bupaje
11-06-2011, 05:36 PM
I have started work on a personal project and would like to create a traditionally animated short film based on a poem I wrote.
The story explores hope. Its nature and source. It is a symbolic journey film.
InitiallyI am interested in some collab help with rough character design and environments. My first goal is to get to the point where I can create an animatic.
The poem is here (though I'm not a poet still I think visually it is strong).
Hope's Journey
Do we sail in a world of dark,
in wooden boat on inky sea,
with feeble lanterns on the prow?
Are there those whose brighter lives,
place them on tiny sunny isles,
or brilliant continents within,
the ebon shroud?
Do some less fortunate,
swim instead with candles held
high overhead,
struggling to maintain,
their dim and flickering flame?
Or do we live in a world of light,
each with iron kettle out of sight,
filled with coals whose smokey fire
we stoke with fear and sadness?
And are there those who refuse to feed,
the blaze and so are freed,
from sooty haze to then enjoy
the brilliant sky?
You can see some images here. These are rough and not indicative of the final style or character design (for example I want characters that are more universal in appearance and the boat needs to be redesigned to be more representative of 'hope' - ie more enduring, valiant, strong, eyes that see through darkest hour etc. http://stormvisions.com/pages/musebox/special-projects/hopes-journey/image-gallery.php
These are the basic story beats. The sequence in the land of the kettle burners needs to be fleshed out some more and I am working on some rough images for that this week and will update more. http://stormvisions.com/pages/musebox/special-projects/hopes-journey/the-story-beats.php
Here are a couple images
http://stormvisions.com/media/gallery/main7.jpg
http://stormvisions.com/media/gallery/main2.jpg
http://stormvisions.com/media/gallery/main3.jpg
http://stormvisions.com/media/gallery/image4.jpg
Do some less fortunate, swim instead with candles held high overhead, struggling to maintain, their dim and flickering flame?
http://stormvisions.com/media/gallery/image30.jpg
[on the way to the land of the kettle burners. they sleep and the first blush of light appears on their faces]
http://www.stormvisions.com/media/gallery/main29.jpg
http://www.stormvisions.com/media/gallery/main45.jpg
http://stormvisions.com/media/gallery/main43.jpg
[in the land of the kettle burners the giant 'ME's eyes are opened and he is transformed into 'WE' by what he sees. Here he is using the mirror he formerly used to gaze inwardly, to deal a little justice to one of the injustices being perpetrated.]
The story explores hope. Its nature and source. It is a symbolic journey film.
InitiallyI am interested in some collab help with rough character design and environments. My first goal is to get to the point where I can create an animatic.
The poem is here (though I'm not a poet still I think visually it is strong).
Hope's Journey
Do we sail in a world of dark,
in wooden boat on inky sea,
with feeble lanterns on the prow?
Are there those whose brighter lives,
place them on tiny sunny isles,
or brilliant continents within,
the ebon shroud?
Do some less fortunate,
swim instead with candles held
high overhead,
struggling to maintain,
their dim and flickering flame?
Or do we live in a world of light,
each with iron kettle out of sight,
filled with coals whose smokey fire
we stoke with fear and sadness?
And are there those who refuse to feed,
the blaze and so are freed,
from sooty haze to then enjoy
the brilliant sky?
You can see some images here. These are rough and not indicative of the final style or character design (for example I want characters that are more universal in appearance and the boat needs to be redesigned to be more representative of 'hope' - ie more enduring, valiant, strong, eyes that see through darkest hour etc. http://stormvisions.com/pages/musebox/special-projects/hopes-journey/image-gallery.php
These are the basic story beats. The sequence in the land of the kettle burners needs to be fleshed out some more and I am working on some rough images for that this week and will update more. http://stormvisions.com/pages/musebox/special-projects/hopes-journey/the-story-beats.php
Here are a couple images
http://stormvisions.com/media/gallery/main7.jpg
http://stormvisions.com/media/gallery/main2.jpg
http://stormvisions.com/media/gallery/main3.jpg
http://stormvisions.com/media/gallery/image4.jpg
Do some less fortunate, swim instead with candles held high overhead, struggling to maintain, their dim and flickering flame?
http://stormvisions.com/media/gallery/image30.jpg
[on the way to the land of the kettle burners. they sleep and the first blush of light appears on their faces]
http://www.stormvisions.com/media/gallery/main29.jpg
http://www.stormvisions.com/media/gallery/main45.jpg
http://stormvisions.com/media/gallery/main43.jpg
[in the land of the kettle burners the giant 'ME's eyes are opened and he is transformed into 'WE' by what he sees. Here he is using the mirror he formerly used to gaze inwardly, to deal a little justice to one of the injustices being perpetrated.]