ANIMATED MUSIC VIDEO

I MENTIONED THE ANIMATED MUSIC VIDEO I'M WORKING ON WITH MY FRIEND SCOTT LOCKHART IN A PREVIOUS POST (FOR MANCHESTER BAND FRAZER KING'S SINGLE 'MOTHER MARY').WE CAME UP WITH THE STORY TOGETHER, I DESIGNED CHARACTERS/BACKGROUNDS ETC AND AM ILLUSTRATING THE ASSETS WHILE SCOTT IS ANIMATING IT ALL. THIS PET PROJECT GOT PUT ON THE BACK BURNER FOR A WHILE UNFORTUNATELY - SCOTT IS IN THE PROCESS OF SETTING UP AN ANIMATION COMPANY WITH OUR MUTUAL FRIEND SAM AND I WANTED TO FOCUS ON EXHIBITIONS ETC - BUT WE'RE BACK ON IT NOW AND ON TRACK TO FINISH BEFORE THE END OF THE SUMMER! HERE ARE SOME FINAL, HAND DRAWN  ASSETS I'VE BEEN WORKING ON TODAY:

= KIM =

MUSIC VIDEO SNEAK PEEK II

HERE ARE A FEW SNATCHES OF THE HAND PAINTED ASSETS I'VE CREATED FOR THE ANIMATED MUSIC VIDEO I'M WORKING ON FOR FRAZER KING (TO BE ANIMATED BY SCOTT LOCKHART):

THE TWO IMAGES ABOVE SHOW SEPERATE LAYERS WHICH WILL BE MERGED TOGETHER.

1a

1b

AND THESE SHOW THE 2 SEPERATE LAYERS COMPRISING ONE SHOT (1a) FOLLOWED B THE SAME SHOT WITH LAYERS MERGED TOGETHER.

THIS IS MY FIRST TIME CREATING ASSETS FOR ANIMATION, AND THE STYLE WE'VE CHOSEN TO WORK IN MEANS EACH LAYER TAKES A BIT OF TIME, BUT I'M REALLY ENJOING IT! I ESPECIALLY ENJOYED DESIGNING THE MAIN CHARACTER:

SCOTT HAS ALL OF THE ASSETS FROM ME FOR OUR OLD LADY CHARACTER NOW, CAN'T WAIT TO SEE HER IN ACTION!

MORE UPDATES AS THE PROJECT PROGRESSES...

KIM X

MUSIC VIDEO SNEAK PEEK

THESE ARE THE FIRST 4 PANELS OF STORYBOARDS FOR AN ANIMATED  MUSIC VIDEO I'M WORKING ON WITH MY AWESOME ANIMATOR FRIEND SCOTT LOCKHART. I'LL BE DOING THE DOODLES AND HE'LL BE ANIMATING, THOUGH I AIM TO LEARN A BIT MORE ABOUT ANIMATION FROM HIM MYSELF AS I HAVE PLANS FOR AN INFOGRAPHICS PROJECT I WANT TO DO IN A FEW MONTHS... BUT THAT'S FOR ANOTHER TIME. 

WE ARE AIMING TO GET THIS DONE BY CHRISTMAS...PRETTY OPTIMISTIC BUT I THINK WE COULD DO IT! BEEN WORKING ON CHARACTER DESIGNS THIS WEEK (I'LL POST THESE SOON) AND I'M READY TO START CREATING BACKGROUND ASSETS. I'M REALLY ENJOYING DESIGNING THE IMAGERY FOR THIS AND I'VE NEVER SEEN MY WORK ANIMATED BEFORE, I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE OUR FINISHED RESULT!

ODD BAR EXHIBITION

A FEW PHOTOS FROM MY EXHIBITION LAUNCH THE OTHER NIGHT.... 

     ZACK ESTERHUIZEN OF PERKY PAIR      DESIGN AND ANIMATION (FAR RIGHT)

THE WORK IN SITU @ ODD BAR NORTHERN QUARTER

MOSS AND TONYA

JACK AND MAX

TONYA AND ME

WAS A REALLY GOOD TURN OUT IN THE END, I THINK BETWEEN 20 - 30 OF MY FRIENDS CAME SO THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO MADE IT DOWN! ALSO I WOULD RECOMMEND ODD BAR TO ANY ARTISTS/ ILLUSTRATORS WHO HAVE WORK THEY'D LIKE TO EXHIBIT THAT'S PERHAPS NOT BIG ENOUGH FOR A GALLERY SPACE-  IT'S USUALLY PRETTY EASY TO SELL THINGS THERE, THEY HELP TO PROMOTE YOUR STUFF AND THROW IN A FEW BOTTLES OF WINE ON THE LAUNCH NIGHT, BONUS!

= KIM =