Studio 1- Week 3 related works

Some animations, books which inspired me and weekly WIP post.

Related works

1.Mob Psycho 100

Mob Psycho 100 is a Japanese animation TV series, the theme of this animation is about spirit ability. Mob, one of the main character in the series, have spirit ability which can help him see the ghost in the daily life, and he use this power to help people who get trouble with the evil spirit.

I choose Mob Psycho 100 as a reference is because the storyboard of this animation is very representativeness. In this animation there are lots of fight scenes, and the animator use coherent shot and exaggerated animation to show the power of character’s movements. Also there are lots of explosion scenes which I really want to try in my folio work. 

2.PROMARE

PROMARE is a animation movie directed by Hiroyuki Imaishi. In this movie there are two main camps, one is called Burnish, people of them have ability to control the fire, and some of the Burnish are called mad Burnish who begin to attack people. The other camp is called Burnish Rescue, an organization like fire brigade fighting with Burnish.

I like the character design in this movie also the color style. The characters in this animation have beautiful outer contour which can easily identify the personality of the roles. Also the outer contour make the characters have strong recognizability with other works. The color style in this animation is bright and vivid, which can attract people and give a strong visual impact when see the movie.

3.Chinese auspicious pictures

Dragon is a "totem" in China. In ancient Chinese myths and legends, the dragon has nine sons, but the nine sons are not dragon, each has his own taste. The analogy of the quality of brothers, hobbies are different.

• Chao Feng

Chao Feng  is the third son of the dragon. He looks like an animal and some people always think it is a phoenix with dragon vein. It represents auspiciousness, beauty and majesty.

• Chi Wen

Chi Wen is also called ichthyosaurus. The combination of fish and dragon is one of the nine sons of dragon in ancient legend. Of the nine, Chi Wen is thought to have originated from Indian Buddhism. Legend has it that the Indian Capricorn fish changed with the introduction of Buddhism around the Time of the Northern and Southern Dynasties.

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