I suggested a few different ideas for the theme and brainstormed with the team. Eventually we agreed to do one of my ideas.
Link to Script
So that everyone could visualise the idea I had in my head, I quickly sketched out the roughest storyboard ever, which Kathryn later refined.
I nominated myself as the producer and ended up with the role of director too. I started by making a jobs list (for both the animation, and the presentation). I swapped some roles around and made sure to regularly update my teammates with any changes they were unaware of.
Below is the original Gantt chart I made however, I ended up pushing back the deadline as some of my teammates continuously missed their deadlines, as other modules took precedence and eventually, Covid-19 disturbed our workflow.
I broke down the jobs for individual scenes and then made an updated chart with individual deadlines for these specific tasks.
As I previously mentioned, production was delayed so I made an updated Gantt chart. I made sure everything was clear and easy to understand by colour coordinating the jobs. In the group chat, I posted this chart weekly to make sure everyone was on track.
I have also stressed that if anyone is struggling to get their scenes finished in time, to alert me sooner rather than later so I can try and help ease that pressure by taking on some of the workload.
When it came to animating, the character turn-around sheets were a little late, which pushed the schedule back by a working week. This meant I couldn't start the key framing in the first week, and ended up working through that weekend despite travelling home at the same time.
So, despite this setback, I still ensured scenes 7A, 7B, and 7C were finished by 23rd ready for Alisha to in-between.
Link to Scene 7 (Key Frames Only)
Due to the very little time we have left, other module deadlines approaching fast, and Covid-19 forcing me to work from home rather than in the studio, I tried to cut corners and made a mistake.
I only realised once I was more than half way finished with the key-framing so, I decided to finish what I had started and then asked my teammates if they could notice anything wrong. Two members didn't notice anything at all, and the third didn't notice anything at first, and only realised after I made them look harder. Even then, he said it wasn't noticeable.
Just in case they had noticed, I did have a plan B however, I was worried how this would effect the following scene. Fortunately, nobody else had started key framing scenes of her face yet, so I told them to flip the design, just as I had done as that way, it would be consistent and we wouldn't need to change my shot.
Link to Scene 1 (Key Frames Only)
I then moved onto scene 1. I made sure the hair was consistent by having the hairband on the same side as the previous shot as these scenes follow onto each other.
Link to Scene 7
Alisha works quickly so, I didn't have to wait too long for the in-betweens. I added colour however due to time, I didn't add shading or highlights as I feel it works fine as it is.
Link to Scene 1
Mine and Alisha's scenes were finished by 3rd April, which meant I had the rest of the month to focus on my other project and the presentation. Once the other scenes were done, I looked for sounds to add, including a pumpkin's gut being squished and wind ambience, and Kathryn edited everything together. We then submitted the animation to LoopdeLoop.
I love the aesthetic and how the character works so well with the backgrounds. If I had more time, I would add shading to the character. I would also add a scene of the strawberry landing again.
© Emily Kate Mullis 2020
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