After being briefed, I did some research on Buster Keaton and found an analysis saying that he finds the right angle and then holds it, using the camera frame to create comedy rather than cutting. I liked this concept, so knew I would only have one scene for my clip. I also liked how he has gags where the audience is aware of whats happening but the character is unaware, and I wanted to incorporate this somehow.
I also love the duo dynamic from Laurel and Hardy, and therefore want to have some sort of contrasting dynamic between two characters. I had a rough idea of my idea, however to help explore it and polish it, I jotted down varying sequential steps, and made quick sketches. This helped me get my ideas out, however I think I could have explored the initial idea further with more extreme routes.
I was unsure of the start of the short, and so I thumb nailed an alternative version, again writing notes to help me. I found this quick idea documentation very fitting with my workflow.
I storyboarded my idea to get a clearer visual of the sequence of events. Doing this digitally really sped up my storyboarding, as I could keep the background layer and only edit what would change. It also allowed me to lower the opacity of the background to draw focus on the characters. I'm quite happy with this storyboard, and it communicates the actions clearly. It also read well to other people too.
I decided to storyboard the alternative start as well, to see which one would work better visually. I found that the first one had a better composition as it set the scene up for the viewer, however the alternate would definitely be quicker to animate, therefore that can be an option if I run short of time.
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