Materials

I chose a burlap sack texture

Modelling progress

 I made the bobbin out of a pipe and cut cylinders out around the edges.

 I gave him a pear shaped body and put creases around the neck.

Plot Revision

I got some feedback on my plot and I've decided to cut the first part where Bob sees the shadow because the purpose of it was to show that he was lonely, but I think I could get this across through his body language and sound effects.

Character

Bob sees a shadow and races after it, a thread of his gets caught on a pin.














He sees it was just a shadow and realises how lonely he is. Then he notices his thread and goes back to pick it up.

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He looks from the thread to the material and has an idea























He waves hello to the doll but it doesn't wake up. So he gives it one of his button eyes, and then it comes to life.

I have based my character on the words ragdoll, bobbin and patchwork for material, motion and meaning respectively.

Project 2A

I've been thinking about the 'meaning' for this project. One of the words I'm considering is patchwork. My character could be assembled out of scraps or other objects and it could find something else and patch it up.

Poster

Azurite

Azurite is the name of a bright blue carbonate mineral made my oxidising copper. Azurite can absorb water to become Malachite which is green. I named my form Azurite because it also has this 'tranforming' quality in water.

Malachite

Azurite

Azurite Malachite

Final Video

Music: Mellifluous Ichor From Sunless Regions (by The Wyrding Module)
from freemusicarchive.org
under creative commons 

All sound effects from Freesound.org
under creative commons

Premiere Pro

I'm adding sound effects and titles in Premiere Pro.

Sound Effects

I've found some pretty cool sounds on freesound.org and freemusicarchive.org
music
underwater sound
underwater sound
underwater bubbles
ice cracking
rocks

Final Draft

After Effects

 Some of the features are different because I'm using CS6 not CS4, but I still found this tutorial very helpful.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pjdmXYRzAWg

Draft Render -3

Working 2

I'm modelling a diamond. I found this tutorial very helpful.
http://www.readnsurf.com/inside.php?id=128

Draft Render 2

Draft Render 1

I like the way this material turns up in renders.

Working 1

I modeled the first rock from a sphere and used the surface shatter effect to break it apart. I went to the waterfront and took this photo of the concrete that I'm using for my texture.

I also took videos of the sea that I'm using for my second stage.