Tuesday, May 22, 2012

we're jammin'




Just working on some board ideas today and thought I'd share.

Monday, May 21, 2012

Starting boards

Hey these ideas are really great. An important story point to remember is that we are going to try to bridge the gags at the beginning of the film with the weapons the kid is creating so that his annoying behavior actually has a purpose.The weapon designs can drive the gags and vice verse.

I am with Kevin, I don't want to nail down a story just yet, the creative freedom will drive what is necessary. That being said I plan on starting boards this week and will post as they are developed. I highly encourage you to be very honest and critical, as the more feedback generates a better product.

Thursday, May 17, 2012

Breakthrough

So I'm sitting here with a runny nose, sore throat, wrapped in a blanket. Pretty much miserable, but I decided to check my email and got a new email  from Chris Oatley's newsletter.

Long story short, I started reading his website 10 minutes ago miserable and now I'm here completely motivated, and ready to work.

You should all get on Chris Oatley's blog and actually read the posts. He is so amazing and GIVING out free advice and tips all the time. 

Seriously, I even took notes.

"What almost everyone outside of the animation industry doesn’t seem to realize is that ultimately, it’s great work that wins a break and it’s being great to work with that wins a career.?" Chris Oatley

Later days.

Kira

Tuesday, May 15, 2012

Some rough sketches of some of the household weaponry (including a soda/shaving cream gun fashioned out of Grandpa's cane complete with magnifying glass scope, a denture tablet shooter made out of tin cans and wood planks, a marble shooter made out of one of Grandpa's oxygen tanks, a blender gun, and a denture cream pistol) For more ideas I'd suggest checking out the weaponry from the Kids Next Door, which is where I got a lot of inspiration for these. Here also are some sketches of the Grandson. Do we have a certain age in mind for the boy?

Ernest et Célestine - Clip 2-French Animated Feature