First complete edition of the leica reel for our short animation. Major revisions are expected to be made at the start of next quarter. See you then.
Monday, December 25, 2006
Saturday, December 16, 2006
Wednesday, December 13, 2006
Day time, night time
Pardon the poor art skills, but here is a rough idea of the color I am looking for, the sceen is Willy's look out on the top of the mountain.
Day ...
and night.
Day ...
and night.
Monday, November 27, 2006
Wednesday, November 22, 2006
Tuesday, November 21, 2006
Monday, November 20, 2006
Wednesday, November 15, 2006
Saturday, November 04, 2006
Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Willy (And A Few Things You Don't)
Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Willy (And A Few Things You Don't)
Age: William Quentin Herschel was born Thursday, August 13, 1964. He was the second born child to Joseph Charles Herschel and Margarite Henrietta Herschel (nee Lassel). His older brother is Nicholas Robert Herschel (1960); his sister is Caroline Mary Herschel (1970).Gender: Willy is a heterosexual male and is quite happy with that.
Ethnicity: William is fourth generation Canadian of German decent. He is, however by no of pure Germanic decent, after such a long time in Canada the Herschel's blood is quite mixed. William considers himself Canadian above all.
Height: Willy is 5'11" but due to his poor posture he appears to be much shorter, around 5'7".
Weight: Willy weighs 130lbs. He is self conscious of this fact as he is a little on the scrawny side.
Love Life:
There is very little to tell when it comes to the love life of Willy, he is not the type to kiss and tell. He also really dose not like to latch on to a person in a relationship, there for he have trouble keeping one due to lack of interest. Since relationships are not of high importance to Willy, he is happily single. He finds companionship to take too much effort, and takes too much time away from his astronomy hobby. Colleagues jokingly say that he is married to his telescope.
Health:
Willy is in average health for a raccoon of his age. He is a bit out of shape and is not overly strong. He occasionally suffers from gout in his right big toe.
Intelligence:
Willy is a raccoon of exceptional intelligence. Having an intelligence of 139 he is eligible to join Mensa, but has not as he dose not see the need to "have to meet a bunch of people".
Education:
Willy is a bit of a book worm, and an over achiever when it comes to academia. He was the salutatorian of his high school, loosing the coveted valedictorian to an athlete scholar. He also excelled in his post secondary studies and currently holds a BEng and M.Eng. from The Mýval institute of Technology.
Evolutionary cycle:
Currently in his mid-life, Willy has yet experience the infamous crises. It is unlikely that it will happen though due to Willy anal-retentive nature.
Culture:Raised in a lax Lutheran family, Willy currently dose not follow any main stream religion, if anything, Willy tends to believe more in science than religion. He dose not like that which cannot be describe by numbers. He is intrigued by the Pythagorean philosophies.
Food: Willy eats to live not lives to eat. He feels that taking time out of his day just to prepare something that will inevitably consume is a waste of time. As such he eats a ludicrous amount of junk. The staple of his diet is pizza pockets and he dreams of the day that all food is in pocket form. His favourite food is shrimp or prawns.
Sleep habits: Like all astronomers and raccoons, Willy is a night owl; he tends to stay up until late at night. Usually he is awake past midnight. When he is out stargazing he usually stays awake till 4:00 or 5:00 AM. Due to this Willy has difficulty adopting normal sleeping and waking times, as such he has problems getting up for his 9:00 to 5:00 job.
Family: As the middle child Willy often have the sense of not belonging. He fought to receive attention from his parents and others because he felt that he was often ignored or dubbed off as being the same as another sibling. Being in the middle young Willy felt insecure. Lacking direction in his early life Willy often looked to Nick for leadership. In an attempt to garner more attention from his parents, Willy became a bit of an academic over achiever. Being the middle child, Willy was a bit of a loner in school, although he had a small group of like minded friends. Willy remains close to his family; the Herschel siblings still gather every Sunday for dinner at there parents home.
Money: Willy is fairly well off; he feels that money is the means not the ends. He is financially secure enough to save for retirement and spend a great deal on telescopes and other astronomical paraphernalia.
