An important part of working as a team is delegating the
tasks needed. These tasks need to be given out evenly and to those with the
skill and drive to do them to the best of their ability. We decided fairly
swiftly the key models needed for our animation, these were; Japanese Planes,
American Planes, American Ships, Japanese Carrier and the overall backdrop to
the entire piece.
Jamal was tasked to create the Japanese Carrier, which was
thought to be a fantasy inspired flying vessel with an area for planes to
launch from. Lance was put in charge of the American style Ship, which was
decided to be a fairly similar style to the original but with some mechanism
that suggested suitability for flight. Katharine was given the planes, both
American and Japanese, which were primarily going to be shaped to match up to
the originals just with some fantasy extras to match the tone of the overall
piece we desired creating. I agreed to take on the role of crafting the
backdrop.
My immediate idea for the backdrop was the main
island; my thoughts were to craft it to match the geography of Pearl Harbour
whilst taking it into a fantasy realm and raising it into the skies of our
land. The key benefit to the sky setting was the lack of ocean, thus I didn’t
need to consider how I would create rippling waves and general water movement,
however I did have to consider how to make the cloud layer I felt was necessary
for emphasizing the sky setting. My initial thoughts revolved around
atmospheric apparatus and fog settings. From this early stage some of the mood
boards created displayed the idea of a mountainous piece of dirt under the
island, as if the island had been ripped out of the earth and pulled upwards,
this was something I definitely wanted to have when creating the island. To
make a large set for us to have plentiful shots in I also desired some
background items which could be seen at a distance, a waterfall, falling
endlessly into the sky below is something I plan on considering, however the
main island will take precedence over any small extras.
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