Things to Change

After my feedback tutorial, I agree that my drawing style needs to become looser and that I need to take more risks with my film as it is all too safe. I intend to start by changing my animatic, mostly adding more dance scenes and changing alot of the camera angles. I made a quick list of what to start changing.

1. Shoe box, more to the right side of the frame following the rule of thirds. Maybe even get rid of the box and have the ballerina take the shoes from a bag.
2. Over the knee shot of ballerina taping her toes. I have reference footage which will give a more 3D feel as the camera has the dancers knee in shot giving perspective.
3. Putting on shoe, change angle perhaps from dancers perspective.
4. Jumping scene, perhaps from a view below the dancer or a pan of her body from feet to chest.
5. Tutor will not be static, but will be seen watching her movement carefully.
6. Cane shown from below, to show the power that the teacher is exerting.
7. Splits, show from behind, and close up of her face.
8. Bashing shoe, need more thought on the perspective of this scene.
9. Pirouette from above and from below the dancer. maybe even a shot of the tutu turning.
10. Dancer moving en pointe to the side. I imagine the camera to be at an angle and the dancer moves towards it.
11. Simplify barre scene and put more dance scenes between it and the scene where her feet are shown battered. All the audience needs to know is that she is tired.
12. Big opening scene of the stage, the music goes quiet for a moment then picks up.
13. the choreography for the final dance needs to be changed. Will watch more ballets and see what movements go together.
14. more dance scenes are needed in general.

Feasibility test with digital colour

I have taken a few frames from my animatic and coloured them digitally as a test to see if it is feasible to use this type of style in my final film. Overall I like some aspects such as the way in which the wood flooring looks but I'm not sure if this style will hinder my final film. I'm going to have a tutorial during the week and get a second opinion on whether to use digital colouring as a way to colour my film.

Sketches and Colour Tests with digital colouring

Here I have what I intend the pointe shoes to look like in the final piece in order of how worn out they are.

Here I have when the shoes are perfect and new. Stiff and the box shape of the toe is still recognisable.

Slowly the lines become smoother, the shoes are becoming dirtier and the box is slowly becoming rounder. the tip is becoming more worn away and the soles are dirtier.

the lines are more smudged as the shoe becomes more worn in, the tip is tearing and wearing away. the shoe is more broken in meaning the sole is alot less stiff

the shoe has reached the end of its life and is going to be thrown away. the sole is broken, the tip is worn away to the canvas and the shoes are extremely grubby.
















I have also coloured each stange digitally in photoshop, following the colour pallette I uploaded in a previous entry.

Colour Mood boards

Here are some colour mood boards for the stages of my film. They show what colours will be brought in and out as the film progresses.

The shoes are new and so there will be bright and pastel colours of pink and peach and also white and pale blues to denote the newness of the shoes.

The shoes are beginning to wear and so the pink fades, red is brought in due to the pain and fatigue that the ballet dancer is under. Brown, black and grey are also brought in due to the grubbyness of the shoes.

The ballet dancer is performing and is happy and energetic. Pink, white, and pastel blues and yellows are brought back during this scene.

The shoes are thrown away into the bin, grubby and broken. Grey, black and brown denote the death of the shoes.

Animatic and new storyboard

Here is my latest animatic. Overall I'm happy with how it flows but I feel I could change certain angles for some scenes and I messed up the timing so this isnt exactly how long my final film will be due to pacing and the fact that the reference videos that I have completed are longer than in the animatic.

Ballet Studio Research

 After looking at the photos that I have posted on here, these are a few rough sketches of birds eye views of the stage, dressing room and ballet studio where my film will take place.

Here are a few photos I have collected as background research for my final film. The include images of ballet studios, stages and dressing rooms.

http://www.whitebox3.com/mirrors.htm

http://www.theballetbarrecompany.com/studio_mirrors.htm

http://www.gpac.org.au/files/5c401195-5a58-443d-88e2-9ccc00c4c1ba/upp2.jpg

http://www.cathysdance.com/grand1.jpg

https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHHqxdmFL09VE4H5tIwVqDVkTmI5zRNaqdm7p-s-1njrj8FQBmrBcZLULV0lOwRb9mC12TjRDR_CY7xllbwF7AUo4Zi2ree1IMDBbK_jR-QiIuTli1q2qI25hMkdJuv58ifiVXk4LHshY/s1600/royal+ballet+school+origional+dance+studio.JPG

http://www.tbda.com.au/images/Studio.jpg

http://www.ticketsofrussia.com/photos/theatres/kirov/info/images/21.jpg

http://www.copenhagenet.dk/cph-map/Images/Royal-Old-Stage.jpg

http://www.miamibeach411.com/photos/news/carnival-center/carnival-center5.jpg

http://www.realbollywood.com/up_images/11117331.jpg

http://www.randallpaulson.com/Portfolio/education/performingartscenter/dressingroom.jpg

http://www.fotothing.com/photos/8b7/8b789ed1b3738688ca682dbf86e62035.jpg

http://www.topfoto.co.uk/gallery/gloryofenglishballet/images/prevs/1280399.jpg

Sound

As my older sister Elizabeth Clark can play the flute I think it is best to try and utilize this for my final film. She has found a website where you can obtain free sheet music to Tchaikovsky who created the music for the ballet Swan Lake. She is going to do a few tests and send them to me where I will have a play with and see if they are useful and will fit in with my film.

The link for the flute music is below.

http://www.flutetunes.com/tunes.php?id=394

Roles and Responsibilities

Heres a quick type up of the roles and responsibilites for my final film, some aspects I will need help with such as editting, sound and reference videos.

 

• Story- Victoria Clark  
• Concept designs – Victoria Clark 
• Reference videos- Victoria Clark/A ballerina/Paul Littlefair
• Animation – Victoria Clark/A second year if help is needed
• Back grounds – Victoria Clark
• Colouring – Victoria Clark/A second year if help is needed
• Sound – Dale Wharton/Elizabeth Clark
• Editing – Victoria Clark (may need help with some aspects)

Sketch of ballet shoes

 I did the following sketches of the pointe shoes I bought and quite like the way in which I have drawn them and may use the style for when the ballerina's pointe shoes are new and just bought. I drew them with quite strict lines and with a square look about them as when pointe shoes are brand new they are extremely hard and stiff.

I will begin to create how they will look after some wear and tear.

above view of the pointe shoe

Old Shoe sketches

I was looking through my sketchbook and found some sketches of pointe shoes which i forgot to add to my blog.

Sketch Dump

 A few old and new sketches of the ballerina's full body. Still not happy with how she looks.