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ResearchandDesign

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BySazzadurRahman


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Idea1:AnimatedShort


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ThisisacomicstripofCaptainhurricane(196)fromtheCartoonMuseum.Hesetthe

toneforvaliantonthecoverofthefirstissuein1962.ItisunknownwhothearNstis

howeverseveralarNstsdrewthestripincludingtheItalianarNstAlbertoGioliQ.

CaptainHurricaneisdescribedasthetoughestfighNngmaninworldWar2.Thisisa

gratereferencetowardsoneofmycharacterashealsoworksintheforce.Captain

Hurricaneisastrong,bravecharacterthatenjoyswhathedoes,butatthesameNme

takeshisjobtoseriously.Althoughmycharacterisabadcop,hesNllgetshisjobdone

andwillhavesimilarphysicalappearance.

Reference


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Thissceneisfromthefilmlockout(212).ThebeginningsceneIsafunnybutmoreviolentinterrogaNonscene.Themoodof

thecharacterconstantlychangedduringtheinterrogaNon,unlikeothersthere'slaughter,sarcasm,duringtheviolentinterrogaNonscene.

Inthisscenethereisaboss,avicNmandtheinterrogator.ThebosswillaskaquesNon,thevicNmwillgivearesponsebutnottheoneheintendedtohear.Theresponseare

funnyjokestowardstheboss.ThisshowsbraverytowardthevicNmandwitheveryjockeyresponse,hegetspunchedintheface.

FromwatchingthisfilmitgavemetheideatohaveafunnyinterrogaNonsceneformy

fmp.Howevermyfilmwontbelikethis.Itwillbemorefunny,moreviolentandmuch

moreofatwist.ThecharacterIwillusedwillhaveverystrongfacialexpressions.Ashewill

gothroughsomanyemoNons:laughing,crying,ext.

Thissceneisfromthemovieamusement.AlthoughthisIsahorrormovie,Iwasmore

interestedinthedesignoftheroom.Ilikethefactthereisonlyonelightandthatsinthe

middle.

IreferencethedesignoftheroomwithmyinterrogaNonroom,butwithlotsof

adjustment.Imadethelighthangdownfromtheceilingmoreinmysceneandmadethe

see-throughglassmuchwider.AswellasadjusNngthesizeoftheroomIalsoadded

moreequipment'sintheroom:TV,ImaydecideifaCCTVcameraisgoingtobeplayedin

thesceneandalsoaddedaphonebox.


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ThisscenefromAmericanDadisagrateexampleofaninterrogaNonscenethatisreally

short,yetsofunny.Roger(theAlien)isoneofmyfavouritecartooncharacters.Inthis

episodeheplaysabadcop,inwhichhehasanoverconfidentpersonalitybutatthesame

Nmeverycalmandamusing.

Inthisclipheistalkingverygentlyandthensuddenly,ashistoneofhisvoicegethigherhe

karatekickstheprisoner.Hethentalkscalmlyagain.Thesuddenimpactwithanunusualway

ofinterrogaNngsomeonemadethissceneveryamusingtowatch.Toaddabitofhumourto

it,itisapoliceofficerthatisdoingtheinterrogaNng.

Althoughthisscenedidn'tlastlong,itmademelaughthroughout.


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HerearejustfewofmanycharactersthatIenjoywatching.Thesecharactersmake

melaugh,allfordifferentreasons.Fromtheirphysicalappearance,totheir

personaliNes,everythinkaboutthemmakesthemengagedwiththeaudience

perfectly.

Iwantareallycartoonishlooktowardsmytwocharacters,andpersonalityisnottoodifferentbetweenthesecharacters.

Referencingcharacters


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AddiNonalresearch

Ilookedatdifferentplugins/scriptsforMaya,andfoundthesethreeplugins.Iwaslookingfor

differentwaysoncreaNngrealhairinMaya,thistoensurethereissomesecondaryacNon

duringtheanimaNon.Ialsolookedatadvancerigging.

