Friday, 31 January 2020

LAUAN603 - VAs Acquired?

Throughout the last couple of days, I've managed to get in contact with two actors via Mandy.com (one for Ben, one for Rover).

Rover's VA will deliver his lines this weekend.
We had a brief discussion regarding how to approach the voice of the character, and I think the result suits him well.

The other actor, who is trying for Ben, should send his lines over the coming week. I haven't heard his take on the voice yet, but I was pleased with certain parts of his demo reel which I think suited the kind of personality I had in mind.

Wednesday, 29 January 2020

LAUAN603 - Establishing Shot

Yesterday I completed the establishing shot of Ben and Rover's house.
I originally wanted them to live in a good old fashioned Yorkshire terrace house, but for the sake of composition, I separated them from their neighbours.

I'm really pleased with how it came out - the colours are brilliant and the linework isn't too bad either. I was suggested by Prathik to seperate the image into layers so that I could include some parallax scrolling to give the scene more depth. We also shared additional ideas in regards to the picture itself.



Monday, 27 January 2020

LAUAN603 - The Hunt for Voices

Much like with AfterLives, I've taken to Mandy.com to find voice talent for my film.
I can't lie, this has been a very, very, very daunting process for me. I've received 7 or so applicants so far, which is great, but I do hope more come in soon. I really wanna find the perfect voices for Ben and Rover, and I'm afraid that I might just have to settle with something I'm not happy with.

Time shall tell.


LAUAN603 - Storyboard and Animatic

I completed the storyboard for the film, which wasn't really a difficult endeavor considering the simplicity of the plot (or lack thereof), but it still proved to be a very useful asset to pre-production.

I converted these frames into an animatic, voicing Ben and Rover myself so as to give one an idea as to how I envision the delivery of the lines. It made Matt laugh which is a good sign in my books.


LAUAN603 - Final Script

The script has been finalised.
After running it past a few close friends whom's opinions I trust, I think I'm satisfied with the jokes. I've timed myself delivering the dialogue and it comes out at just under 2 minutes which is perfect.