Introduction

For this assessment, I have decided to pick up where I left off with the last project I worked on for my first Industry Exercise, which is the "Deep Sea Encounter" project. But I had decided to choose roles of 2D Animator and Compositor for my primary and secondary roles. So the first stage to start off with is pre-production and a script.

Original illustration for a book cover/poster. Could do with some improvement, maybe with the creature's proportions. Always critical of my own work.

Life Drawings - 30/01/2012

As I will be producing some 2D character animation for my project, it is always important to learn techniques that are relevant and practice using them. Life drawing is one great way of using body postures to determine how a character would use different poses to act out a scene, depending on their emotions.

Below are a selection of sketches ranging from 1 minute to 10 seconds, each one clearly of a human figure in different postures. Please excuse the crudity of the sketches but I have to practice on sketching in short periods of time more, not that detail really matters much with every one but on a personal note, it's really a slight weakness I would like to work on. Most are three key drawings that show the strongest of poses as the subject performs a particular action.

Three key sketches of a female figure putting on an item of clothing, a coat actually. The legs don't move much as the subject remained on the spot but changes in the upper body are more noticeable.

A character getting up out of a chair. Did not add a simple sketch of a chair in, even though it was quite crucial to do so but these are the three main poses of a subject sitting up straight, getting ready to get up off the char and then stands up straight.

Moved on to a live model who performed many poses for us to sketch. This one was four key sketches of her supposedly holding an axe and preparing for a big chop.

Attempted to draw the model in different shapes and figures.

A sketch that took 30 minutes or so to draw. Attempted to focus on lighting, tone and shadow for this sketch as well as depth and proportion to the model. The structure of the chair and the model are not entrirely accurate but the picture stays quite true to the angle of lighting and areas of shadow.

Pre-Production - Script

Below is a page worth of an original script for a scene that I have decided to choose for the animation sequence. One page normally equals one minute of film/animation, might make a few changes to it though. Will move on to producing sotryboards for this scene.

1.

"FACE TO FACE" SCENE

EXT. DEEP SEA - WIDE SHOT

A submersible pod travels through dark waters, its huge headlight illuminating the surrounding area.

CUT TO:

INT. SUBMERSIBLE POD

MID SHOT - ANDREW

Andrew Brantwood is sitting in his seat, reading a book on marine life with great interest. All of a sudden, something whooshes past outside the port window.

Andrew looks at the window and sees nothing. He shrugs and returns to his book. Something whooshes past the window again. Andrew looks up again.

CLOSE UP - ANDREW

Camera zooms in slightly as Andrew watches window off screen. He then slowly moves out of his seat and walks slowly over towards window.

CUT TO POV SHOT

Camera moves slowly towards port window, nothing is seen outside except an inky blackness.

MEDIUM CLOSE UP - ANDREW AT WINDOW

Andrew moves closer until he is right next to the glass. He attempts to look further out in all directions, waiting for something to happen.

REVERSE SHOT

Andrew continues to look out into the darkness but nothing of interest occurs. A sound is heard and Andrew turns around to see what it is.

REACTION SHOT

Andrew's book had fallen on the floor, due to him having left it on the edge of his seat.

CUT TO MEDIUM CLOSE UP - ANDREW

Andrew sighs and then turns to look back at the window. Camera pans to the right as we now see a strange creature staring right back at him.

CLOSE UP - ANDREW

Andrew looks and screams with fright.

CUT TO

MID SHOT - ANDREW & CREATURE AT WINDOW

Andrew turns round quickly and hides while the creature is also startled. We see it react to Andrew's scream and it swims away from the window.

MID SHOT

Andrew runs into shot and hides behind his seat as footsteps can be heard in the background. His father calls to him.