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Birds of a Feather
Session 2 | Winter 2022
Narratives by Nature
Lalita, Rajveer & Jere
Project Thesis
Birds of a feather is a short animated film that aims to show a different side of birds in captivity and bring a view into the different personalities that birds can have throughout their time with us. Briefly going into the body language that birds have, this visual narrative shows a different way of communication. We chose this topic because we realised that we humans haven't understood the true importance of birds and their unique personalities. This short in-progress film is targeted towards the general public and possibly students to provide new perspective on the bird community in a different light.
We started our project as an exploration of bird intelligence and communication. For our final project we decided to explore African grey parrots because of their unique personalities and exaggerated body language.
Syrinx
Research Summary
Precedents -
Art Style - Precedent 1: Slack
Bird Intel. - Precedent 4: Bird Solving Puzzles
Humour - Precedent 2: Vega the Cow
Tone - Precedent 3: Odd1sout
Art Style - Precedent 6 - Playful & Bright Colour Palette
Bird Comm. - Precedent 5:Why Parrots talk like humans
Storyboard
Script
Asset Backgrounds + Color -
Color Scheme
Background (Multiple Species)
Background (Kitchen Scene)
Background (Bedroom Scene)
Asset Creation: Still Props -
Old
Old
New
New
Asset Creation: Rigging -
Asset Creation: bird process - jere
Asset Creation: Main Character Rigging -
Sound Design
Birds of a feather is a short animated film that aims to show a different side of birds in captivity and bring a view into the different personalities that birds can have throughout their time with us. Briefly going into the body language that birds have, this visual narrative shows a different way of communication. We chose this topic because we realised that we humans haven't understood the true importance of birds and their unique personalities. This short in-progress film is targeted towards the general public and possibly students to provide new perspective on the bird community in a different light.