Disney 'Tangled' Presentation

Disney Animation presentation, art direction, the role of draw-overs in the directing and reviewing process, iterations and much more.

Byrd-S03-EP312 Storyboard Revisions

Sometimes boards come in, and they aren't clear enough. We work with a variety of board artists, and revisions are normal. Here are some examples of storyboard panel revisions, before and after.

Before Revision
Shot 88
Poet is supposed to be a hero "talking tough," but he looks empty and weird.
Is he supposed to be a ghost??

After Revision 
Shot 88

Look out, bad guys.

Before Revision
Shot 21
Sad kid, Derrick. No emotion.
He should share his feelings, not hide them; and what does that finger mean?
However, I kept the lower arm pose, to protect his feelings a little.

After Revision
Shot 21

Says it all.

Before Revision
Shot 23
Lily, an aristocratic girl, gives sympathy to sad kid, Derrick.
This gesture is not appropriate for the character, or her intentions.

After Revision
Shot 23
Gesture with graceful arcs, friendly open hand.

Before Revision
Shot 35
Bad Guys hiding in bushes.
Unclear emotions, and I can't even recognize the characters.

After Revision
Shot 35

Leader more dominant in composition, proportions corrected, acting clearer.

Before Revision
Shot 70

Thief #1 sneaking through house, knocks over a vase.

Before Revision

Shot 71

Thief #2 catches vase.
Unclear composition, wrong character emphasis, wrong camera angle,
Thief #2 is too far away from the table; action is not clearly staged.

After Revision

Shot 70 -Panel 1

After Revision

Shot 70 -Panel 2

Thief #1 sneaking through house, not paying attention, 
mid-shot

 After Revision

Shot 70 -Panel 2
Thief #1 knocks over vase

After Revision

Shot 70a -Panel 1
Cut to C/U 
Vase falling...

After Revision

Shot 70a -Panel 2

Vase falls out of frame 

After Revision

Shot 71 -Panel 1

Cut to mid-shot

Thief #2 SLIDES into shot like a bullet!

After Revision

Shot 71 -Panel 2

After Revision

Shot 71 -Panel 3
Thief # 2 catches pot

After Revision

Shot 71 -Panel 4
Fast zoom out

After Revision

Shot 71 -Panel 5
...reveals what just happened, 
and shows both character's reactions, more clearly

Just some of the stuff we deal with every day... 

(This is why we do all our video reference at storyboard stage now :)

Ding-Dong Krong Storyboard (Pyrata Ep4)

A storyboard for PaddlePop Lion "Pyrata" Episode 4. The characters are trapped in the Temple of Krong, a giant gorilla, in a send-up of King Kong. All due respect to the serious version. 

and here's the animatic:

Under Construction

Back in the USA, enjoying sunny Palm Springs, California.
Consulting, studying, developing.
The BlueRipple team continues to work with our valued clients and talented artists in various locations, worldwide.
Mostly I'm focusing on recent, relevant work & eventually I'll be moving older work over to this blog.

Gesture - Je Reclining

Alien Girl

A young Alien Girl, from Byrd (2011). Xsey Tman helped with some of the early versions on these designs.

Amazon Gal

While directing the Flying With Byrd series, I was given the opportunity to adapt a design from one of my own projects to the “Amazon Grace” episode. Xsey Tman helped, and I incorporated elements from both his design and mine into the final character. In this sheet I’ve also included some of the reference imagery used, and “look development” stages.

Voice Acting: Paddle Pop Lion series

Pre- and Post-Production Voice

2 Principal Characters:
Evil Villain, "Shadow Master"
Igor, the twisted Assistant
Voice Actor: David J Smith

3 Characters:
Professor Owl
British working stiff, Harry
Dead Pirate Kings & extras
Voice Actor: David J Smith

More demos at Voice123

Stay tuned

Yes it's been a while since I posted.
I'm busy directing a project called "Flying With Byrd" with Shellhut and Anya. Everyone's having fun and we are getting lots of laughs in the reviews.

ACE conference in Phuket coming up. Helping Thai Govt agency SIPA to encourage international producers and investors to develop relationships with studios in Thailand. Looking for investors, producers, and clients for future projects. Organizing attendees for conference. Busy Busy. Lots of trend towards co-productions, but everybody seems under-funded, especially on the Asian side.