New Animatic and Scene Breakdowns

New Animatic

Using the storyboard frames and the narration that I had recorded of Bryan Hancox I made a new animatic so that I could see how long each scene would and how long my characters have got to complete each action within the scene.

Scene Breakdowns

Cabin Scene 18 secs - 432 frames
- 2 secs - Captain holding map.
- 4 secs - Placing map and smoothing out.
- 2 secs - Placing candle on top.
- 3 secs - Leaning back nodding, others agreeing.
- 4 secs - Rat leans forward tapping the paper then leans back.
- 3 secs - Character changing weight and scratching heads.

Wheel Scene 7 secs - 168 frames
- 7 secs - Determined face, side view. Moving the wheel with a slow swaying motion of the camera.

Drinking Scene 4 secs - 96 frames
- 1 sec - Lifts glass.
- 2 secs - Drinks and lowers glass.
- 1 sec - Smiles.

Wheel Scene 3 secs - 72 frames
- 3 secs - Happy face, close up on face. Moving the wheel with a slow swaying motion of the camera.

The Mist Scene 3 secs - 72 frames
- 3 secs - Composited image of the ship swaying to a painted background.

Lookout Scene 4 secs - 96 frames
- 4 secs - Lookout lip sync while pointing towards the mist.

Chef Scene 4 secs - 96 frames
- 4 secs - Chef lip sync while waving the frying pan around.

Nonsense Scene 3 secs - 72 frames
- 3 secs - Captain lip sync, close up of face.

Telescope Scene 6 secs - 144 frames
- 2 secs - Mid shot of Captain with the periscope to his eye.
- 2 secs - Zooming into the lens.
- 2 secs - Close up of island reflected on the lens.

Island Scene 8 secs - 192 frames
- 4 secs - Wide Shot, Captain smiling and looking around.
- 4 secs - Captain walking forward.

Skipping Scene 9 secs - 216 frames
- 9 secs - Picks up the egg, lifts it above his head and skips off with it.

Cracking Sound Scene 5 secs - 120 frames
- 3 secs - Stops skipping, looks around scared.
- 2 secs - Lowers the egg from his head.

Giant Eggs Scene 2 secs - 48 frames
- 2 secs - Mid shot of Captain holding a cracked egg with his arms stretching out. Fast zoom onto Captain's face.

Monster Scene 1 sec - 24 frames
- 1 sec - Still of 2D monster
(To possibly animate at a later stage)

Credits 12 secs - 528 frames

Based on the book Here Be Monsters text © Jonathan Emmett 2013 and illustration © Poly Bernatene 2013, first published by Macmillan Children’s Books.