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Style frames and test using the multiplane.

Helped me pinpoint some ideas on techniques to use for when I finally sit down and start officially animating. Need to play with lighting, so I can find a balance in getting the shadows I want without having overhead glare. Also helped me realize Colin’s eyes and nose need to be one piece.

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Color studies

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This is exactly the feel I’m going for!!! The cuts between action and nothing, just kids being goofball jackasses. Handheld, hand edited feel. Cuts that aren’t super organic or well timed.

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Once upon a time: there was a group of friends

And everyday: they would party and hang out

Until one day:they were all invited to a house party

And because of that: Collin met a girl from Delaware who liked his friend Troy

And because of that:he relentlessly made fun of her for being attracted to Troy

And because of that : they continued to occasionally see each other

Until finally: they re met at a house party and started to talk

And since that day: they were in love ever since

And the moral of the story is: make fun of women and they’ll fall head over heels for you

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Once upon a time: there were a group of skaters

And everyday: they would go out and skateboard

Until one day: Collin and Joe were out skating by themselves

And because of that:Joe fell down off his board

And because of that: Collin told him it was good he landed in his bubble butt or else he would’ve been hurt

And because of that : Joe told him angrily to never ever call him that again

Until finally: Collin told all his friends about what happened

And since that day: they all called him bubbles behind his back

And the moral of the story is: don’t show any weakness around your friends because they will make fun of you until the day they die.

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Miscellaneous sketching

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Ed character designs

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Once upon a time: There were two boys named Collin and norm

And everyday: they made fun of their teacher and created horrible stories about him to make themselves laugh

Until one day: they went on an overnight field trip to an island

And because of that: the teacher finally heard them and the horrible things they said

And because of that: they got scolded and told they were going to be suspended when they get back

And because of that : the teacher nearly throttled Collin on the island

Until finally: their friend guy threatened the teacher with a broken bottle causing the teacher to come to his senses

And since that day: neither of them got in any trouble for what they had said

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Once upon a time: there was a group of skaters

And everyday: they came up with ways to kill time and have fun

Until one day: they were invited to a house party

And because of that: Collin took acid, but didn’t feel any of it

And because of that: Collin took more acid

And because of that: He started to freak out as weirder and weirder stuff happened around him

Until finally: he watches in slow motion a kid sitting on the ground ask him something horrifying

And since that day: he learns nothing and continues to do drugs until his mid twenties

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Collin character design

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Joe character design

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Kevin Taylor, 1998