After taking inspiration from a number of different animations. I decided to use the character Eric Cartman from South Park as my subject.
I feel that Cartman has a lot of different expressions, animations and quotes which can be used to create a diverse and reliable character sheet.
The way in which Cartman is created and animated means creating the character and animating him myself should not be too difficult yet still be challenging enough to use all the skills i have acquired.
Below are some images which give a guide to Eric Cartman.
My aim is to create all the graphics required in Flash, i feel this way will be the quickest and easiest way forward. However, if i do require some more advanced images and image editing then i may use Illustrator or Photoshop to achieve the required effects.
My next task is to research Cartman’s character and find all his attributes and characteristics to successfully transfer these into my flash production. This requires looking at more images, videos, sound clips and reading up about the character. Once i have done more research i will produce a storyboard which will give me a basic idea of how i want my final production to turn out.
The storyboard will look at things such as dimension, framerate, duration, data size, the layout, colours used, visual signposting, typography, sound, speed, animation techniques and the overall style of the piece.
