Tuesday 21 February 2012

Initial Animatics

The first rough Animatics. Tomorrow, only one scenario will be picked and carried forward. Western Acting cool, he enters with an exaggerated cowboy strut, pushing both doors violently aside. As he steps over the threshold, he glances around from under his hat, chewing on a toothpick, only to have the swinging doors swing back and push him off balance, he tumbles forward, and saves himself by hanging onto the bar. Dusting himself down after his dramatic entrance, he plays it cool again, gesturing to the barman with a pointed finger, he tips his hat. He places his arm on the bar, palm open as he waits for his drink to slide into it. He misses. A smash can be heard, and after a second or two delay, he looks about confused, to the other end of the bar, as if the glass has just shot off the end. He tries to order another drink, but is distracted by the woman’s entrance. He lifts off his hat, licks his palm and smooths down his hair. He then leans nonchalantly against the bar, attempting to look cool, only to slip off as his gaze follows her. He hastily pulls himself up against the bar. As he puts his hat back on, he stops suddenly, she's looking right at him! He leans carefully against the bar, winks and gestures a hello with his hand at her. He spots the approaching man, with a start, he jumps back, and begins fumbling with his belt looking for his pistol. He pulls the pistol sharply from its holster, and begins to spin it on his trigger finger, only to drop it. He fumbles to try and save it from falling, only to have it go off. He crouches and hides his face, as a bullet ricochets about the bar. He finally looks up, only to see quite a mess, and some angry patrons. He sidles to the left, and quickly runs off screen. SuperHero He 'action rolls' onto the screen, and lands in a crouched pose, his face hidden behind his forearm, as if he were holding his cape. He scans the scene, with darting, shifty eyes, before settling slightly. A baby is falling from a bypass above our hero. In one swift, over dramatic motion, the hero scoops up the baby just in the nick of time. He bundles the baby safely into his cape. His head snaps up suddenly from looking at the baby in his arms, he darts on his toes a little as he scans from left to right, then he looks up, and strikes an over the top pose of realization. Never one to play the coward, our hero braces himself, and looks directly at the meteor with a steely gaze. Without taking his eyes of the approaching meteor, he gently sets the baby down, and slides it out of the way with his toe. The hero once again, braces himself for impact, gaze fixed on the meteor, arms raised in anticipation, he widens his stance slightly, to give himself more purchase on the ground. As the meteor impacts with our hero, he immediately buckles under its weight. But he grits his teeth, breaths, and slowly begins to push up against it. As he reaches his full height, still pushing against the meteor, he pauses, breaths, and suddenly, whoosh! He swings the meteor round, once, twice, three times, and sends it flying off screen. He immediately crouches. Takes a few breaths, the hides behind his cape once more. He scans the area, and whoosh, he leaves in a dramatic flurry. As stated, these are only rough. I mean really rough. But hopefully get the basic ideas across, enough to make a final decision tomorrow.

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