29 March 2018

Premise: The Voices Behind - Part 1

I am writing up little biographies on the people that I interviewed. These will be included in my Making Of Document/Production Bible. These are the first 2.


Tony & Patricia
Tony and Patricia voice the Television and the Cash Register. When I interviewed them, they spoke about their distaste for modern technology, and about how they prefered how things were when they were younger. Some of the audio was recorded by chance, as when Patricia started talking about till workers, I was not actually recording, and hastily captured the audio, with permission from her. It was interesting hearing what a different generations views were, and it was a pleasure interviewing them.


Emily
Emily is a student, studying nursing. As part of her course, she has to do shifts in a hospital, and I asked her what it was like working in there, and if she found anything particularly difficult or stressful. I also interviewed her to keep a wide range of ages within the piece, her being the youngest at 19. She was happy to talk to me about her work, and enjoyed the interview process.

Premise: "Making Of" Document Page Ideas

Fig. 1: Very Plain & Understated Cover
Fig. 2: Contains photos of the items that appear in the animation
Fig. 3: Contents Page

Premise: Making the "Making of" Document

For my "Making of" Document, I will have the following chapters:


  • The Initial Idea
  • The Voices
  • The Characters
    • Phone
    • OBS Machine
    • Drone
    • Old Till & Television
    • Remote Controls
  • Initial Sketches
  • Concept Art
  • Finalised Art
  • Pipeline
I have ordered it in this way as it follows the actual lineage of the project. I will include a one-or-two line biography for each voice, and each character. This will help provide background information on the characters, and the people who voice them, so the audience can empathise with them more.

By writing the first parts of the document now, I will be able to keep on top of it as the project moves along, allowing me to focus more attention on the actual project, rather than having to worry about finishing it earlier than I should so that I can get the document ready on time.

The Cover of the "Making Of" document

Premise: Audio Part 4

Here is an interview I did with two property developers. Like the interviewee for the phone, they did their talk in the style of the actual objects they were playing, rather than speak from their own experiences. I feel that by having a couple of interviews in this style in the piece, it will helps keeps things diverse and interesting for the audience.

Maya 201: Stand Ins (Proxies)

Singular Robot
Mass of Robots

Maya 201: Sub-Surface Scattering