Guidance 3/14

Anyway, Here's the list of the deliverables needed for next week: I will be checking on this in the one-on-ones and assisting where I can.

Let me start by saying that you have ALL made improvements on last week's work. It is vital to remember that this week featured much more dynamic shots, transitions and on-model skills. However, we still have a long way to go before the project is in great shape. On the whole, everyone needs to take a step back and re-examine the storyline and desired look of the short before going any further.

1. Full Shot Breakdown and New Thumbnails:
Take the story breakdown that has been AGREED on my the group and the STORY LEAD. Go through it line by line and break it up according to shots. Make a few copies of it, strategically go through the list and detail according to the camera language and vocab. Tell us what is an Establishing Shot, Continuing Shot? What is the camera doing? Is this a CU or MS?

2. Remember the Shot Count:
You have keep the entire short below 100 shots, preferably below 80. Ration out the appropriate number of shots for the major parts of the action. Remember what I said about reserving the majority share of the shots for the action, leaving you a limited number of shots for the lazier parts of the action, dialogue, exposition, etc.

3. Delegating the Scenes and Sequences:
Please note, this is only done with the go-ahead of your STORY LEAD. If they are unaware of your casting - who is doing what, then you are all failing in your professionalism. I also expect you to work out very quick thumbnails to join one artists work to another as a group. The artist following on from your sequence needs to have an in-depth understanding of exactly how you are leading on from own work.

4. Round the Bases needs to be SET!
It's the most important part of the entire piece. It's what the client demands. Don't ignore them, work your story around these. But COVER THESE BASES and AGREE on how to integrate them as a group.

5. EXAMINE SHORT FORM ANIMATION!!!
I'm aghast at how few of you are watching animation or live action as a regular source of inspiration. And I'm not talking Disney Animation here people. You'll learn little of how to get good pacing for short form animation from that. I'm talking animated series, animated shorts and even commercials!

Over the next few weeks I am giving up more of my time to get your to improve all of this. I can only assist you, the change needs to come from you all~!

I still believe that you can all improve, I saw it today! But we have a way to go...

Shaun

                                     

Hey guys, here are my rough thumbs for the story that we finally got aprroved! Sorry that I couldn't be there in class today. Hopefully these work, and I'll be in contact with all of you. 

Australopithecus: Cave design

Hey guys! Here's my cave design to add to hopefully everyone else's. I'll refine it more for next week (for vis dev guys to see). Sorry I can't be there this week! Good luck with the pitch! Let me know how it went and feel free to post your thumbs up so I can see what you've been working on :)

Team Awesome Explosion!

Here are character design of construction team!

And some of my thumbnails!

Some additional sketches of Summer, hopfuly to help my group stay consistent with her design and have something of an "on model" base.

Area 52 Beats, version 3

Hey guys, Area 52 and I met up on Friday and hashed out a new version of our beats. If anyone had feedback or comments it would be appreciated! Thanks.

The New Kid Beats v3

* Open with an establishing shot of the field

• Cut to Louisa running toward to dugout, her hand extended behind her, and we see she's holding someones hand. (That person is not yet revealed)
• Luisa is obviously excited

• She catches up with the already assembled team (possibly all gathered around the pitching mound) and introduces Summer to the team, and happens to be carrying a duffle bag.
• "She's supposed to be one of the best players in the county!", saysLuisa.
• Pan over to Summer who is comically juggling baseballs “supposed to be? I AM the best”
• Luisa calls practice “If you're going to show off, do it at bat!, everyone take your positions”
• “Hang on a second guys” Summer rolls up her pant leg revealing the prosthetic, which she exchanges for her flexfoot
• Reaction shot of surprised Brad and Vince
• Summer pulls out an energy drink from her duffel bag and downs it
• Mikey offers her healthy snacks as an alternative, saying energy drinks will just make her crash, she turns it down as she runs to bat “nah, I'm good!”
• Summer goes up to bat, Brad asks out of both conern and admiration “wait you're ok to play with that?”
• Summer cockily responds “watch and learn” she hits a ball out of the park
• Summer laughs and does victory dance, “See? I bet I could win this whole thing by myself”
• Brad points out that no Jr Giant could win by themselves “Calm down Summer, no Junior Giant could win by themselves, it takes teamwork.”
• Luisa calls Summer to take an outfield position to see how she does on defense, Summer eagerly does so
• Vince is up to bat “Let's see how you do superstar!” Vince hits a fly ball which Summer runs after and pulls off some cartoony shenanigans to catch it (ladder, glove on remote plane, using player as stepping stone, knocking out coach as she runs up him, only for him to wake at the end, est)
• Vince approaches her “hey you can't do that”
• Summer goes “what? It doesn't say I can't in the rule book”
• Vince “it's about integrity”
• Mikey is up to bat next, and misses the first two losing confidence
• Summer isn't helpful “Oh come on! My grandma swings better than you!”
• Luisa calls Summer “Hey that's not how we do things, we need to be confident in him, so he can be confident in himself” yells to Mikey “Come on Mikey, I've seen you hit dozens of balls out of the park, show that pitching machine who's boss!”
• Mikey on his third swing hits it well
• Brad who is in the outfield runs for it, as does Summer, they run in to eachother and both fall back, the ball then falls on the ground between them
• They both lean up, Summer goes “what the heck?! I had that!”
• Brad shoots back “I was just trying to cover you!”
• Summer goes “I don't need you to cover me!”
• The group starts assembling around them to see if they're ok and because they see potential conflict
• Vince and Luisa help them up while kind of keeping them a little distance
• Luisa asks “Brad you ran in to Summer's zone, you need her to let her take care of her own area”
• Brad looks down, then back up at Summer “I'm sorry, you're right I should have trusted you”
• Summer looks like she's going to react poorly, but then regains her composure (compelled by what she's learned!) and smiles “Hey, it's ok” and extends her hand which Brad smiles and shakes
• Summer then stumbles and looks like she's about to crash from light headedness
• “Whoa, are you ok?”-Brad
• Mikey then walks up holding healthy snacks “See it's that energy drink garbage, you're crashing!”
• Summer pifts and grabs one “Hush and give me one of those”
• At this point the coach walks over “Hey guys sorry I'm late” (or wakes up if he was knocked out from the Integrity bit) “Hey guys...” he notices they're all kind of huddled “Is everything ok?”
• “Everything's great coach!” -Luisa
• “...so why is nobody practicing?”-Coach
• The team all give eachother dumbfounded looks, laughter, fade to black

Monster Turn around

Hey Australopithecus,

Here's the turn around of our monster done by our lovely visual development artist, Mina, last class :) No reason not to be on model with the monster now :) When we get to rough boarding that is!