Production roles
Lilly = Director, Storyboard, Animatic,
Script Writer, Character Animation, (Rigging)
Kirti = Production Manager, (Directing 2nd
version of film – Animatic), 3D Generalist – Modelling, Rendering, Compositing,
Editing (incl. Sound & Soundtrack)
Sheng = Character Design, 2D artist –
Backgrounds, Texturing, Lighting
George = Character Rigging, 3D Generalist,
Post Production
Currently working on:
Sheng – Character Designs, Kirti – Kitchen 3D model (for 3D Animatic), Lilly –
Storyboarding, George – Rigging, ALL – discussing story beats.
The film needs a
title? Only name I was using before was ‘Tug of Biscuit’.
List of to-do’s
Script
Storyboards
Animatics
Characters (Bird, Dog, Human) –
Designed, Modelled, Textured, Rigged, Animated.
Backgrounds (Kitchen, Garden – Autumn/Winter)
– Drawn, Coloured, Camera moves?
Lighting
Dynamics (Leaves)
Sound (temp. for animatics, final
for final)
Soundtrack
Post Production – Semester 3 (Rendering,
Compositing, Editing, Credits/Title Sequence)
Production Schedule
Animatic for the film to be
final by middle of Semester Two – 14th February?
Animatic for 2nd
version of the film to be finished by the end of Semester Two.
Aim to have a finished still and
a few seconds of movie by the end of semester 2, to be used as reference for
the rest of the film. It also locks down final look and rendering and
compositing pipeline.
Look of the film: Concept
artwork needs to be created, reference and inspirational photos and footage
gathered. Thinking of retro style designs for the characters?...
Story Discussion
Young/new dog whose objective is
to put biscuit into his kennel outside/save biscuit for later/eat biscuit.
Bird’s objective is hungry,
wants food, therefore wants the dog’s biscuit because it’s Autumn/Winter and
there is lack of food for birds.
Why would the dog not eat the
biscuit straight away? – Dog behaviour, saving it for later?
Owner could throw the biscuit
out into the garden, but the bird gets to it before the dog.
Dog gets distracted by a ball
being kicked over the fence by the neighbours, by the time dog gets back to the
biscuit, the bird got it instead.
Dog is busy digging a hole for
biscuit so the bird snatches up the biscuit.
Dog tries to run after bird and
runs into pile of leaves that owner has swept up.
Each time dog’s biscuit is
taken, goes back to owner to ask (dog beg) for another. Owner is busy doing
chores in the kitchen so throws out another biscuit to keep dog occupied.
(Happens all in one day)
Or does each scenario happen
across different days?
Last scenario, bird and dog have
a ‘ninja fight’ over the biscuit (scenes changes, more stylistic/imaginative)
Cut back to reality and what’s actually happening, dog and bird in tug of war
with biscuit. Owner spots this happening from kitchen window and goes racing
outside to stop the fight.
Owner now realizes what’s been
happening, bird looks sad and hungry.
Owner puts a new bird feeder in
the garden, as dog happily munches on biscuit.
Lip sync? Maybe a couple of
words here and there by the owner if the story needs it.
1 – 2 mins long – simple short
film.
Story Rough Script
Owner gives dog a biscuit, dog takes it out into the garden
and is just about to eat it when suddenly the neighbour’s kids kick a ball over
the fence. Dog focuses on ball and runs after it. Dog goes back to where the
biscuit was with the ball in its mouth, but the biscuit is gone! Looks around
and spots a bird on the fence eating it.
Dog goes back to owner to ask for another biscuit. Busy with
chores in the kitchen, owner gives dog another biscuit to take into the garden.
Dog decides to keep this one safe and dig a hole for it. However whilst
digging, bird swoops in and snatches up the biscuit. Dog notices, goes running and
barking after the bird and runs straight into a pile of leaves.
Dog begs owner for another biscuit, annoying owner who is
busy in kitchen, she throws another biscuit out into the garden. Dog and bird
spot the biscuit at the same time and both go racing for it. Ninja fight!
Owner washing dishes at kitchen window looks up and spots
dog and bird in tug of war with the biscuit! Owner runs outside towards them
and scares off bird, breaking up the fight. Bird looks sad and stomach rumbles
back on the fence. Owner realises what’s been happening. Owner puts a new bird feeder in the garden; bird happily
nibbles away and dog finally eats his biscuit.
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