Researching into 2D animated music videos and films that feature a lot of musical scenes, with expressive character design. Looking into abstract and emphasised features that can resemble expressive, instrumentation, music, vocals, tone, emotion, and story.
These are examples form my power point presentation researching into unique characters that are interesting and would work well in a music video and actual characters from animated music videos for comparison.
Looking into main character models or ideas and inspiration:
These are sources of inspiration, lots of expressive character designs that express attitude and visual appeal, stylish and attractive, but also emphasising on the design features that makes the character unique.
I am starting from minimal character designs that have elements of abstract and shapely design concepts. Then progressing my research into more emphasised designs that express exaggerated characteristics and features based on abstract concepts.
The Incredibles are good examples of abstract character designs and some concept art from Stranger Things, because of how the characters are designed to best describe the physical ability and characteristics, as super heroes:
From the Fist of the North Star, another anime character design that incorporates more abstract and expressive character design features, emphasising on what makes this character design unique:
Example of retro aesthetic and design. Shin Ace Wo Nerae - Aim for Ace!
Drummer:
For the drummer I am taking inspiration from the drummer in the Gorillaz music videos, the drummer tending to be a large heavy handed character because they generate the beat....
Daft Punk, One more time, has more an anime style with exaggerated proportions of the character design. I have decided against using the facial design of anime characters for my final project:
Black Dynamite form Adult Swim is an example of further exaggeration for the sake of drawn out shots, especially in the legs, using this emphasis on the legs exaggerates the style the concept artists are focusing on:
This visual design would work well with the appearance of the guitarist in this video, a rustic and 'rock' inspired design. This is because it would be based form these strong characters and applies the retro aesthetics.
Character fashion/outfits:
Retro 70's/80's, sci-fi and fantasy
The reason why I am taking fashion into consideration for character design is because, the clothing of the band informs a lot about the music and music video. Fashion is almost essential for this project for artistic taste and aesthetic, important areas for a music video.
Miami vice, a source of elaborate fashion and style that synthesiser music was popularised with.
Some more considered examples of fashion and characters associated with the style of electronic music:
Fashion subculture from Japan that is highly influenced by Victorian and Edwardian children's clothing and styles from the Rococo period. As well as combinations of the variety of unique vintage styled clothing.
Bleach is a Japanese anime television series based on Tite Kubo's manga of the same name.
To keep it interesting I might include a mascot or animal companion, for comedic effect or variety in character design for a broader audience interest. A sidekick would work well for the audience variation, not to just focus on mature audiences.
Featuring a sidekick character or extra counterpart, as supporting characters in the main cast. That might add a little flavour to my music video: Top 10 Sidekick Characters - Animated series
Another point I have realised while talking with the storyboard artist that I am working with, is that an added sidekick character could further work as a tool for transitioning between scenes, especially at the start.
(idea):
A cat for example, could wonder onto stage in the pitch black, then introduce the main band character one by one, as the cat travels around stage, perhaps hiding in the instruments like the drum set, walking around the guitarists legs, jumping up on the synthesiser keyboard. As beams of light shine on the players in their own fashion and style, as a sort of personal introduction for each character.
Building from this idea with the storyboard artist we agreed that this character is essential for the introduction of the animation, and that this character would be a black cat, because of the lighting and silhouetted effects.
Female guitarist character:
Noodle form Gorillaz defiantly works well as a synthesiser female character, as inspiration for design.
Instruments reference/Ideas:
Retro Electric Guitar:
The stage ideas:
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