LAUAN603 - Pitch Presentation

LAUAN601 - Weekly Journal

 Over the last week I have been working on landscape sketches for my practical response. I have begun sketching two specific types of landscapes and have decided their themes.

Desert World

For this piece, I want to depict a fantasy desert area. I have begun doing this by creating large fossils on the mountains to show great fantasy beasts that have died. I have also done this by creating a sense of scale with humans, which can be seen on the right of the left-side plateau. I will continue to develop this through tidying up the sketch and adding colours fit for a fantasy-style world.

City

This piece is still a very simple blocky sketch plan, but my idea is to create a futuristic dystopian city. I will depict this by using very dark moody colours with bright neon to contrast against it. I will improve upon this by adding far more details.

Research

I have also been developing my research and exploring my subject further. I have been looking at different fictional worlds and creating a PowerPoint outlining what makes the world building so immersive and enjoyable. It is still a work in progress.

 

What went well:

- Well composed early sketches

- Well structured analysis of different worlds

What to improve on:

- Contrast and compare the different worlds

- Sort worlds into categories

- Give the illustrations more details.

LAUAN603 Journal Update

 Over the past week I have been looking at various western icons and watching films and videos on the Western genre to understand what goes into making a Western themed film. I have also been creating studies of different symbols that are commonly found in Western films.

Research: Western Videos

The Neo-Western Genre in Movies

Film Genre - The Western

13. The Western (MIT OpenCourseWare)

The Most Badass Scene in Movie History

These are a few videos that I have been watching in order to gain a better understanding on the Western genre. I will be regarding these when creating my project.

Western Studies

These are a few studies I have made that relate to Westerns, for example the hat and the revolver. It would be worth drawing more of these in different variations in the future.

Image board: Demons

Since my animation will feature many fantasy elements, such as demons and creatures, I will be looking at different depictions of such beings in media, history and art.

LAUAN601 - Research

 Over the past week I have been researching various different areas of my topic in order to triangulate and articulate my points precisely.

Worldbuilding

Mes en Scene

Storytelling

Immersion

Bibliography

[W.I.P]

LAUAN603 - Statement of Intent

LAUAN603 - Image Boards

 For my Extended Practice module, I want to focus on world building and storytelling, much like in COP3. Over the holidays I have been thinking about what I want to do specifically, and I have chosen to look at the Western genre and combine it with fantasy elements. For this project I want to work by myself and be my own director and producer. I have been doing research on the genre and collecting sample images that may be useful when designing my characters, environments and writing the story.

These ideas may change during development, but this is the general direction I wish to work in.

Statement of Intent

This is the statement of intent for my analysis on World Building and Immersion.

Time Table and Gantt Chart

 Today I have been working on a Gantt chart and a workable time table for my COP3.

Gantt Chart

Time Table

I have tried my best to sort out my work days as efficiently as possible, while also referring to the Gantt chart.

Early Ideas Presentation

 For my LAUAN601 essay, I want to look at World Building in animation, and how to create an immersive world for fictional stories. To begin with, I started by researching different sources and then creating a power point to explain my ideas and what I want to explore.

Ideas Presentation

Research

Work I've Done Over the Holidays

World Building

Artworks