In order to create and develop my practice further, I first needed to identify what practice I wanted to be situated in. I knew that I enjoyed storyboarding and character design, however I also enjoyed animating a character with secondary animation. I also wanted to look into creating backgrounds for characters that I had created to be placed into, creating a final image. I enjoyed creating backgrounds in the applied module in my first year in which we created title sequences, through how I had created backgrounds that related to the character and would be shown through the characters figure. I quite liked the idea of possibly making something similar to this however I'm still debating with pin pointing the exact practice I wanted to develop through this PPP2 module.
Using these interests as a basis I began to note down possibilities of practices to develop further, merging a few ideas together to try and create an interesting idea to continue with. For example merging storyboarding with slight animation, creating a motion graphic like piece or creating a storyboard and creating an animated image for the storyboard, with the addition of background and secondary animation on a character. I also noted my inspirations that could help influence my work and style, such as the work of Bruno Mangyoku who creates animations with a simple colour scheme and shape but work well with the atmosphere and narrative, I was particularly inspired by his 'A Tribute to Drive' animation. The lighting and use of completely black shadows helped to give it that action and sinister appeal. As much as I loved these ideas something was still lacking, they didn't feel like they were helping me with locating my practice, with what I enjoyed creating. I know that I wanted to create: A character, a narrative, animation tests, a background.
Idea 1
Create a character that shows the personality and background with in the narrative that the character would be situated in. Create animation tests that show secondary animation of the character within a background that would compliment the characters background. For example could create a character who spends the majority of the day working at the office, hardly any sleep, drinks a lot of coffee to keep themselves awake. The character design could show this through bags underneath their eyes, if male could have stubble, scruffy hair, half tucked in shirt with a few coffee stains and a loosened tie. The animation would relate to the character through showing the character at their desk, could be in the evening to show how long they work for, leaned in close to screen, hunched shoulders, coffee next to them etc. Can create a character with this basis of making each part of the process relate to each other, showing the characters personality and narrative. With this idea can take even further and create a storyboard for the character, could be everyday life routine or a scene that relates to the secondary animation that would be created.
Idea 2
Create a character that shows personality relating to narrative that would have been created for the character. With this character design the basic T-pose, 3/4 pose, profile and portrait stances linking to a head turn around - showing all angles of the head. Show the character with dialogue, how the character would act within an environment (concept art?). From this create secondary animation for the character, hair and clothing moving, could have them within a background with slight animation much like Rebecca Mock or OfSparrows work.
I quite liked both of these ideas, in which they were both quite similar, with one including a bigger storyboard and narrative. I feel that creating something that would work with both of these ideas merged together would not only help me locate my practice but create something for my portfolio and showreel.
Idea 1
Create a character that shows the personality and background with in the narrative that the character would be situated in. Create animation tests that show secondary animation of the character within a background that would compliment the characters background. For example could create a character who spends the majority of the day working at the office, hardly any sleep, drinks a lot of coffee to keep themselves awake. The character design could show this through bags underneath their eyes, if male could have stubble, scruffy hair, half tucked in shirt with a few coffee stains and a loosened tie. The animation would relate to the character through showing the character at their desk, could be in the evening to show how long they work for, leaned in close to screen, hunched shoulders, coffee next to them etc. Can create a character with this basis of making each part of the process relate to each other, showing the characters personality and narrative. With this idea can take even further and create a storyboard for the character, could be everyday life routine or a scene that relates to the secondary animation that would be created.
Idea 2
Create a character that shows personality relating to narrative that would have been created for the character. With this character design the basic T-pose, 3/4 pose, profile and portrait stances linking to a head turn around - showing all angles of the head. Show the character with dialogue, how the character would act within an environment (concept art?). From this create secondary animation for the character, hair and clothing moving, could have them within a background with slight animation much like Rebecca Mock or OfSparrows work.
I quite liked both of these ideas, in which they were both quite similar, with one including a bigger storyboard and narrative. I feel that creating something that would work with both of these ideas merged together would not only help me locate my practice but create something for my portfolio and showreel.
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| Initial ideas mind map |
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| 1st year applied animation - example of the background within the characters figure |
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| Bruno Mangyoku |
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| http://ofsparrows.tumblr.com/ |
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