My short film, Checkout Stand, is inspired by my time working in retail with a whimsical twist. It stars Jodie, a cashier, caught in a daydream that takes a dramatic turn. Below is a collection of all of the materials, from start to finish, that went into the creation of this animated short.
Preproduction
Shot & Asset Lists
Animatic
Shotlist Page 1
Shotlist Page 2
Asset List
Character
Props
Initial character design sketch for Jodie
Adobe Illustrator Final Character Design
View of the bipedal puppet breakdown
Finished Bipedal Puppet
Finished Bipedal Puppet "blinking"
Back of Finished Bipedal Puppet
Adobe Illustrator Final Enlarged Closeup
Enlarged Frontview Puppet
Enlarged Frontview Puppet "blink"
Enlarged Frontview Puppet head turn
Enlarged Backview Puppet
Adobe Illustrator Mockup of Can Props
Small Can prop
Small Can prop with Frontview Jodie for size reference
Large Can Underside prop
Large Can Two-Thirds prop
Large Can Upright prop
Walk Cycle
Backgrounds
Adobe Illustrator Mockup of Overhead Scanner Background
Final Overhead Scanner Background
Adobe Illustrator Mockup of Background
Checkout Belt
Candy Wall for pan up shot
Isolated Checkout
Final Background
Adobe Illustrator Mockup of First Person Checkout Background
Final First Person Checkout Background
Final Film
Head Sculpt & 3D Object
Jodie Head Sculpt front, profile, and two-thirds view, with original mockup
Cellphone 3D Object paint 1
Cellphone 3D Object paint 2
Cellphone 3D Object paint 3
Cellphone 3D Object paint 4
