initial sketches!

Here are my initial ideas that i sketched down into my sketchbook, trying to think at all times the relation to the 4 elements set out by the brief: earth, wind, fire and water.

 My idea for earth was more literal, the idea of earth itself, the evolution of earth and how it has developed over the years, i was very fond of this idea but i couldn't really demonstrate any principles of animation to their true potential.

Here is my idea for fire: the story of an eskimo in search for warmth and building a fire, but due to the style i had in mind. i didn't find this idea practical because i don't think the style of animation i wanted (scratchy) would fit with the story!

For water i had various ideas, this of which is my favourite due to the simplicity as i was thinking too far out of the box with the other ideas, i would never of finished the animation in the time scale we had. the idea was simply someone giving an umbrella to someone else in the rain who doesn't have one. i can develop characters and ideas further now as this is the idea i am going with.

here is my second idea for water, a man crash landing into the sea and getting stranded on an island in search of water ... you can see how i was thinking too far outside the box.

i had a brief initial idea for water, the underwater city! this became too complicated and couldn't really develop a good story.