Mood Boards

Here are a few mood boards to show colours, expressions, and textures that inspire the film. A lot of the images show historic themes, which reflects my interest in history and why I wanted to set the location of the film somewhere where there was an old bridge.

This mood board shows some expressions and emotions that are subtly displayed in my film. There is also references to hair and reflections, as well as some well known stories that inspired my idea.

The two sets of images show references to colours and textures, with help on lighting and shading.

This mood board shows inspiration for clothing, hair and references to splashes.

Studio Ghibli inspiration.

Average Joe Design (Rough)

I've shown the improved version alongside the sketch I did before it. I adjusted the posing so as he was not as slouched, and made him a bit wider. 

River Man Skin Tests + Head Poses

Here are some skin colour tests along with head poses for River Man. I think that the dark skin is a little too dark, even though I think he should have slightly tanned skin, while he wouldn't surface much, he would similarly resemble that of a native human such as a Native American. But with the dark hair, I think a bit lighter skin tone is better.