*D* *M* Research for Character Design

For "The Raven Project" I have been requested to come up with some designs for the main character Munin. Here are some photos James took at out field trip to The Tower of London. Please follow the link below for access to them


http://picasaweb.google.com/satansownself/RavensProjects?authkey=Gv1sRgCIX5hNPc3uOzcA&feat=directlink#

For "The Deep", Andy has asked me to do some designs for the Penguin. Here are some images I looked at in particular on the internet

I've also kept in mind existing penguin designs from "Happy Feet", "Lost and Found", and "Pingu" when doing concepts.

My Projects

Okay here's the e-mail I sent to Dan and Mike about the work I will be doing this year:


Hey Dan and Mike!

Here's a sum up of the groups I am working with. My primary projects that I will be working on are:

• Smitten (Matt Vadis) - Assistant Character Animator
• Raven Project (Sophie Lodge) - Character Designer, Storyboarder, Animatic Artist.

I have also said to the following groups that I will attempt to help with animation and other odds and ends if I am able.

• The Deep (Andy Kinnear) - Animator, Character Design
• Heroes 1.0 (Kofi Ansah) - Animator
• Unhatched (Tom Ritchie) - Animator

Of course, this is all dependant on whether I can find the time to help.

I have considered taking on my own pitch (Spooked) for the 30sec alternative piece. I feel that I could do it, but since I already have a lot on my plate, I will not pursue it seriously as a project. However, I may consider doing some little animation tests of the monster, since I feel that he is a strong design, and would be fun to animate for my showreel.

For Dan's unit, my strength is as an Artist (Designs, concept, animatics), but I feel that I am also a strong 2D animator. I would like to concentrate my efforts on improving my 3D animation, so I think I will specialise in Animation, so I can improve in that area. I have spoken to Clym and he as agreed to teach me some basic rigging, so that would help contribute towards my Technical studies.

Please correct me if I need to revise the above plans for either unit.

Sorry that was a long e-mail. I hope that is all clear. I look forward to hearing from you. See ya Monday!

My New BA Blog

First post of my blog!

Okay, basically I had trouble with synching my e-mail accounts with Blogger and Youtube at the same time. Because of this, I have made a new blog, which will contain all my work for this year.

Any work for Mike's unit will be marked with a *M* in the title


Any work for Dan's unit will be marked with a *D* in the title


Any work for PPI will be marked with a *IPP* in the title

EDIT I have also labeled most of my posts with DAN, MIKE, DISS or PPI, depending on the work that is relevant in that post. You can find the labels on the top right of my blog :D

I hope this is clear.

Here's the link to my old blog, which holds all my development for my personal pitch called "Spooked" http://emufmp.blogspot.com/