MOOOOOOOOOD BOREDS!

I have just finished off 4 mood boards for Little Red Revenge. Each one is associated with different aspects of the short. Mood boards to me are extremely necessary as it keeps everything I want to bring forth in a character in one place.

The first board represents Location. I have a mixture of images and looks that i would like to convey in LRR. I would love a heavy Parisian vibe crossed with some vintage america and lights. I love cities and lights and crude advertising. I may perhaps have to look up some 1940's style advertisements for my concepts.

The next board depicts aspects I want to take into the consideration when designing Red. Clothes are a major factor here, as you can see the hood is something ive taken into consideration, as well as hair. There is also tube socks, Doc Martens and a football jacket, all 3 of which i would like to experiment with whilst creating a contemporary outfit for Red's design. Images of some Shuriken and a desert eagle (Red's weapons of choice). There is an image of Coraline as I like her proportions and finally a Glen Keane Image as he is a huge influence on me, and I adore is line work.

Third up is Big Bad's mood board. Here I have looked at various images involving werewolves for all sorts of artists. I found this incredibly interesting as they come in all different shapes and sizes, the pictures included are my favourite adaptations. I also took a few images of fierce wolves, this is to help with characterization and emotion. There is also images of 3 different types of long fur, very helpful. And lastly some creepy eyes which i would love to incorporate and an image of the hulk, as again I like his proportions.

The final board is of various textures I would like to incorporate into my short. These textures are mostly of the grunge variety and I feel can create not only a rustic and fantasy feel, reminiscent of LRR's original roots, but also a seedy/street contemporary theme to suit LRR.

Sexy Book Inspiration

So I bought this book the other day in Forbidden Planet Covent Garden. (HAHA backwards) Only one thing can be said that describes how horrifyingly amazing this book is.

If books had genitalia, I would have so much sex with Watchmen: The art of the Film.

I think what really gets me excited about this book is the slight similarity between both Watchmen and Little Red Revenge. The fact that Watchmen was adapted from a comic and LRR is an adaptation of a Folk Tale, makes both projects slightly similar. Reading this book was so many things for me; inspirational, exciting and reassuring. It took me through all the steps they underwent to bring the comic to life.

This book was a invaluable find. I shall forever have a place in my collection.

Gobelins Inspiration

I have just looked at the 2010 shorts from the French animation school Gobelins. I found them of outstanding quality as usual, their animations really never fail to impress. I absolutely love the exaggeration in their characters. Everything is endearing and enthralling, from the designs of the character's to the beautiful/twisted environments. If I could achieve even half the quality in Little Red Revenge I would be immensely happy.

One short in particularly caught me eye. The Animation is called Smoke My Christmas and is a rather delirious piece. In other words, it made me feel like I had drunk ALOT. What really caught my eye is the little city fly through at the start of the piece. It's mind blowing. I think it may have been created in low poly 3D with high definition textures. I may need to research this further. Check it out below. If I am right, I would most definitely consider using this method to produce the city fly through in LRR.

Enjoy.