BBC "Beaufort"

BBC project "Beaufort scale" started with a research. A big excitement wasn't there. The chosen audio was not very funny either. It was a challenge! At the beginning I was trying to use minimalistic approach, using only symbols or shapes in order to challenge the viewer. This Paul Rand's movie was an inspiration to me.



To develop a well illustrated and clear storyboard was one of the most important tasks. I went back and forth, listening to the audio over and over again and adding more details every time to it. While I was developing a storyboard I decided to use characters since the shapes were not satisfying enough. These characters are very expressive and funny personalities. My main goal was to entertain a viewer, achieve the highest humor level. I chose to do that by treating their words and expressions literally, for example, when Jane says, " Wind speed is driving us apart!" I used two bicycles that are going in different directions.

The project style was inspired by contemporary illustration - thin pencil drawings with a splash of transparent water colors. I thought BBC project would be a great opportunity to explore this style even more and apply it to my work. Copyright issue encouraged it even more. Pencil drawings were combined with old Victorian images to give richness to the project. I chose warm colors, sand and old paper tones and textures, introducing only very settle red for the room and window to give a bit excitement to the eye. Here are some examples of contemporary illustrators, such as David Foldvari, Julie Verhoeven and Deanne Cheuk.


Since the storyboard is over, my next step is to get to animation part. A video "I met Walrus" was a great inspiration to me. I was exploring a camera moves and how the images develop. The used techniques entertains the viewer and gives a satisfaction.

Those are the storyboards