For 2D Animation, I'm going to be animating Blythe's transformation.
Blythe is cursed by a witch which turns her into a beast. She is transformed by shadow demons.
In the way of animating, I've been looking at mainly Disney transformation for reference.
There were a few old clips from werewolf movies I looked at. I thought they were a bit too grotesque for Blythe and her style. Such as the 1981 movie, An American Werewolf in London, it's very slow but also very scary. Some parts I thought were interesting that I could use, was when he see's his arms change first before him, also the growing teeth. I was looking at werewolf transformations, as Blythe as a beast looks a bit like one. I thought about maybe going for the look where the body twists and breaks and readjusting into a beast form. But I settled on the idea that it's too crude for someone like Blythe.
An American Werewolf in London (1981)
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Bad Moon (1996)
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Since Blythe is a sweet-looking cartoon character, I thought a Disney inspired transformation would be more fitting.
http://images5.fanpop.com/image/photos/27500000/Transformation-beauty-and-the-beast-27580757-492-244.gif
Beauty and the Beast is a good example of a magical transformation, which is the look I'm going for since she is cursed. I liked the use of the lights and smoke playing a part in his transformation. Though this is more a good example of a curse getting broken.
http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20110916211658/disney/images/thumb/2/27/Princess-disneyscreencaps.com-5569.jpg/830px-Princess-disneyscreencaps.com-5569.jpg
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The Voodoo Man of Princess and the Frog is a very good example, as he uses shadow demons as well. They may not do the transforming in the movie, yet they hang and fly around when it happens.
http://justinspace.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/disneyvoodoo.jpg Also another thing I like about this character, is the use and greens and purples he uses. I would like to include those colours in Blythe's transformation, because it's associated with evil and curses and it also matching the witch's colour scheme.
I like the use of the green magic stuff The voodoo man uses to turn the prince into a frog. I think a mix of that and the shadow demons would be a good start of a transformation.
With Brother's Bear transformation, I liked the spin and the wispy bits aiding in his transformation. I do like the warm colors, as Blythe is a warm character, personality and color scheme-wise. But it is like Beauty and Beast, maybe more suitable for a curse being broken. He is being turned into a beast, but for Blythe it's more of a negative thing. I would still like use this as a reference as it is a easy quick transformation that uses wispy things which could be the demons in my animation.
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Maleficent's transformation is a good example of someone turning into a mighty beast, and it also uses the purple and green I wanted to include in my animation. Maleficent transformation uses her silhouette, which might be a good idea to keep in mind if I want to add to the eerie look I'm planning on going for. The sparkly firework-like lights is a cool effect, and maybe something I should thinking about adding, for a magical look.
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