Visual Language- Set/scene/Sequence-Studio Brief 1-12 extended designs

Extended Designs

This was the original design that i am going off for my extended designs and storyboard. I  wanted to look at different mediums that work well with this design, but also different angles and perceptions to show how the story looks when in different styles.

I did 12 designs that will be used within the storyboard of different images from the storyboard sequence all in different mediums and trying to make them all as different as i can.

These are all the same image that i have done to show experimentation of the mediums i found worked best in the first 24 images of the bananas. Here i have used Chalk, Grey Felt Pens, Pen and Ink, Tonal Pencil and Watercolour. I really liked the look of when the picture is black and white and the banana is the only colour as it really makes the theme stand out as well as making it really look like the main focal point of the image which it needs to be as that is the theme that i need to show. I love the softness i managed to get form the chalk piece as it made the whole character seem soft and not threatening. I didn't like the tonal pencil as i felt it was too flat and didn't make any particular points of the image stand out. I also found this for the pen above, it really doesn't stand out as much as watercolour, chalk or pen and ink. I will apply these findings to my storyboard making sure i make the bananas stand out and have the space background fully black.

 This image adds a dynamic pose into my designs as the astronaut is reaching right to the screen and therefor the audience. I really liked this design so i have done 3 different mediums for the same image, Black and white watercolour, Ball point pen and coloured watercolours. I really gravitated towards the last design as you can really see a unique look at the suit and banana bag. Even though i still think i will use black and white as the primary pallet, i like the bag being green so i will use this when designing the storyboard so that the bag will defiantly stand out and really show the message and theme i am using.

 This is a close up of the astronauts head so you can see what he is seeing in his visor. I did this in ink and though i like the surface effects where you can create layers on land with no lines, i dont like the rest of it as it all blends into one too much. There isn't enough definition between sections. In the future i would draw it up in pen first and then go over it with ink as it would then have sections that would be shown. I would not use this for the story board as the windows are small so trying to do these details with ink wouldn't go well as ink runs and it better for large sections.

 This is the frozen banana bag that the astronaut will be reaching for that i have done in felt pens. I have done it in the same colours i have for this whole story concept, which is greys and the yellow for the banana. This shot will be used in my storyboard to show what the astronaut is wanting when floating in space but cannot have. I did not like the felt pens compared to the effect i can get with pen and ink so i will be changing the look of this for the final storyboard designs.

These two designs show another angle of the astronauts suit and the fact that he is just floating around near the moon before he comes across the bananas. I chose to show coloured pencils and chalk to show the textures and tones that this character has. I prefer the bottom one as it stands out and looks 3D so i feel i will add this effect in the final storyboard design. I found that to create and animation that is visually interesting, you have to show angles and shots so that it creates something that keeps the viewers interested and the stories flowing, this is normally shown fully in the anamatic as it shows where each shot is shown and where each scene is transferring to.

This is a shot from the his visor helmet. This shows just where he is and that he is on or very close to the moon. Again i think if the pens were pro markers so you couldn't see the lines, it would look a whole lot better but as they aren't, it just makes the piece look to childish. I do want to keep this though as it looks dramatic and shows that you cant see the face of the character in the mask.

I will now go on to do a storyboard using the mediums i have found the best overall and using these different shots to tell a story of how an astronaut comes across frozen banana in space and tries to eat them, but cant as he has his helmet on. This will help me show how i will use camera angles and how i will keep the audience entertained so they can keep up with the concept and story.