After having completed my first year at University, i have been given a summer project. The project involves research for work i will complete upon returning to university in september. The project is based around Opposites. I must create two characters of Opposite personalities, physique or ethics. The two characters can be anything i choose as long as they are opposites. The final project will involve me creating a short 30 second animation with the two characters.
I have decided to create the project around Magic and Superheroes. I decided upon this topic as i feel i can best create a short animation around this while having a simple story-line that i can express in 30 seconds. I decided upon a Superhero and an Evil Robot. I feel that these are almost complete opposites. This will allow me to use a wide array of animation principles from IK to FK, and i can spend more time creating a complex FBIK system for the hero.
Over the summer i must create an A4 Bible, which will include ideas for the project aswell as full character histories and the animation story-line.
Here is a quick orthographic sketch i created of the hero. I plan on creating multiple costume designs and choosing a design i prefer best.
I would like my character to use magic. For this i started doing some test effects using Maya fluids. I created a quick plasma ball which you can view here
Plasma Ball Test Video