So I've started doing these collaborations with Broadway performers where we post Broadway content re-imagined. It's a passion project, trying to bring attention to the importance of the arts, collaboration, and to keep people engaged while theatres are closed.
My current project is from the musical Waitress, a song called It Only Takes a Taste by Sara Bareilles (you could listen on YouTube). In the song, the characters speak of their past and/or compare their feelings to imagery. And I would love to bring those moments into animation to show the audience their inner thoughts. Here's how it looks on paper.
Approximately 4 characters -
1 man who resembles lead actor
1 woman who resembles the lead actress
1 younger version of the lead female (and her mom, but i envision only a torso maybe? You'll see below.)
1 additional waitress who looks similar, but different, to the lead actress
Scene 1: approx 12-14 seconds, bringing lyrics to life, showing a waitress (who reminds the man of the lead actress) and acting out the bits in the song (highlighting nice teeth, small hands, pushing a plate of “goodies” towards him, man's back toward camera?)
Man's lyrics:
She was a waitress at a shop I used to frequent quite a lot
Nice teeth, small hands, snuck me goodies, I couldn't afford them.
She was sweet to me. Reminds me of you.
Scene 2: approx 12 seconds, again bringing the lyrics to life, concentrating on the past waitress but maybe the pie transforms into a Shakespeare scroll of some sort? Open to interpretation here -
Man's Lyrics:
She'd bake the pies fresh every day, like you I guess, but I must say
If pies were books, yours would be Shakespeare's letters
You remind me of her, but...better
Scene 3: approx :12 seconds - the lead actress now is having a flashback of baking with her mom. I envision a younger, child version of the lead actress, maybe stepping on a stool to the counter, seeing only the torso of the mother as the child looks on. Mom could be mixing something in a bowl, takes the whisk out, lets the child taste it - big smile.
Female Lyrics:
That reminds me of a thing we would say
Me and my mama in the kitchen when we'd bake
She'd say, "Jenna, you can tell the whole story with a taste"
Scene 4: approx. :30 seconds - the lead man again is singing about his experience with tasting her pies. I envision him seated at a diner bar, being lifted off of the stool and taken up into the clouds by maybe "scent waves" - twirling him around, watching pie ingredients fly by him. Maybe he eventually gets turned to sit on the scent wave, floating, and watching the pie (in the sky) being created, not by anyone in particular, just all the ingredients circling and entering a pie pan or a bowl - ultimately to become this masterpiece of a pie:
Man's Lyrics:
I must say it felt like I was carried away, intoxicated
Made me escape the room I was in
I can't help but wonder how your hands must have felt creating such a masterful thing
Scene 5: approx. :10 – the lead man and woman circle that same masterpiece of a pie, looking sweetly at one another, and kind of perch themselves on top of it, looking at each other almost flirtatiously…maybe their backs turned from one another, but keep glancing over at the other? Heart bursts?
Both Singing:
It only takes a taste when you know it's good
Sometimes one bite is more than enough...
None of the animated characters are speaking/singing - just acting out what the human actors are singing, as if we see their thoughts. Meant to be sweet, somewhat fluid not overly cartoony.
This is purely a passion project I’m doing. I don’t have a soaring budget - some scenes can be cut to help with cost. But I want to be upfront - and also want to respect the time and work you would put into this. Probably ideal for a newer animation professional or student looking to bulk their portfolio - but happy to talk to whomever may be interested.
Hi there, Thanks for sharing the script and visual direction for the characters and animation, First I will create the storyboard/artwork and provide you Unlimited revisions on the storyboard/artwork, Once you accept the storyboard will proceed towards the animation phase.
Please let me know:
Do you need voice over? If yes, Please mention in which accent do you need it?
Do you have any reference video in your mind or any specific style like whiteboard cartoon etc?
Let's connect.
Thanks
Hammad f
Hi, nice to meet you.
I am senior web and mobile app design and developer.
I have a lot of experiences in making responsive animation with jquery.
If you send the data and tell me about your project I will finish it immediately.
Let`s have a contact and tell me about your project.
I will finish immediately.
Thanks.
Hi
Happy to meet you.
I am here .
I have read your project details. I can do it well. You give me a chance I will give you the best work. I have 2 years experience.
Hi! My name is Muhammad Adil. I am a self-taught Game & 3D Modeling field with over three years of experience in concept for games,
Level Design,Environment design etc.. I can utilize different workflows to speed up the process if necessary
(video services,Animation,After effect,3D Modiling,,3D Animation,Iclone,Blender,3D Max,Maya,Unity 3D Engine,Zbrush,Marvelous
Designer 3D dress Design,Key Shot,Iclone Character creater 3,3d render as a base and/or photos). Thanks for your interest!
I use these tools :
Iclone Character Creator 3
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Blender 7.9 & 8.2
Iclone 3D Exchanger
ZBrush 7&8 R (how now)
Daz 3D
Unreal Engine (how now)
Unity 3D
Marvelous Designer 8
CorelDraw x7
Marvelous Designer 7
Adobe Photoshop cc
Marvelous Designer 9
Adobe Flash cc
I am waiting to be hired for this project to show my skills.
Regads
Muhammad Adil
Hello sir. I hope you are doing fine. I just read your project and I would love to work with you. As you mentioned that you are looking for young talent to bulk their portfolio. I think I am the perfect animator to do this job for you as I am young and very experienced and flashy in making animated videos. Please let me know if you are interested. Kind regards.
Hii there
I have gone through your initial project requirements also have the exact match with the skills you are looking for a project.
Expertise:-2d animation photshop, Adobe, silhouette, fusion.
I am ready to work on this project.
Thanks and regards
Amandeep Singh
I will work closely with you to ensure you achieve your vision.i believe I have the the requisite skills to bring you vision to life.
If interested I can send my previous work
We are a team of professional animators and we have read your project description! We believe that we can be perfect fit for your project. We are ready to take unlimited revisions of the work as our main motto is client satisfaction. We are new to freelancer but not to our work, so we ensure you to give our best for this project. Looking forward to work with you.