Storyboard

Dan G gave us these character designs today, Its kind of cute in a gross way. I do like the one saying he is cute to a dead crowJ. The joules are particularly nice; it gives the character an older appearance than his stature suggests.

Dan and I sat down with the map in Maya this evening and tried to sort out some camera shots and a provisional storyboard for the group to look at. In the shots we were choosing we wanted them to be reflective of the character and the narrative. At the same time we also wanted to keep the feeling of time and space, so we didn’t want the audience to feel like they didn’t know where they were – or that time had elapsed. This was a decision that the group as a whole was keen to adhere to, so we were conscious of keeping elements of mise-en-scene and character movements carried through in the next shot, but also keeping in mind the nature of circular narratives, so we had to be careful not to repeat to much of the same angle or movements, such as lifting the camera and putting it back down – as this would bore the audience if we saw the character do it 6 times.