Fossils #3: The Breakdown - HD (Patreon)
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Breakdown time!
The zip file that contain all 25 cuts movie files, a moving camera test with sound and a PSD of color scripts are available in PSD tier
Here we have 25 cuts for this 2 minute short. Each cut is around 4-8 seconds long. The longest cuts are 30 seconds at the beginning, when they start digging the fossils. I made those into two cuts, so that I won't feel tired animating that longgg shot at once.
Next is the separation of the layers. We have 3 types of layer illustrations here: the full CG background that needs to be painted in full detail, a CG emotion bubble for when characters are thinking, and a blank/abstract background that needs just one or two colors to show their emotions. Then, these are combined into three continuous BGs which are a mix of full CG and the abstract one.
I've tested the scene with the continuous BG in ClipStudio Animation (yes, imma use that to animate! <3) and it turned out nicely!
With sound in in PSD
Lastly, the color scripts. I never did this before so I'm sure once I finish each scene, I'm totally gonna change the overall tone for sure, haha. But it's nice to see the whole picture in an overall color tone, from a soft, happy palette to the next, filled with emotional tension, etc.
That's all for this week's update! Now it's time to animate them all!
I will update all the processes in the SD section first, once each scene is done, and then I will update it in HD and with movie file/clip studio file on PSD. I plan to invite some of my animator friends to help, too. Stay tuned!
- Piti Yindee
- Proofread by Michael Reid