Policeman Inspiration

The character of the policeman in this animation, is without a doubt going to be the strangest character of them all. In the dream I had when i was young, I was stood in an ice-cream, for reasons I have no clue, but I was stred down by a huge policeman who started laughing at me. When this happened I noticed he had lots of fruit at the back of his throat, it almost looked as though it was growing there.

I decided this would be a really good opportunity to recreate this very intimidating yet strange character. Once of the animations that popped into my head when considering the design for this character, was Studio Ghibli's Spirited Away. There were many moments in this film where characters seemed to look extremely intimidating, particularly when they opened up their mouths in laughter.

This feeling of unease is something I really wanted to convey through my design of this character, which is why I wasn't afraid to make him quite creepy. 

Shot Framing

Another thing that I have had to consider when presenting this character is the use of shot framing. For example, i feel that including shots that show him from below could really make the audience feel uncomfortable. This is something I really considered when storyboarding!