Week 5 Day 1: Experimentation : Walk Cycle

Over the weekend I worked on creating a walk cycle for my character Marcus. I thought about the way in which he would move around. I thought that if his hand/arms dragged on the floor it would give him more character.

Fig 1 : Marcus Walk Cyle (2014) Authors Own 

Fig 2 : Marcus Walk Cycle Stills (2014) Authors Own

I also thought about my story. I listed all of the things which I learnt from my own personal experience which I wanted to include into the story idea. These elements were:

- Learn how to stand up for myself

- Open mind

- Stronger person

- Fiercer

- Learn to accept yourself even if you are different to others

- develop a cultural understanding and compassion towards others.

- These elements are gained only through experience with different kinds of people and from being the odd one out.

- As I've grown older, I've learnt to embrace this individuality and accept myself for who I am and where I come from.

I then wrote down different potential storylines and different struggles as of which Marcus could encounter. What I found difficult about this part was the fact that I wanted to represent a concept/idea and I wasn't too sure how to convert it into a story. I think that this was the most difficult part of the Final Major Project that I encountered.