Wednesday 28 April 2010

Family traits

After looking at each of the family characters i noticed that they all had similar personality traits. Each of them has been differently but the majority of them all are stereotypical. So instead of following the same root for my characters i am going to go the opposite way and make them more bizarre.

Example
Typical Mother-Slim, pretty, housewife, sensible, caring, peacemaker, healthy
My Version-fat, stupid, chinese male order bride, smoker, drinker, lazy, ugly, selfish, baggy.

here is a table i created to display the different charactistics and colours that i will use for my four family members.

Tuesday 27 April 2010

The Creation of poseidon

Pet Character

PETS

THE SIMPSONS-Dog-Santa’s Little Helper-grey hound, brown, perky loveable, active, destructive, dim-witted, untrained, worked as a police dog for a short time.
Cat-Snowball- there have been multiple cats called snowball who randomly all die suddenly, Snowball 1- white
Snowball 2- black
Snowball 3- ginger
Snowball 4- white
Snowball 5- black
FAMILY GUY-Dog-Brian Griffin-white, ressemles snoopy, stray dog, highly intelligent, able to talk, has a human personality, layed back, drinker, smoker, drives the voice of reason in the family, he loves opera and jazz, and is vocally talented, attended Brown University, and is an avid writer, dates human women regularly

MALCOM IN THE MIDDLE-none

JETSONS- Astro the Dog-grey, stray, easily scared, useless, bonds with the family.

FLINTSTONES- Dino-pet dinosaur, purple, has the characteristics of a typical domesticated canine, yapping happily, energetic, licks faces. Dino could also be moved to anger, at which point he would snarl and snap. loves to play with Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm. Snorkasaurus

ADAMS FAMILY-Thing

SOUTH PARK-Dog-Sparky-grey-brown, gay

AMERICAN DAD-Fish-Klaus-fish with the personality of a German man, strange obsession with Beauty and the Beast. Has a sexual obsession for francine He can play "Hava Nagila" on champagne flutes, enjoys playing Tempest. Fan of the Georgetown Hoyas, feels extremely isolated from the others. Lonely, has disillusional episodes. pretends to call people on an imaginary cell phone, or driving (making motor sounds) to a hair/nail salon for an appointment.

-Alien-Rodger Smith-one of the main characters, grey alien, bald head, chubby, sarcastic, amoral, self-centered, surly and speaks in swish can currently learn other peoples memories through anal probing, fireproof, saved from area 51, lives in a loft, can speak four different human languages; English, Spanish (though not fluently), French and Armenian. On his home planet, he was a greeter at a Wal-Mart analogue store called Philaxido, wheres Disguises to blend in outside.

2 POINT 4 CHILDREN-none

RUGRATS-Dog-Spike Pickles-brown Siberian Tiger Hound, admired by the babies, active, caring,

MODERN FAMILY-none

Son character


Son
THE SIMPSONS-Bart Simpson-oldest child, 10 year average build, shorts and a t shirt, cheeky popular, skateboarding, little hell raiser, school prankster, dim witted but devious, spiky hair, comics-radio active man, humiliates his sister, likes krusty the clown, catapult,

FAMILY GUY-Chris Griffin- middle child, fat, dimwitted, kind hearted, wears a cap, t- shirt, jeans, usless with girls, self-conscious about himself, enjoys drawing, film studies, evil monkey,

-Stewie Griffin- youngest child, toddler, lemon shaped head, sarcastic highly intelligent but still shows the same weaknesses of a normal toddler, posh accent, teddy bear (Rupert), helpless, innocent through the eyes of an adult but is actually highly dangerous, evil, cunning, mastery of building weapons and mechanical engineering, mission to murder his mother Lois, world domintion violent, has homosexual tendencies, developed a softer side.

MALCOM IN THE MIDDLE-Malcolm-middle child, slim, short build, casual clothing, highly intelligent, IQ165, krelboyne, best mate Stevie kerbourbon, soliquy, closer to his older brother Francis, outcast at school, self-absorbed, blonde girls, panics in extreme situations, egotistical, antisocial personality, wants to be normal, has a destructive side
-Francis-oldest child, slim build, biggest troublemaker, rebelious, destructive, cunning, lucky, outside the house character, military school, obsessive and going out of his way to prove Lois wrong, has multiple jobs thoughout the show, and eventually becomes more responsible and mature, married to piama, enjoys frustrating his mother the brother to look up to.

-Dewey-second youngest child, slim short build, quiet, interested in the arts, hides his intelligentence, devious, gets bullied by his brothers, minipulatates his brothers and parents, acts, cute, innocent, helpless, strange, unusual personality, abnormally calm and stoic in dangerous situations, longs for attention, plays the piano, looks after his youngest brother

-Reece-second oldest child, athletic build, spikey hair, dim-witted, most destructive, aggressive, inventive when devising fiendish plans, to lazy to learn, bullies everyone in school, joins the army for a short time, process, gifted at cooking, becomes a janitor

-Jamie-youngest child, baby-toddler proves to be troublesome, attempted to kill Lois, quiet, at such a young age his personality was left open to anything.

