Production Bible and Summer News

Well the Summer has came and went, and while this blog hasn't been updated since May, that doesn't mean we haven't been working on the project. Since the last post a lot of things have happened. But first pictures that were promised so long ago:

Potato Sack covering.

Front

Back

Thanks has to go to Laura and her Mum for making this a really unique looking Production Bible with the stitching and tatty sack coverings. Looking back on this makes me wish I could have done more for this, but that's the joys of hindsight.

Since the start of the new semester the Script as well as the character design have undergone a significant change.

The Crows remain relatively unchanged however we hope to show some more of their personality in the coming posts.

Brian's been working on some animation tests while I've been working on the storyboard and animatics.

Version 2

This is version two of our animatic (the first one taking ages to upload). This is the one that's been handed to our music composer, Laura. We should have a soundtrack for it soon. Right now we're colouring backgrounds and working on layouts which we hope to have done before December so we can start animation as soon as possible.

Run up to the Hand-in

Hey everybody Joe here, I've been hiding from this thing for too long and thought I might as post something. So what have me and Brian been up to this week?

Well with the hand-in fast approaching me and Brian have been busy putting together our stuff for assessment. The most prominent thing that comes to mind is the Production Bible. A Production Bible acts as a visual guide to an animation in relation to the design of the characters, props and environments as well as include some research and concepts for the production. Brian really wanted to go to town with this thing so he enlisted the help of his girlfriend Laura (who's also going to be helping us with the music) and her mother (who'll be getting a mention in the credits) in taking an old ring bound sketchbook and attaching a custom cover made from jute to the book to create a unique looking production bible. Unfortunately I don't have any pictures of it yet, but rest assured it'll feature in the next entry.

The other important parts that have been taken care of are the redraft of the script (making this the third and probably not the last redraft) as well as the animatic which draws it's material from the storyboard which is at a whopping 43 pages (but then again there are other projects that have a greater number of pages for they're storyboards). Overall everything's getting wrapped up pretty quickly and should be ready for the hand-in tom... oh wait later today.

(thought I might as well include a coloured storyboard drawing for all those who hate reading)

Well that's all for now, but as always stay tuned.

Joe

More than just white space

This week has been all about props and backgrounds, so me and Brian have been drawing (Brian more so than me) some in order to give our characters somewhere to inhabit other than blank spaces.

We've both agreed that the overall design of the props and backgrounds should match the squash and stretch nature of the characters, so lot of the props feature curved lines and folds.

The inside of the Barn which we're still trying to figure out how to draw and what to have in it, but it is definetly based around the sterotypical red barns. The Crows are there as temporary placeholders until I can make some better looking ones.

Finally this is a rough layout for the characters (as well as some of the props) in regards to the Barn.

Hey hey guys this is the new model of the scarecrows walk cycle, really thinking of changing the design again haha but no clue

but enjoy folks

Scarecrow line test

hey hey guys this is a line test of our scarecrow.

Its just a head movement but i'm trying to achieve a kinda wacky Tex avery style to him

write back and tell us what you think.

Modle of the scarecrow's head

Wooohoooo haha this was being a bitch to lad up guys but its finally on. Yeah this is another model of the scarecrow with his head. This was very early concept for him. Again we will be making a much better version of him.

We were actually thinking of building a real one but where to put it hmm no idea.

tell us your thoughts folks.

Model of our scarecrow's hand

Hey guys brian here just to let you all know i have been under the weather and still feeling it.

Joe has got out storyboards done yaaasssss.

Haha so hopefully get them underway he has practically out done himself this time folks.

anyways here is our model of the scarecrows hands. its not bad but i cud make a better one.

Dale in 2nd year claims that it looks like an arse so im not happy bout that haha.

Well hope ya likes.

Chow