Torran Rodgers, BA (Hons) Computer Animation Arts, UCA Rochester

  Minor Written Character BIO Drone:  N.E.D. (Natural Environment Drone)   Xenobiologist Bio : William McManus   Age: 3 8   DOB: 3 rd  September 2 1 55   Home world : Earth   Species: Human   Job: Xenobiologist   Crew Assignment: The  E nde a vor   Wants: To explore the unknown, discover and  observe  previously undocumented creatures.   Fears:   large Invertebrates ,   Aswell  as most social situation.   Character:    William is an  eccentric   Genius  in all forms, his  encyclopedic  knowledge of creatures and  their  evolutionary chains made him a  standout  xenobiologist  when training for the fleet. However due to his poor social skills he was unable to ask for a  reassignment , leaving him in a position on a  non-exploratory  ship. This has made him  sluggish   and monotone in nature,  however, ...

  Minor "Creature Feature" This creature design project was one of the projects proposed at the start of this project. After Discussion about how the designs would be presented, a first person journal of a stranded xeno-biologist is the method I have decided. The Journal will be a design document for a fly through of the alien planet showing the creatures moving around, existing in there own ecosystem on this strange planet.

  Minor Project Direction Change upon reviewing my idea and the types of projects I am available to do I will be swapping to a more creature design based project. This change came about through discussion with my tutors and a understanding of building a portfolio of the career direction I want post graduation.

  Minor Thumbnail Initial drawings for character design and potential scenes.

Minor: Script  Non-Human Resources script one. Script 1   Ext Space:   We fade from black to a scene of stars in space as a bag band song starts to play leading into its first  Corus .   (We  see a huge  spaceship  fly from screen right to screen left but the camera pans to follow it, as  it   flies  of into to  distance,  we  see  the  Tital  screen appear showing. NON-HUMAN RESOURCES.)   Cut to black.     Int Office Room:   We cut with tv static.   Ranger 1 is sat at a desk within an obvious office interview situation, we can  expect that the camera exists in the scene as an interview camera as range r 1 spikes the lens trying to avoid it.   Ranger 1 looks like he ’ s  gone through the  w ri n ger, wearing a damaged suit, with burn marks  and rips, his head has soot on it too.   We hear the music continue now playing through a radio next to  ...