Katherine Robinson 

On the 2nd of March I decided to take a trip down to Edinburgh Botanic Gardens to get some inspiration and ideas for the film. Not...

As the final clip is the only part of the film without music, I need to find a sound designer for it. I went on freesound.org to find...

This is my final and most important scene in the whole opening sequence. I spent a really long time creating its background and getting...

This shot is now the first time that the audience observes and meets the witch, so this makes it a relevantly important one. I knew that...

After speaking with Alan I decided to make a major change to the opening scene. Instead of having the witch walk into the shot, pour the...

This is a very important scene as it's the first time you glimpse the witch as she comes into frame from the right, pours the tea, and...

I'm really pleased that I added this shot to the original animatic as I believe it really showcases her love for all things natural and...

The witch's house is a very irregular shape, and I knew from the start that I wanted her bedroom to be on a mezzanine level that could be...

For my opening scene I want to get the colour palettes just right, therefore I did some experimenting with different tones and shades to...

I decided to use a part of the Familiar storyboard in order to create the scene for the walk cycle with the Familiar in deer form. I...

Like the pond scene, some other 10x10 work that I did last year has inspired the kind of style of what I want to pursue for this film, in...

During the 10x10 project last year I created a pond scene with fish and lily pads which I really want to include within this film. I...

As she is a botanical witch, she is very skilled at looking after nature and making things grow. I knew from the beginning that I wanted...

The witch's house is going to be a huge part of the story, so I want to flesh it out a bit more before I move on with the narrative....

I digitised the images from this storyboard in order to create a clearer animatic just like the scans from the kettle and Familiar...

Like the kettle storyboard, I took the scans of the Familiar storyboard and digitised them so that they would be clearer and easier to...

I took the scans of the storyboard for the opening scene where she is making tea and digitised them in order to eventually create an...

Throughout my time at ECA I've always had deer and forest imagery within my work and this film is no different. I know that within the...

This is another sequence that I had in my head for a while - it's quite a long one. I'm not sure if this story board is the best way of...

I always wanted to use this scene to introduce the fact that her cat isn't just a cat - he's an extraordinary being as well. I thought...