Monday 17 February 2014

[Pre-Production] Visual Research - Backgrounds

GRAVITY FALLS
Both my original farm based idea and the bunker based idea take an amount of inspiration from the Disney cartoon, Gravity Falls. The show follows two twins on summer vacation in a town filled with paranormal activity and mystery. One of my main influences from this show is the background style, taking full advantage of the mise-en-scene, colour, and easter eggs to create a truly mysterious and wonderful atmosphere.
The pictures above have very strong key colours, which is an important part of my animation as I'll be using the lights in the lab to create a strong atmosphere that communicates the mood to the viewer.

COURAGE THE COWARDLY DOG
The background art style for the original farm idea was somewhat inspired by Courage the Cowardly Dog. Using a crooked architecture in the middle of nowhere helped create an atmosphere that reflects the sociophobic protagonist, Hermit.

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