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Raindrop

Animatic

I edited this animatic, though all the storyboards were drawn by my cohorts: Joshua Cambell and Zack Wieb.

I also edited the final video.

© Fatbasket 2016

Character Animation

These are the two scenes I animated within the piece.

UNDER CONSTRUCTION

COMING SOON

UNDER CONSTRUCTION

COMING SOON

Original Script
written by Devon Collins

SUNO, a young man with white hair is sitting on a bench, the few people walking by ignore him. Everyone is wearing a fox mask. In the background we see a woman, AMBER, with an especially beautiful mask.  Amber notices Suno on the bench and smiles. She smooths her dress and checks her hair before continuing. As Amber walks by Suno takes notice of her, clearly infatuated, but doesn’t address her. Amber continues down the street, clearly disappointed; she passes a building with a closed in patio.
Suddenly rain starts to fall, it quickly becomes torrential. Amber runs into the patio, her mask starting to slip. Suno looks around for cover, when he sees the patio, he runs for it. The street is now cleared of people. When Suno enters the patio he sees Amber untying her mask. Suno stops in his tracks, then looks behind him as if for a way out. Amber turns away from the window and rain. Suno notices her noticing him. He gives an awkward wave with a shy smile.
Amber starts to smile, then realizes she’s not wearing her mask. She blushes and starts to flail, trying to get the mask back in place. Suno motions for her to calm down, Amber slows, curious as to what he’s doing. Suno loosens the tie and removes his own mask. Amber smiles and the two set their masks on nearby tables, blushing. An awkward moment passes with Amber picking at her nails and Suno scratching his arm, both avoiding eye contact. Amber eventually settles for starring at the rain.
After a while Suno looks over to her. He opens his mouth as if to speak. Amber, notices the movement and smiles expectantly, only to have Suno close his mouth and go back to awkwardly scratching without saying a word. Amber looks disappointed. Suno then stops scratching and forms a fist, a determined look on his face. He reaches out, as if to tap he shoulder. Just before making contact Amber shifts her weight in anticipation of the contact. Suno flinches back, a panicked look on his face. Amber gets more disappointed.
-Insert more attempts with time, Amber getting more and more frustrated with each one.-
Finally, Suno has given up and Amber glares out at the rain. The clouds start to lift and the sun breaks through the clouds. Suno watches as Amber snatches her mask off the table and starts to put it over her face as she walks to the door. Suno moves toward her as she opens the door and sticks her hand into the weather to test how much it is still raining. Suno reaches out, but hesitates, just as she starts to walk off, Suno finally grabs her hand. Amber looks surprised, then turns back with a smile. Suno smiles awkwardly back, but doesn’t let go of her hand.
Credits role with thumbs of Suno and Amber on dates (i.e. having dinner, crossing a river, Suno in the river, ect.) ending with the two getting married in on a sunny but rainy day.

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Character Animation
Character Designs

With the overall aesthetic decided as a team, we split off to each design a character or two. I was responsible for SNOW's design (pictured above).

all works by Fatbasket 2016

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Amber

Turnaround by Joshua Cambell

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The Films Model Sheet.jpg

Character Lineup

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BG

Character

Design Options by Brendan Sperry

Fox Mask Ideas by Josh Cambell

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Red & White Color Scheme by

Brendan Sperry

Character Designs
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Background Design

Brendan Sperry was the lead in background design and did most of the following sketches. Though I contributed to a few, including a key location: the gazebo.

all works by Fatbasket 2016

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Gazebo.jpg
Tea House.jpg
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Nail Salon 2.jpg
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Background Designs

© 2023 by Devon Collins

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Note from Devon: I have gone by several names on the internet (and in real life), including Stacia Payeur and Chika Zuri. All pieces completed and copyrighted under such names are my work, and the copyrights belong to me.

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