Hello! This FRANK post are some color studies. I have been coloring scenes to get a feel for the final look. I have been pretty consistent and have been making progress on the project. Still no idea when I will be finishing up, there is still a lot of work left to be done. But I’m enjoying the process .
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below are some really early production sketches. maybe from 2017-18, pre production for sure. i used animation paper for sketching because i enjoy the over size paper and i just have tons of it from my art school days. so rather then they collect dust i use them.
the images below are mostly thumbnail to a 1/4 the page. i was trying to find the right balance for franks apartment, what kind of plants he would have and how many, he also has art on his walls so i had fun coming up with those
frank at his desk
frank standing by his desk
frank standing by his desk
frank on the opposite side of the room, there was a book shelf early into the design
frank by his desk
frank by the window
frank standing by his plant, he also had a watering container early on.
frank by the door, the walls where a bit funky also
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today’s update are some color study’s for the final city back ground. i’m playing with the idea of having the sky be a unconventional color.
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today’s update is just a color study for the 1st draft of the film
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today’s update are a few color studies. these are lineless with a water color look.
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today’s update is a few color stills from the opening shot. we see FRANKS apartment and the city in the back. i have not decided on the final design nor the final color
3rd draft of the opening scene,done in 2020
2nd draft of the opening scene. done in 2020
1st draft of the opening scene. done in pencil on paper in 2018
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todays update is a pose sheet. these are some of the keys for the scene, i have been working on this for more then 1 month now. im really happy with the out come but there is still much todo before it is ready for color.
although im not active, i am devoted to my art and usually do a good job at putting time into it daily. some days are better then others. somedays i end up redoing the entire scene, however it is all for the best. i trust the process and dont want to rush because of FOMO. It will be ready soon but not till its done.
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todays update consists of two variations on a scene, i wasn’t happy with the original one so i redrew it. i also played with the colors a bit. which one will make it to the final cut is yet to be determine! ..also i haven’t updated much for to many reasons, but as always im chipping away on it. a lot of a little
color study 2020
color study 2020
old story boards of the scene, 2015 ??
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today update is a few key frames from the second pass of the scene im still animating on.
hand comes from off screen
contact frame
last frame
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todays update is a continuation of the last two updates. its the scene im currently working on. its a updated animatic version, it has some updated animation but still a ways from being final.
as i’ve mention previously, this version of the film is closer to the original animatic and boards, it was not the route i was taking but i recently starting questioning if i was happy with the direction i had settled on months ago. i will animate the scenes and play around with the editing but i wont know which way it will go until the very end.
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todays update is about the scene i been currently working on. the video below is taken from the original animatic put together about 4 years ago. it is very raw and is probably the truest expression of FRANK that i have done. since then i made cuts in order to save time, however i have currently gone full circle. as i continue to refine the film i have decided i do not like the updated version and started thumb nailing this version. i have roughed out the animation and put it together in order to improve my options for the final edit. next post will contain the updated version of this scene.
