Sunday 29 November 2009

Fat Bum Lady


Clay Model Yuri

This is a life size model of Yuri I did using modeling clay.
It is the same size he will be when he's made for the film. 140mm tall and his shoulders are 25mm wide.

I made this model to scale so I can scale the cardboard sets to the right size.

Saturday 28 November 2009

Rough Schedual

Cardboard Mock-up Sets done and put into anamatic by 11-12-09

Real sets built by 04-01-10
Set decoration and final touches all ready for filming 11-01-10

(To be continued)

Friday 27 November 2009

Yuri's Head

Here's some photos of Yuri's head which I sculpted. Using modelling beeswax and Fimo.




1st bit of Set Building


This is Yuri's tree design placed in the beginning of the cardboard mock up set.

Thursday 26 November 2009

The Style

The main inspiration for the style in my film is collage like I discussed below. I would like to use a lot of mixed media.
The trees, benches, ben, fences, buildings.... All of the park scene will be flat cut-outs. Made from textiles, paper, card etc.
Yuri and the other human characters will be made in 3D from wire, clay, textiles etc.

This is the collage style that I am aiming to create...


This is an example of how I want the branches and leaves in the trees to look. I made this from a range of cardboard and papers.

Wednesday 25 November 2009

First Anamatic

This is my first moving anamatic.



After showing a few people there are a few things I've noted from their response that I need to change.

1. People have said it'd a bit confusing at the start, some people think he comes across as a pevert hiding in a tree.
To clear the confusion I think I am going to experiment with a new opening sequence, of a book titled along the lines of 'A Beginners Guide to Attracting Nature' or 'How to Become One with Nature'... Doing this should make it clear that Yuri is not perving on things.

2. People are also confused by the bird's eye view shot of the man needing a wee when he's searching for somewhere to wee. I will most probably delete this shot all together. This will then give some time for the new opening shot.

3. I also feel that the very last shot of Yuri and his new tree friend could be better. Perhaps have the two trees holding hands.

Tuesday 24 November 2009

Storyboards


Character Design

This is the main character in my film, Yuri.

Monday 23 November 2009

Asthetic Inspiration.

The main inspiration for the asthetics and style I am interested in using is found in collage and cut-out animations.
For example....

'Crossword' (2009) by Mirjam Baker and Michael Kren


I love the bright colours and 'childlike' style of this animation and would like to achieve this kind of look in my film.

'Crossword' can be viewed at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vXXcLvmc-SQ


Other collage themed animations I've been inspired by are 'I Adore You' by Dominique Bloink.


'I Adore You' can be viewed at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lChGJ9XrlHI

'Hello Antenna' by Veronika Samartseva and Anna Samo.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hmB_qX_MFJY

I like this kind of style because it is childlike and innocent looking. This is the kind of style I want my film to have.