Now that we finalized our character designs, we move toward developing an animatic. So, decided to go home and research certain films and scenarios we though would inspire us.
Influences
We all decided that since our world would be very bleak and ambient, that we would have a very cinematic, dramatic approach. I looked at films such as the short film, ‘Until you come to me’, made for the movie series Rebuild of Evangelion. As controversial as this series and its movies are, the cinematography and long static shots evoke strong emotions, and make for powerful memorable imagery. Therefore, I found a great deal of inspiration in this short film.
I also looked towards real examples of war to make our destroyed earth look as believable as possible. Therefore, I found alot of inspireation in the aftermath of war in Iraq, specifically ion the devestated architecture.
Symbolism
I also decided that it would be a good idea for our opening to hold some sort of symbolism, to carry a greater emotional weight. That's when I decided to include a scene in our storyboards where a dove is eaten by one of the werewolves. Doves are representative of peace, therefore having one be killed in our animatic would reinforce our narrative that this world is very bleak.
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