Kurt & Buddy
Project & Development
PRODUCTION
Character Building
Before developing the film a character needed to be established. Most successful and simple films with manageable workloads had 1-3 total characters. For my story I developed a young adventurer by the name of Kurt who is accompanied by his best friend Buddy. To ensure a smooth production all elements of the character needed to be fleshed out including expressions, proportions, biography and movement style. Any stylistic or production relevant notes were also added to the appropriate pages.
Director's Note: Some changes were made to improve readability and production pipeline efficiency. This includes removing Kurt's headband tails and changing Buddy's colour from white to cream.
Production Pipeline
As an indivdual project, Kurt & Buddy required all components of a completed 2D animation including:
Screenwriting
Storyboards
Animatics
Character Design
Backgrounds
Animation
Sound Design
Visual Effects
Compositing
Editing
Nicholas Foster
Freelance Voice Actor
To assist with production, Nicholas Foster was hired as a voice actor to bring Kurt to life.