Character Design: Second Pass

Second pass at our hero's design by Savannah.

I like the where the design is headed but the proportions are off. The large size of the head with the additional girth brought on by his hair gives the character cartoonish proportions of a much younger character. A little fine-tuning is also needed but like I said-I like the way the Savannah is developing his design. Overall, I liked aspects of 2 and 3.

It Starts With Sketches: First Pass on Character Design

This is Savannah's first pass on our hero's character design.

I'm partial to the organic and weighty feel of #3. I also like some of the ideas presented in #1. Given my feedback, Savannah's gonna come back with 3 more combining ideas.

Additions to the Crew

I'd like to formally announce the addition of a few key people to our "Heard" team!

Alan OW Barnes is going to work some sound design magic. He is accustomed to telling stories through both sound and visuals. You should see his illustration work on "Big in Japan." Check out his stuff HERE!

Luigi Anderson will be contributing backgrounds/environments ranging from concept art to finished production work as the aesthetic evolves. He is currently working as colorist on Oni Press' comic, "The Auteur." Check out his stuff HERE!

Savannah Alexandra Mirabile is working on character design for our hero. Check out her stuff HERE!

Introducing My Thesis Committee!

One of the many aspects of this film and paper, as a thesis project, is the collaboration under a committee of professors. I like to think I've assembled an impressive group of creatives.

Keith Ingham

Gregg Azzopardi

Matt Maloney (Committee Chair)

Updates: Animation Tests

Here are some rough animation tests showing 2D animation in a simulated 3D environment.


This first test took a good deal of planning. I keyed out the movement timing and used guide circles to get the proportions and trajectory right.

Updates: Character Evolution and Style Frames

Here is a character evolution chart and style frames depicting the aesthetic change in the film. Heard will begin as rough, thumbnail drawings and as the character grows in the narrative, the aesthetic will evolve, climaxing in full color animation.

Updates: Animatics

Hello! It's been a while since I updated so I'm gonna go ahead and make a couple posts showing my progress.

This first update shows the animatics starting with the most recent animatic reaching into last October. I'll be putting all of this progress in the PROGRESS page as well with everything in order from the earliest to the latest progress.