Today's work...

So i got started on some stills that are needed in the story that come up as flashes if imagery as the narrative goes on...

I have done some unfinished Yearbook photos of the carrot with crazy hairstyles- unfinished because i'm undecided on his name which needs to be in the images... and i also did the image of the casserole that pops up.

The extras

Having written the script and the storyboard, i pretty much know which characters i have to design now.. which i have done today- they're very rough though so i will probably definitely change all of them... there's something not quite right about them, but they offer a good chuckle... especially with the script i think it'll work well..

angry beetroot that gets hit on

a mean piece of sweetcorn

 bullied button mushroom

 cool cucumber- accidently looks a bit like Mr. T.

Tammy the Tomato

Research & Influences

Searching for styles and inspiration regarding vegetables is surprisingly amusing and easy to come by.
And usually, different animations for this subject would have their own unique style.

I've found a couple of well known and lesser known animations that i've found inspiration in. Whether it's in humour content or style.




Now, I absolutely LOATHE the annoying orange. He's very annoying. But i just had to reference it as it's popular for a reason. Undeniably, the style is it's own. It uses a live action background, what looks like some naff google images. But it's the faces that attract people. The eyes are one eye doubled, to give it a really unsettling look, and the mouths looks a bit strange- i don't know if they're upside down.
The only thing i can commend is the originality of the aesthetics.



I found this video a few years ago. It's very amusing as it personifies vegetables, giving them a funny life each. The arms and legs for each character also allow them to further their actions and hold items. The facial expressions are typical to anime- which is something i don't want to go too near to. But the humour aspect and the way they talk about life as if they're living inspires me to apply this to my work.



Not alot to say about this video, other than the style really intrigued me. A live action/ photographic background with animated facial expressions ontop. They also have shadows under their eyes to give them a stuck-on feel. Interesting merge of techniques. I like.



I laugh everytime i watch this. I love the stupid faces they all have. I want my characters to have an endearing moronic touch. It gives an alternative idea or perspective of how vegetables might act when we're not around, say compared to the vegetable suicide video (3 videos above). Instead of being actually very intelligent, this animations suggests that they're actually just as stupid as we think they are. I love that so much.

Rethink?

Having looked at my work from last week, i can only conclude that they have confirmed about how BORED i am with my project. 


and i HAVENT EVEN STARTED.


NOT a good start!


The whole thing is it one style and it's all quite vectory and it's boring. And i like to get a bit more practical with my work. At least i'd like a project where i can be more practical.


Yesterday, on my walk back from uni with Joe, i came up with a new idea, a more exciting idea that will definitely engage me for a few months.


It's still on the line of food- mostly vegetables. But i was thinking of doing something along the lines of a comedy interview/documentary of an e.g. arrogant carrot and his superstar lifestyle (he thinks he's awesome because he helps people see in the dark).

I thought i could introduce his friends and characters aswell. 

So it'll just be him ranting on as if in an interview and then as he talks about memories about his life, it'll cut to the scene of various different things he's talking about- and i thought this would allow me to use different animation styles too so i wouldn't get bored e.g. some in digital and some with live action and rotascoping...

It's all going to be quite rude and crude as this carrot is a bit of a dick and thinks he gets all the babes and he'll reminise about his dating and veggie chat-up tactics. e.g. "I want your butt and my nuts squashed together"


I've done a few pages in my sketchbook to jot down ideas and try and show the feel of comedy i'm after...

I've based the carrot's design a lot on the Worms games. The character design for this game, i find is highly impressive. The facial proportions allow for extensive expression and exaggerated emotion. The fact that the worm's shape is similar to the carrot makes it easier to translate the inspiration. I don't plan to copy the design but have a recognisable influence.

I love the cut-out mouth when the worm is sideways- i definitely think that this is something i'll apply to the carrot's design.

butternut blow up doll 

Going on a tangent

i drew some faces on my vegetables... why do i feel like this has nothing yet everything to do with my current project??

Gettin a bit crazy

So tonight i got a bit creative- only because i hate getting stuck into the computer so i thought id do something a little weird...

First i took some pictures of some veggies...

And then i even scanned some...

I was inspired to possibly use these objects to create the characters myself... so i might have a go with these, and the crazy scanned cross-sections were a bit kooky...

Whether i use these future possible characters or not, i may be able to use the vegetables textures for some of the collage material.

Another test

Now i think about it, this test is pretty similar to the last one...