Final Animatic For This Version >:)

This will be the final animatic for this version of my thesis...

But that is not a bad thing! 

Coming to the end of the semester, I realized that I fought too hard to make this version work. I believe I can tell a better version of this story in half the time. I really had taken some time to look at other independent films and saw what mine was missing. I need to refocus on the essence of the story and simplify it. It is better to tell one amazing gag than 10 mediocre gags. And most importantly, find the heart of the story.

This is not the end, but the realization of what I have to do next!

Stay tuned!

-Don

Scene Two

Here is a work in progress on scene 2.

Storyboard

 

Animation in progress

 

-Don

Scene Three Revisited!

So I decided to have another try at the sun in scene 3. I think He still can use some more contrast. Probably put a little more orange in him, but I think the style is way more effective. 

Also, Here are some background elements I created in Photoshop. 

 

 

Update!* I added just a little more orange to the sun to give it some more contrast.

 

Yay!

 -Don

New Animatic: Now with sound!!!

Here is the latest version of the animatic. I also added some sound to support the action. In the next couple of weeks I will add some of the finished scenes to the animatic.

Enjoy!

-Don

Scene 5: Scary Cactus!!!

I'm currently working on a simple key frame animation for scene five. This scene illustrates how dried out the cactus is and supports the fact that he needs water. Here is my process so far.

Boards

Painting Elements

Simple Animation(Without Background)

The finished scene will be posted soon!

-Don

More Animating!!!...

Not a ton to report at this point. Finally have my cactus rigged up, and now I'm just animating...

...And animating...

But don't get me wrong, I love it!!! Its just a lot of work.

-Don

Cactus Rigg!!!

This week has been committed to building riggs. Here is the progress so far. The Cactus is almost done, and the sun is 99 percent complete! Next week there should be actual animation to show!!!