For this assignment, we were given the task to create an animated scene between 10 – 15 seconds which should have two characters interacting with each other and one prop involved. After completing our last assignment and going over the principles I knew I had to pick the 2D animation for this project to help improve my techniques for the future and the 3D option would’ve been good too however the 2D was mush simpler for this project while using Krita.
Once we had the task at hand, my head was swirling with ideas but I had a deep think of the pitch idea as I needed to know what type of project I would focus on especially the theme whether it was going to be action, comedy or emotional. For myself I wanted to focus differently with the characters than mere action but something deep and personal with their emotions and how I would want to express them through this animation. I went ahead to gather audios from scenes I have collected from memory which I remembered were moving to the audience which included clips from Steven Universe the first with pearl and steven audio and the 2nd with Spinel and Steven having a major mental breakdown after the fight and the other watching and deciding whether they should comfort them or not.
It was a difficult decision to choose audio from both animatics, especially the theme I would go for instead of the physical actions. I wanted to go for something more emotional between both characters and practise more on lip syncing so I may improve myself this semester to sync with audio and mouth shapes. I had to understand body language and posture when it comes to sadness and depression for the following sequence between these sequences. After reviewing both scenes I pitched my ideas and brainstormed on doing both to see what direction of acting and staging I would be taking and which scene fitted more. I didn’t want to add any character details or work to much on appearance as I was only experimenting the movements first and foremost and left their appearances made up of shapes for better quality.