8/25 Production Report
'WATCH ME RUN'
Two thieves target a man carrying a large amount of cash, leading to a series of interesting accidents during their chase…
Genre: Comedy/Crime/Entertainment/Action
Keyword: 2d character in 3D environment, stylized, fast-paced
Concept design
My story is set on the streets of Brooklyn, and I want it to feature a stylized and exaggerated design. Below are my concept designs and the street layout.
Aesthetic of that 2D/3D combination
My production method is to export 3D scene shots, then draw 2D characters on top. After compositing, I remove the background, and replace it with a hand-drawn sky and finally add some comic bubble effects in the shots where needed.
Animatic with 15s vertical slice
Request for feedback
To imitate the streets of Brooklyn, I used stills from Soul as reference, with a color tone mainly in orange and blue. However, when I applied it to my texture, I felt that the background was a bit distracting and didn’t make the characters stand out. Would it be better if I switched to a more unified color palette?
(Left: reference of color palette; Middle: style frame with background color removed; Right: experiment with a blue-tone background)
Next step
Reorganize the composition of all shots, make a list, reapply them to the animatic
Organize the production schedule.
