Shepherd K.

My Junior Animation Project is called Why Hazbin Hotel is a Masterclass in Appeal!

I chose this title because it's a bit provocative, I mean to get people interested. Some people don't like Hazbin Hotel, the character design, the creator, the writing. However, I believe that, at least in terms of appeal, the show does a fantastic job.

So far I've jotted down the 12 Principles of animation and explained what makes good appeal in animation, and im going to draw my own characters in a good designed way vs a badly designed way to compare them.

Next I'm going to talk about What makes a likable lead, giving examples of good leads like Aang, Po, and Megamind, and also bad leads like Gene from the Emoji movie, Master from Cars 2, and Megamind (from the new movie/show).

I'm well into the final clean animation and will hopefully get it through it soon so I can begin working on backgrounds and coloring!

First pass animatic, more of an exercise in timing than actually planning out see composition, I'll probably be reworking it completely after I record dialogue and act out some reference scenes.

Some style frames I finished last week

I've stated many times that my biggest idol and inspiration is Guillermo del Toro. He inspires me in everything he does.

3 inspirations of del Toro: Walt Disney, James Whale (director of Frankenstein 1931), and Charlie Chapman.

3 inspirations of Walt Disney: Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton, Winsor McCay

3 Inspirations of James Whale: Paul Leni, Paul Wegener, Robert Weine

3 Inspirations of Charlie Chapman: Max Linder, Dan Leno, Fred Karno

I would like to research/learn:

Metal casting

Wood carving

Fine miniature creation

Manuscript facsimile creation

long-form creative writing

medieval customs and culture

digital painting techniques

creation of fictional languages (conlangs)

video game creation

voice acting

I had trouble determining what 50 of my favorite things are. After I got to 37 things I slowed down and had tot really think of what I should put down. I describe myself as what things I enjoy, so it's very important to me that what I put down is authentic. I ended up going through all of my art form the past few years to see what I've been drawing, because I know that if I spent the time making art about it, its something I really treasure.

My answers vary from very broad to extremely specific, sometimes I would break a broad concept into specific related topics. I think I'm missing a large piece of myself in the list, but I can't think of anything else to put down. I kind of feel that it's something unspeakable that's missing, something I cant really interpret through words. That's\'s why I make art, to express my joy and love for the media I enjoy.

I'm taking two separate writing classes, so I've been thunking very hard about my writing ability, why I want to write, and how I've failed in the past. So far I've been to three classes about writing and I already feel much more prepared to write again.

For my junior animated project, I already have characters and a setting that I am almost sure I want to use, but I have yet to think of a set story. I've had these characters for years, but I've never write anytime concrete about them, they just have a vague lore in my brain.