Familiar Animatic

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

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When I storyboarded this scene I wasn't sure what sort of timeline the film followed. I liked the idea of showing different seasons by using different colour palettes which is something I still like the idea of. I think that this is a good scene to showcase the magical abilities of the Familiar, how it can change form at will depending on its needs and the environment that it's in. I also liked the idea of using different trees to show them walking through different parts of the forest, but I don't think it comes across well in this animatic, I think that it's a little confusing. I would still like to use differentiating trees but I may spread them around the film to show the different journeys they go on when they're gathering ingredients. I think I may use aspects of this scene to create other scenes, I know I want to include the Familiar changing form but I may use the different trees in isolation throughout the film to show different days/different times of day. I also need to develop a walk cycle for both the Familiar and the witch for the film which is going to take some time.