This is the "general concept" of what the space and trees are going to look like.
Friday, October 29, 2010
Background concept # 1
Just got my first concept sketch from Kirsten for the backgrounds. Super excited about it.
This is the "general concept" of what the space and trees are going to look like.
This is the "general concept" of what the space and trees are going to look like.
The Storyboards
This is technically my 5th or so attempt at this but for the blogs sake we shall call this # 1. Here is the storyboard as it currently lies :)
The Money Shot
This is a board for the final shot. This is the epic shot where the bird sees this huge, vast world for the first time. Loving the colors but definitely need to tweak the design. Met with Kirsten to discuss the ideas for the backgrounds. Look forward to posting the sketches as they come in!
First Background Ideas and Concepts
Here are the concepts for the backgrounds I am going for. Starting with the older stuff to the newer stuff.Below is some reference images for inspiration. Really like Fosters Home for Imaginary friends and the way they use monochromatic backgrounds. I also love the stylized old school 2D cartoon backgrounds. So pulled some reference from there too.
Did a sketch for the first idea of doing an African water hole type setting using the orange color scheme.
Below is an image of one of the storyboards with color. Showing here the monochromatic blues put to use for the beginning sequence. Really want it to be centered around the elephant at first and the blues help to make him pop while making the bird more secondary.
Did a sketch for the first idea of doing an African water hole type setting using the orange color scheme.
Below is an image of one of the storyboards with color. Showing here the monochromatic blues put to use for the beginning sequence. Really want it to be centered around the elephant at first and the blues help to make him pop while making the bird more secondary.
Character Designs
Here are the sketches and designs that I have compiled so far. These are workings from the past weeks to the present.
This first set is back when the story involved a goose. Very crude rough sketches.
This set comes from the new (actual) story where I decided to go with a kiwi-like bird. It's smaller and will work better for the confined environment.
I took my ideas and sketches to Sam Arnett who has been working on my character designs. She helped me spruce them up and bring them to life.
We found the pieces we liked and turned them into these two characters. I like using the two contrasting colors blue and orange (complimentaries) for them to play on their differences. I think they turned out really cute! Good job Sam!!
This is the beginning of the turn around for the elephant. The final to be coming soon :)
This first set is back when the story involved a goose. Very crude rough sketches.
This set comes from the new (actual) story where I decided to go with a kiwi-like bird. It's smaller and will work better for the confined environment.
I took my ideas and sketches to Sam Arnett who has been working on my character designs. She helped me spruce them up and bring them to life.
We found the pieces we liked and turned them into these two characters. I like using the two contrasting colors blue and orange (complimentaries) for them to play on their differences. I think they turned out really cute! Good job Sam!!
This is the beginning of the turn around for the elephant. The final to be coming soon :)
The Story
Your probably wondering what the story is so here goes:
This is a story about looking past first impressions and opening ourselves up to new people and new experiences.
So in the beginning, we have an elephant who is walking past and stops to impersonate a tree. Once he has finally got his pose perfected, a kiwi like bird walks on screen. He also stops to admire the tree because he desperately wants the fruit that's in it. Out of the corner of his eye he notices the massive elephant towering above him and freaks out. He scoots around the elephant and heads towards the pond. The elephant follows him mimicking the birds walk.
The bird begins to drink from the pond and the elephant does the same mimicking his stance. The bird again notices the elephant and backs away scared and weirder out.
The bird begins to clean himself and the elephant plops down beside him. As the elephant begins to clean under his arm, he finds a clump of dirt. The bird is watching him as he throws the clump away. The bird is really disgusted and wanders away once more. This time he goes back towards the original tree and stares dreamily at the fruit he cannot reach. The elephant follows him and sees the sadness in the birds face.
He decides to lift the bird. The bird gets closer and closer to the fruit and becomes ecstatic. But the elephant continues to lift him past the fruit. Once the bird has had a chance to calm down, he looks out into this sunset. He is seeing this vast landscape for the first time that he never knew existed. We end the scene with the bird smirking toward this valley filled with lots of trees and mounds of fruit. He knows that being friends with the elephant could be beneficial if he gave him a chance and a new friendship is born!
That's it in a nutshell. It took me a few weeks to nail that down. The storyboards will be a lot easier to get the image of all of this.
This is a story about looking past first impressions and opening ourselves up to new people and new experiences.
So in the beginning, we have an elephant who is walking past and stops to impersonate a tree. Once he has finally got his pose perfected, a kiwi like bird walks on screen. He also stops to admire the tree because he desperately wants the fruit that's in it. Out of the corner of his eye he notices the massive elephant towering above him and freaks out. He scoots around the elephant and heads towards the pond. The elephant follows him mimicking the birds walk.
The bird begins to drink from the pond and the elephant does the same mimicking his stance. The bird again notices the elephant and backs away scared and weirder out.
The bird begins to clean himself and the elephant plops down beside him. As the elephant begins to clean under his arm, he finds a clump of dirt. The bird is watching him as he throws the clump away. The bird is really disgusted and wanders away once more. This time he goes back towards the original tree and stares dreamily at the fruit he cannot reach. The elephant follows him and sees the sadness in the birds face.
He decides to lift the bird. The bird gets closer and closer to the fruit and becomes ecstatic. But the elephant continues to lift him past the fruit. Once the bird has had a chance to calm down, he looks out into this sunset. He is seeing this vast landscape for the first time that he never knew existed. We end the scene with the bird smirking toward this valley filled with lots of trees and mounds of fruit. He knows that being friends with the elephant could be beneficial if he gave him a chance and a new friendship is born!
That's it in a nutshell. It took me a few weeks to nail that down. The storyboards will be a lot easier to get the image of all of this.
The Birdy Box Team
This is a process blog for a short animated piece (yet to be titled) made at the Columbus College of Art and Design. This is going to be a year long process/ production. I'm very excited for the results!
Introducing theTeam (so far):
Chelsea Mummert: Director/ Story/ Concepts/ Modeler/ Animator/ Rigger
Sam Arnett: Character Design
Kirsten Zerngibl: Environment Design
Alec Lewis: Environment Modeler
Bill Landwehr: Storyboards
Dejaun McCoy: Texture Artist
Wesley Adams: Bird Rig
Sean Beeson: Original Music Score
Feel free to follow the development. I'll keep things updated :D
Introducing the
Chelsea Mummert: Director/ Story/ Concepts/ Modeler/ Animator/ Rigger
Sam Arnett: Character Design
Kirsten Zerngibl: Environment Design
Alec Lewis: Environment Modeler
Bill Landwehr: Storyboards
Dejaun McCoy: Texture Artist
Wesley Adams: Bird Rig
Sean Beeson: Original Music Score
Feel free to follow the development. I'll keep things updated :D
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