The Tale of Tortoise and Monkey

Shot 2-03 from Leo Aquino on Vimeo.

So monkey and tortoise are tired, hungry, and have been walking, walking … and walking. Enter butterfly!

Shot sequence 1-18 – 1-19 from Leo Aquino on Vimeo.

As one can probably tell by the numbering, this sequence was originally supposed to only be two shots. This somehow magically turned into six shots (including the previously posted 1-19C), mainly to add some tension. There might be one or two shots too many …

I’m also not really feelin’ monkey’s grab – his pose looks a little weird.

Shot 1-19C linetest from Leo Aquino on Vimeo.

Ugh, the agony …

Though it probably doesn’t look like much, this might be the most challenging shot I’ve faced up to this point – the culprit being the tortoise’s step back and fall. Three weeks and 3-4 seconds of scrapped animation later, and I’m still not sure that it looks quite right. I want it to look like he’s struggling with the weight of his shell. Sometimes it looks like that, and other times I think it looks like he’s sinking in quicksand.

Line tests for shots 4-25 – 4-28

Tortoise & Monkey Line Test – Shots 4-25 – 4.28 from Leo Aquino on Vimeo.

line test – shot 3-6

Tortoise & Monkey Line Test – Shot 3-6 from Leo Aquino on Vimeo.

line test – shot 2-7

Tortoise & Monkey Line Test – shot 2-7 from Leo Aquino on Vimeo.

line tests – shots 3-15 – 3-18

Tortoise & Monkey Line Tests – Shots 3-15 – 3-18 from Leo Aquino on Vimeo.

line tests – shots 3-10 – 3-14

Tortoise & Monkey line tests – Shots 3-10 – 3-14 from Leo Aquino on Vimeo.

line tests – shots 3-7 – 3-8

Tortoise & Monkey line tests – shots 3-07 – 3-08 from Leo Aquino on Vimeo.

Line Tests – shots 3-2 – 3-4

Tortoise & Monkey Line Tests – Shots 3-02 – 3-04 from Leo Aquino on Vimeo.