Applied COP 10: Full Storyboard

The last storyboard i created for this project was extremely unclear so for the resubmission i decided to really go into great detail with each shot, the directions of each shot, and the script for each section. Below the full storyboard can be seen.

 I decided that a character simply talking in front of a backdrop from the film wouldn't be visually entertaining enough, so i made the choice to make elements from the films appear for each of their segments, as seen below i wanted to show the character design of Burton films so i show this with visual graphics as the character explains the point.

 I also wanted some sections that use cut outs of the actual actors faces, with perhaps a little bit of rotoscoping to make sure the actors are recognisable rather than warping them with my own style.

 I felt that the Michael Bay ending would get a few laughs, particularly with a loud explosion finished with an elegant fin like a french art films

Applied COP 9 : Background Design

For the background design i decided to keep it simple, i got some still from famous films by the directors and removed the actors. These will simply be the background as the character speaks.

For Tarantino i struggled a bit because he doesn't have much unique in the set design department as he mostly focuses on camera angles, gory FX and character interaction so in the end i chose the scene from the diner in Pulp fiction as i felt it would be most recognisable.

For Tim Burton i chose a scene from the corpse bride, i chose it because it showed the gothic style and darker colder colours that tim burton usually goes for. This background doesn't show the wonkiness of a lot of Burtons sets but i feel like the point gets illustrated later on.

For Wes Anderson i wanted to use the Belafonte cut in half shot, as i feel it really shows Wes' composition and colour of his shots and i felt that this shot would fit the best to illustrate my points.

 For Edgar Wright i chose the Winchester pub from Shaun of the Dead as the theme of pubs goes throughout the Cornetto trilogy. Though English pubs don't appear in all of Wrights films, i feel that this would be the most recognisable aspect.

And finally for Michael Bay i chose a desert scene, since i intend for the Bay section to only be a joke i didn't put as much thought into this shot as it wont be seen for very long.

Applied COP 8: Character Design

For the main character who will present the animation i wanted him to be ambiguous but noticeable, with only one defining feature which would be a head in the shape of either a monitor or a camera. This was influenced by a Japanese anti piracy ad shown below.

I love the detached feeling that you get from this character, making you feel like an outsider, yet the ad itself gets the message across. I wanted a character that would do this for my animation.

I started off with practicing with posture to see how my character held himself and ended up just refining a standard straight standing up pose.

I tried a few ideas for clothing, wanting to keep it plain i tried a robe but it looked to spiritual, in the end tee shirt and dark jeans seemed to work best.

 I also thought an emoji face would add a nice unique twist that might be appreciated by people interested in finding out what auteur theory is and examples of it.

i also sketched out the paths that the arms and legs would go on for a walking sequence just to help myself later on.

Applied COP 7 : Resubmission and Reevaluation

So, for COP i have to re submit. This is because i failed my applied portion of the brief. Though this means extra work over summer, the creative inside me was a little happy to work on this project again as i wasn't happy with what i had originally submitted, it was very rushed.

I decided to reevaluate what i wanted to make before and decided to change it to make it both easier to create and hopefully more interesting to watch.

The first desiccation i decided to change was the theme of the animation as a whole. I decided i would make it an informative animation rather than focus on the entertainment factor. Rather than having characters dance in their settings of each director, i decided i would have one character and he would explain the themes of each of my chosen directors.

In order to make an animated sequence a little easier to animate i chose to animate the character moving from left to right in the frame so that i can design one long backdrop to scroll across as the character walks.