Studying different poses

ANGRY POSE

The characteristics of an 'angry pose' are frown, wrinkled nose, tight shoulders etc. I studied a few other characters and then decided to pick some traits and adapt it to my character model.

STRONG POSE

I picked this pose depicting one of the postures used in Yoga. It requires immense concentration, and strength to maintain this pose for a while bhefore falling down on the floor. This is the image that came into my mind when I thought of an action that requires strength.

WEAK POSE

The common things I noticed with 'weak' is that the camera is usually placed above eye level but I wanted to try doing it at eye level or below that. By making her sit on the floor she is reduced in size, hence, making her feel smaller and weak visually.

'THOUGHT' POSE

Chris obviously warned us about NOT doing the classic 'thought' pose. I was observing and realised that men usually scratch their head while thinking. That was a little too much for me to do at the moment. So I picked this melodramatic version of the 'thought' pose.

Character animation test

This is just a really small animation clip of Buttercup's posture when she is happy and cheerful.

This is a short clip of the Man in Black. This clip depicts his dominating nature.

This clip describes Gwendolyn D'Enfer's 'It's all about me' attitude.

Character Poses

Buttercup is a happy bubbly girl when she is happy. Most part of the story she is sad and depressed. She is worried, scared and unaware of what to expect. 

The Man in Black believes he is strong and emotes negative poses. With knitted eyebrows and a screwed up nose, he seems to always be caught in thought.

This is model sheet  I created for Gwendolyn D'Enfer. She always holds her head high and believes is a know-it-all woman. Open shoulders, arms away from the body and chin up are some characteristics. 

Character Description

Backstory

Director I'd like to draw inspiration from...

- Frank Miller and Robert Rodriguez

Being a great fan of the ‘Comic Style’, I couldn’t think of anybody other than Frank Miller and Robert Rodriguez.  I’m sure you would’ve guessed by now that the movie running in my head is Sin City!

Frank Miller has transformed the comic series into a movie with such great panache. He has not only maintained the over all feel of the book in the movie but has gone above and beyond in depicting certain style from the book, using the video format/ special effects to his advantage.  Miller has such great influence on his stories that no matter which director ends up making the movie, he eventually seems to be influenced by Frank Miller.

What I love best about Sin City is how every frame looks so rich.  The play of colors is so beautiful that it almost tricks you into believing that you are reading a book and this is just you imagination.

As rightly mention in class today, the Producer does have a great influence on the director. This is clearly visible in Sin City. Robert Rodriguez (Producer and Co-director), a man of visual style leaves his mark in the overall feel of the movie as well.

What particular thing I’d like to draw from the ‘directorial skills’ used in this movie? The colors, the perspective of the main elements in a frame and the over all mood of that frame that is expressed through different elements like music, color, poses, sets etc.