Unit 4: Refining My Concept

After thinking about various styles in which to do this project, I've decided to go for a much more toony approach to the design which a mixture of of different elements to keep the animation interesting to the viewers.
I've decided to take inspiration from Japanese Game shows and various other snippets of games and animations.

One thing I wanted to incorporate was the interjection of explanatory animations, which can be seen in this video:

Other influences include: 

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Unit 4: Cell Design

After our briefing and information this morning, I came up with a few more ideas. One of the ones that I wanted to take further was giving the main Eukaryotic Cell more of a personality to make it more interesting to follow through the cycle. The following pictures are some quick sketches of my possible little cell. 

Unit 4: Thumbnails

Some very quick thumbnails, trying to figure out a style and colours for the project.. Still figuring things out but this is helping me with spaces etc as well. 

 

Unit 4: Visual Ideas

I'm trying to find a style choice for my animation, I've spent the morning looking through various animations and openings trying to refine my ideas a bit more. 
The videos below all use some elements of darkness or silhouettes that is then infiltrated by colour. I'm also looking at the use of colour in these videos and ways that I can use them for my animation. 

Unit 3: Art Snob - Possible Design

Trying to work out the possible look for one of my characters, he still needs some work, either more stylised or changing some of the facial structure. Body to follow.

Unit 3: Script Ideas - Bowling Ball Section

A small re-write of the bowling ball section of the script, some potential new ideas. 

Unit 3: Ideas Revisited

Some rough ideas following the feedback I received from my OGR, not quite sure where this could go, but, they are possibilities 

Unit 3: Character Ideas - Undertaker

Since my script came together a bit more, I had a vague idea of the sort of style and design I wanted for my Undertaker. So I decided to experiment a bit with him and try and figure out his posture and clothing. 

Clothing depended on the setting, and I wasn't too sure what an Undertaker (Or, Funeral Director as they are now called, Undertaker is rude apparently...) so I started just by making him creepy looking, then I thought more into it and thought that they would most likely be wearing more doctors type of clothing as in scrubs or protective material since they handle the bodies. 

Unit 3: Revised Idea

I decided to look back on my previous idea and try to minimise it a bit more and improve the quality of the writing. The previous one was typed to get my ideas down, where as this one is a more refined version. Possible improvements to be made, but it's getting there. 

Unit 3: Script Idea

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Unit 3: First Idea (Very Rough)

It's late, I was about to sleep when Jake showed me something that sparked an idea, it may not be one I use, but it's the one that I could actually write about to some extent. All that matters, is that there could be something in there I can use. 

This project has started! 

Unit 3: Idea 1 (Rough) by KatyFosdike1