Ms Goo

So, with Ms Goo we're aiming for a slimy character who will leave little pieces/puddles of herself as she slides across the floor. She'll be able to maintain her form with will power, but as she relaxes she begins to spill out a little, sinking towards the floor, like if you dropped a dollop of honey on the counter. But she can pull herself together to her former vague shape by pulling herself up inwardly.

Here's some initial concept sketches for Ms Goo:

This video, sort of conveys the consistency that we are trying to achieve with the character. It's a 'How To' video for slime, so you can skip the 'making of' section to about 4:29 which will show the children playing with the slime.

We've tried taking some reference videos, and though we don't want exactly this, we decided that there was some nice detail in how the material stuck to the kitchen surface as it was pulled along. Some of these little segments would then come to life and follow Ms Goo.

References CCTV

I took this video this weekend, I should try to do a closer one soon.

Bus Layout

Andrew said that he does not know of the exact bus yet but it should be a similar layout to the pictures he provided. He mentioned that it would not be a "green" bus, so I think the seats would be the blue/orange combination. 

Nigh bus reference/inspiration

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_5Mc1py4dE

Thought this might be useful to watch. Although it isn't CCTV base there are some useful sections showing the lighting passing by the windows. Also Milena it may be useful to you by observing the kind of people on the buses at night, steal a few ideas.

I've not watched the whole thing yet so I'll note any interesting bits when I do.

CCTV Effect Overview and Resources

Cut from clip to clip effect: http://youtu.be/CKZIuRmvNOo?t=9s

Artificial de-rezzing tutorial: (our effect wouldn't be as strong as this one but it's a good tutorial on how to actually make it)
<iframe width="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/P-n6su2_vws" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

CCTV footage tutorial:
<iframe width="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/pYEzGI_g8rc" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

There's a lot about the CCTV effect we'll want to adjust and decide already in preprod, such as frame rate (CCTV cameras have that signature blocky movement; but I don't think it's as strong on buses and it also wouldn't look very nice if it was), whether we have faint lines overlaid on top of the picture all the time or just when the footage goes wibbly, how often the footage goes wibbly (only when cutting or some general wibbliness here and there), graininess, and colour correcting.

The timestamp:
In London buses it seems to be on the bottom, with no black background:

Platform choices

For the application form for the Underground we have to state which stations and lines we will be filming on.

I've do a quick search on the platforms and saved a few of my favourite so if you could have a look and say which you prefer, or if you know of any better suited stations.

Milena still needs to write the script but the scenes in which we actually require to film on the platform will be of people entering/leaving the tube and at least one of the creatures lurking.

 Baker Street

 Mornington Cresent

 Notting Hill Gate

 Temple

 Tottenham Court












I circled them on the map to see where they are in relation to the stations in which we will be entering and leaving London (Waterloo and Euston.)

Snapped some photographs of animals with horns at the National History Museum for some inspiration for 'Horny'.

Irish Elk

 Dorcas gazelle

Saiga

Addax

Springbok

Arabian oryx

 Blackbuck

 Pronghorn

 Blue Wildebeest

Gazella

 Impala

 Lesser kudu

 Gerenuk

 Black wildebeest

 Blesbok

 Moose

 Bongo

 Caribou

 Dall's sheep

 Musk-ox

 Yak

Spanish ibex

Mouflon