After Effects

Recently I learnt how to use 3D layers in After Effects. This will allow me to put some depth into shots by layering artwork in 3D space and moving a camera through them.

Here's a test render of the technique:



This is a work in progress of the opening shot to my film, which involves a camera travelling through the city:

Colour Studies 2

Here are some more colour studies for shots in my film. Although the backgrounds will follow a similar painterly feel, the characters will be animated in flash and have a much cleaner look to them.

Character Sheets

Here are the final character sheets I submitted for my preproduction portfolio.



If you compare them with the early character drawings I was doing during the Summer last year you can see how far along the character has developed since.