Finished Animatic and Group Presentation

I cut a third and final draft of the animatic to shorten the film to just over a minute.

I've cut some shots and changed the order. The gunfight will be the framing device to cut between two significant flashbacks in Scott's life. I've also scrapped the narration. We're now going to try and convey the essence of Scott's activities and him as a character, and the world he inhabited, rather than just presenting lengthy wordy facts. It's less time.

I took inspiration from "Journey to Cape Verde". There's a 1 minute long version of the 17 minute animated documentary that conveys the feel of the characters journey without narration or a plot. It's quite abstract and I liked it.

I presented the animation thus far to the class and was told that the cinematography and animatic were good, but I needed to include more facts. blech. I'll probably add some text at the beginning and end but I don't want to make it too text-y as it detracts from the whole point of animation.

I've assumed the role of the illustrious director, but I find it hard to make decisions which isn't good. My group has accused me of saying stuff and then saying to do different stuff, but I think they're just liars out to usurp me and steal the title of "Illustrious Director".