#summerproject2018

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3 Minute film Idea 2 (Bird of Prayer) Research: Genndy Tartakovsky’s Ghost Busters

Doing some more research into Tartakovsky’s work, I found this little piece of art work he created of Ghost buster in his own art style. The simplicity of this style suits more what i’m looking for for my priest idea, since i’m not the greatest drawer. I really like how Egon is drawn in this piece,he looks slightly how I imagined the priest would look like in my short film. 

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3 Minute Film Idea 3 Character Design

Since the original idea was based off a sequel Idea I had for my first year film, I based this new character design a little bit of my first year film character. I also based it a bit off “adventure Time” and “Rick and morty” character designs, because the simplistic designs make it easier to animate, and also make it easier to make the character do a lot more motion (at least for me in some ways) to hopefully make the film more funny.  My personal favourites would have to be the second one from the right, and the last one on the very right, I feel like there’s alot more i can do with does designs. (also the third one from the right looks a little bit to much like Morty From ‘Rick and Morty” for me)

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TV Series Idea 1 (The Enforces) Character Design Idea: Admiral

For the TV series I wanted based in Britain, I though an Admiral like character that is in charge of  the British empire  would be an interesting character to have. I was quite inspired by how British admirals were dressed to get the sense of a ‘British power’ (which is a way to put it) to the character. I also looked at a few characters from different  shows (and a game for one character) to help me get a better sense of what a character with power should look and feel like.

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3 Minute Film Idea 3 Inspiration: Cyanide and Happiness Short

The Idea idea a character desperately needing the toilet and then ending up doing something he desperately doesn't want to do. This short also shows that you can have interesting looking shots to tell a story in a small confined area. I would like a plot twist at the end of my film like this one, but maybe not so vulgar, something that compliments more the character’s personality. 

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TV Series Idea 3 Female Camper: Character Design Idea

I was hoping to try and create a some what “tomboyish” sort of character, who is quite childish still. I wanted to make her a little messy to hopefully complement more the “tomboyish” theme around her.

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3 Minute Film idea 3 Inspiration: Teen Titans

Last year I had an idea for a short film where a character desperately needs the toilet, but after he goes he finds out that there is no water in the sink, so he goes to another toilet to clean his hands but finds out there is no soap, so he has to some how find a balance.

But whilst I was watching Teen Titans (2003) i saw a scene where Beast boy is desperately needing the toilet. So I was thinking could evolve my original idea so that the character is mostly getting annoyed with waiting to use the toilets.

I would like to focus more on jokes based around the idea of the weird things the protagonist  would do whilst waiting for the toilets (like maybe try and break the door down, or even try and get in the girls bathroom e.c.t) 

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Discover a professional animator's tips for animating hair, fur, clothing, flags, and other secondary animation items.

Animating in 2D: Hair and Clothing

I want my animations to look as interesting as possible, so I though looking at animating secondary animations (such as hair and clothes) would help me improve my work. there is even a helpful guide on how to making fabric look more interesting by drawing basic shape, and then expanding on it.

Just like in Dermot O’Connor other lessons, having an arch in your animation is the best way to make your animation look as smooth and interesting as possible, but with things like hair it’s a lot more complicated because the are so many different groups of hair that (depending how detailed you want your character to be) you have to arch all the groups in a natural way. They need to come of as random, so they don’t look to artificial, but still they shouldn't be to random. Its quite strange to explain, O’Connor does a much better job at explaining.

also, having drag in the animation (with the clothes and hair) can improve the animation as whole, making sudden stops look much smoother.

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TV Series Idea 3: Character Design Idea

I didn't really know what I wanted for a main character in my show, so I though I’d look at some characters from different shows and films to see what I could come up with. I was mostly inspired by Marty Mcfly’s (from Back to the Future) outfit, its a simple look that really stands out in a non distracting way. I felt like a life vest design on my character gave him a bit of a nerdy and insecure appearance. I may not make him the main character (maybe something like the best friend or something), but it does feel like a step in the right direction.