut away) (MCU) The oil is shown pouring into the grid and inevitably down the drain. (4 seconds)

(Cut to) (VWS) We're shown the expanse of the place Andy usually takes his meals, in solitude and squalor, perched on an old tire and piles of rubbish in a junk yard. Since more litter isn't much of an issue, he drops the can to the ground complacently. (6 Seconds)

(Cut in) (Over the shoulder shot) We return to the original shot for this scene, except he takes off an arm casing completely. The oil is still draining away at his feet. (3 Seconds)

(Cut to) (Right side, MS) Surprise curves Andy's spine backwards, recoiling from his own now unburdened arms while they blur in motion. (3 seconds)

(Same composition) He leans in to inspect his forearms when they stop moving, an awed but impressed beep escaping him. (4 Seconds)

Fade to Black.

Fade in again.

(Cut away) (MCU) A pile of empty cans has mounted up by the grid, a new stream of oil by its side to show the latest meal being disposed. (6 Seconds)

Back to the Work Yard.

(Cross fade into next shot.) (MS on Fem bot) (WS on Andy) A Fem bot is passing by, but her attention is caught and her head turned by the rapid pace of Andy, piling birders into a consummate stack. (Extended to 5 Seconds)

(Reverse cut) (Two shot) (MS) The fem bot has approached Andy (Who has paused to look at her), and compliments him on his slender arms, much like her own and even congratulates him with a thumbs up and a " <3 ". (4 Seconds)

(Cut in) (CU on Andy) He smiles with his eyes and offers a " :) " Back.

We pan across a division in the frame.

(Cut in) Andy's hips are in view, and we can see him peeling away a panel to reveal a rather unnerving pelvis left unprotected. (5 Seconds)

(Cut to) (CU) (Centred between two hands, Oil can as subject) The oil can is passed from one skinny hand to a chunky claw, which almost snatches the can away. (3 Seconds)

It should be noted that now Andy is essentially devoid of his casing now, and looking very skeletal, especially in his cheek bones and jaw, where the 'teeth' are visible. His hair is also frayed, and there are cavities in his chest that look like ribs.

(Cut to) (Two Shot) (MS) A Mandroid holds his 'snack' aloft, looking gleeful as handy stands at his side, hugging his arm awkwardly. Partly because he might be cold, partly bashful. (4 Seconds)

(Same composition) In the next moments he's scooped up by a massive arm and crushed into a chummy embrace. Andy looks to be in some kind of suffocated pain (With crunching sounds) while the mandroid chugs the oil. (3 Seconds)

Fade to Black

Fade in from Black

(Cut to) (W-MS) The camera follows a blurred figure we can interpret to be Andy working at high speed moving girders from right to left. (3 Seconds)

(Same composition) When he grows rigid and screeches back into the middle of the shot for a beat, as if stopped against his will. (Extended to 4 Seconds)

(Cut to) (MS) Andy strains to move his arms, attempting to stretch them out in front of him. (5 Seconds)

His forearms snap, and his eyes widen is terror. (2 Seconds)

(Cut to) (MS) We cut to his right, where the stumps of his arms are spasming, sparking and malfunctioning. Andy's mouth is wide in shock and horror. (2 Seconds)

(Cut in) (CU) His knees are snapping at the joint. (2 Seconds)

(Dutch tilt) (MS) Andy is falling backwards, looking over his shoulder to scope out his fall. He no longer has arms or legs to break his fall. (4 Seconds)

(Cut to) (WS) Andy falls to the ground, hard. There's snapping noises and it looks painful. (3 Seconds)

Fade out to black, in time to a digital heart beat.

Fade in to black at the same pace.

(Cut to) (Above shot) (WS) The shot is almost mirroring the start, except that the camera is slowly closing in in time with the spread of oil from Andy's broken arms and legs (A nod to osteoporosis). The sparks are fizzing weakly.

The empty Battery symbols blinks on his chest, again, with the heart beat. (4 seconds)

Cut on the heartbeat

(MS) The symbol continues to blink, but is getting much weaker. (2 seconds)

Cut on the heartbeat

(CU) The Oil is still spreading, and we're focussed on his chest. The Symbol is barely a pulse now... Until it fades out completely. (8 Seconds)

Fade to Black.

END.

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Project EDNOS

Complete Animatic (No foley or Voice over)

Here I combined all four animatics into a continuous stream. I also introduced and connected each segment using a simple ident created in After Effects.