SoIplantousetherapidRigscripttocreatemyrig.Iusedthebasiconeanditisverysimple,

easytomake.IhadalotoffunusingrapidRiganditwouldsavemealotofNme.Improbably

goingtousetheadvanceversionbecauseitgivesyoumoreopNons.

TheArdoldplugingivesyoumoreopNonsinMayaonsomanydifferentaspects:shading,

rendering,hair.Iwasmoreinterestedinthehair,buttheonlydownsideis,itdoesslowthe

animaNondownalot.

IprefertheShaveandahaircutplugin.Hereyouhavemorecontroloverthehairyoucreate

andgivesyoulotsofopNons.


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ThisisthedesignformyinterrogaNonroom.Itisverysimple,as

thefocuswillbejusttheanimaNon..


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Designprocess

Ifirststartedoutwithsilhoue_es:firsttheHeadshapethen

thebody.HereImexperimenNngwiththeshapeofbothmycharactersasIamgoingforacartoonishlook.Thecharacters

profileshouldmatchitsappearance.Oneofmycharacterisa

big,muscularpoliceofficerandtheotheranoverconfident,

funnyandabitdeludedtypeofcharacter.Sothesize,shape

ofthecharacterwillbeimportantandhelpsetthemoodof

thestory.

Ithenstartedtodrawatthecharactersindifferentposesas

wellasfiningthebestshapeforthem:weatherasmall

characterwithahugeheardoranordinarysizecharacter

withafunnylookinghead(cartoonishlook).


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Therearethefinaldesignformycharactersindifferentposes.


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ThesearethetwocharactersIwillbeusingformyanimaNon.Iwantedtogoforacartoonish

lookaswellastherepersonalitysummingupthereappearance.

Thecharacterontherightisaverystrongpoliceofficerwithhischinthesizeofhalftheface.

ThismakeshimlookInNmidaNngbutatthesameNmehasaacomicallooktowardsit.Heis

goingtobeplayingabadcop.

ThecharacterintheleisgoingtobethevicNm.Howeverthischaracterwebemoreappealingbecauseofhispersonalityandwhathesays.Hesaveryamusingcharacterthatwillalwaysgive

funnyresponse.

IfeelifIputboththesetypeofcharactersinoneroom,theirpersonalitywillcollidewithone

otherandcreateafunnyscene.


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HereisanideaonhowIcouldstartoftheanimaNon.Inthebeginningitcouldstartofwitha

reallyfunnyjoke.TheinterviewwillaskaquesNonandtheresponsewillbeanofftopic

responseaswellasdoingacomicalpose.

Iindenttomaketheaudiencelaughfromthebeginning.Thiswillgrabtheaudience

a_enNonfromthestarttotheend.

ThenextsceneIplantoshowthebeginningcredits.Itwillbewri_eninthebackofthechair,

duringtheanimaNon.

SostraightaerthefirstjokethenameoftheanimaNonwillbeplayed,asthecameragoesdowntothebackofthechair.Fromthissceneonwardsthetwocharacterswillinteract

more,withfunnyjokes/acNoninwhichifIwanttodevelopthisidea,therewillhavetobea

comicaldialogedbetweenthecharactersandhavetobedevelopedbeforethestoryboard.

Ideasforfewscenes


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AddiNonalideas

Herearetwonecklaces,butcouldbea_ached

asone.Thesenecklacesareheavilyinvolvein

whythereisaninterrogaNonscene.Oneofthenecklacebelongstothepolice

officer,ashewillwhereitalltheNmeandthe

otherinajewellerystore.Sothecharacters

thatsgoingtobeinterrogatedstolethe

necklacefromthejewellerystore(thiswillbe

menNonedduringtheanimaNon),buthis

intenNonwastopurposelygetcaught,inorder

togettheothernecklaces.Asthischaracteris

afunny,clever,conarNsttypeofcharacter,heknewwhathewasgeQnghimselfinto.He

knewwhowillinterviewhim,andwhattypeof

policeofficerhereallyis.

Withhisconfidentpersonalityheknewhewas

goingtoleavewiththetwonecklaces.This

peaceofanimaNonwillbeunpredictableand

willshowacleverideaonhowoneofthe

charactersmanagetogetthenecklaces.