Profession: Willy is a structural engineer with Procyon Services. Not liking to take the limelight for anything, Willy is not over achievers at work, (he no longer is attracting his parent attention) and just simply work enough work to get by. When forced to use abilities, Willy is one of the best men at the firm, but dose not work well under pressure
Body Structure:Although he is under the average weight for a raccoon of his age, Willy is doughy and has a bit ponch. His legs and arms are thin and his elbows and knees protrude. He is pigeon toed. Willy constantly slouches as if he is trying to make himself smaller. He often draws his hands up to his chest in a protective gesture. He walks with small measured steps and tends not to hurry unless he is in the direst of circumstances. Willy keeps himself well groomed even if he has little care in his outward appearance. Years of too little sleep have left Willy looking perpetually tired.
Flaws: Willy has Asperger's syndrome, a neurobiological disorder. Individuals with AS can exhibit a variety of characteristics and the disorder can range from mild to severe. Persons with AS show marked deficiencies in social skills, have difficulties with transitions or changes and prefer sameness. They often have obsessive routines and may be preoccupied with a particular subject of interest, in Willy's case astronomy. Because of their high degree of functionality and their naivete, those with AS are often viewed as eccentric or odd and can easily become victims of teasing and bullying. While language development seems, on the surface, normal, individuals with AS often have deficits in pragmatics and prosody. Vocabularies may be extraordinarily rich and some children sound like "little professors." However, persons with AS can be extremely literal and have difficulty using language in a social context.
Idiosyncrasies: A raccoon of habit, Willy dose not like to leave the comfort of his routine. He is quite easy to irritate if he is forced to leave his comfort zone, and will throw a temper tantrum like a petulant child if things deviate from his plan. Willy prefers the diminutive Willy over Will as he feels names should not be homonyms. Willy also care about the clenliness of his hands to an obsessive point, often washing his hands a dozen times a day.
Goals: Willy hopes to see all the objects on the "Astronomical A-List" This will require travel to the opposite hemisphere.
Dreams: In his dreams, Willy sees himself as having quit his job and becoming a full time armature astronomer, traveling the world with his telescope, having to worry about nothing more than cloudy nights and light pollution.
Talents: Willy has an excellent memory for numbers, for example, he knows pi to 1000 places. He can also interpret coordinates on star charts and find the place in the sky almost instantly.
Addiction: Being the night owl that he is Willy love coffee. On nights that he is not out observing, he often takes non prescription sleeping pills to help him sleep. He dose not smoke and drinks moderately. Willy's biggest addiction is to astronomy, He spend almost all his time thinking about astronomy, often daydreaming at work, much to the annoyance of his superiors, Willy also spends a great deal of money on his hobby, he recently converted the garage of his home into a study dedicated to astronomy.
Age: William Quentin Herschel was born Thursday, August 13, 1964. He was the second born child to Joseph Charles Herschel and Margarite Henrietta Herschel (nee Lassel). His older brother is Nicholas Robert Herschel (1960); his sister is Caroline Mary Herschel (1970).Gender: Willy is a heterosexual male and is quite happy with that.
Ethnicity: William is fourth generation Canadian of German decent. He is, however by no of pure Germanic decent, after such a long time in Canada the Herschel's blood is quite mixed. William considers himself Canadian above all.
Height: Willy is 5'11" but due to his poor posture he appears to be much shorter, around 5'7".
Weight: Willy weighs 130lbs. He is self conscious of this fact as he is a little on the scrawny side.
Love Life:
There is very little to tell when it comes to the love life of Willy, he is not the type to kiss and tell. He also really dose not like to latch on to a person in a relationship, there for he have trouble keeping one due to lack of interest. Since relationships are not of high importance to Willy, he is happily single. He finds companionship to take too much effort, and takes too much time away from his astronomy hobby. Colleagues jokingly say that he is married to his telescope.
Health:
Willy is in average health for a raccoon of his age. He is a bit out of shape and is not overly strong. He occasionally suffers from gout in his right big toe.
Intelligence:
Willy is a raccoon of exceptional intelligence. Having an intelligence of 139 he is eligible to join Mensa, but has not as he dose not see the need to "have to meet a bunch of people".
