Shot 1 Pencil Test

Here is the pencil test I made today for shot one. This particular shot is highly sound driven so I threw in some scratch sound effects. I'll be adding the real sound when I get a chance to record all of the Foley.

The animation is under way!

Here is the first scene I've animated. It's the second longest and is probably the most complicated, acting wise. GIVE ME FEEDBACK! let me know what you think.

Backgrounds!!

About two weeks ago I finished all of my backgrounds. Here are a few of my favorites! :)
It's pretty obvious that I'm heavily drawing on the UPA style, what with the offset lines and flatness, but also these backgrounds were highly influenced by a current illustrator Christopher Lee.

Frank Animatic

Here is the Animatic I'm currently working from. Any and all feedback is welcome! Have at it.

Frank First Pass Animatic from Evan Tedlock on Vimeo.

Secondary Characters

After I got Frank nailed down I moved onto the supporting characters. There are still some background characters to create but I'll make those up as I animate, just to keep things fresh.

Early Changes

After an intense critique from Nathan Fox I decided to simplify the design a bit. With the help of Sakari Singh and Laura Ambrosiano I settled on this design.

Concept Sketches

Here is a slew of sketches and drawings that led me to Frank's story and character design. Be prepared for a flood of images.