IhadthisideaofusingdominoesinmyanimaNon,

aspartofanideatogetthenecklaces.

WhilemycharacterisgeQnginterrogated,hewill

lookataclock,itwillthenfadein/outtoa

basementwhereyouwillseean

alarmclock.Thealarmclockwillthenringandthatwillmakethefirstdominofall.Indoing

so,allthedominoeswillkeepfallingandformingpatens.Thecamerawillalsocutbackto

themaininterrogaNonscenewhilethedominoesarefalling.Ifeelthiswillcreatesuspensethroughoutandthefinaloutcomeofthelastdominofallingwilleffectthefinal

outcomeoftheinterrogaNonscene:whenthelastonefallsdownitwilllightupacannon

ball,thatwillshootthroughthewallintotheskyandlandintheinterrogaNonscene.

Smokewillberealistasoneofmycharacterholdshisbreathwhilethepoliceofficerfaints.

Whenthesmokeclearsmycharacterwilltakethetwonecklacesandleaves,butcomes

backquicklyandtakesthepoliceswallet.Asheleaveshewillbelimping,thisisduetothe

violentbutfunnyinterrogaNonhejustbeenthrough.Ifeelthislastscenewillbehilarious

andshouldbringanendtothefilmnicely.


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AnimaNontest

HereIcreatedacharacterandarig.ImexperimenNngwithfacialriggingand

tryingoutthebestwaytoanimatethefaceaswellaslearningZbrush.

IfirstexperimentwithwiredeformersInMaya.AerwatchinglotsoftutorialI

mangeIaddwiredeformersonthischaracter.Iuseditonthelipsandthe

eyebrows.Itiswhereyouusesclusterstomove/bendthewirestoanimatethe

face.

TheothertechniqueIwasusingisjointstoanimatetheface.Iplacedlotsofjoints

aroundtheface,thenaddedinfluencestothecharacter.Howeverwiththis

methodsittookareallylongNme,asIhadtoweightpaintlotsofthejoints.ThePstandsforPhonemesinwhichIalsousedblendshapeforlip-synctomakeitmore

simplewhenanimaNngtheface.Howeveritfailedtoworkwiththisrig,asItested

itatthebeginninganditseemtoworkfine.Ididalotofthingsin-betweenand

somethingdownthelinemayhavecauseditnottoworkproperly(Iknowthe

soluNonbutitfaildowork).

TheproblemIhadwiththischaracterisIaddedtwodifferenttypesofinfluencesin

thesamemesh(onthesameverNces),inwhichthepaintskinweightsforthejaw

hadtobechanged.ThiscausedmealotsofproblemssoIlaterdeletedthewire

deformersandanimatedwithjusttheinfluencesofthejoints.IlikedallthedifferentmethodsIwasusingonthis.ThatswhyImgoingtouseall

ofthemforthisproject.Thewiredeformerswillbeusedforthelipandeyebrows.

Thejointswillbeusedfortheeyes,cheeks,ext.AlsoIllcreatedifferent

blendshapestogivememoreopNons.

SooverallImpleasedIhaveexperimentedwithriggingaswellasanimaNng.This

helpedmeprepareforthisideaaswellaslearningdifferenttechniques.


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HereImreferencingthebeginningscenefromthefilmLockout.IwantedtoexperimentwiththefacialrigIcreatedandpracNceanimaNonmore.

ThetoppartisdifferentplayblaststepsItookonmakingthis.umber1isI

animatedjustthekeyposesoftheheadmoving.umber2isIanimatedthe

keyposesforthelip-syncandtheeyebrows.3ischangingthekeyframesto

linear.Andfinallynumber4isaddingin-betweensandcleaningupthe

animaNonmore.

Thebo_ompartisfinalversionasthereferencevideoisonetheleandmy

finalrenderisontheright.ItwasquitefunanimaNngwiththejointsonthe

faceandIampleadedwiththefinaloutcome,althoughlotsofmistakes

wheremadeduringthedevelopment.

