Visual development of BAJAU: Sea Tales, a short animated film
BAJAU: Sea Tales is a personal project I did in 2020 for the visual development of a short animated film.
This is a tale about a young girl living with her grandfather in a Bajau settlement, a nomad tribe that live in floating shacks made of discarded materials and waste built in the middle of the sea.
I designed a few characters, did a few concepts for the settings and the assets that would appear in the story, and put forward a few keyshots that would convey the style and the mood of the product.
The main characters in the story, Bulan and her grandpa Adi.
Some other character designs, for the youngsters on the village.
Environment concept for a floating village of the Bajau people.
Concept art for a scene.
Another enviornment take for the village.
A few quick B&W thumbnails, looking for some values and compositions.
Some boat designs, searching for style and narrative elements along with the functionality.
A few cinematic keyshots proposed for the feature.