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From Geoffs Doodles Blog

Alyssa and I have been working a bit to start a script, and nothing has to be decided now (as I know goes without being said) but I kinda want to give our characters some names even if they're just temporary. I'm over typing out the word "detective" 

So I did some research on popular names used during the film noir era (and added the P.I. for fun, say hi), alliteration seems to be used in the research that I did and I think that could work for a catchy character name. I pulled some out in screenshots but there's tons; Walter Ward? WALDO Ward? Cleve? I think I've found something that works for now. The first and surname both have some cool history to them, kinda related to us as a group of art students and the project itself. 

Stephen Crane was an author, and one of his most famous stories is Maggie: A Girl of The Streets (1898) which I don't need to fully get into unless someone wants me to, but this book is made mention with the origins of detective stories. That is where I drew our connection because this name was used for characters in the 1940's, according to the one website I looked at.

Alexander Calder is an artist I learned about from a professor at OCC who was very into (read: obsessed) with Calder, and we learned all about his work in class. He's famous for the mobiles he made. 

Apparently this name was also common during the film noir era, and it checked the box of alliteration, so for now, I updated it in the shared doc and until we change it to something else [better] he'll be referred to as "Calder Crane" in the script I'm working on




alright cool that's it thanks for your time



Lauren Haug (Laureen Green)
AR 394 - 01
Senior Group Animation

SIGGRAPH 2020 SV Applications Due February 11

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This year's SIGGRAPH conference offers a unique opportunity as it takes place on the east coast, for the first time since 2006. You can be part of it as a student volunteer but need to get your application in next Tuesday. A blog post was just posted on the SIGGRAPH blog: 12 Tips to Master Your Essay Submission for the SIGGRAPH 2020 Student Volunteer Program

In Cuteness and Shadiness We Trust

Hey guys, Alyssa here to share with you guys something for the detective ideas we're throwing around.

So we've seen the inspector himself, we've seen the femme fatale, now let me introduce you to the sidekick, which, for easier writing purposes, I'll call Junior (working name).

Fun fact, this little guy was who I've been doodling while I was thinking about an idea of a robot noir concept. Just a cute little bot who looks like they'd be named "Jeeves". Who'll also be the villain for the evening.

With this concept in mind, I strove to have a character who's aesthetic can work in both a cute and a shady sort of way. When you see the oversized trench coat, for instance, one may think of two different things:

A cute little kid in an adult-sized piece of clothing and also...

a shady individual cloaked by his own clothing to reflect a hidden nature of sorts. 

Either way, this drawing has been long overdue, and I hope to share more of Junior here in the future! 

(Also for those curious, this is his design under the trench-coat. Muahaha.)

Alyssa out!

Loving Vincent

This is not about Dimattio, but Van Gogh. Loving Vincent is a feature length animation created with oil paintings. Free in the Pollak Theatre on February 27 at 7:30pm

Image created using deepdreamgenerator

PI and Femme Fatale

For this rendition of our Femme Fatale I drew inspiration from both mike and lauren's femme fatales.