It still needs tweaking! I haven't had any ideas yet as to how to tackle the slow patch near the beginning. That is my next port of call. I am very much still open to suggestion for it as well. I have since filled out the rest of the track.
I am certain the end sequence needs a revisit. Its far too empty, more needs to be going on as the features hop into the distance. Perhaps more elements breaking away and coming back, reforming whilst on the move? I have yet to work it out. However, for a break of sorts, I may get into rigging the 3D models for now!
Below is a second version of the animatic. It's still very raw, but I will be refining it as I move along with the project. I think the main music theme suits the concept, but I am still unsure about the beginning and end.
My next step on the list to do is either the 3D model of the girl or creating keyframes for the 2D boil animation.
Initial animatic for the Adore Woman artwork. It is still incomplete, but please let me explain the vision, because unfortunately the animatic is not explaining everything like I would like it to.
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I would like the lines of the drawing to be boiling and the female to be making some subtle facial movements (blinking, smiling, etc.) showing that she's rather happy with how she looks like. I believe it would create a nice effect with the shift in hue of the colour splatters.
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This bit, I want to be mistical, a bit overhelming in colours and kind of confusing at the same time, to create a feeling of many layers and to rise the question "what is happening to the girl behind the colourful fog?" I also want to add a 3D camera AE effect with the camera actually moving through the fog (kind of like Harry Potter intro and the clouds).
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During this sequence we can see the girl between the foggy clouds, a bit less happy, perhaps concerned, still in 2D boiling line style.
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The colourful puddles get erased and reveal a completely clean and makeup free 3D model (I am still deciding whether she should be bald or with dreadlocks). The girl seems unhappy at first, a bit uneasy because of the lack of colours on the face, but eventually she smiles because she realises she's still beautiful even though there is no 'make up' on her face.
After this bit, I am not quite sure yet how to return to the original drawing. It could either be another journey through the colourfull fog or simply just a fade in? Something to think about.
