The project had a lot of changes this week. We put together an animatic, which helped us to clearly visualize the story and obtain more insightful feedback. We received very helpful feedback from our advisor Ruth Comley and two faculty members: Anthony Daniels and Jesse Schell.
As for the concept art, we have been making some changes in the characters. We have been discussing a lot about the design of the moon. The story requires the moon to talk from a 2D painting inside the 3D animation, making it a difficult decision in interpreting how that would look. The team prototyped various options to try and find the best way to create this character.
We also have an example of Buttons, one of the characters that is currently being modeled.
The main focus for the project this week was about the story. We received feedback from Brenda Harger on how to make the story better, in hopes of increasing the likelihood that the park will approve and show the animation in the resort. This requires a few changes on the script that will be made by the writer throughout the weekend.
The team will be rehearsing for 1/4s walk-arounds, and we will attempt to update the animatic accordingly to the changes that are being made to the script. This will also require that the voices are recorded again. We will finish the models of Buttons and Captain Clayton as well as a facial study for the characters.