The classroom will be the main character of my mockumentary. It will have multiple levels to create a playful element to emphasize the imagination of young children. I even went out to some primary school and took pictures of different classrooms (with permission of course) at different angles. The sunny side daycare was the best reference I could find that fits with my vision.
After I had gathered all of these references image, a colleague helped me design a 3d model of the classroom. We experimented with different sets of furniture to see how the spaces can be utilized. Another thing will doing this hit me was, there are 2 ways to approach this animation.
- Going for the amazing world of gumball feel where the backgrounds are 3d and characters 2d (given 3d lighting).
- Make a detailed classroom in 3d first and then I can plan out my shots much more easily and freely move the camera around to get desired shots. Then I can trace them out. It is a lot of mucking about but saves me the trouble of finding scene specific reference images.
References
Toy Story 3. Film. Directed by Lee Unkrich. Pixar Animation Studios, 2010.
Arsalan Awais 