creating masks

Went into G3 to learn how to make quick masks from Karl. James made one of paper mache based off of clay molded onto a plaster cast face, I made one from a block of polystyrene and paper mached over the top a couple layers. Also was able to pick up a couple of masks from G3 that were unwanted that could be turned into something. Finally, got Mosely to pick up a load of wood found in a skip behind G3 left by the construction guys. So now got 2 masks, will need two more in theory, one more bone cult henchman and Osseus. Accidentally missed the auditions that were happening at downtown, plain forgot which was pretty unproffessional but at least I was doing something productive at the time.

prop and costume making

Have been learning how to use the machines in G3. Did simple stuff to make small pointy teeth or broken bones. I am going back to G3 block tomorrow to learn how to make quick paper mache.

Storyboards WIP

Storyboards. Started doing them as quick charcoal drawings WIP on monday.

Thumbnail sketches

some of the thumbnails that I did on thursday/friday last week

Update, promise of pictures

Received the script for our video game project on Thursday 3rd of April. Started making thumbnails and storyboards with James. Had to stop on Friday as the 48 hour film festival was on. Started storyboarding again today using charcoal. My initial thumbnails couldn't be read so that's why I'm doing large drawings with charcoal. James has storyboarded the very beginning when Kristana gets kidnapped as well as the two fight sequences, Colidus strangling a villager and Osseus and the bone ship at the end. I'm doing the rest. Currently trying to assemble the charcoal drawings. Also found out today that the story is in Cinescope, I didn't know this when I started so all of my drawings are in HDTV but that should be easy enough to fix. Will post pictures of thumbnails etc. later.

1st of April, update of the video project:

Currently on storyboards but again they have been delayed due to script-writing so I have been working on character drawings and modelling instead.

  

 

If I have the time I'm going clean them up by going over them with the pen tool.

Otherwise I'm going to be modelling a hippo skull in Maya for later use either on the bone ship or as a character mask if we have to resort to using digital characters.

Other news - Animaters getting slightly fed up with Filmies getting confused with the format and still messing around with the script. Jade's warnings about the scale of the project isn't being heeded presumably because the Filmies don't realise the time involved in creating assets. Jade also looking into a way to make fabric seem thicker than it actually is to save money on fabric. Laura also modelling skulls and  "Phalanges". Lee thinking about taking over the pledge me video from Mosely- Pledge me video re-shoot has been delayed until Thursday.

Testing a cloak

here are the notes I took in class