These two weeks, we’ll be working with 2nd years on their final films for work experience. I had already previously worked with Marie on the Cardiff Animation 48 hour film festival so I requested her – and later found out that she’d also been thinking of me for background design!
Her film follows the prompt of matching visuals to an existing piece of sound design or music, and she showed me her animatic – her story is super cool and examines our responsibility/culpability? in polluting the ocean. Even as we try to minimise harm and actively help, the effects are limited if it’s on an individual level. I’m just impressed that she managed to say something so complex in no words at all!
I’ve been asked to do some colour keys and eventually background design for 3 locations – the tropical paradise of the beach, the murky and grimy underwater scenes, and the sickly hospital at the end. I worked this morning on the beach!
This like a spot the difference game or something, but I wanted Marie to have some different options for atmosphere before I moved onto something more finalized.
She mentioned she’d do some rigging of assets in after effects too, so I made her a little tourists sticker pack in case it would come in helpful. It certainly made it easier for me to populate the scene quickly!
Worked on my lip sync animation after this and got a LOT more frustrated. Maybe I’m more suited to colour and background work after all…or at least animations without talking involved.