More wacky adventures that teach a lesson
Animation 101 is proud to present an animation series staring Vyk and our lovable mascot(Teach Bot 5000). We aim to make a fun humorous(and budget, 'cause we are just kids) video that will display claymation and computer animation. While this project is still in pre-production we hope that it will be released on the web someday with updates posted somewhere too.
So far story line has been written, characters have been designed, and storyboard is being worked on. Basically the storyline is about Vyk's battles with a school bully and Vyk's eruption in anger that leads to a class action law suit. Some characters in the video will be Vyk(duh), Vyk's conscience(made up of a devil and an "angel"), Teach Bot 5000, the Bully, and other side characters to lighten things up.
Vyk is a pretty quiet robot that just wants to go through school day dreaming and acting like a normal robot. He doesn't want to get bad grades but he doesn't exactly try that hard. Vyk's evil conscience eggs him on to do things he knows he shouldn't but he really wants too. The good side of Vyk, is kinda wimpy but that is besides the point, wants Vyk to do his best and be the best he can be even if it means holding back emotions. Teach Bot 5000 is your above average tough teacher that only wants you to learn and means well when he assigns harsh punishments. His specialty is pulling homework out of his transportation belly and slapping students with an essay. The Bully is just one of those guys at school that you want to punch in the face.
Things that are on the "to do" list for this movies:
- Finish storyboard, already partially done
- Create characters in 3D, some have already been done
- Make the conscience characters using clay, no work has started yet
- Create "sets" in 3D
- Do the computer animations
- Animate the clay characters
- Match claymation with computer animation
- Record character voices
- Record sound effects and background music
- Match audio with video
- Publish it on the web!
Here are some scans of our storyboard. The storyboard is done in pencil so scanning all lines was difficult, raising darkness causes the dirty marks. The first one is of Vyk drooling over a female teacher. Hey it's my friend and yours Teach Bot 5000! Vyk getting angry and that devil of his ain't helping the situation out either.
