Animation Major - Week 3

During this week, I thumbnailed a few ideas for shots. As of yet, I'm undecided about how many shots the animation will have, as I've played with the idea of having the one wide shot and to have the characters act only within the one frame. Where the narrative's concerned, I've more or less locked off the story. I've trimmed all unnecessary shots and actions, and removed the entire subplot with the walrus.

Last Friday, Darren gave us a task to draw one of our characters to create an armature for to scan in 3-D. At this point, I have finalised the design of the penguin character who will be as anatomically similar to a real king penguin as possible.

Here's my final design for the penguin:

Animation Major - Week 2

My project will depict the tale of a penguin attempting to fish, accidentally activating a nearby robot, and watching as it catches fish after fish with its antenna. After brainstorming and trimming the idea down for a one minute production, I have begun the treatment and scene breakdown which I intend to finish by the end of the week. I'm hoping that I will have the chance to create a few rough designs, as I am as of yet unsure as to the appearance of both my characters. Hopefully the story will also be finalised, so I can assess what needs to be done and if any further cuts are necessary.