I've Been Ghosting Along...

     A ghost in the world, a ghost with no home, this cat from another plane of existence walks around its owner's home after its death in this animatic. Throughout the video, the cat walks around and observes the owner's life after its death. It seems the owner struggles with the cat's death. However, after a while, they cope and manage with it by getting a dog. Out of jealousy, the cat causes mischief, though it decides to deal with the reality of the situation shortly after and move on from this world. I find the story to be moving. The art perfectly sets the mood and the colors go well with each other. It is impressive how the creator made these backgrounds on index cards and added the characters digitally as it shows how much work and love went into this. Below is the video for those who wish to see it.

Animatic vs. Storyboard

The previous post I made referred to a popular video that was made in the form of an animatic. For this one, I would like to show the differences between an animatic and an actual storyboard. For reference, I will use these two videos from a cartoon called Steven Universe, one a storyboard and the other an animatic:

The storyboard is more rough, as it simply shows the concept for the scenes. On the other hand, the animatic has cleaner lines and a lot more action happening, as it is supposed to be animated. The first video can be as rough as it needs to be to show the main poses for its sketches. It works for simple scenes that do not really portray any heavy movement, and animatics are better suited for action-packed scenes. However, that does not mean that animatics should only be used for scenes with that kind of content. They can be used for any scene to get the feel and timing of certain elements as they are played out. In the end, both prove to be useful and both are used for animated and live-action works across the world.