Preliminary Color Keys

As a loose guide for how the color will look on the layouts as well as with the added lighting in After Effects, here are some rough color keys.

A huge thanks to Zach Rich for signing on to work with my less-than-stellar layout sketches!

Rough cut produced by the end of last quarter below!

Untitled from Megan Miller on Vimeo.

This summer will involve a lot of tweaking and changing in both timing and action, and moving forward into cleanup.

WIP Animatic

Rough animatic - sound and shots not entirely finalized.

Character Development

The current model sheets need work, and I hope to create maquettes for both of them soon.

Concept Illustrations

Art direction illustrations provided by the amazing Chelsea Kubesh! Thanks a ton Chelsea!

Project Summary

Working Title:                      Showdown

Format:	Digital 2D Animation
Duration:	Approx. 2 minutes
Theme:	Dark Side of Humanity
Objective:	Creating a satirical approach to the subject of desensitization to violence and entertainment at the expense of others, which may amuse the audience but also raise questions about their own desensitization to people’s suffering, often reflected in entertainment today.
Synopsis:	Two machines go head-to-head in a dance competition that will leave only one survivor.
Producer & Director:	Megan Miller
Cast:	None
Crew:	TBA

The stylistic approach is designed similarly to Bruce Timm's look, like Batman: The Animated Series, but with more exaggerated characters along the lines of cartoons like Samurai Jack. The aesthetic of movement will be smooth, running on a high frame rate, but sketchy in appearance, giving it a grittier look.

Concept illustrations soon to come!

Intro

This blog is to document the progress on my senior film at SCAD, Showdown (working title). Anyone and everyone is welcome to provide all the feedback that they like! If there is a way you would like to contribute, please feel free to comment as well!

I will be compiling a list of contributors that I will continue to update as the film is produced. Thank you to all who follow and offer their assistance!