FAN OF LEAVES
Inspired by Luxo jr, I wanted to make a short of an inanimate object playing with an object. Considering a drawing compass, and even a stapler I landed on a desk fan playing with some leaves. I kept it short and simple and focused on the animation side of things as I attempted to make a desk fan cute and full of life.
STORYBOARD
Although very simple, with a single consistent camera shot, the main goal of the storyboard was to have a visual representation of the movement of the fan and leaf as it played with it.
ANIMATIC
Using the sketches from the storyboard I animated the parts of the fan to further establish the way the fan would move before translating it into 3D. I decided to cut off the last few scenes of the storyboard to make a cuter ending. Sometimes less is better.
FINAL ANIMATION
It may be very stripped down and simple, but in the end, the goal was to make a cute animation short focused on the animation. In its transition to 3D, I played with some camera angles and refined the animation to the best of my ability. I believe I succeeded in bring the fan to life in a cute appealing way, what do you think?
Video of the Blocking Pass of Fan of Leaves
Video of the final refined render of Fan of Leaves