Filming
This week we started filming a decent chuck of our short film. We decided to film all our scenes this weekend with Emily's phone since the quality of her iPhone 12 would be decent enough for our montage section as there will be heavy editing on top (extra grain + film boarder will be added). Plus it was a lot more convenient filming with a phone on a gimbal rather than carrying a bulky camera around since we were filming quick shots in a lot of different locations. It also may help our montage section look more 'hand recorded' and organic; enhancing the film camera aesthetic we want to achieve.
However some of the scenes we filmed that were not a part of the montage looked a bit too grainy for the quality we had hoped for. Therefore we will have to refilm a few scenes when we plan our next filming day.
Creature Design
We managed to finalise our creature design and went with one of Emily's concepts. To briefly explain the thought process behind the design, the bear-like creature was inspired by how Edyn (the person this character is based on) gave really good bear hugs and we included a red head scarf because Edyn would wear one often. The little music notes that were added to the head scarf are inspired by her love of music and we have a tiny curl on the bear's head to reference Edyn's curly hair.
I further developed the design by doing a few colour variation of the bear. I intentionally stuck to a brown/ gold colour palette because Edyn had brown hair with blondish gold highlights. These colours also do a good job at creating a warm, cosy feel to the character which is definitely the same vibe Edyn gave off to people - much like a friendly gentle giant.
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