Wilkommen again comrades.
I hope you've all checked out my friends blog (plug again: http://chulk607.blogspot.com/) and have been impressed by his work so far on an animation recycling project. The style itself was immediately what I thought would work for the animation I was going to write, and having seen some previous work of his, I was convinced this would be a style that could pay off.
Predictably for such a lazy man as myself, I didn't start commencing my first script until April, but, having looked at some random scripts online, I was convinced I could cobble together something that looked like one for all intents and purposes. I also thought it would be sufficient to give enough scope for plenty of sections to be dependent on the quality of the animation. I began a headlong journey into writing a full-on pilot episode and sent snippets to my friend.
It was with some trepidation that I sent the first few scenes over and got a good reaction so I ploughed on. Sadly I hadn't really accounted for the length of what I was writing and had to have a quick reality check. Currently standing at a ridiculous 8,547 words, it's well over half the size of the dissertation I wrote (which was terrible...) and had taken very little time to breeze through, less than a month. Given that my story was already around half an hour in length and was only half finished, it dawned on me that expecting to make something that was nearly an hour in length was a very foolish idea. After some gentle suggestion I agreed that trying to trim this beast into small 5 minute episodes was wiser.
After whizzing through these I sent them onto some more friends for some feedback. Again it was positive and encouraged me to write on, not without some setbacks along the way, but I'll get to those later. One of these friends was another animator who took a very keen interest in the scripts and did say something along the lines of: "I wasn't expecting a lot but I'm impressed..." Humble praise, if I am under-selling myself.
At this point I would show you some of Dan's work but he is blog/website-less at this point, but I'm sure he will be around soon to show you. I may post some of his work if he doesn't mind instead...
So what I thought I'd show first is a character description, in this instance, our lead character, Esteban Sanchez.
Name: Esteban Sanchez
Also known as: Any name he decides he’s called that day.
Age: Around 25
Main Relationships: Bones (best friend), Miguel (owner/friend), Boris (friend/lodger), Grace (girlfriend)
Appearance:
Esteban is a relatively short man, around 5’ 8”, who is in reasonable shape and presents himself well. He is a ladies’ man (despite having a girlfriend) and is handsome in this respect. He has long dark hair, with sideburns and goatee and moustache combo. His skin is brown, not from being Latin, but from tanning himself and he has bright blue eyes.
Clothes:
Esteban wears a variety of stylish outfits that always look very Mexican or Old West in feel. Lots of woollen items, and a beanie hat, or something similar. He generally wears jeans or smart trousers and has stylish, winkle-picker shoes.
Personality:
Buried under it all, Esteban is a nice guy deep down. However, it is extremely difficult to get past the bravado and showmanship that he gives off. He likes to think himself the “alpha male” or “the big man/don”, and will generally screw over people, even close friends, should the need arise. He is a mercenary, always looking for ways to make money. He is a dealer but deals terrible measures, and cuts his drugs so they are not as potent.
Although lacking in intelligence, Esteban always considers himself to be right and will often be heard saying “Esteban wins: fact!” when involved in a discussion. Despite having an incredible lack of intelligence or common sense, Esteban inevitably ends up on top, even when things look like they have gone wrong for him.
Esteban owns his house out right, and it is filled with expensive gadgets, a testament to the profitability of his dealing. His house is Mexican-themed and is furnished to such end. Living with him are his cat, Miguel and his friend, Boris the Owl (although Boris lives in a treehouse in the garden). Also living with Esteban is his girlfriend Grace, who in the Webisodes is never seen, only spoken about in ominous tones.
Esteban truly believes he is Mexican and tries to pretend this but he knows nothing of their culture. His back story will be revealed as we go on but suffice to say he is definitely not from Mexico.
Mannerisms:
Esteban is very elegant, except for when he is stoned, and he can look very much worse for wear. He has built up a high tolerance however, so this is uncommon. His voice is a Mexican accent, which is fake, but extremely convincing.
So there you have him, our lead guy. I'll show you some drawings soon, but I'll make you wait a bit first. In the mean time I think the inspiration came from this fellow. Laters.
Wednesday 20 August 2008
Mexico Calling...
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Kill Bill,
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