Jackson Spencer VIST 206 Review 2/22 "Ocean Man"

Jackson Spencer "Ocean Man" VIST 206 Review 2/22

LOGLINE: The ocean waves become one with a man.

Project Notes:

-2D onion skinning animation
         -TVPaint

-low contrast color (blues, B/W used for a few hightlights and shadow

-emphasis on flow and perspective

Calm, rolling waves bring a slowly rising tide to the shoreline, while a thunderstorm begins to brew far out in the middle of the ocean. The howling winds cause the ocean waves to undulate more and more intensely until a gigantic, crashing wave reaches its crest and starts to take the form of a man. As the waves rise, he bounds forwards, leaping and splashing and twisting fluidly. The force of the running man seems unstoppable, however as the speeding waves begin to approach the shore, they run into rocks and start to lose momentum, portrayed by the man becoming fatigued. Soon enough the crashing waves return to a calm tide as they lap at the shoreline once again.

Tide/shoreline concept:

Running concept:

Perspective concept:

Waves concept:

Water dynamics study:

Run sequence for Ocean Man: