Post by myrobotlandlord on Mar 19, 2014 21:52:04 GMT -6
OKAY
so MONSTERS ELEMENTARY is an idea i have for a short series of 2D animations and illustrations.
A friend of mine expressed how much he'd love to see a monsters tv series like what Dreamworks does for some of their films. I think it would be so adorable if Pixar made like a series of tiny 15 - 30 second shorts using the young monster rigs from the beginning of Monsters Uni (I just love baby mike's rig aaaaa) It's not something you can just ASK for and Pixar has always got their hands full with other feature films and shorts. My friend said that maybe I should do it and I was like
oh
We had this huge brainstorming session and I managed to scribble down 20 ideas. Some 2D animations, some illustrations.
This is a fan project and is strictly non profit, and will remain that way. I just think it would be a fun thing to do. I love 2D animation and I think doing this will help me improve. Also I'm using a new program TV Paint which I am adoring so far hhhhhhh.
You may have seen the stickers I posted on tumblr. These were the quick initial designs I came up with for Monsters E. (except for Young Mike because he was designed by Pixar)
Designs subject to change. Character sheets are still being drawn up. There's some problems in the designs so far particularly Randy's glasses. There's been some speculation as to whether his glasses should sit on his face or become one with his eyes. His glasses are a part of his character so I feel I can't animate him without them.... then add them in the end. It's hard to explain. I like Sulley's initial design but I've yet to actually draw him in different poses to test the design. While Young Mike was designed by Pixar his design/shapes may need to be altered to suit the animation process.
It's important to note that the 2D animations will be Line Tests only. Therefore there will be no colour. That would destroy me. Some smaller animations may be coloured but I'm mainly focusing on line tests. So colour is not important right now. The designs need to be easy enough to animate whilst also appealing enough to look good in illustrations.
I sketched these a while back but I've had no real time to be able to refine them... but I will make time ;O;
I'm really looking forward to giving life to a good amount of these ideas.
My first idea I thought of would be the pilot: Mike bumps into Randy breaking his glasses. He finds a way to mend them.
It's simple but I feel it kicks it off well. The second would be a scenario involving Mike's hat and Sulley. Mike will be the main in these shorts.
Here are just some of the many others:
The most recent idea I wrote down involved ice-cream and sharing but the ending is a little too fluffy and will probably need refining.
Anyway what do you guys think? Would you be interested in seeing some sort of short series involving the monsters as children. It's not just Mike, Sulley and Randy either. I have some short stories with cameos from others like Art, the Perry twins and Squishy. It's just something that would be fun to do. If I was able to get this thing off the ground I'd love to eventually show Pixar.
so MONSTERS ELEMENTARY is an idea i have for a short series of 2D animations and illustrations.
A friend of mine expressed how much he'd love to see a monsters tv series like what Dreamworks does for some of their films. I think it would be so adorable if Pixar made like a series of tiny 15 - 30 second shorts using the young monster rigs from the beginning of Monsters Uni (I just love baby mike's rig aaaaa) It's not something you can just ASK for and Pixar has always got their hands full with other feature films and shorts. My friend said that maybe I should do it and I was like
oh
We had this huge brainstorming session and I managed to scribble down 20 ideas. Some 2D animations, some illustrations.
This is a fan project and is strictly non profit, and will remain that way. I just think it would be a fun thing to do. I love 2D animation and I think doing this will help me improve. Also I'm using a new program TV Paint which I am adoring so far hhhhhhh.
You may have seen the stickers I posted on tumblr. These were the quick initial designs I came up with for Monsters E. (except for Young Mike because he was designed by Pixar)
Designs subject to change. Character sheets are still being drawn up. There's some problems in the designs so far particularly Randy's glasses. There's been some speculation as to whether his glasses should sit on his face or become one with his eyes. His glasses are a part of his character so I feel I can't animate him without them.... then add them in the end. It's hard to explain. I like Sulley's initial design but I've yet to actually draw him in different poses to test the design. While Young Mike was designed by Pixar his design/shapes may need to be altered to suit the animation process.
It's important to note that the 2D animations will be Line Tests only. Therefore there will be no colour. That would destroy me. Some smaller animations may be coloured but I'm mainly focusing on line tests. So colour is not important right now. The designs need to be easy enough to animate whilst also appealing enough to look good in illustrations.
I sketched these a while back but I've had no real time to be able to refine them... but I will make time ;O;
I'm really looking forward to giving life to a good amount of these ideas.
My first idea I thought of would be the pilot: Mike bumps into Randy breaking his glasses. He finds a way to mend them.
It's simple but I feel it kicks it off well. The second would be a scenario involving Mike's hat and Sulley. Mike will be the main in these shorts.
Here are just some of the many others:
- Sulley cheats in an exam by taking advantage of something.
- Mike tries to push Sulley on a swing.
- Mike puts on a magic act and makes Randy disappear.
- School fete.
The most recent idea I wrote down involved ice-cream and sharing but the ending is a little too fluffy and will probably need refining.
Anyway what do you guys think? Would you be interested in seeing some sort of short series involving the monsters as children. It's not just Mike, Sulley and Randy either. I have some short stories with cameos from others like Art, the Perry twins and Squishy. It's just something that would be fun to do. If I was able to get this thing off the ground I'd love to eventually show Pixar.