CITV Animatic #1

Here is the my first CITV idea in animatic form. The sounds aren't finalised, just there to give a better impression of what's going on!


"A little robot is annoyed when he can't switch on the CITV logo. He kicks it in anger and gets a nasty shock! A funny, bouncy and quirky 2D flash animation."
There will be a practice pitching session at uni tomorrow, with the real pitch happening on Friday 21st. Hopefully my tutors and class like my ideas!

Initial Final Film Ideas

Here are some sketches of my idea for the central character of my final film. The film stars an elderly Cupid. Click images to enlarge.

CITV Ident Pitch

Here are some sketches and designs for my CITV ident pitch. Click images to enlarge.

'Helicopter' Robot.

Small Robot.

Large Robot.

3 Wheel Robot.

'Spider' Robot.

Small Robot Poses.

Unused Robot Idea.

Robot Sketches.

Plugging In.

More Poses.

CITV-bot.

Observational Drawing

Here's a few recent observational drawings of mine.

Sting.

Drinking Horn.

Classmate.

Peg.

Stapler.

CITV Robots

This is the group of robots who will be starring in my CITV ident. In the ident, the robots work together to assemble the CITV logo. I'll post scans of the final and some discarded robot designs this weekend.

Works In Progress

With my university projects fully underway, I'll be posting a lot during the next few weeks.

The pitch for the CITV commission is scheduled for 21st October and CITV's Creative Director will be in attendance. I'm very excited for this one and now have my characters and story finalised, so more on that some time next week!

I also now have a starting point and character for my major project film. I'll post some initial drawings of these soon.

In other news, the fantastic DepicT! competition has announced its shortlist for 2011. It was great to be a part of DepicT! and Encounters Festival last year, and I'll be watching the competition with much interest! The shortlist can be viewed by clicking here.

It begins...

Well, it's been a long summer of travelling, resting and working... but now it's back to uni and getting the cogs moving again! Time to gather up all the ideas floating around and put them to use with my final project... more on those within the next two weeks!

Uni have also given us the fantastic opportunity to pitch ideas for an ident/sting to CITV! I've been working on an idea since I was told, so I'll publish some designs and sketches of all that soon. Very excited about this one!

That's all for now, concepts/designs/doodles to come soon!

Teaser...

"Music and Memory" Draft

I thought that I'd post this draft, unedited version of the film I posted yesterday. The original colours and the processes involved in making the film can be spotted here. Enjoy!

Music and Memory

A short film animated to a piece of music I was given in the Advanced 2D module at the university of Wolverhampton.

Made using ToonBoom, Adobe Flash, After Affects and Premier Pro CS4.

Tracks: "A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square" & "Minnie the Moocher - Cab Calloway"

Alistaire

As part of my Innovative Animation module at university, I had to create a short animation using an experimental technique. I was keen to create a film using silhouettes. Overall, despite some small problems, I'm happy with the end result and really enjoyed the process of making it. Hope you enjoy!

"In this film, a young boy fears a strange illusionist... but for good reason?"