Audio Credits
Music: Trouble is a friend
Artist: Lenka
Until next time. For today, let's say Sawaddee
May 28, 2010
Story board of The Owl's Case Opening
Finally, I chose the song "Trouble is a Friend" by Lenka, and here is the storyboard that I have done. The video is a little bit off screen, so it would be better to click the link below the video.
May 12, 2010
Music Choices
This week I do a research on songs that I will use in my project. It is kinda hard for me because I know very little about musics nowadays. After a long search for a music that will fit with my project, there are four songs that I interested in. One of these four songs will be used for my project.
First are songs by Lenka; Trouble Is A Friend, and The Show. The reason I chose Lenka's song is that it fits Owlera's characteristic almost perfectly. A slow and smooth song goes along with Owlera's action speed very well. Moreover, Lenka's voice sounds like a little teenage girl which fits Owlera's appearance.
Secondly, I also pick Miley Cyrus' songs; Girls Night Out, and Fly On The Wall. Miley's song are faster and more exciting than Lenka's. They are good songs to be used as an opening because it wakes audience up before watching the show. It is like giving audiences a good warm up before the real exercise begin.
The contents of these songs may not fit The Owl's Case's story much. However, these songs are just guides of a song that will be composed soon when I want to commercially push this project further. For now, it is just a student's project that does not make any money at all.
Until next time. For today, let's say... sawaddee
May 06, 2010
Logo Choices
Characters of The Owl's Case
These are characters that I designed for the Character Design 2 project last trimester.
3 Main Characters
Owl Girl
Her name is Owlera Strigifer Hoot. Strigifer came from Strigiformes which is owl family’s scientific name. Hoot is the sound that owl makes. Owlera is a 16 years old human girl, but she is more mature than she is. She is a brave and careful young girl. She works as a freelance detective. She is a replacement of her mother, Owleria, who has gone to the land far away to complete a mission. Owlera is trained by her mother, so her detective skill is comparable to her mother. She also is an intelligent detective. She can create gadgets that help her solve problems. She can solve every single case she involves. Owlera also has interest in comics and animation. She always use most of the money she gains from work to buy action figures for her collection. She tuck her face on the glass of the toy store every time a new action figure is available. However, most of the time she doe not has enough money to buy, so she has to go to work. Owlera actives only at night time. Therefore, she does not meet any of her friends as they all go to sleep. Moreover, she hates sunlight as it hurts her eyes and blurs her vision.
Officer Cat
Catus Felis Sylvestra, a 41 years old cat, is the head of the police in the city, Animalpolis. His name also comes from the scientific name, which is Felis Sylvestris Catus. He is a serious cat that takes good responsibility on his job. He is also a sensitive person that he cries a lot while watching a drama. Catus works as a police for twenty years. As time passes, his body shape changes. He becomes fatter and fatter. He may lose his acrobatic skills, but he gains more stamina and strength from his lipid. He fought criminals alongside with Owlera’s mother, and he interested in her. Catus works very hard as a policeman of Animalpolis, so he has no time to make contact with women at all. Therefore, he needs a girlfriend, and Owleria is perfectly his type. Unfortunately, Owleria does not feel anything special with him. One day, Owleria needs to go on a journey to complete a mission. Owlera comes into his office after a call as Owleria’s replacement. After knowing that Owlera is Owleria’s daughter, and that Owleria is married, he was heart broken. However, he turns his target of interest to Owlera instead while she does not interested in Catus at all. Later, Kanine gets closer and closer to Owlera, and Catus is jealous. Therefore, he considers Kanine as his rival.
Dog Boy
His name is Kanine Middleroad. His name comes from canine and Middleroad which comes from an adjective Thai people use on a homeless dog. He is an 18 years old human boy. Kanine is a hot-tempered teenager who makes decision fast without thinking of future. He used to be a bodyguard of a millionaire, but he failed to protect his master from a killer. He then joins a stray dog gang and travels around the city finding tastes of life. One day, the gang runs out of money to buy food. The starving dogs know nothing to do but begging other people for food. Fortunately, Kanine finds Owlera, and she tells him that she will treat him and his friends a meal. The gang is very impressed by Owlera’s kindness and they call her their master, which Owlera does not really happy with. Kanine is also a very honest and loyal person that he follows most of Owlera’s words. He and his gang also help Owlera out in doing mission or fighting enemies. As he is so close to Owlera, Catus does not like him. Therefore, he returns the same attitude to Catus and they end up fighting each other at the end while Owlera does not make an attempt to stop them.
3 Villains (There will be more for sure)
Boss Hamster
His name is Retsmah Rodento. The leader of a rodent mafia. He seeks power.
Killer Viper
His name is Physthol Veiapern. He is a hirable killer. He seeks chaos.
Thief Bat
His name is Lubat the Fourth. He is a professional thief. He seeks wealth.
Below is the line up of six characters above
Until next time. For today, let's say sawaddee
Story of The Owl's Case
The Owl's Case is a story about a young human freelance detective named Owlera. She is a replacement of her mother who is going on a mission in the far away land. She lives in the city called Animalpolis where intelligent animals and humans live together*. Animalpolis is one of the biggest city in the world. With many large buildings and skyscrapers, this city is the central of world economy. However, it is also a good workplace for criminals. Some seek power, some seek wealth and some seek chaos. Therefore, Owlera, who is hired by the government to solve various crime cases.
Note:
* In this world, there are two kinds of animals; intelligent and unintelligent animals. Unintelligent animals are like animals that we can see in our world while intelligent animals have the same lifestyle and intelligence as humans.
Until next time. For today, let's say Sawaddee.
Introduction to my blogspot
Welcome to my blogspot. I am a student of Mahidol University International College, Thailand, majoring in Animation Production. I am taking an Independent Study course this trimester. It is a course that I can freely do anything and present it to my advisor.
In the last trimester, I took a Character Design 2 course. I was very enjoy doing my project which I had to design characters and a show they are in. Therefore, for the Independent Study course, I decided to develop my old project further by making an opening scene for the show (which is a television series). This blog is created to show the development of my project, which titled "The Owl's Case".
Hope you enjoy following my blog.
Until next time. For today, let's say Sawaddee.
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