War Boy - Assets for 2D Animation and Process

December 04, 2019
War Boy - Assets for 2D Animation and Process

So this is one of my projects done in an university with a colleague. My team mate made the video editing while I create the assets inserted for the video.

This is the script that we made as a team:
NARRATION + CAMERA ANGLES ONLY

*N = NARRATION

*CA = CAMERA ANGLE

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SCENE 01:

 (N) Introducing the setting of the story which is Germany during 
  world war II

 (CA) starts from left to right and then pans down from top to
  bottom view to introduce city then road

sound : 
POL-holy-forest.wav
wind.mp3

SCENE 02:

 (N) Introducing training camp
 
 (CA) Camera pans left to right

sound: wind-gust-blowing.mp3

SCENE 03:

 (N) A closer view on the training camp, what's happening there

 (CA) focus on soldiers and tents

sound :soldier marching.mp3
gun fire.mp3
siren.mp3
megaphone2.mp3

SCENE 04:

 (N) The children in training camp are disciplined by person in
  charge

 (CA) Close up view on both soldier and children

sound :soldier marching.mp3
army giving command.m4a


SCENE 05:

 (N) Introducing the protagonist

 (CA) Close up shot on protagonist's face

sound: sir yes sir.m4a

SCENE 06:

 (N) Time span. sky changed color from blue to shades of orange,
  indicating the time change from morning to evening.


 (CA) Wide angle, long shot view of the sky and clouds

sound :pol holy forest short.wav



SCENE 06 CONT:

 (N) continues from previous scene. this is during color transition


sound :pol holy forest short.wav


SCENE 07:

 (N) protagonist is going home from training camp, walked pass his school

 (CA) establishing shot of school and protagonist.

sound : person running on dirt.mp3
breathing heavily.mp3


SCENE 07 CONT:

 (N) Protagonist looks back at school that is closed down

 (CA) Close up shot on protagonist's expression

sound :breathing heavily.mp3

SCENE 08:

 (N) Protagonist opens door to home basement

 (CA) Close up on hand around door knob

sound :breathing heavily.mp3
lockturning.m4a
doorknow trunong.mp3
running in boots.m4a
single footstep on solid wood.mp3

SCENE 09: 

 (N) Protagonist reading book in basement secretly

 (CA) long shot focus on protagonist and his books

sound : flip through pages of bible.mp3

SCENE 09 CONT:

 (N) continues from previous scene

 (CA) mid shot,focus on protagonist

sound :flip through pages of bible.mp3


scene 09 CONT II:

 (N) continues from previous scene
 
 (CA) camera stretches backward to long shot, wide angle

sound :
flip through pages of bible.mp3

SCENE 10:

 (N) another kid from training camp peeks from window, finds out about protagonist 
  and his secret collection of books

 
 (CA) long shot

sound :


SCENE 10 CONT:


 (N) "friend" is smiling wickedly, hiding a plan

 (CA) mid shot from jawline to half torso

sound :


SCENE 11:

 (N) "friend" decides to tell the upperhand about protagonist's books

 (CA) focus on the "friend" and waist down of soldier

sound :

SCENE 12:

 (N) door to basement opens, indicating that protagonist just went home after running
  an errand, probably upstairs at home

 (CA) close up shot on corner of the door

sound : running in boots.m4a
single footstep on solid wood.mp3

SCENE 12 CONT:

 (N) Protagonist is seen peeking in, looking scared

 (CA) focus on protagonist

sound :wood creak.mp3s
single footstep on solid wood.mp3

SCENE 12 CONT II:


 (N)continues from previous

 (CA) close up shot. protagonist looks surprise

sound :wooden door open shut.m4a
single footstep on solid wood.mp3
SCENE 12 CONT III:


 (N) protagonist discovers that his collection of books is missing

 (CA) long shot, back view of protagonist


sound :
single footstep on solid wood.mp3

SCENE 13:


 (N) protagonist runs back to the nearest event about books burning (because it's 
  the day)


 (CA) dolly track zoom shot

sound : person running on dirt.mp3
fire rumble outside hot.mp3
breathing heavily.mp3

SCENE 14:

