Over the past few weeks especially I have been trying to finish as much of the assets (characters, layouts and props) as possible so I could get on with the bulk of the blocking out stage of the animation phase with a deadline in mind of mid March. I have also been animating as many shots without the characters in them as possible to reduce the work load later. This way I wouldn't have to keep returning back to Illustrator and creating new assets each time.
Betty's 'Wish List' assets
These will be shown in Shot 13 where we see Betty day dreaming of what she could buy with a huge tip from William
As you can see from above, I changed the standard stroke type to something with more of a brush stroke with texture. The reason I did this is because I need them to stand out against the layout and although they will also be in 3D space and rotating around Betty's head whilst she is day dreaming, they still need to be really clear to the audience.
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Idea Development
I originally was going to look into doing a 2D animation in either Flash or After Effects of a mini montage of Betty receiving money from William, throwing it in the air and it raining her wish list items. I decided against this because it's too much and will add quite significant time to the film which is already 2 and a half minutes.
I looked at the credit sequences for Hotel Transylvania, Wreck-it Ralph and Cloudy with a chance of Meatballs 1 and 2 for inspiration.
Menus
Original Menu
My first attempt at designing the menu wasn't eye catching enough so I had to rethink the design
Front and Back
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Front 3/4 and Back 3/4
To create these I first copied the MenuFront and MenuBack layers and then used the Free Transform Tool (E) whilst selecting these copies and distorting their shape to create the impression they are in 3D space whiteout having to actually rotate the original font and back views in 3D space in the layouts in After Effects
William Menu Point 1
I decided to make the inside pages for when William points at his desired food as less cluttered as possible so the audience has less information to think about - this asset clearly says 'drink' and 'burger' which is all I need the audience to understand
William Menu Point 2
This menu prop will be used for the shot where William points to all the food items he wants
Betty Check 1
This will be used in shot 25 when Betty has given William his first meal and she is writing his check. The pen and hand will be animated which will reveal the writing on the notepad.
Moth
This will be used in most of scene 6 when the moth escapes the wallet and flies up towards the neon sign in the window
Betty Props
These are all the props Betty will interact with in the film
William Props
These are all the props William will interact with in the film
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