Moving on

First pass storyboards have been completed, with some guidance from my tutor Huni. We discussed building some more rivalry between the Sheppard and his Sheep, considering in the end the Sheppard clearly loses, we’d need to make sure the audience accepted his fate as deserving. We concluded that cutting the ‘trap making’ scene and replacing it with already established traps was wise. Replacing this scene with some more banter between the Sheppard and Sheep, wherein the Sheppard attempts to entrap the sheep by luring it with a sense of teamwork. This complexity all comes down to character acting, so video blocking will be of significant importance. Either that or very well drawn keys.

Facial expressions are getting locked off, and thanks to Li’s correction of typology issues, I can move onto to blend shapes and facial rigs to get the Sheppard’s complete range of expressions down pat by the end of the holidays.

Sad news is that the Sheep needs to be remodelled with a neck, for better expression. Pencil testing will commence this week, to flesh out keys for character acting and timing. I look forward to some wholesome 2d animating, but as I am itching to begin production I cannot allow myself to be to finicky with the tests.