JETSONS- Elroy Jetson-youngest child, small build, blonde hair, green hat and clothing, highly intelligent, expert in all space sciences, Little Dipper School where he studies space history, astrophysics, star geometry, good manners, happy child

FLINTSTONES-none

ADAMS FAMILY-Pugsley Addams-overweight, oldest child, striped t-shirt, Back shorts, buzz haircut, dim witted, sadistic, dangerous, happy child, gullible, indestructible, fascinated in causing harm in different ways.

SOUTH PARK-Stan-youngest child, small, wheres a blue wooly hat, brown coat, blue trousers, protagonist shared with his best frien kyle foul-mouthed, cruel but with a core of innocence, generally kind, honest, smart, well-meaning, assertive, girl friend wendy testerburger, is amused by bodily functions and immature toilet humor, favorite television personalities are Terrance and Phillip, experiences not typical of conventional small-town life in his fictional hometown of South Park, Colorado.

AMERICAN DAD-Steve Smith-youngest child, slim build, wears big glasses, light brown, orange T-shirt, red collared open shirt, stereotypical geek, social outcast, wears glasses, intelligent, interest in science, Dungeons and Dragons, girls confident but arrogant, multitalented, plays musical instruments, not street smart, Among Steve's other talents are being able to read Elvish, use Morse code, and communicate with dolphins, even-tempered and relatively tolerant, Steve cries when he is notably upset, but he has also had uncontrolled bursts of rage, during which he breaks nearby objects and screams very loudly

2 POINT 4 CHILDREN- David Porter

RUGRATS-Dillon Pickles-youngest child, newborn baby, curly yet limited hair on his head, purple trap-door pajamas, unable to speak, garbles words, likes to chew and drool on things, enjoys hitting his brothers head, enjoys his rattle, selfish, attention seeking, cute, Tommy and Dil are extremely jealous of each other, but the two later realize the bond they share as brothers. He is of English, Irish, and Russian-Jewish descent.

-Tommy Pickles-Tommy is the One-year-old son of Stu and Didi Pickles and older brother of Dil Pickles. His cousin is Angelica Pickles. He's the leader of the babies, and is dressed in a blue shirt and diapers throughout the series (with the exception of the first episode in which he wears an orange shirt). He is best friends with Chuckie Finster. Tommy is also the bravest and most adventurous of all the babies. He is also willing to do whatever he has to for his friends and family. He is of English, Irish, and Russian-Jewish descent.

MODERN FAMILY- Luke Dunphy-youngest child, hyeractive, rambunctious, does his own thing, can be a troublemaker, very innocent and does not always understand the repercussions of his actions, dim witted,

Daughter Character



Daughter

THE SIMPSONS-Lisa Simpson-middle child, smart, geek, spiky shaped hair, mature for her age, annoying voice, bossy, underappreciated, thinks she knows best for everyone else, rivals with her brother.
-Maggie Simpson-youngest, baby, unable to talk, spiky shaped hair, has more of an adventurous personality when nobody is around.

FAMILY GUY-Meg Griffin-oldest child, teenager, over weight, hat, glasses, self conscious, loser, desperate for attention and acceptance from popular kids, her family, annoying, selfish attitude, joke of the family.

MALCOM IN THE MIDDLE-none

JETSONS-Judy Jetson-futurisic stereotypical teenager, oldest child, slim build sixteen years old. fashion, boys, shopping, phone conversations. hip, sixties-style outfit (the series premiered in white hair, platinum blonde or bleached blonde hair, fan of pop singer Jet Screamer, revealing secrets to her digital diary.[

FLINTSTONES-Pebbles Flintstone- stone age, only child, small, toddler, Bamm-Bamm, lifelong best friends.
As a pre-teen, Pebbles was an excellent baseball player, which of course led to a misadventure involving her father Fred,
By the time she was a teenager, Pebbles was noted for getting her cohort Bamm-Bamm and their friends, Wiggy, Moonrock, and Penny, into various misadventures, mostly due to sharing her father's penchant for schemes that would inevitably backfire (such as causing a strike by Bedrock's city employees when she was elected honorary mayor for a week). She and her friends attended Bedrock High School

ADAMS FAMILY-Wednesday- original series-child, dark-haired, pale, grim, fascination with death and the macabre. sweet-natured, enjoys raiseing spiders, ballerina. Marie Antoinette doll,strong
-Wednesday-film personality-middle child-teenager, cold sadistic, dark, dangerous, black clothing, emotionless, inflicts harm upon her brothers, smart, curious. wierd

SOUTH PARK-Shelly Marsh- oldest child, big build, white shirt, pink trousers, huge braces and headgear, ugly, She speaks with a distinctively adenoidal voice. long brown hair, always angry, extremely aggressive temper, beats up her brother stan, favourite saying-turds, superhuman strength,

AMERICAN DAD-Hayley Smith- oldest child, slim, opposite of her dad, reject of the family, stuborn, hippy style, friendly, has a sex life, various lovers, rebellious, marijuana user, kind, charitble, college student, women's rights, vegetarian, violent and uncontrollable mood swings

2 POINT 4 CHILDREN-Jenny Porter-oldest child, stereotypical teenager, popularity is everything

RUGRATS-none

MODERN FAMILY-Hayley Dunphy-older daughter, slim, typical teenager. Independent, naïve, embarrassed by her dad, especially, being popular, gullable, driving lessons, always talking on her cell phone to friends.
- Alex Dunphy, younger daughter,smallbuild, long hair, wears glasses, intelligent, minipulates both brother and sister, takes advantage of their naïvety and inferior intellect by fooling them into believing unrealistic, plays the cello, lacrosse, multitalented.