Education:
Willy is a bit of a book worm, and an over achiever when it comes to academia. He was the salutatorian of his high school, loosing the coveted valedictorian to an athlete scholar. He also excelled in his post secondary studies and currently holds a BEng and M.Eng. from The Mýval institute of Technology.
Evolutionary cycle:
Currently in his mid-life, Willy has yet experience the infamous crises. It is unlikely that it will happen though due to Willy anal-retentive nature.
Culture:Raised in a lax Lutheran family, Willy currently dose not follow any main stream religion, if anything, Willy tends to believe more in science than religion. He dose not like that which cannot be describe by numbers. He is intrigued by the Pythagorean philosophies.
Food: Willy eats to live not lives to eat. He feels that taking time out of his day just to prepare something that will inevitably consume is a waste of time. As such he eats a ludicrous amount of junk. The staple of his diet is pizza pockets and he dreams of the day that all food is in pocket form. His favourite food is shrimp or prawns.
Sleep habits: Like all astronomers and raccoons, Willy is a night owl; he tends to stay up until late at night. Usually he is awake past midnight. When he is out stargazing he usually stays awake till 4:00 or 5:00 AM. Due to this Willy has difficulty adopting normal sleeping and waking times, as such he has problems getting up for his 9:00 to 5:00 job.
Family: As the middle child Willy often have the sense of not belonging. He fought to receive attention from his parents and others because he felt that he was often ignored or dubbed off as being the same as another sibling. Being in the middle young Willy felt insecure. Lacking direction in his early life Willy often looked to Nick for leadership. In an attempt to garner more attention from his parents, Willy became a bit of an academic over achiever. Being the middle child, Willy was a bit of a loner in school, although he had a small group of like minded friends. Willy remains close to his family; the Herschel siblings still gather every Sunday for dinner at there parents home.
Money: Willy is fairly well off; he feels that money is the means not the ends. He is financially secure enough to save for retirement and spend a great deal on telescopes and other astronomical paraphernalia.
Profession: Willy is a structural engineer with Procyon Services. Not liking to take the limelight for anything, Willy is not over achievers at work, (he no longer is attracting his parent attention) and just simply work enough work to get by. When forced to use abilities, Willy is one of the best men at the firm, but dose not work well under pressure
Body Structure:Although he is under the average weight for a raccoon of his age, Willy is doughy and has a bit ponch. His legs and arms are thin and his elbows and knees protrude. He is pigeon toed. Willy constantly slouches as if he is trying to make himself smaller. He often draws his hands up to his chest in a protective gesture. He walks with small measured steps and tends not to hurry unless he is in the direst of circumstances. Willy keeps himself well groomed even if he has little care in his outward appearance. Years of too little sleep have left Willy looking perpetually tired.
Flaws: Willy has Asperger's syndrome, a neurobiological disorder. Individuals with AS can exhibit a variety of characteristics and the disorder can range from mild to severe. Persons with AS show marked deficiencies in social skills, have difficulties with transitions or changes and prefer sameness. They often have obsessive routines and may be preoccupied with a particular subject of interest, in Willy's case astronomy. Because of their high degree of functionality and their naivete, those with AS are often viewed as eccentric or odd and can easily become victims of teasing and bullying. While language development seems, on the surface, normal, individuals with AS often have deficits in pragmatics and prosody. Vocabularies may be extraordinarily rich and some children sound like "little professors." However, persons with AS can be extremely literal and have difficulty using language in a social context.
Idiosyncrasies: A raccoon of habit, Willy dose not like to leave the comfort of his routine. He is quite easy to irritate if he is forced to leave his comfort zone, and will throw a temper tantrum like a petulant child if things deviate from his plan. Willy prefers the diminutive Willy over Will as he feels names should not be homonyms. Willy also care about the clenliness of his hands to an obsessive point, often washing his hands a dozen times a day.
Goals: Willy hopes to see all the objects on the "Astronomical A-List" This will require travel to the opposite hemisphere.
Dreams: In his dreams, Willy sees himself as having quit his job and becoming a full time armature astronomer, traveling the world with his telescope, having to worry about nothing more than cloudy nights and light pollution.
