Research- Colour

Character Design- Superhero

Production Art- Deck chair

Showing different options for how the Deck Chair prop will look, using part of my original 2D painting. Next to it are images used for influence. Originally I researched into a range of versions of a Deck Chair, yet I want the prop to be a symbol of relaxation as well as the character's retirement from being a superhero.

Production Art - Hero Gallery

Concept Art- Environment

So here is the design of what the starting set environment will look like, so I've tried to incorporate my chose prop which is the deck chair. The garden's image is kept to the similar style of the character.

Production Art- Character

These are initial sketches of the retired superhero character. I wanted him to have an ordinary stereotypical image of a pensioner, which will hide his superhero alter ego. This will be developed more.

OGR- Animatic

OGR - Script to Screen

Storytelling & Commission From Script to Screen

From Script to Screen: Logline, premise and Story.

Logline

The Life of the Retired Superhero.


Premise

The life of a retired Superhero who relives his past life of being the hero.


Story

Eric (aka. Captain Justice)
Age: 68
Janitor at The Gallery of Historic Art.

In an Art Gallery containing Art of some of the most important figures throughout time, works Eric. An ordinary old Janitor living a simple life at first glance, yet unknown to anyone else he was one of the earliest Superheroes during the 1940's he had the extraordinary abilities of strength and flight. Now retired he has become a Janitor to hide his past identity. The reason for choosing this was due to the image of an old man having the abilities of a hero, giving an insight to what a superhero does if they retire, which is rarely shown in the comic universe, as well as a Janitor being the least suspected person to be a Hero.

This story will be of the day when an innocent bystander witnesses The Janitor's powers, as he aids the person. The surroundings will be of the interior of the Art Gallery, so this will include pieces of art, including a statue in remembrance of Captain Justice. By seeing this statue, Eric is reminded of his alter ego, and the statue acts as a way for the other character to realise who Eric was.
The story may still require some adjustments and it is clearer to understand through storyboard which I will create, yet the story goes as follows;

• Opens with the bystander preferably a child, as this will give the story a bit more innocence, standing in front of a painting which will be of the object chosen, which is of a deck chair as I found this to be the most believable way of incorporating this into the plot.
• It then cuts to the Janitor walking in the gallery, having the camera follow above over shoulder, so not too much is shown of the character at first.
• With the use of a zoom out, Eric walks along and stops at the statue of Captain Justice, he is either reminded of his past by flashback, or it could be used with a pause and a show of emotion from Eric. Then the camera follows as he carries on towards the other character's direction.
• The Child is holding a balloon in one hand, camera pans left as Eric walks past, and then transitions to a close up of the child's hand, showing the balloon slip out. By using a low angle shot the camera pans up as the balloon gradually floats upwards towards the ceiling of the Gallery.
• Camera cuts to Eric who turns around to see child staring up at the balloon, with a smile on his face he stands next to the bystander and flies up gracefully, grabs the ballon and then floats back down. 
• The child is astonished, and the final shot is with Eric landing with the statue of his former self Captain Justice behind him, both with the same pose.

Like-For-Like Storyboard: Tron Legacy.

For my Like-for-like storyboard I chose a fight scene from Tron legacy. I only used 30 seconds as this is an action packed scene, from this I have greater understanding of storyboarding.

Script to Screen- Initial research

Image Board- Script to Screen



The images below I came across while searching for super heroes. They are of a sculpture called L'Hospice created by artist Gilles Barbier, and shows representations of retired iconic super heroes. This is a concept that could be incorporated, showing what a superhero does when they have finished being a hero. So to fit into an Art Gallery, I could have the hero as maybe working at the art gallery as the janitor or security guard at the gallery. I will upload some storyboard images to show this idea in more depth.