Mother character

Mam

THE SIMPSONS-Marge Simpson-modern times, slim, wise, friendly, big blue hair, keeps the family on track, Housewife and caring mother, gambling problem, picks up the pieces after her husband

FAMILY GUY-Lois Griffin-modern times, slim, typical caring housewife, parent, piano teacher, raised in a snobby rich family, easy-going, little up tight, picks up the pieces after her husband

MALCOM IN THE MIDDLE-Lois-modern times, average build, domineering, biased, wise, housewife, parent, lucky aide, caring but is very strict with her family, over exaggerates, rageful, intimidating, stressed, run down

JETSONS-Jane Jetson-futureistic times, slim, housewife, parent, obsessed with fashion and the latest gadgets, shops at Mooning Dales, caring, friendly. member of the Galaxy Women Historical Society.

FLINTSTONES-Wilma Flintstone-stone age, slim, red hair, housewife, parent, levelheaded, best friends with her husband’s wife,

ADDAMS FAMILY-Morticia Addams-modern times, slim build, wife, parent, dark tight clothes, gothic style, pale skinned, resembles a vampire, witch, happy about negativity, very pleasant, softly spoken, speaks French, light streak across eyes, likes carnivorous plants.

SOUTH PARK-Sharon Marsh-modern times, average build, typical housewife duties, caring parent, less dominate in the relationship,

AMERICAN DAD-Francine Smith-modern times, slim build, blonde, friendly, used to be rebellious in her earlier years, typical housewife but at times wants more to her life, caring parent, close minded, has a darker side to her if necessary.

2 POINT 4 CHILDREN-Bill Porter-modern times, average build, wife, parent, looks run down, runs her own catering business with friend,

RUGRATS-Didi Pickles-modern times, wife, caring parent although unaware of what her children get up to the majority of the time, part-time schoolteacher, afraid of clowns, has Jewish-Russian American blood, wears glasses, wild ginger hair, ressembles a hippey.

MODERN FAMILY-Claire Dunphy-mordern, averagebuild, wife, loving but a highly overprotective parent, looks permenantly stressed out, level headed, active, jogging, used to be a bussiness women but gave it up for her family.

Father Character



Father

THE SIMPSONS-Homer Simpson-modern times, Fat, bald, idiotic and dim witted, nuclear power plant, husband, terrible father figure but content with family, drinker, lazy, inconsiderate

FAMILY GUY-Peter Griffin-modern times, Fat, idiotic and dim witted shipping department of the Pawtucket Patriot brewery, husband, terrible father figure but content with family, drinker, lazy

MALCOM IN THE MIDDLE-Hal-modern times, average build, eccentric, paranoid, systems management, husband, relaxed father, gambler, relies on his wife

JETSONS-George Jetson- Futuristic times, Average build, well meaning, employee at Spacely's Space Sprockets high tech, husband, careing father figure, always in stressful situations at home and at work

FLINTSTONES-Fred Flintstone-Stone age times, big build, bedrock, overweight, aggressive, loud, crane operator, husband, caring father, always wants the best life for his family, bowler, lazy

ADAMS FAMILY-Gomez Addams-modern times, Average build, friendly, strange, gothic, well meaning, madly in love with his wife, eccentric, terrible lawyer, wealthy from large inheritance, sadistic but a good father, fencer, model trains interests, active, speaks French, loud

SOUTH PARK-Randy Marsh-Modern times, Average Build, friendly, dim witted, geologist, content husband and family man, gullible, embarrassing, biased, irrational, drinker, weed smoker

AMERICAN DAD-Stan Smith- modern times, big build, strong, massive chin intimidating, biased, argumentative, CIA agent, loves his county, husband, wants best for the family, dangerous but dimwitted

2 POINT 4 CHILDREN-Ben Porter-90’s modern times, big build, husband, typical father figure, plumber,

RUGRATS-Stu Pickles-modern times, average build, spiky purple hair toy inventor, husband, caring family man, intelligent, active, and argumentative with his brother

MODERN FAMILY-Phill Dunphy-modern times, average build, friendly, happy, real estate agent, husband, tries to be the cool dad and is desperate for the approval from his children, afraid of clowns, competitive,

Character Development


This shows the process that a will need to go through to design one of my characters from 2D to 3D

Monday 12 April 2010

Gorillaz video


the effects and motion tracking in this music video are very impressive and really make the 3D models look more natural. One of the main features that really makes an impact is the lighting and shadows. As the sun hits the moving car, light effects are also added across to the characters faces, blending them together with the actual footage.