Visual Style (research/inspiration continued)

I'm now starting to think of various visual styles focused within my visual research. Here are some examples of what I'm looking into. Disney films are an inspiration you find yourself growing up with.. I like the cell paint look, but also love the textures in monsters Ink, the Tim Burton style, graphic novels, and the realsitic style in my earlier visual research... I just need to consider what will work the best within my animation.. however this doesn't stop me from experimenting with various styles. While experimenting with textures ideas, I will consider what inspires me within the styles I'm looking into, whilst trying to create my spin on the style.

I will experiment with these styles before refining my ideas down to 3 concepts while I finalise my character profiles. (characteristics) This will be one of the main areas I will investigate within thinking about the emotional response... and the engagement of characters from various films.

To do list 2

Place more visual research in inspiration sketchbook/Experiment with ideas

Facial rig Research

Continue working on my script

Character Profiles

Refine aims and objectives

Gnatt chart

Character development from initial research ideas

I still feel I need to work on my research question.... rather than spending a lot of time focusing on it.. I'm going to seee if my research question will come to me while researching for my project proposal.

Inspiration Continued 3

Continuing to look at facial emotion/rigs/muscle structure, game, and traditional influences (Henry Moore and Barbara Hepworth).

Target Market:

These are the target markets I'm aiming my project on:

Research Question (Refined)

The question and the project aim have changed slightly since my initial pitch, I am a lot clearer of what I want to achieve. I feel that taking interaction out of the final output, and talking about the bigger vision of my project in terms of the project Natal technology within an animatic will show some form of relevence from the research, and instead focus on producing a good animation.


Whilst investigating virtual reality technology, interaction, and narrative...

"Does virtual emotion enhance the emotional response within advertisement messages?"

Project Aim:

Through an extensive investigation within virtual reality technolgy, interaction, and narrative, I will produce a 3-4 min 3D animation which will focus on a narrated narrative showing character engagement techniques and emotional response within an advertisement message... Are YOU a BULLY

Purpose:

To provoke emotional response within an anti bullying campaign

How:

My research investigation will cover my dissertation, my pre production will include all my refined research ideas, working in series, 3 concepts considering the style of the animation, and screenshots of the bigger vision of the project in terms of the project Natal technology, and a animatic showing how these ideas would work. All of this will result in a 3D animation focusing on emotional response, and virtual emotion within the characters.

Research
Project Proposal
Concept development
Mixed Media
Final Output

Target audience (8-70 year olds)
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Target Markets (these all remain the same from initial pitch)

Pitch Feedback

From the feedback I got, I have decided to focus on a 3D animation without the interaction.. and try to portray as much emotion from the characters as possible.. still considering the emotional response... all of my virtual reality technology and bigger ideas for the project can go towards my dissertation. I may show some screen shots of what the project could look in a larger scale, considering screen space, and interaction ideas.

Pitch Presentation

My pitch powerpoint is now complete, I'm going to try annd get some sketchbook work included within the presentation to show refinement from my initial research. If not in the powerpoint, then I will give my sketchbook to be looked at while I'm presenting my pitch.

Now that I have an overall concrete project aim with objectives, I now feel I can start to develop some initial sketches. I will first work off my inspiration, considering line, shape, tone, and texture. Then I will work in series to produce 3 concepts considering 3 different styles for the characters and environments.