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The Blair Witch Project by AlexEdmonds

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Reservoir Dogs by AlexEdmonds

From Script to Screen Crit

From Script to Screen Art Of Presentation by AlexEdmonds

From Script to Screen: Pre Viz

From Script to Screen Creative Partnership

Creative Partnership by AlexEdmonds

From Script to Screen: Other Environment Concepts

Speed paints using the silhouette style again.

The Red Pit Challenge

The Spooky Kiosk

From Script to Screen: The Gamble Animatic

From Script to Screen: Final Script (Title Change)

The Gamble Script by AlexEdmonds

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Jaws by AlexEdmonds

From Script to Screen: Production Storyboard

From Script to Screen: Submission Disc Artwork

From Script to Screen: Final Prop Concept Art - Gravestone Slot Machine

From Script to Screen: Final Character Concept Art

 Instead of having just black and white which would be dull and boring to me, I had an idea to make the three areas in Death's world have a distinctive colour tint each which would then reflect on to everything else such as Death himself and Jerry.

Green tint - Jerry arrives and Death is behind the Kiosk - illusion of feeling welcome

Blue tint - The Cemetery and Death is the Grave Digger - cold creepy atmosphere

Red tint The Chasm and Death is the Ring Master - shows tension and fear

Unsaturated completely when in his true form, Death drags Jerry into the Underworld.

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The Birds by AlexEdmonds

From Script to Screen: Final Character Concept Art

From Script to Screen: Environment Design

I like the idea of having Death's world change completely in appearance from the real world to an unsaturated silhouette world. I still can't decide on whether to have it black and white or just one unsaturated colour.

From Script to Screen: Final Prop Concept Art

@Alan - Maya Toolkit Spot Check

Maya Toolkit Checklist by AlexEdmonds

Maya Tutorials: Pre-Viz

Custom Camera Rig

Pan Shot

Pan Shot from Alex Edmonds on Vimeo.

Roll Shot

staircase roll 180 from Alex Edmonds on Vimeo.

staircase roll 360 from Alex Edmonds on Vimeo.

staircase roll 540 from Alex Edmonds on Vimeo.

Pitch Shot

Pitch Shot Start from Alex Edmonds on Vimeo.

Dolly Shot

Crane Shot

Distance Shots

Coverage

Final Edit

Camera Shakes

Contra Zoom

Maya Tutorials: Toadstool Squash and Stretch

Toadstool from Alex Edmonds on Vimeo.

Maya Tutorials: Chain Secondary Action and Overlap

Chain from Alex Edmonds on Vimeo.

Maya Tutorials: Pendulum Settle and Rest

Pendulum from Alex Edmonds on Vimeo.

Maya Tutorials: Bouncing Ball Travel and Rotation

Bouncing Ball Travel and Rotation from Alex Edmonds on Vimeo.

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Psycho by AlexEdmonds

Online Greenlight Review Part 2

Online Greenlight Review Part 2 by AlexEdmonds

From Script to Screen - Cemetery Environment Production Drawings

From Script to Screen - Jerry Character Influence Map

From Script to Screen - Cheating Death Script Updated

Cheating Death Script - Updated by AlexEdmonds

From Script to Screen - Premise, Logline and Step Outline Updated

Premise. Logline and Step Outline - Updated by AlexEdmonds

From Script to Screen - Character Biographies Updated

Character Biographies - Updated by AlexEdmonds

From Script to Screen - Draft Storyboard

On page 2 the red squares are alternative. I could not decide whether I wanted Death at a desk or at a kiosk at the time. But now I think the kiosk is best.

From Script to Screen - Thumbnails/Doodles for Environment, Props (Grave Slot Machine) and Death In His True Form

My grave slot machine has become more of a prop in terms of design than the light bulb so I did some sketches of it as well as icons for it to have on the rollers. The cemetery entrance is just a basis at the moment, I need to get into some concept painting to show the true look of it. Still working on the chasm.

First thought of Deaths true appearance but it is still too "Grim Reaper" I think.

From Script to Screen: Character Design - More Jerry Sketches

So after being informed that my former sketches of Jerry looked like a paedophile I went and did another page of sketches mainly focusing on his face to make him look a bit younger and more appealing to the audience. Personally I like 15. Generally I like the thin head shape but I did different nose shapes as well.

Number 5 accidentally became blind.. I did not mean to do the black of his eyes so big so tried to make them into shades...

From Script to Screen - Influence Map

From Script to Screen - Character Design: Janitor Jerry

I always wanted the character to have a hunchback and to be thin and gangly. The first page was my initial thoughts on the character but it wasn't what I wanted so I did further developments.

Initial Design

1 looks very peculiar but I was trying to identify the style on this sheet.

Looking more at faces on this sheet, I like 15 best.

From Script to Screen - Character Design: Death

With the fact of there being a casino world in mind, I thought about having Death be dressed in different outfits. For some reason my mind ran off on the idea of there being a cemetery looking place to begin with as well but I don't think I'll have that now. Afer drawing 4 versions of how Death looked the most popular at the time seemed to be 2 and the fact he has no face.

Grave Digger - For Cemetery

Casino Croupier - For Casino
Ring Master - For Tight Rope Walking

From Script to Screen - Character Biographies v2

Character Biographies v2 by AlexEdmonds