After research and brainstorming I've decided that I'm going to develop a series of bumpers featuring a group of new characters. The emphasis will be on the activities they create themselves, taking part in adventures in a playground of cardboard. The characters will be in a similar style to 'sock monsters' to sit with the textural background but also stand out with block colours.
I will create physical mock up versions of the characters to do some quick motion/anatomy tests before building and rigging them in 3D to give me unlimted control. It would be nice to be able to do everything in stop motion but as the shots will be quite action orientated I don't have the skills or time to be able to animate in that way for the subject matter. Recreating the scenes in cinema 4D will allow me control over every aspect and the ability to tweak animation and edits/pace etc.
I will use textures to create a fairly realistic looking material for both the characters and backgrounds/props made of card by using scans/photos, and will be building some 3D elements physically out of card to composite which will also save time 3D modelling and add an element of realism and tangibility to the piece as a whole.
I will now develop the characters from a number of sketches and develop the short narratives that will take place during the bumpers, creating treatments before I start storyboarding this week.
I will create physical mock up versions of the characters to do some quick motion/anatomy tests before building and rigging them in 3D to give me unlimted control. It would be nice to be able to do everything in stop motion but as the shots will be quite action orientated I don't have the skills or time to be able to animate in that way for the subject matter. Recreating the scenes in cinema 4D will allow me control over every aspect and the ability to tweak animation and edits/pace etc.
I will use textures to create a fairly realistic looking material for both the characters and backgrounds/props made of card by using scans/photos, and will be building some 3D elements physically out of card to composite which will also save time 3D modelling and add an element of realism and tangibility to the piece as a whole.
I will now develop the characters from a number of sketches and develop the short narratives that will take place during the bumpers, creating treatments before I start storyboarding this week.