Composition:
The main idea of Earl Grey was to be an establishing shot. It is the foundation of the story. It's grand, and draws everyone into a new fairytale. I don't think Earl Grey accomplished that feeling of grandeur. Not because of an error in lighting or perspective, but simply because 2D images can only demand so much attention. That's why the new composition of my sustained investigation will be layered, bigger, and 3D...at least, partly 3D.
Paper shadow boxes are usually deemed as a cheesy DIY craft because their use of a particular depth effect. Some animatics and storyboards also use this effect to create motion without the labor of animating frames too. If you haven't guessed the effect, it's parallax, or object displacement based on a viewer's POV. It's a popular way of making 2D objects feel alive, and so I will be using it in this new version of Earl Grey.
Below: Shadowbox by The Briefcade on Instagram
Point of View:
One's point of view is an essential component of shadow boxes and the concept of parallax. As you move, objects will also move, revealing different parts of the background. The reason for so many extreme foreground elements is simply to push away the viewer to look at the whole room and consider the bigger picture. As I've said before, characters have as much story as the environment they live in.
Lighting:
Lighting is all artificial in the 2D world, but when it is all on the same layer, certain elements can mix and interact. The glow of a lantern on an oil painting can highlight surrounding objects, for example. For this shadow box, elements have to look like they are interacting with the same light. My foreground objects have to be back lit from the large window and share the same color palette, despite being on different layers and being made of different materials.
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