Sunday, October 7, 2012

The Ugly Dinosaur

Hey, guys! I'm currently working on a project with some fellow CCAD students, The Ugly Dinosaur. It's going to be an animated film, directed by the very talented Jinny Hinkle and Laura Mansfield, and the short itself has its own production blog (http://theuglydinosaur.blogspot.com/). I've been named Head of Visual Development, although I'm also working on storyboards and animation.

So over the weekend I drew up some character sketches, based on some designs Jinny and Laura already came up with. This is Oscar, the lead character of the short, who is a Torvosaurus with a jaw problem:


And this is Dot, the Stegosaurus:


I also drew a few sketches of Dot's brothers, who aren't too fond of Oscar:



And, lastly, the adult Torvosauruses, who chase after Oscar and almost kill Dot and her family:


I also drew up some thumbnails for two different scenes in the short. This is an early scene where Oscar hatches, tries to eat a leaf and runs into Dot: 


And here's a scene later in the short, when Oscar runs into the Torvosauruses:


These designs and thumbnails may go through drastic changes before the final film, but here's where we are so far. 

10 comments:

  1. I love your character designs -- they feel very whimsical! I particularly like Dot's brothers designs -- you've got a good handle on the distinct personalities of each one. Your thumbnails also look very nice -- maybe try varying camera angles for added interest!

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  2. I love the designs for the characters. Especially the brothers. You can totally tell the difference in their personalities just by looking at the designs.

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  3. These designs are great--you really capture their personalities.

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  4. LOVE the Torvosaurus designs! It's great to see that you are capable of designing characters of different personalities. Can't wait to see more!

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  5. http://d4mprojectyoakam.blogspot.com/2012/10/week-1-concept-story-and-puppet-design.html?showComment=1349784350889#c2158254840858299819

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  6. http://lostfilesccad.blogspot.com/2012/10/the-game-plan.html?showComment=1349784216428#c8315010439623293392

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  7. Oh wow, I love this stylization you have for the characters. Reminds me a lot of Rocko's Modern Life. Definitely a unique look that would look great in motion!

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  8. I love the character designs. It adds a sense of humor to the story. I think they will be easy to animate.

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  9. I like the character designs a lot they're very animated even in the still images. They would be great to animate and they each have their own personalities. Great job.

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