29/11/2012 - Animation Tests

Today I did some animation tests including the earth digging up to reveal the 'Snoochers' and a scream by the main character after he spots one in his kitchen.

Anamatic - 28/11/2012

Today i completed my anamatic without any sound effects or music.

Background Designs - 25/11/2012

I drew this background scene using Adobe Flash.

This is the house in which will be where the animation is based.
The style that I have gone for expresses a cartoony look and bright colours which is an effect in which I really like and will stick with throughout this project.

Storyboards - 24/11/2012

Today I completed my storyboards and drew 24 frames altogether.

Final Monster Character designs - 18/11/2012

I completed the character model sheets for both of my monster characters.
I have decided not to name each one individually, but the name for their type of monster is called as 'Snoocher'.
I will also later on use Adobe Photoshop to render these sheets to determine which colours suit them best.

17/11/2012

I started doing my storyboards today and used a template sheet 16:9 small sized boxes for my drawings.

Final character Design - 13/11/2012

I finished my character design for my main human character of which I have decided to give him the Name of Jimmy Pea.
Here is a charcter model sheet showing a side pose, straight on and a three quarters pose.
I will colour in this character sheet using Adobe Photoshop to determine which colours would look best on this character.

Intial Written Treatment - 9/11/2012

Long Treatment:
Two Strange unearthly creatures, risen from an alien underground world, searching for food on the surface, no home is safe. Freshly baked goods attract the unwanted, windows left unlocked is a invitation. Warm bright colours of the landscape are threatened by dark sinister shades that are emitted by them.
Abstract Treatment:

Monstrous, Desperation, Dwelling, Lurking, Crafty, Thieving

5/11/2012 - My style

My animation style will be of that similar to the TV series known as 'Family Guy'. I really like the look of Family Guy and I believe that my story will be best presented using this animation look and technique (which is 2D hand drawn). I like the bold and clean look of Family Guy and I will try to apply the similar look into my animation, maybe using the line tool in Adobe Flash instead of using the paint brush tool for the clean black outline line effect. I also really like the colours used in this TV series so will take this into consideration when doing my character and background designs.

More Character Ideas - 5/11/2012

Here are some more Character ideas for other characters that could be used in my animation.

3/11/2012 - Monster Character Ideas

Here are some initial ideas of what my monsters that live underground could look like. My favourite from the three in this picture would be the end one on the right because it seems more sinister and as though it would live in dark places.
I will develop further this character and produce two main monster characters for this animation.

2/11/2012 - Main character face Designs

Before I can think about what my character will look like, I want to do a few designs of the face and shape. So below is a sheet of experiments into what my main characters face could look like. My favourite design is the one right on the far right at the bottom.

2/11/2012 - Main Character Ideas

Today I started drawing some rough character designs for one of the main human characters.
I want my character to look more geeky than others and stand out from the crowd at school with his unique look and style of clothing.

Influences for idea - The Borrowers - 2/11/2012

Another film which has inspired story line idea for this assignment is the film called 'The Borrowers' which is about little people that in people houses (that generally live under the ground) and come out to borrow food and household items without the owners knowing. This relates to my idea because of inhuman things stealing food etc from houses rather like the concept of what the monsters do in my animation idea.