This week, we learned a lot of about perspective and composition. This is a topic I was very eager to get into as I have always wanted to improve my skills in background art and layout for storyboarding as it is not something I have really developed myself, as I struggled with it. We were tasked with selecting three screencaps from our favourite animations and showcasing how perspective is used in them.

 

First Screencap – One Point Perspective

This scene uses one point perspective, and I chose this one in specific because I liked how it balanced Power [left] and Denji [right], and their distance apart from each other. I think that the lines between their heads allows for the viewers to pan their eyes from left to right to focus on the characters.

 

Second Screencap – Two Point Perspective

This scene uses two-point perspective, and it conveys a triangular composition, and I think it is cleverly done to convey a sense of power and protection from the character with both arms crossed over each other. It also allows for a wide-scope view of the scene too.

 

Third Screencap – Three Point Perspective

The three point perspective in this scene allows for the viewers to grasp a large sense of scale in the area that the two characters are standing in, allowing for a wide view positioned behind them.

 

Storyboards and Thumbnails

We also were tasked with applying the Rule of Thirds and the Golden Ratio into two thumbnails. I found this to be decently challenging as I had never really worked with these two methods before. I had difficulty specifically with the Golden Ratio and understanding it, but eventually I was able to comprehend it and apply it into my thumbnail sketches. For these, I used the protagonist from our group’s world, Sasha, and his surroundings in his lonesome and creature-driven city.

After learning a lot about perspective, Rule of Thirds, the Golden Ratio and other layout elements, our homework task was to create six storyboards that took place within our world utilising dark value to showcase our world and our understanding of perspective and composition that we learned in class. With mine, I aimed to showcase the dark, gritty nature of Sasha’s apocalyptic city, and to convey how desolate and isolated he felt walking through it with no signs of life.