CreativePartnershipArchiveBlogging withVictoriaHatton

My1stmessagetoVickyonherstoryideas.(VickywasallocatedUnicycle, MannequinandWarehouse) EmilyClarkson11January201300:28 HiVicky.Thesestoryideasareagreatstart.Iwonderedifyou'dentertainedthe thoughtofduplicatingcharacterslikePhilsuggestedinthebriefing.AnideaIhad wasthatyourmannequinmightnotbealoneinthewarehouseandhasanideato usetheunicycleasanobjectofplay.Racingagainstfellowmannequinsandmaybe othermachineryandordinarilyinanimateobjectsaroundaracecoursethey constructwithinthewarehouseperhaps...? VictoriaHatton11January201311:11 Hello, That'sagoodidea!Oh,Ireallylikethatidea!Icouldusethatideaandblend itwiththecrashtestdummyandmakeitreallycomical.Brilliantidea!:D Thanksforthehelp.:) EmilyClarkson11January201311:26 GladIcouldhelp:) Victoriacommentsonmyinitialbriefingpost VictoriaHatton10January201311:37 HelloCreativePartner! Excitedtoseeyourideascomingup!Yourwordstogetherareverycomicalandcan beastrongstorylineyou'reverylucky. Couldgolight,bubblyandfunnyordark,depressinganddismal. Can'twait!:) EmilyClarkson13January201314:32 Heytherepartner!:DThanks,yepitsdecided,thingsaregoingtogolight heartedforthisparticularprojectIthink.Slapstick,gagsandsuch.Asfor yourprojectitlooksgood,thereareahugenumberofpossibilitiesforyour mannequinandunicycleinawarehouse.Warehousesareenormousspaces afterallanditsquiteplausibletoseeanynumberofobjectsinawarehouse, theystoreeverything!Ilookforwardtoseeingyourprogressiononthisone. NowIwonderedifyouareupformeetingupinthebaseroomorsomething forsomeCreativePartnerwork,tobounceideas,solveanyissuesandthe likeduringtheweekwhilewe'rein.wecanmakeitadailyoraweekly thing.Letmeknowwhatyouthink. Vickypostsupsomemorestoryideas EmilyClarkson14January201320:03

HeyIloveideanumber7!whenitcomestogainingtheunicyclehowever,insteadof happeningacrossaclownhecouldhappenacrossanothershipmentinboxeswith maybeacircusnameplasteredontheside,ormaybeageneralshipmentofwheels, e.g.atoddlerstryc,toosmallforthemannequintoride,aracingbikewithouta saddleandthentheunicyclebeinghisonlyoptionhesnatchesitandsetsoff.Great ideasVicky! VictoriaHatton15January201301:07 Hey,thanksfortheinputwillmessaroundwiththeidea! :D Ipostupmyinitialinfluencemapswithsomeresearch VictoriaHatton14January201317:13 Haha!OhIdoloveyourinfluencemaplayout.Linksverywell.It'sabitmuchonthe eyethoughwiththeclownmapQwoar! Ipostuparefinedstoryideainhopeofdevelopingmystoriesfurther VictoriaHatton16January201314:41 IagreewithPhil! Aflashbackofaformerlifewouldbeagreatthingtoseeonscreen!Yourstoryis verystrongandholdsagoodamountofcomedy. Ican'twaittoseeyourthemeandimagerywhenyoucreateyourideasforit!:D WellDone! IpostuptheThreeActSequenceforthenarrativeofmyproject VictoriaHatton21January201304:54 GoodActsequencegoingon!Veryreadableandit'sgoingtobesofunwatching this!Can'twaitforthestoryboard!:D Keepitup!:D Victoriapostsupsomemorestoryideas EmilyClarkson21January201319:21 Heya,Ithinkthere'sstillateenybitofdisconnectionbetweentheunicycleandyour mannquin,butIhadbrainwave(sortof)bearwithme.Whatif,likeinyouridea9, themannequinsareinsideahighlyspecializedfancydresscostumeshop!Youcould beginwiththepairinthewindow,onedressedasacircusentertainerposedwitha unicycle.Thenasyouradventureunfoldsitmakessensetograbthefirst'vehicle'to handwhichinthecaseofthismannequinwouldbehisfancydressprop,the unicycle.:DFortherecordIpreferidea9fromthesethree.:)Ohandalsoinsteadof turningupatthewarehousetofindjusttheonemannequinwhatifthereare hundredsofthem?Likeacolony.Thentheyhaveallthecompanytheycouldneed! VictoriaHatton21January201320:02 Hi,

That'sagoodidea!IfeelIneedtobewrappingitupnowthoughandoffthe ideas.I'mthinkingoffgoingforIdea10asitcontainsasimplestorybut withagoodbitofactioninit. I'mnotsure...stillwaitingforPhilsreply! Thanksforthesuggestion!It'sgettingstressful!:D Ipostedsomefacialdesignsformytwootherkeycharacters,themanager andthecritic VictoriaHatton6February201305:28 Eisaverygoodoneforyourcharacter! ThischaracteroverallremindsmeofBasilfromFawltyTowers.:D Gisagoodone,too!HaveyouthoughtoflookingattheFoodcriticfrom Ratatouille?Althoughhe'samale,tallandskinny...hemightgiveyouagoodidea onhowtoturnhimfemaleandshort! :) EmilyClarkson6February201315:14 AntonEgo,yeshe'sbeennigglinginthebackofmymindwhilstdesigning forthisproject.I'mkeennottoaccidentallycopyanypreviouscharacters though.Ifeellikethere'sadangerI'llwindupemulatingEdnaModefrom 'TheIncredibles'orEgobecausetheyhaveagreatseverityabouttheir design. Victoriapostedupsomeresearchideasintohercharacterdesigningand herdecisionintowhatkindoffacialfeatureshercharactershouldhave. EmilyClarkson6February201322:57 Iliketheideaofeyebrowexpressionsbeingthekeycommunicationhere.Icansee itintheSumo's,unfortunatelywhateverfigure1lookslikeitwon'tshowuponmy screen.butyeahIsaygoforthesimplisticidea. Victoriapostedupsomefacialdesignsforhermannequincharacterand alsobodyshapes. EmilyClarkson7February201322:28 HeyVictoria,Ijustwondered,seeingasyouhavelabelledthosewheelsonyour drawingstobeadaptedforspeed,Iwonderedifanyotherpartofyourcharacter mightalsobeadaptedinthesameway?Maybeastreamlinedbodyshape.or maybehewearsthingsthathelphimobtainhighspeeds,suchasthehelmetsof theolympiccyclists...?