 (N) Soldiers are seen standing by the fire for books burning 

 (CA) focus on soldiers and fire

sound :fire burning wood.mp3


SCENE 14 CONT:

 (N) A book is thrown into the fire

 (CA) close up on fire and book


sound :fire burning wood.mp3
paper burning.mp3
throw book.mp3

SCENE 15:

 (N) When the event is done, some soldiers left the spot by military car

 (CA) stays on where fire and car are while car moves to the left, disappears out of
  of scene

sound :fire burning wood.mp3


SCENE 16:fire burning wood.mp3


 (N) protagonist hides from behind the wall, witnessing his books being burned

 (CA) soldiers are a blur (shallow DOF), camera focus and zooming on protagonist
  (another tracking zoom shot)

sound :child crying.mp3
fire burning wood.mp3

SCENE 16 CONT - CONT II:

 (N) protagonist sees something on ground

 (CA) close up shot on protagonist's expression change

sound :
fire burning wood.mp3

SCENE 17:

 (N) Discovers a book on the ground
 (CA) focus and closer on book, farther away from protagonist

sound :

SCENE 17 CONT:


 (N) it's a notebook

 (CA) focus shot on book


sound :

SCENE 17 CONT II:


 (N) protagonist is seen thinking, almost doubtful

 (CA) focus on protagonist's face

sound :

SCENE 17 CONT III:

 (N) Protagonist runs to approach book

 (CA) Top view camera

sound :

SCENE 17 CONT IV:

 (N) Protagonist sneaks a book into his arm and leaves

 (CA) stays as protagonist disappears from scene

sound :

SCENE 18:


 (N) Protagonist is running away

 (CA) mid shot, waist down

sound :

SCENE 18 CONT:

 (N) Door to house opens and closes

 (CA) Focus on door, close up

sound :

SCENE 18 CONT II:

 (N) protagonist looks nervous and scared

 (CA) stays on spot, front view focused on protagonist

sound :


SCENE 18 CONT III:

 (N) protagonist sets book on table, feeling excited

 (CA) side view camera, establishing shot

sound :


SCENE 19:

 (N) opened book, flip a page

 (CA) focus on book

sound :


SCENE 19 CONT:

 (N) protagonist is seen checking out book
 
 (CA) half face shot while focusing on both protagonist and book

sound : throwing paper.mp3

SCENE 19 CONT II:

 (N) pages flip sequence

 (CA) close up on paper / pages

sound : flip through pages of bible.mp3


SCENE 19 CONT III:

 (N) final page flipped

 (CA) focus on book

sound : throwing paper.mp3


SCENE 19 CONT IV:

 (N) protagonist is sad, disappointed at the sight of an empty book
 
 (CA) half face / mid shot

sound :
 throwing paper.mp3
SCENE 20:

 (N) protagonist sets books down

 (CA) focusing only to hand and book

sound :throw bool.mp3

SCENE 20 CONT:

 (N) protagonist looks sadly at the book. disappointed but not wanting to
  throw it away because he loves books


 (CA) establishing shot, focusing on expression

sound :


SCENE 20 CONT II:


 (N) protagonist hugs the empty book because he doesn't want to throw it
  away, despite feeling sad. he sighs.

 (CA) focus on both subjects

sound :

SCENE 20 CONT III:

 (N) continues from previous scene

 (CA) mid shot, half face

sound :

SCENE 20 CONT IV:


 (N) continues from previous scene

 (CA) side angle view

sound :

SCENE 21:


 (N) Suddenly a familiar is placed on his shoulder

 (CA) focus on hand, protagonist's face is not shown

sound :

SCENE 21 CONT:

 (N) protagonist turns around

 (CA) side angle view


sound :


SCENE 22:

 (N) turns out that it's his mother, giving him a pencil. she's indicating
  that if the book is empty then one can write a story of his own

 (CA) mid shot of mother

sound :

SCENE 22 CONT:


 (N) mother walks away as she assures her son that he can write his own
  story for the other people to read

 (CA) mid shot focused on protagonist and his mother's hand and her figure

sound :
These are the first stage sketches that I made. The characters and the storyboard.