Noir Film | Character Reference
In creating characters for an animated film always gather reference/ pegs based on descriptions. The goal is to make notes and NOT to copy. Use it as a guideline and remember to limit your research for this may eat much of your time. Story is KING. Understand the story then you'll know who your character is.
From Daniel Arriaga's Notes
- Read the story
- Analyze character description
- Observe story moments
- Gather reference based descriptions
- Look for gestures that best describes that character
- Look for specific QUALITIES (actors with same qualities - movies, ref. from life)
