Monday 27 July 2015

Colour concepts and texture swatches


I experimented with simple colours at first then added stripes and an ombre design to make him look more stylish. On the right hand side are some sketches of objects that will be featured in the sequence. One is his suitcase that he takes all the time to work and the other is his front door that he will smash through.                                                                                                                                                     

Expressions and Poses


Turnaround

This is Danny after a hard day at work, I made sure to make him look quite lanky and a bit dorky. I made sure to make him look disheveled and tired by giving him bags under his eyes, I also wanted him to look like he was straining to keep a smile on his face.                                                                   

Summary

Summary
This animation is comedy short about that is inspired by the "Here's Johnny" scene from   The Shinning, it is a horror film and in the "Here’s Johnny" scene, the palette of the scene has dull nude colours which makes it very ominous and chilling.
Sequence
My animation is a comedy genre short about an average guy named Johnny who tries his hardest do be positive, the scene is set in the ordinary world.
The sequence starts with Johnny walking home from a long day at work, because he is so tired he doesn't notice that he is crashing and destroying everything he walks into. It isn’t until he reaches his home that he realizes he can finally relax and see his wife. But he hasn’t exactly snapped out of his trance because he smashes his face through the front door and lovingly calls out to his wife “Here’s Johnny!”
Character profile

Johnny is an ordinary guy, he has a loving wife and a nice home. Johnny’s wife Suzie is a proud self-employed baker and runs her own little cake shop in their small town that she absolutely loves. However, Johnny works at an insurance company, and finds being cramped in a small cubicle while sorting through a bunch of paper work extremely boring but tries to stay positive for his wife’s sake. Sometimes Johnny tries too hard to keep his boss and coworkers happy which leaves him very drained on the inside but at the end of the day he is just glad to be home with his loving wife.

Concept Development


Experimenting with different shapes of the head, and wanting to keep the style simple and not too complex. At first I wanted the character to be quite old but thought making him in his late 20's a better choice. I didn't want him to appear too hideous or ugly otherwise he would have looked like he belonged in the horror genre instead of comedy.


The drawing below shows more character sketches but I felt that the first pose did not suit                                                                                       his personality or character and the second                                                                                               looked too much like a pre-teen.