This assignment was for the very dreaded genAI classâŚâŚ. (Weâre currently trying to do something about it because we think itâs just really stupid to have to learn this in an illustration program, for many reasons) but thankfully using genAI wasnât mandatory phew ,,, we just had to make a teaser for a sci-fi series (could also be comics, animation, etc) so hereâs mine, the story is still kinda rough, but you can find a synopsis and an animatic further below (I also made the music hehe)!! And itâs pretty obvious but Iâll say it again just in case: I didnât use any AI for this project, as Iâm FIRLMY OPPOSED to generative AI because of all the moral and ecological issues it carries
The main inspiration for visuals is the Futurist Movement (mostly paintings from early 20th c. that center around speed)
And I used the tomodachi life mii maker to help me with the character designs haha
ok hereâs the synopsis:
"In a near future, it gets noticed that time is accelerating exponentially; everything has to happen faster and faster, and people have less and less time.
The main character (âCharacter Aâ for now, I still havenât found good names haha) is a generally anxious person, and the time situation isnât helping, he has a hard time keeping up with the pace. His dream is to become a painter, but itâs an activity that takes a lot of time, and as time speeds up, his dream becomes increasingly impossible to achieve. He ends up feeling extremely unhappy and is about to give up everything.
He then meets âCharacter Bâ, who doesnât seem to be affected by time. âBâ explains that it isnât time itself that is speeding up, but our perception of time. Itâs humans themselves â always wanting more, always wanting it faster â who have triggered this phenomenon. Once âBâ understood this, he managed to slow down his perception by living life at his own pace. Itâs still sometimes difficult to manage his own perception while the rest of society keeps speeding up, but the fact that heâs almost entirely self-sufficient works out pretty well. âBâ also feels very lonely and is very happy to have found a friend with whom to share his pace of life."
