Week 1 - The Escape C(l)an and Glossophobia

This week we were told which Pitch Ideas had been chosen to be taken forward into the next stage of Pre - Production, which is the 'Proof of Concept and Pipeline Tests'. I am in a group of three with Tom and Karla and we are working on both 'The Escape C(l)an' and 'Glossophobia'. 

Firstly this week we organised the team jobs, created team rules (a manifesto) and planned out a rough schedule:

Additionally this week we all set up Trello accounts and then we each decided to write our own version of the scripts and then reconvene next week to take the best ideas form each and collaborate them. Here are the original Scripts and then my new versions of each script:

My Original Script of The Escape C(l)an:

My Updated Script of The Escape C(l)an (with some adjustments written on):

Original Script Glossophobia By Karla:

 My version of Glossophobia : 

Finally this week, I sent the first report to tutors, informing them on how we are working and what we have done so far.

Final Foley added to Animated Scene

Foley/Sound Effects I created, added to an Animated Scene from WALL-E (Scene created by Pixar Animation Studios for Walt Disney Pictures) :

Further Foley for the Animated Scene

Here are further sounds that I recorded for the WALL-E animated scene:

Visual Narrative 3D

Today we were shown how to use Maya to block out story scenes. This is key to showing layout concepts which will need to be done in the Pitch Bible.

In this first scene we had to practice using the modelling tools on Maya to create a rough shape of a Chicken:

The next task was to make a witches cauldron. Here are some screenshots of my work, shown from different angles:

Experimenting with Foley for an animated scene:

Here are the sounds recorded for the animated scene from WALL-E:

Research into Paper Cut out Animations

1)  Stop Motion Animation - A haunted house by the 'Bowling Green State University Graphic Design Division':

2) Stop Motion Animation - The Brothers Grimm story 'Little Red Cap' represented through paper cut animation by Hazel O'Brien:

3) 3D Animation for the National Geographic raising awareness of wildlife conservation. It is entitled 'The Miniature World of Animated Paper Wild Life' by Directors Dávid Ringeisen & László Ruska: