- Choose story to adapt
- Choose style of animation
- Choose software to use
- Do concept art/ visual development
- Do character design
- Draw storyboard
- Animation tests
- Background painting
- Animation
The above is a rough idea I have of the tasks I have to complete in this project. I might be missing some out, or have filled some in the wrong order, but hopefully it will give me a clearer direction of what exactly I need to do and let me focus more on individual elements rather than the bigger picture.
I am quite drawn to doing an adaptation of a Japanese fairytale/ folk story. I am rubbish at thinking up original ideas and scripting, so I think it best to use an existing tale for inspiration. That reduces the stress of writing, and leaves me more time to work on the visual development and make it as beautiful as possible.
The reason I am leaning towards that particular source for a story is because I have a book from my childhood, called 'Japanese Children's Favourite Stories' which is beautifully illustrated, and a retelling of a few national folklores which would remind you of a Japanese Grimm Brothers or Hans Christian Anderson book. Because the tales and characters aren't familiar in our culture, it would be a bit more exciting than illustrating Cinderella or Thumbellina, or one of the other common ones like that! I have asked my mother to mail it to me from Ireland, so in the meantime while I am waiting for it to arrive I can look online for other stories and tales.
