Just a test using water colours on glass, over a light box

Huni had a play around and tweaked the colours a little.

I really like this effect, also possibly using a displacement

map with some real footage of waves underneath could

make for an interesting look.

It flickers way to much and i need to make my movements

alot more smaller with way more frames.

Mechanical Bird 3D Concept (thank you Jack)

Here is some concept designs that Jack so very kindly created for me.

His mouth flips open, where a lightbulb sits, his eyes flash and turn red

when the lightbulb is defective, they flash green when the light bulb is

working and at his neutral state with no bulbs they will be amber.

I am planning to fatten him up a little bit more, perhaps shorten his legs but

i really like this design and cant wait to see him with some grungy textures

applied.

Concept sketching

Just a few sketches done in class with photoshop and flash.

Since the bird is brass i would like to get that rainbow metalic

effect happening throughout his colourings.

I have reached an outcome with the script, Lewis returns to the floating town, his lighthouse bathes the town in light, (it has been thrown into darkness for years) Lewis is a hero.
So completely off topic but still somewhat related to the theme that seems to be playing out, besides i found this interesting and inspirational:
In Greek mythology, Prometheus (Ancient Greek: Προμηθεύς, "forethought")[1] is a Titan, the son of Iapetus and Themis, and brother to Atlas, Epimetheus and Menoetius. He was a champion of mankind, known for his wily intelligence, who stole fire from Zeus and gave it to mortals.[2] Zeus then punished him for his crime by having him bound to a rock while a great eagle ate his liver every day only to have it grow back to be eaten again the next day. His myth has been treated by a number of ancient sources, in which Prometheus is credited with – or blamed for – playing a pivotal role in the early history of mankind.

Scripts scripts scripts and more scrips

Currently finising up my 11th draft and patience is wearing very thin. Jack im taking the whole leather wings thing out, the lighthouse itself is just going to take off as it originally did in the earlier versions. Tonight im going to try and give a bit more emotion to the ending, perhaps he comes home from being banished to a different world? perhaps his family is ecstatic to see him and perhaps he isn't sure how his homecoming will be received? its going to be difficult to do this with minimal or no animation as i think there is already to much going on as it is. I was thinking something similar along the lines of 'UP' with a series of photographs giving a small backstory as to why he is there etc.

Not in a creative mood this week, so im finding this a very difficult process.

However i did grab inspiration from coloured sand today! Yay for coloured sand, i like it, and think animation wise it could have a nice texture to my beach? Its quite time consumming though as i would have to die the sand for a few hours and then dry it all day or however long it takes sand to dry. I was also researching rostrums a little bit today and i think i could make a far easier version with just a couple of clamps on two bars that will hold the glass levels, and then using a tripod and manuvering the lighting around this.

Here are a few images of coloured sands and also of a rostrum.

Hello there

Wow, im up to the 10th draft of this script, i cant believe how much it has changed since the first draft. I still need to rewrite the ending, the bird is going to be part of the light but will keep you posted once i can muster up the creative motivation to end the damn thing.

Im really happy with the way its turned out, i wasn't sure at the beginning, which i guess is why it has evolved into what it is today.

I have to rewrite the treatment now because the old one doesnt fit, im still struggling to word the Premise, but that just requires a little bit more concentration.

What else?

Oh yes, have started doing a rough shot list, and trying to visualise the shots so its doesnt look flat and boring.

Cant wait to start thumbnailing and storyboarding!

I want to use water colours and dare i say it, perhaps paint on glass again for my backgrounds, but this will come later.

I really see this script as a 3D script funnily enough, but im going to stick with 2D because i just dont think i would be able to do it justice with my 3D skills (which are minimal). Besides 2D is lots of fun right?...............................right? :D