thursday august 19 2010

I'm back! Kinda.

I've been wanting to make at least one more picture portraying how a running building becomes a shooting star. So that's one of the things that/what I've been doing today.

In the midst of this I start messing with colour again! When I thought black and white was a firm decision. Is it out of curiosity or am I looking to prolong this process?

I've e-mailed a producer since my return home from my holidays, with no reply. When I'm certain this picture is done, I'll e-mail again.

I hope you've had - well, are still having - a great summer!

wednesday june 9 2010

So far, this is what the woman sees looking our her window:

I'm not entirely certain this is the final design, but for now it is.

On to the titles, so I can put together my informative little pamphlet to lure money people and producers alike into my sticky web of yarn.

monday may 31 2010

I've made a sketch for what the main character sees looking out her window, using what bits and pieces I already have made. It doesn't feel as strong as the first yet, but there you are, a first step.

Also I'm toying around with the title and the clouds I've made.

And since a few days back I'm contemplating converting some of the designs into postcards and try to sell them, for fun, to celebrate the work I've put into them and as a little way to highlight my film. Could be fun!

wednesday may 26 2010

Making small alterations that I've been longing to do since I published this image here. No hands on top of hands, and more feathers in the background. Little things that bug me.

Now it's time to move on to the second part of the image. If I have these two images done - looking out the window and what they see from the window - and a good logo, I feel that together with the character designs I have a good visual material for an application.

The application was supposed to be handed in a month ago but I haven't heard anything from my producer. From what others tell me I gather he's taken on too much work. Hmmm.

tuesday may 25 2010

Today I've been trying to incorporate the title of the movie into the imagery. I'm still not quite sure how I'll do it, combining action and movement with clear graphics isn't all easy. I have ideas of nighttime, stars becoming the title and then shooting stars, the rays of the sun and the main characters waking up....

In my imagination it's great, in what so far exists of such a reality is more or less messy.

thursday may 20 2010

Today I've made letters for the titles. The thought is to animate and integrate them into the design. I hope they are not too unreadable because I like them. They feel both graphic and jugend:y.

Now I've begun yet another insurmountable drawing of clouds, thinking the letters will disappear into the many lines of the sky.

I make myself tired and weary and excited. It feels like if the many graphic and detailed elements will work out they will add to the movie and make it pop out. And if not I've wasted a lot of time. Working out a design has elements of gambling in it. I wish I worked faster, yet I couldn't make this if I did.

wednesday may 19 2010

Today I've finally finished the background I've been drawing. The hope is that it will match the sky without competing with it, like an indoors sky, kinda. Maybe all the little lines can highlight the main characters internal confusion as well, that would be lovely.

See, before:

And after:

Here it is with a bit of shadow:

I've also been playing with fills:



And with colour:


I'm very attracted to keeping my film in black and white though.
I want it flat, just not boringly flat. Hmmm.

Right now this is my favourite, I think:

It has a bit of 20's German expressionism silent film feel to it I think, and that's never wrong in my book.

Now I'm starting to think about and tinker with the titles for the movie...

wednesday april 21 2010

I made a new girl today:

I have a hard time deciding whether the boy and girl should look "normal", or as extreme as the rest. Decisions. Let's see if I'll be satisfied with this one, I do think she's slightly less the "good girl".

I was also thinking about what the world might look like as seen through the window of the flat...

...maybe like something like this?

It's hard to know when to stop. The whole world needs to be created sooner or later of course, but other projects and duties are also beckoning me. Decisions, decisions.

friday april 9 2010

New stars and houses.
I think this might look swell in change and motion.

thursday april 1 2010

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This is the display of a house becoming a shooting star that I was working on yesterday.
I don't much like the look of it. It looks too childrens' film, like I haven't separated myself from the original 2004 design:

The original design.

Today I drew this house. This too me is much mote interesting, and in tune with what I would like to achieve.

And I can think of interesting ways to turn this house into a star.

tuesday march 30 2010

This is where I am right now.
The first pic sent to my producer.
My arms ache from fiddling too much.
It will be interesting to clarify the transformation from house to star.
And it feels important that I chose a 60's building.
The temptation of beautiful last turn of the century windows was big.
But no. This will be prettier.

I wish I were faster.

Now I just have to sit and doubt myself.
Is it too noisy? Too childish? Too --- ?
I go make the dishes.

wednesday march 24 2010

Making one more earth. Now I must choose which one to go with.
I don't think this is the right one, possible the third.

tuesday march 23 2010

Two sets of sky and earth. Which one is the better one?
It's across these that the houses will start running and turn into shooting stars. Could be pretty, yes? Now I must run.