2018 Student Animatic - The Prince of Ponzan
The fate of a turbulent kingdom rests in the hands of a masked swordsman after the Royal family are usurped in a military coup.
This is the animatic I produced at Arts University Bournemouth for a 2 minute short animation project called 'the Prince of Ponzan'. The pitch was for a slapstick pulpy adventure in the same vein as The Prisoner of Zenda and other romantic swashbucklers. Unfortunately the student film was never made but I continue to develop the idea into something I can share as a completed and more rounded project.
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The full animatic, synchronised to placeholder music for a student film pitch.
'I Will Survive' cover by Oriol Lopez Calle and Joan Torrento Vilarnau:
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A production still from the animatic, showcasing the loose illustrative linework.
The Armoury production still demonstrating the simplified soldier designs.
A sketchbook doodle that would become the basis for the character's final design in the animatic.
Early character designs for the hero of the story.
A sketchbook doodle that would become the simplified soldier design seen in the animatic.
Early uniform designs for the army.
Dramatic reveal family portrait layout.
Trick perspective stair shot. There were several trick perspective shots in the animatic, some of which allowed me to really experiment and have fun.
Trick perspective moat shot.
Very early sketchbook doodles from summer 2017.