Talents: Willy has an excellent memory for numbers, for example, he knows pi to 1000 places. He can also interpret coordinates on star charts and find the place in the sky almost instantly.
Addiction: Being the night owl that he is Willy love coffee. On nights that he is not out observing, he often takes non prescription sleeping pills to help him sleep. He dose not smoke and drinks moderately. Willy's biggest addiction is to astronomy, He spend almost all his time thinking about astronomy, often daydreaming at work, much to the annoyance of his superiors, Willy also spends a great deal of money on his hobby, he recently converted the garage of his home into a study dedicated to astronomy.
Friday, November 03, 2006
Euphoric Studios
This is a link to my Euphoric Studios blog spot. Go there to see any of my personal creations..!
http://euphoricstudios.blogspot.com
http://euphoricstudios.blogspot.com
Wednesday, November 01, 2006
Not Willy
Ok folks, to get things started here I'm going to post all of the character work I have done, even though we did not use any of it, it's nice to see where we have come from. Here they are in no particular order.
I call this one "thin Willy". The group had chosen this thin Willy for out protagonist and we where hammering out the final ideas until Francisco mention that animating an animal tends to de easer as people are less critical of there movements. Back to the drawing bored!
Shaggy Willy reminds me of Shaggy from Scooby-doo, he is also quite boring to look at.
Willy the otter was quite cute, and I liked him. Unfortunately he was to cartoony for some peoples taste.
This guy looks like he belongs in a porno, not a story about astronomers.
I admit, I am smittened by this little guy, I thought he would be great as Willy. Sadly the style is too reminiscent to "Snap" a previous AnPro project. Also we wanted to move away from humans.
Mod Willy is too trendy and not old enough.
I'm not all that good at anthro art, so Badger Willy number one came out looking quite cute and young , not older and wise like I wanted him to be.
Ian and Justin liken this guy to Moby, what do you think?
I really like this guy, I think he is gust the right mix of cute, nerdy, old, and wise, that Willy needed. He sort of looks like William Peterson, probably because I was watching CSI while I was drawing.
This guy is way too young and not at all geeky enough to be Willy!
Like I said, I suck at anthro, but this coyote astronomer is sort of cool.
This Willy is dull as dishwater.
For some reason I thought that Willy could be portrayed by a deranged mountain lion, I was wrong
Yes, another badger, I like badgers so sue me. Anyway I like this guy He could of been a good Willy I thought. Note the Louie the Lighting bug in the corner.
And finally we have Willy as portrayed by Fry from "Futurama"
That's all for now folks!
I call this one "thin Willy". The group had chosen this thin Willy for out protagonist and we where hammering out the final ideas until Francisco mention that animating an animal tends to de easer as people are less critical of there movements. Back to the drawing bored!
Shaggy Willy reminds me of Shaggy from Scooby-doo, he is also quite boring to look at.
Willy the otter was quite cute, and I liked him. Unfortunately he was to cartoony for some peoples taste.
This guy looks like he belongs in a porno, not a story about astronomers.
I admit, I am smittened by this little guy, I thought he would be great as Willy. Sadly the style is too reminiscent to "Snap" a previous AnPro project. Also we wanted to move away from humans.
Mod Willy is too trendy and not old enough.
I'm not all that good at anthro art, so Badger Willy number one came out looking quite cute and young , not older and wise like I wanted him to be.
Ian and Justin liken this guy to Moby, what do you think?
I really like this guy, I think he is gust the right mix of cute, nerdy, old, and wise, that Willy needed. He sort of looks like William Peterson, probably because I was watching CSI while I was drawing.
This guy is way too young and not at all geeky enough to be Willy!
Like I said, I suck at anthro, but this coyote astronomer is sort of cool.
This Willy is dull as dishwater.
For some reason I thought that Willy could be portrayed by a deranged mountain lion, I was wrong
Yes, another badger, I like badgers so sue me. Anyway I like this guy He could of been a good Willy I thought. Note the Louie the Lighting bug in the corner.
And finally we have Willy as portrayed by Fry from "Futurama"
That's all for now folks!
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