Djehkäujaa Humanoid Zeppelin Vintage Storyboards Concepts 002

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Kandice Kathleen Zimbleman ©2016

Djehkäujaa Humanoid Zeppelin Vintage Storyboards Concepts 002

Like I've said, these are not the greatest storyboards. they also don't "flow" "correctly"... plus, my inking skills are terrible.

I had to ink these to shove them into my portfolio, to graduate, only to have them pulled and re-inserted, and pulled out multiple times by jerk, sexist instructors.

back then, inking was the rule... but, also, back then, storyboards were almost entirely done in blue pencil... I don't know whether that's still done today, but it's maddening. Blue is often non-repro and won't scan very well, because scanners and photocopiers have trouble seeing it. they also fade really fast, unlike red pencils which last.

This is my FAVORITE PART of the entire film/story!

This concept is pretty old, and I first started it in 1998. As you can see the 2 sketches above which I drew in Lewes Delaware after I came back to the USA from Germany, but I first dreamed it up around June-July when I was graduating high school in NJ, and then went strait into my Animation Scholarship Summer program at the UARTS in Philadelphia. I actually sketched this on the square, hard covered sketch-books they gave us from the UARTS. I actually started these sketches in Philly, probably in July, but never finished them until August... looks like a few days before I turned 19.

I was supposed to start at AIPH that week, but they screwed up my paperwork and I couldn't start until January... (the story of my life... always delays... and someone screwing something up...)

I actually drew up these rough storyboards/concepts on my own, and not as a school project... but, I had to shove them into being a project, kinda, at portfolio time... hence the reason why they are inked... and I HATE the inking!

Djehkaujaa Zeppelin Flight Storybaords 001 by BlackUniGryphon on DeviantArt

Djehkaujaa Zeppelin Flight Storybaords 002 by BlackUniGryphon on DeviantArt

Djehkaujaa Zeppelin Flight Storybaords 003 by BlackUniGryphon on DeviantArt

Or course I would LOVE to redo them, eventually... however, I don't have the music composed for it yet. I think I will actually incorporate 2 songs here.

The first little song bit will be short and light, probably THIS SONG [demo]:

But, HERE are the Lyrics I WROTE for the song I want her to sing.

There's another part after this which I just haven't even storyboarded.

She will briefly meet back up with her dragon pack/flock and it will be a musical dramatic piece, and they will all part. they do all mutually miss her, but she isn't allowed to return yet.

That actually is what really shifts her to be motivated to do the right thing she believes in, and really becomes determined.

However, since the dragons reproached her and caused this, the direction she goes in actually puts a spotlight on her, which goes against their other fundamentalist ideas... So, they will try to lure her back... they'd originally intended it to be punitive and judged her as "not ready to return yet" because she was supposed to be "learning a lesson"... however, she actually learns far beyond their mental framework of thinking, and overcomes that...

They try to stop her from getting involved, and even welcome her back to distract her... but, she evolves beyond it, and sees past the extremes of what was originally meant to be safety and concern, and became stifling. After that, she will be able to shape-shift on her own.

Then, She and Lively can confront the main villain/antagonist.

I want the music to have a distinctly 90s European techno 4/4 beats sound/feel/vibe, but somewhat like a ballad.

I'm not sure whom I would pick to be the singing voice... I would probably want someone whom could sing like the late Melanie Thornton, may she rest in peace.

Love you and miss you Melanie!

Djehkäujaa Dragon Vintage Storyboards Concepts 001

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I've finally scanned these old vintage storyboards I did. I did these back when i was in college. the scene ideas had already been in my mind since about 1998, but they really started to become something in 1999 when I was in college in Philadelphia full time.

I learned a lot from an animation teacher, Sam, whom got fired.

Unfortunately, they don't actually "flow" "correctly" the way storyboards are supposed to... So, there's sort of fragmented... if anything, they seem to "cut" much like a music video style of editing would....

But, I want this piece to flow just right. Its especially meaningful to me. Also, this scene is crucial to other plot pivoting points in the story line.

Here is the rough acrylic painting version I just recently did:

Acrylic Concept Sunrise Ocean Clouds Sky Painting by BlackUniGryphon on DeviantArt

And, here's the boards as they currently are:

Djehkaujaa Dragon Flight Storybaords 001 by BlackUniGryphon on DeviantArt

Djehkaujaa Dragon Flight Storybaords 002 by BlackUniGryphon on DeviantArt

Djehkaujaa Dragon Flight Storybaords 003 by BlackUniGryphon on DeviantArt

I will eventually need to redo them.... however, I don't have the music for it composed. I feel that I will NEED that music in order to create the piece effectively. I want a whole song/musical part.



I want a song that is similar to this style, but I want to have something totally new composed:

I want this scene to convey the free spirited fun-loving personality of Djehkäujaa, my dragon character. However, she sneaks away form the pack/flock of the other dragons, whom have become fundamentalist isolationists, whom would frown upon her inter-species relationships/friendships with "silly creatures".

Djehkäujaa's openness in playing with dolphins and other fun-loving playful creatures plays an important part in the story much later on in the story...

There's a reason why the dragons are so rigid and isolationist... but, their stubborn rigidness will backfire... there's a lot of backfiring in this story...

敖兴涛 Áo Xìngtāo Chinese Name Characters & Development

敖兴涛 Áo Xìngtāo 

Chinese Name Characters & Development

I've spent quite a lot of time, effort, and development on this character, and I think he's coming along nicely. I'm still trying to work on developing and finalizing his look for probably a long while.

I think I would like to go with a long face/skull look, like the sage/zheren/scholar old cultural look, but I don't think I will keep him with long hair throughout the story, and have him cut it. (Sometimes in the cinema the nerd stereotype Asian is the long face/skull type but with glasses)

I also still want his skin to change, like winter pale, and summer tan.

 

I've been getting more positive feedback on this name than I was expecting. I was seariously dreading getting a lot of spiteful hateful people.

Coming up with this name was such a difficult task!

I spent a long time working on these Chinese calligraphy names graphics:

Ao Xingtao Ancient Vertical 001 by BlackUniGryphon on DeviantArt

Ao Xingtao Ancient Vertical 002 by BlackUniGryphon on DeviantArt

Ao Xingtao Vert 001 by BlackUniGryphon on DeviantArt

Ao Xingtao HZ003 by BlackUniGryphon on DeviantArt

Ao Xingtao HZ002 by BlackUniGryphon on DeviantArt

Ao Xingtao HZ001 by BlackUniGryphon on DeviantArt

Here's some stuff I was playing around with in the winter time. This character is actually NOT Lively. It's just my IMVU avatar.

 

So, anyways, I think he's rather exciting! 

Here's some inspirational styles of artwork, but I'm doing my own thing. Watch out, tho'! It's kinda hot & steamy! 

Come Alone With Me from BlackUniGryphon on 8tracks Radio.