2 moarrr weeks!

ok, so it's been ages since I've posted anything on this film due to my lack of organization for my senior film. Fall quarter was a huge mess but now i'm back with a clearer direction of what i want for Fish Dreams.

These are the new characters of him and her. It's amazing what can happen once you throw away everything and start over. Crazy butttttttt it works.

I am happy to say i am at about 75% done, now its time to just stay focused for final detailing such as lighting and compositing.

Small Tease

ok so im working out the kinks, yes it keeps changing. just going along with a lot of experimental issues. what i have so far is a test render shot and im kinda loving the look so far. I'm going to soon do some limited animation on the character and fish to see how well it works before i dive into the whole 2.5D look.

Super Update!

Since Senior 1 class, I have run into complications such as copyright issues and what not so as a quick solution I will just update this entire blog and everything that I am doing. Clean slate again I suppose.

One Synopsis: A girl wakes up to her room full of fishes and a ghost boy, are they real or just a dream?

Proposal

The title of my senior Film is called "Fish Dreams". I am basing my concept and taking inspiration from Sandy Skoglund's "Revenge of the Goldfish." I intend for this film to be in 3D, with heavily stylized and illustrative characters. I want to showcase texturing and lighting so the animation will be at a minimum. Although there are two characters, the story revolve around Francesca de Luca. "Fish Dreams" is about the girl waking up and going about her usual day while experiencing old memories. I want the film to represent a point in time and memories. It is based on the intimate and quiet moments.

Location and Characters

I am changing the environment from a 4 corner room to something more stylized. It's an imitation of a shell so there's a lot more organic forms and flow. This is in response to the copyright issues i mentioned before. I suppose the idea will fit better for the overall water and memory elements. Here are the posted pictures for my finale. Now i can actually start modeling the environment.

Pitch Poster

slightly finalized but i have a feeling i wont be going back to it unless its to change the font.

MODEEELLLING

ok so this WILL not be the final model or used at all. i guess u can call it bad practice so until i get to good practice this will probably sit in my student drive and collect dust.

anyways enjoy my fruitless hard labor. this thing have made me foamed at the sides of my mouth and sweat buckets of blood.

Cinematic Referance

another reference i had in mind a while ago. i really love those still japanese anime shots. the mood is usually tranquil and melancholic. im totally geeky about things like posing shots of inanimate objects to reflect stories and characters.

She and Her Cat

Inspriration for Character Design

just as the title says...these are my inspired illustrations as well as great reference.

enjoy!
-Nha