In my group we worked hard to fix up our animatics and plan out our next steps.
Firstly, I updated the storyboard that includes ideas from all of us in the group. We discussed what we could and couldn’t do and decided on what I have here. This is what we will continue to follow in our animatics, and final animations.
Next, I updated my animatic based on the feedback I was given by my tutors. This time I focused a lot more on the background setting, making sure that it felt natural and it connects with Ben’s animatic part before me. It now looks much stronger and can fit the three main focuses of the scene in good space.
Again these were the references I used to complete this. This includes a chase scene that inspired me and a running reference that helped with my sequence:
Running sequence – https://youtu.be/lCpotGr0TB4
Chase scene example – https://youtu.be/5qSgoZPnTuw
After finishing my animatic, I designed a model sheet of the main character and the cyborg cat for everyone to use in their final animations – this will help keep our style repetitive throughout the animation. Original cat design by past member Jodie.
We also decided to work on the backgrounds in our parts with the references we collected, to finalise our background designs. The references I used for my background are below.
These are some of my attempts in designing my background. I need some of the scene colours to connect with the kind of colours Ben had chose so it would connect. As soon as we get to communicate again, I will present my background and fix up anything if it is out of place or in the wrong colour scheme etc.