Nightmares Animatic
I'm taking Animation II this semester. I'll be posting new animation samples, concept art, and eventually the trailer.
Here's the animatic (animated storyboard prototype) for my project. The goals of the project include lip-sync, an animated character turnaround, partial and full-motion animation, and both 2-legged and 4-legged walking/running animation.
(Note: there's deliberately no sound. I've added extra details, and the scriptwork I have so far, in the description below.)
Summary
Donovan, the main character, is working alone, late, in the office. A sudden flash out of the corner of his eye draws his attention.
Female Voice-Over: "You've seen it, I can tell..."
In a shadowed room, a woman in a long skirt casts a spell over a circle, summoning four small glowing lights, the four elements.
Female VO: "You know magic is real."
On a moonlit night, Mike looks over his shoulder as he runs through the forest. He runs through the woods, but the wolves chasing him are faster.
Donovan looks at Gwen as her hand caresses the side of his head. His eyes droop as a glowing effect trails from her fingers. His eyes close as he sways..
CRASH! He grabs her hand, wide awake and angry, but notices the scale pattern emerging on his arm. "What did you do to me?"
In a shadowed, gloomy basement, either the lights or the viewer's vision fades in and out as a hunched, ghoulish figure turns around. The last thing seen is the ghoul reaching out at the viewer.
A rainy back alley has Donovan, bearing a length of pipe, surrounded by a dozen or more zombies. One shambles forward, and he smacks it down, only to have another approach from behind, slashing his back once, reaching forward again..
SLASH! The zombie is chopped in two, and Donovan looks up..
..To see a figure in a hooded sweatshirt and a trenchcoat, bearing a katana, throw back his hood to reveal himself as an aging troll, tusks and horns.
Troll VO: "Imagine having powers..."
The old troll pushes open a door, revealing a cramped tavern packed with goblin-kin of all kinds, who all look up at him.
Troll VO: "..But the more you use them.."
A werewolf stands on a rocky formation, howling with the moon behind him.
Troll VO: "..The more they change ya."
(End titles and credits)
Here's the animatic (animated storyboard prototype) for my project. The goals of the project include lip-sync, an animated character turnaround, partial and full-motion animation, and both 2-legged and 4-legged walking/running animation.
(Note: there's deliberately no sound. I've added extra details, and the scriptwork I have so far, in the description below.)
Summary
Donovan, the main character, is working alone, late, in the office. A sudden flash out of the corner of his eye draws his attention.
Female Voice-Over: "You've seen it, I can tell..."
In a shadowed room, a woman in a long skirt casts a spell over a circle, summoning four small glowing lights, the four elements.
Female VO: "You know magic is real."
On a moonlit night, Mike looks over his shoulder as he runs through the forest. He runs through the woods, but the wolves chasing him are faster.
Donovan looks at Gwen as her hand caresses the side of his head. His eyes droop as a glowing effect trails from her fingers. His eyes close as he sways..
CRASH! He grabs her hand, wide awake and angry, but notices the scale pattern emerging on his arm. "What did you do to me?"
In a shadowed, gloomy basement, either the lights or the viewer's vision fades in and out as a hunched, ghoulish figure turns around. The last thing seen is the ghoul reaching out at the viewer.
A rainy back alley has Donovan, bearing a length of pipe, surrounded by a dozen or more zombies. One shambles forward, and he smacks it down, only to have another approach from behind, slashing his back once, reaching forward again..
SLASH! The zombie is chopped in two, and Donovan looks up..
..To see a figure in a hooded sweatshirt and a trenchcoat, bearing a katana, throw back his hood to reveal himself as an aging troll, tusks and horns.
Troll VO: "Imagine having powers..."
The old troll pushes open a door, revealing a cramped tavern packed with goblin-kin of all kinds, who all look up at him.
Troll VO: "..But the more you use them.."
A werewolf stands on a rocky formation, howling with the moon behind him.
Troll VO: "..The more they change ya."
(End titles and credits)