EXTENDED - VISUAL JOURNAL - COVER DESIGN

This is the front cover design of my visual journal/artbook. I opted for a design that would be eye catching and would reflect the aesthetic of the animation that is being produced. The off kilter design application of the text and the playful use of colour and illustration is meant to be a reflection of; the title (kids with kids), the literary content of the poem used within the animation and the deeper meanings attached to the content within the animation. I shall employ these off kilter design applications throughout the art book, to give the reader an impression of my professional voice/ approach to projects.

EXTENDED - FINAL FILM - EXAMPLES OF CONCEPT ART

The concept artwork that I have produced is a reflection of the aesthetic that I aim to strive for in my animation.

These are character conceptual iterations that I felt I needed to include in my concept art and as a part of my visual journal. There may be variations in the way characters are designed, but this piece serves as a basis for the aesthetic considerations of characters. Line focused, simple and angular designs may be a prolific feature in character designs for this animation.

 These pieces of artwork were at times created without any guidance so far as any narrative is concerned but going back to the project rationale, the work that is being produced in this project is very much observational of things in my day to day surroundings and my own interpretations of situations that go beyond surface level.





This piece of conceptual artwork is an example of work that has been better realized once the narrative of the animation has been produced.
There are elements in this piece - such as the speckled background - that will act as a 'puzzle piece' to the overall aesthetic of the animation.

EXTENDED - FINAL FILM - THUMBNAILING

  

Here I have been going through some thumbnailing, visualising what would happen in each scene of the animation according to each stanza in the poem.

There will be some adjustments to be made as try out the different iterations and see how they might fit together more smoothly.

EXTENDED - FINAL FILM - IDEA GENERATION/visual research 1

In my poem I conjure up images of penny sweets and fake sweet cigarettes that don't seem to be in shops any longer. This is where the nostalgia element of my film will come from, using the elements of the design aspects that can be found in old penny sweets and children's toys. Concept artwork in further posts will make reference to the aesthetics that can be found in these packaging designs.

There is a stanza in the poem that goes as follows and is meant to paint a picture of a car boot sale, a memory/ atmosphere that within me brings up a lot of nostalgia:

It were burger vans in car parks
It were crackin't flags
It were bouncy balls n lego bricks placcy bags.

I have collected imagery from the internet that I feel, when put together, gives a sense of the atmosphere and the scale of the bric-a-brac that was available at car boot sales.