Icouldtakealotonboardfromthis,aswhenIstarttheanimaNngfromthe

upcomingproject.Imadealotofmistakesfromthis:typologymistakesin

Zbrush,facialrigs,weightpainNnginMaya(lotsoferrorsduringweight

painNng).SooverallI'mgladImadethesemistakesnowsolateronIcould

ovoidthem.


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MyIndiegameisallaboutgeQngoutamaze.Howevertherearetwothingsthatwill

trytostopyou.Oneofthemwillbeashapeoramonsterthatwillshootatyouandthe

other,awallthatwillthatwillappearandcometowardsyou.Therewillbefewcircles

orsquaresinthewallinwhichyouwillhavetojumpthroughit.Ifyoutouchthewall

youwillstartagain.Tomakethingsharderthewallwillspin.

ThisgamewillbeashooNnggame,whereyouhavetoshootobstaclescomingatyou.

ThismazewillbesetinthemountainsideofGreek.Itisahiddenfantasyplaceinwhich

themilitaryfound,andstaNngcreaNngbuildingsaroundthisplaceinordertodoclose

upresearch.

ThisistheMuseumofHypotheNcallifeNmesfromWhitechapelArtGallery.Itshowsthe

journeythroughlifefromthecradletothegraveonthescalemodelofHypotheNcal

Museum.Theobjectsonitrepresentacross-secNonofthelifelessandanimatebeings

whichweencounterintheexternalworldaswellastheinnerimaginaNveworld.This

willbeagratereverencetouseoncreaNngmymazeforthegame.

TheMuseumofHypotheNcallifeNmes


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Referencefrombooks

GreekArchitecture:A.W.Lawrence

ThisGreekArchitecturebookbyA.W.Lawrence,talksaboutdifferent

ArchitecturebuildingsfromGreekaswellasshowingimagesofdifferent

landmarksacrossGreek.InoNcetheuseofbigstonesinsomeimagesaswellas

somebuildingsarehalfruin.ThisbookgavemegrateideasformygamelevelandhelpbuildanimageonhowIwantmyleveltolook.


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MoreImagesfromthebookGreekArchitecturebyA.W.Lawrence.


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GreekandRomanArchitecture:D.S.Robertson


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TheseimagesarefromthebookGreekandRomanArchitecturebyD.S.

Robertson.ItunderlinesthestructureofbuildingsinGreekandgives

lotsofblueprinttowardsciNes/buildingsalsoacrossGreek.


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BriNshmuseum


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TheseareGreekstatuefromtheBriNshmuseum.HereIamlookingatthe

typeofstatuethatwouldberelevantformygame.Statuewouldbrighten

upthelevelandmakeafunobstacleinagame.


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Thesephotosarealso

fromtheBriNshmuseum.

Itshowsclearlandmarks

ofGreekandgivesmea

be_erunderstandingof

buildingstructuresin

Greek.Myideaisbasedin

themountainsideofthecountryandoneofthe

photosshowsGreek

landmarksonthe

mountains.

Mygamelevelmayhave

aflatsurfacewith

mounNngsaroundit,

ratherthanmakingone

directlyonthemounNng.


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HerearefewdrawingsofGreekstatues/BuildingsfromtheBriNshMuseum.


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Franklloydwright

SoIlookedattheworkofFranklloydwright.HeisafamousAmericanarchitecturethat

design1structureandcompleted532works.Hehasaphilosophytowardshisdesign,

whichhecalledorganicarchitecture.Itswhereispromotesharmonybetweenhuman

habituaNonandthenaturalworld.AndthetypeofelementIknowIwanttowardsfewof

mybuildings.


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HerearedrawingaredoneinspiredbyFranklloydwright.


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Maze

HerearebuildingsIdraw,thesebuildingswill

beunderconstrucNonandwillbeplaced

aroundthefantasyplace.


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Roughblueprint

Thisisaroughblueprintideaformygamelevel,basedonmyresearchandtypeon

levelIwantformygame.Thisisnotthefinaldesign,itisanexampleonhowIwantmy

mulNplayergametobelaidout.

