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Copyright Exodus Animation Studios 2015

 

Out latest animation draft. Still in progress.
 

Rigging progress almost complete.

  

Here’s a playblast of our character model in progress.

 

Character Model Progress
Texturing and Rigging next.

Zombie kid character model in progress. Name of character is still to be decided.

#1 The title is written in the sky The camera points on it for a couple of seconds until it pans down to set the scene on a farm house at twilight.  It seems like a normal house and the viewer moves towards the house.

-extremely wide establishing shot

– 5 – 6 seconds

 #1

#2 Upon approaching the house the wind creaks the door open for the viewer.  The inside of the house seems normal but has clearly been abandoned for a while.

-panning camera

-3 seconds

 #2

#3 The camera pans around for a bit and then focuses on a dark doorway when the sound of a child laughing can be heard.

-zoom in on the doorway more and more

– 3 seconds

#3

#4 & 5 The viewer is close enough now to see into the doorway.  The room is dark but the silhouette of a child can be made out and a ball rolls into view of the light of one of the windows.

-5 seconds

#4

#5

#6 The child is almost in the light and appears to be hobbling towards the balls.  We cannot quite see the child.

• 4 seconds

#6

#7 All we can hear from the child is a quiet raspy sound.

-2 seconds

#7

#8 The child walks out of view of the camera.  The camera does not follow but instead focus on the dark background of the room.

-2 seconds

#8

#9 The walls are covered with blood and there appears to be a limb in the corner.

-5 seconds

#9

#10 The camera quickly looks back towards the child as he is almost in the light of the window.  As he steps into the light viewers realize that he is a zombie and he is looking down at the ball.

-dramatic shot of focus

-10 seconds

#10

#11 Pan down to the ball on the floor and zoom in.  Viewers now realize that it is an eyeball as the child reaches down to put the eye back into his head.

-7 seconds

#11

#12 The camera cuts out to a mid shot of the zombie.  He puts the eyeball back into his head and immediately notices the viewer.  He stars at the viewer with creepy intent.  The camera cuts to black.

-8 seconds

#12

Character Animation Group Schedule Fall 2015

Allison – Storyboarding, animatic, sound, animating, modeling.

Matt – Storyboarding, animatic, modeling, animating.

Chelsea – Modeling, animating, lighting, rendering.

Eric – Animating, modeling, rigging.

September –

6^th-12^th – Storyboarding, choose inspirational animations. Start character modeling

13^th-19^th – Storyboard Animatic/ with Sound.

20^th-26^th – Concept art development, draw out, color. Continue modeling.

27^th-30^th(3^rd) – Concept art development, draw out, color. Continue modeling.

October –

4^th-10^th – Character/environment/objects modeling. Start on rigging.

11^th-17^th – Character/environment/objects modeling and texturing. Continue rigging.

18^th-24^th – Character/environment/objects modeling and texturing. Start rough animation.

25^th-31^st – Continue modeling. Start lighting. Continue rough animation.

November –

1^st-7^th – Prepare for Trailer 1 draft presentation.

8^th-14^th – Prepare for Trailer 2 draft presentation.

15^th-21^st – Start polishing animations. Get final renders ready.

22^nd-28^th – Prepare for Trailer draft 3 presentation.

29^th-30^th, (Dec. 5^th) – Prepare for final screening. Start finishing up everything. Start rendering.

December –

6^th-12^th – Finish sound, finish polished animations, render scenes.

13^th-18^th – Final project due.

Story Idea 1: The Ball Setting: Old creepy house. Ominous light pours through the windows. Duration: 45 seconds to 1 minuet

Synopsis: The story opens with an outdoor view of the house. We [the audience] enter the house and hear the laughter of a child. Bright light from the moon splashes over the walls. The silhouette of a child can be seen. It seems he is playing with a ball. [Camera zooms in closer] The child is still hidden in shadows, but we can see him playing. He is rolling a ball across the floor and chasing it. [The camera follows] The audience begins to see that the old house is actually rather gruesome [There are bloody hand prints on the walls, blood smears across the floor, perhaps a human arm can be seen from inside another room. This house is a place of nightmares.] Finally, the little child rolls the ball towards the light of the window. But the light reveals not a ball, but a large eyeball! The child steps forward and is finally revealed to be a zombie [seen in the concept picture]. He reaches down, picks up his eyes, and pops it back into his head [the “ball” was his own missing eye]. He looks at the audience and starts to smile [a bloody creepy smile]. Screen goes dark. Credits begin to roll.

Story Idea 2: Under the Bed Setting: Little Monster’s Bedroom Duration: 30 to 45 seconds

Synopsis: The story opens with us [the audience] inside a bedroom. A little monster [the one pictured] waddles into the room and yawns. He climbs into bed and turns off the light. He curls up to sleep, but just at that moment he hears a weird noise from beneath his bed. Obviously scared, he works up the courage to turn his light back on and look under his bed. Much to his surprise he comes face to face with a human child. They share a moment of silence. Both of them then scream loudly, the child retreats under the bed and the monster runs out of the room. Screen goes dark. Just before the credits roll, we [the audience] hear two different voice yell “MOM! THERE IS A MONSTER UNDER MY BED!” Credits roll.

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