This week’s task is divided into two parts, 3D storyboard and character design.
Part 1: 3D Storyboard
First, I lay out the scene, props and characters in Maya. And shoot shots according to the rule of thirds. According to the beginning of the story, the establishing shot is that the protagonist stray dog is lying next to the trash can next to the park next to the box, and is attracted by the male character who is buying food across the road.
The stray dog’s course of action is to walk from the trash can in the park to the store, and then go door to door looking for male characters. In the story, the puppy spent a lot of time looking for it, and the scene went from dusk to night (if I want to develop it into a complete work, I must pay attention to the changes in time and lighting in the animation).
Through the communication with George, I got feedback and suggestions and made some changes to the storyboard:
I cut and added some new scenes, like the shot of puppy sad and shot of the puppy returning to it terrible habitat, which can better convey the emotions of the characters through the story.
Part Two: Characters
- In order to better develope the content of the story, I began to consider designing characters.
- The content that needs to be considered in designing a character includes clothing, body shape, personal personality, and personal advantages and disadvantages.
- So I wrote a few key words for my character and drew around those words.
- There are three characters I need to consider, the hero and the two puppies.
The man I set up is an office worker who lives alone. He looks cute, honest and kind, and he got a lovely appearance, because I think it is easier to attract puppies.
Domestic dog: (a creature similar to Fadou, with a fierce body but a kind appearance), so it is full of kindness to pity the stray puppies on the street.
Stray Dog: A stray dog is a common small dog that is abandoned on the streets. She doesn’t have the ability to fight and compete for food. Although she was abandoned by her former owner, she still hasn’t given up dealing with kind people. She still wags her tail when she sees good people.
Due to the previs I just focus on the story, scenes, shots, timing and some rough animations. Therefore I will not create 3D character models in previs. I will use the reference character model and make my own cube dogs to replace them.