ItisbasedintheGreekmounNngside.ItwillhaveGreekarchitecture/statuesbutinan

modernseQng.Aswellasthemazetherewillbefewuniquebuildingsaspartofthis

fantasyplace.Thiswillhaveanamazinglooktothegame,butobviouslythemainaspectofthegamewillbethemaze.Inbetweenthemazewillbe2or4bridge

surroundbywater.


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Gameplayideas

Herearesomeofthegameplayscenariosinthemaze.Whentryingto

figureawayout,arandomobject/creaturewillcomefrombehindand

shoot.Youwillhavetobe1%focusandadjustquicklyinordertostay

alive.

1.

2.


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Idea3:3Dcharacter

Design


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Herearemorepagesfromthebook.InthesepagesittalksaboutcreaNngaMachanoid

andfuturisNcweapons.AsmyideaisafuturisNcwarrior,thisDigitalSci-FiArtbook

gavemelotsofideasandhowIwillgoaboutit.


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VideoGameArticKelman

ThisisaVideoGameArtbookbyicKelman.Thisbooktalksaboutcharactersfromgames

andmostimportantlyhowarNstgetinspiraNonfrom.Thereisalotofpassionforgamesin

thisbookItshouldbeclearbynowthatthecharactersattheheartoftodaysvideogames

deservetobetakenseriouslyasimportantcontribuNontoglobalart,narraNve,and

culture.ThisisoneofthequotesfromthebookandisveryinspiraNonal.


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HerearemorepagesfromtheVideoGameArtbook.Thisbookgavemelotsofideason

creaNngcharacterandIlikethefactthesecharactersaresouniquefromoneother.Each

charactersinthispageseemstohavethereownpersonalitythatshinesthroughandthats

theelementoffeelingIwanttowardsmycharacter.


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ThissecNonofthebookshowstheweaponfromWorms4.Imabigfanofthegameand

especiallyenjoyusingallthegunsinthegame.Althoughthisweaponshaveacartoonish

look,itsNllhavetheelementoffuturisNc.Ialsoneedtodesignaweaponformycharacterin

whichIindenttogetinspiraNonfromtheseweapons.Ithereforewillhavetomakeweapons

thatlookdeadly,hasanappealinglooktowardsitandmakeitsuitableforaplayablegame.


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RoyalAlbertHall

HerearephotosfromtheRoyalAlbertHall.Iwenttothismuseumtotolookatarmoursand

foundthismodel(onthele),ofwhatlookslikeamanwithadearshead.Ifoundthisvery

intriguing.ItseemstolookthreateningbutatthesameNmeyoucanthelpnotlookatit.This

gavemetheideatohaveafuturisNcwarriorintheformofananimal.TheanimalIdecideto

choiceshouldbeabletowalkontwolegandtalkaswellastoshowhisability,dependingon

whatNmeofanimalheis.Theimageontherightisanoldarmourcostumewitholdfashion

swords.ImayusethisasastarNngpointtodevelopmycharactersarmour.


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aNonalHistoryMuseum

AsmycharacterisafuturisNccharacterintheformofananimal,ImlookingatrealisNc

modelsofanimalsattheaNonalHistoryMuseum.Inthismuseumtherearemodelsof

differentanimalsfromallaroundtheworld,someanimalsinwhichIhaveneverseenbefore.SothereforeItookalotofpictureofdifferenceanimalsthatIfeelwouldbestsuit

mycharacter.

Here'sastatuefrom

theHistoryMuseum.I

liketheposeofthisstatue:youcouldtellhe

isawarriorforthe

greatergoodandIalso

likethefactthehairis

floaNngbehindhim.It

makeshimlooklikehe

isincombatrightnow.


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MorerealisNcsculpturesofanimalsfromtheaNonalHistoryMuseum


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Roughideas

Theseareroughdrawingsofanimals

wearingbodyarmours.FirstItriedto

designthebodyarmourandputitstraiton

animalsthatIdrew.ImexperimenNngon

whattypeofanimalIwantasmycharacter.

AertryingoutdifferentanimalspeciesI

decidedtogowithaNger:alongfurfrom

thehead,beauNfulwhitefurthroughouthisbody and heavily built If I do decide to do

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