early line test

Here is an early line test that I have produced to show for the recent presentation. There were a few issues that were picked up, but the main problem evident in this version is his weight distribution when he is interrupted by the door knock. He also looks towards the door and back far too fast, and there are inconsistencies with the size of his head towards the end, but this can be easily changed.

There are a fair few differences between the animatic and this first pass, most noticeably the fact that he changes the direction he intends to throw the box at the end. This was just so I could get a better anticipation with the arm movement. Also worth mentioning is the way he puts the box down when saying "ah forget it". In the animatic he raises the box up before putting it down when delivering the line; in the line test he puts it down a bit more gently as he seemed a little too angry in the animatic.

cca line test 1 from Philip Askins on Vimeo.

animatic first showing

Not feeling happy with the dialogue I had set up for my initial scene, I decided to rewrite it so that I would have a more appealing scene to animate. I quickly cobbled up an audio file with the voice and makeshift sound effects,  and then proceeded to produce an early animatic for the piece. This was mainly to help me decide on a good composition for the piece, as well as rough in early acting poses to get a feeling for the piece.


cc animatic 1 from Philip Askins on Vimeo.

Reference footage

This is the initial video reference footage we recorded in the studio last week. This was just to give a flavour of what the acting and posing would be like in the finished piece. However, I don't feel too certain about my line of dialogue at the moment so when I come to record the sound the circumstances in the scene may change.


creative character reference from Philip Askins on Vimeo.