Week 06
Moodboards
These are my moodboards for this project so far. I have just done one for each of my actions as a bases for my animation and to also give me reference for my animatic.
1 - Picking up a heavy sword and swing it 360 degree's
This moodboard is showing characters lifting/swinging heavy swords. I can see when characters are lifting up a heavy sword that the shoulders seem to take a lot the weight while there is also (of course) a lot of weight being spread out by the legs and the stance the character assumes. Another obvious observation is that a realistic heavy sword will require two hands to lift up.
2 - Running into a stationary object and getting knocked back/unconscious
I strangely struggled to find images of people running into objects, so this was the best I could find (without actually running into objects myself). I think this could be the toughest to draw and might actually require me to watch boxing clips of knockouts as reference for my character falling down. One thing I need to make a decision on is whether or not the character knows he is going to hit the wall...my original thought was that he didn't and I think that would give me the best results.
3 - Casting an epic spell that needs a lot of arm flailing
This moodboard is for magic spells, because these images are static it is difficult to see the true action that the characters are making, so, while animating I will need to find some reference footage of some characters actually waving a spell which shouldn't be too difficult. Magic seems to be (in film) a sort of magic that is inside the character and when they do a certain movement, the magic is released in the way they intended. So I will approach this animation as if the character is in a dance and is channeling the magic up through his body and out through his hands.
4 - Jumping across a small stream
This is my last moodboard and is for jumping across a small stream. To get over a small stream you will almost always go over with one foot leading...I know this from experience as there is a small burn I have to cross to get to University and I almost always jump over with one foot. Jumping across this burn could prove vital research for this animation.
Overall, these moodboards, even though perhaps they are lacking, will provide me with the reference I need for my own animations.
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