Post #17C - Final Animatic

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vagM5VT0cLs&feature=youtu.be

Post 17B: Scene Textured

Post #17: Revised Animatic

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yaJwr-gwXI8&feature=youtu.be

Post #16B: Scene Modeled

Post #16: Models Textured

Post #15: Models 95%

Blog Post #14: Animatic First Run

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_x3nMcb0uCc&feature=youtu.be

Post #12B - Project 3 Refinement/ Storyboard/ Character Design

This is a revised and more detailed storyboard of the one previously posted. A lot of the story has remained the same, though the toothbrush and soap dispenser characters have been cut.

Synopsis: The revised story begins with Jeffery sleeping from a side angle, to show a bit more of the scenery and make it more apparent that we're in a bathroom. (I may do a ease in of the entire scene to introduce the scene to the audience.) Jeffery then hears a noise  and looks down, seeing a spider there he recoils in fear. Jeffery is afraid of spiders. (Not Shown in storyboard: You then see a view of the spider trying to climb out of the tub and slipping several times.) Jeffery looks down again and decides to help the spider, he looks around and finds dental floss and lowers some down to the spider, the spider sees it, latches on, and begins to be raised. Jeffery feels tugging on the line and looks down, the spider has tangled himself in the floss and looks not too happy about it. When the spider is pulled all the way up, Jeffery pulls on the floss and the spider goes spinning, then pops up, untangled and happy. They hug and the scene fades out.

Theme: The theme of my story is that friendship can happen in very unlikely places, and it is always worth helping someone in trouble, even if you may not like them or in Jeffery's case, are afraid of them.

Above was the first concept drawings of the two characters, and have since been refined, but the set will remain the same. It is a generic bathroom and the bathtub is the main scene, the rest is just decoration that may be viewed from different camera angles.

A bit more refined character designs, The spider has less legs now, and no feet, and Jeffrey looks a bit less like the generic rubber duck and has a more cute/ innocent feel to him. Both characters are meant to be almost child-like in appearance so that is what I changed their designs more to reflect.

Blog Post #12A - Revised Project 2

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9AHjVbizObQ&feature=youtu.be

Project 3 - Original Idea Storyboard

My original idea was to have my duck Jeffery be napping on the sill of a bathtube. He then heads a noise and looks down into the tub, seeing a spider there. Jeffery is afraid of spiders, so he recoils and shivers in fear. He hears a "Meep" or "Meh" noise again and it sounds alarmed, so he looks down again to see that the spider has given up and accepted his fate to be stuck in the tube forever. The spider is sad and forlorn and huddles in a ball, shivering. 

Jeffery feels bad for the little spider and calls over to his friends the soap dispenser and the toothbrush for help. They proceed to pull toilet paper off of the roll, wrapping it around the soap dispenser securely. THey bounce over to where Jeffery is and give him the end. Jeffery pulls on it, sending the soap spinning. Jeff sends the end of the TP down to the spider and the spider climbs out happily. They become friends and often wave to one another from the spiders web and Jeffery's perch.

This is the original idea and has been dramatically modified since, which I will illustrate in my next post.

Project 3 - Research

Animation Final

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z7BbBLdDyLs&feature=youtu.be

Animation 90%

Scene 1:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQ6Rbl_kr2c&feature=youtu.be

Scene 2:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PXbVWUMdviY&feature=youtu.be

Post 11: Animation 50%

Rigging/Skinning Done

Project 2: Textured model

#8 Project 2 Idea

Bentley (the monster) and Jeffery (the duck) meet. Jeffrey is afraid and runs (hops) away quacking, while Bentley gives chase giggling like Patrick from Spongebob, but deeper voiced.

They meet with Jeffrey sitting on a box preening himself, and he hears dramatic music and looks really confused. He keeps looking around with a confused expression on his face with his eyes darting around as Bentley starts to rise up behind him slowly. Bently looks very stern and angry. Music concludes and Jeffrey turns around, looks up and quacks terrified. Scene switches to a blank scene and Jeffrey hops in from the left quacking and you see Bently soon after chasing him laughing like Patrick from Spongebob Squarepants. Fin.

Project 2 - Model

Refined Character Design

Project 2 - Concept Design

Project 1: Animation Critique

Project 1: Animation 90%

Project 1: Model Textured

Project 1: Model (90% Completion)

Project One Concept Designs