Visual Storytelling: Run (Final Animatic)

Story Description:

A story of me running away from a monster throwing “stress balls” like bad grades and school work. Getting hit by the ball, I start cracking and the only way to stop cracking is to get to the hourglass. But as time starts depleting, I chase after the hourglass to stop everything. Eventually arriving at victory.

Run – A short visual storytelling illustration

Story Description:

A story of me running away from a monster throwing “stress balls” like bad grades and school work. Getting hit by the ball, I start cracking and the only way to stop cracking is to get to the hourglass. But as time starts depleting, I chase after the hourglass to stop everything. Eventually arriving at victory.

 

Did it turn out as you hoped?

The part where it has turned out as what I had hoped would be the style of the illustrations as I was aiming to have smooth flowing thick lines as part of the art style.

What would you do to improve it?

Exploration of more brushes would be a good way to improve it.

 

What skills do you need to improve?

I would still hope to improve on my illustration skills.

What are the most significant things you have learned so far?

The most significant things so far that I have learnt would be that the use of certain camera angles can help show an establishing shot and as for the illustration part, I learnt that I don’t always have to rely on a round hard brush and that even a triangular brush can create the style that I want.

Visual Storytelling 1 Image

Rationale:

  • Character is running out time – slowly cracking
  • Being chased by “monsters”
  • Of  which the “monsters” are problems and issues (examples: life, school, stress etc.)

Transformation:

  • Character slowly cracks due to the lack of time
  • Grabs the hourglass and turns it over to gain more time
  • Transforms back to normal

Point of view of the Character:

  • Fearful of cracking fully and shatter as they are running out of time
  • Feeling afraid as they are being chased by their problems
  • Anxious

First and Third person’s point of view.