This is the full process of creating my short film, Beesy & Vrok. Based on the designs from the Character Morph project, I built a story and fleshed out the characters. To summarize, Beesy annoys Vrok by bumping into him and invading his personal space. At the end, Beesy is apologetic, and they make up. Throughout the project, I followed a Gantt chart and a master checklist I created for myself. The purpose of this project is to show that I can tell meaningful stories through 3D animation. This project highlights my skills in
3D character animation and storytelling.
3D character animation and storytelling.
Beesy & Vrok Gantt Chart
Beesy (developed in Illustrator)
Beesy color palette
Beesy
Vrok (developed in Illustrator)
Vrok color palette
Vrok
I started the project by developing 3 mood boards, selecting the second one to use for the logo design.
Mood board 1
Mood board 2
Mood board 3
Sample logos
Final logo
Next, I developed a storyboard, showing all the key moments and actions of the characters taking place in the story. Then, I drew additional thumbnails to show more detail in Photoshop and put them together in an animatic in After Effects.
Storyboard thumbnail set 1
Storyboard thumbnail set 2
Animatic
Simultaneously, I made model sheets for Beesy and Vrok to use in Cinema 4D.
Beesy model sheet
Beesy C4D model
Beesy C4D model (wirframe & rig)
Vrok model sheet
Vrok C4D model
Vrok C4D model (wirframe & rig)
Next, I modeled the supporting objects: apple and non-apple trees,
an apple, a ball, a ladder, and clouds.
an apple, a ball, a ladder, and clouds.
Apple and non-apple trees
Apple
Ball
Ladder
Clouds
After modeling the characters and all the supporting assets and scenes, I built the scenes in separate C4D files, adding sunlight and cameras. Then, I animated the scenes and rendered them in Redshift. Finally, I composited and edited the footage, and I added music and sound effects.
Final video
