June 29 Feedback

Designing 

Visual investigation 

• European
• Asia
• Africa
• America
• Victorian
• 18th Century
• 19th Century
• 20th Century
• Machines
• Old Tech
• Modern Tech
• Future tech
• Genre
• Action
• Adventure
• Sci fi
• Disruptor
• Sea
• Desert

Map making - Topographic

• Pick a style - Look up styles online, Pick one that suits the look
• Go to google maps - Find terrain similar to the desired locations/fictional location
• Take images/photos from a top down perspective, Get height maps if possible
• Push images through photoshop, Apply cut out filters and stroke mods
• Paint over/ correct the image as needed

Briefs

• Be critical with the images and designs - What are the patterns?
• Design out of gender role - Use male references for female characters and vise versa
• Make another round of Briefs - focus on Costume, historical and other references - Can be from real life
• Make Briefs for Fuamh and Major locations 
• Do another story beat sheet using ShotDeck
• Remember to Annotate work, reference boards and other work

Design Work

• Push the designs in different directions - Skinny vs. Macho
• Be specific with research - Is the character an engineer? Are they a aviation engineer or a civil engineer?

Design Practice

• Image Breakdowns - Reduce compositions to the base forms. How is the image made of simple blocks and shapes? Use grayscale.
• Lines of focus - How does an image draw the eye to a certain spot? 
• Caricature - Continue painting using found images
• ANNOTATE!!!!

Other

• Society breakdown - Chart or map of the society and its ranks - How do the main characters fit into it?
• Different Society map - Where are the 3 main factions? How do they relate?
• Social Chart - How do characters know each other? 
• Character Bios - Who are these characters? How do they break stereotype? Why should the audience care about them?
• Lit review - Societal change: How do civilizations survive great change?

Story Breakdown Exercise

There once was...

Everyday...

But one day...

Because of that...

Because of that...

Because of that...

Until finally...

And ever since then...