Own Story/Project Final Project Idea
Omm
Here are two initial character designs for my animation that
I wish to do as my final film. The story revolves
around three characters; A boy of 10 or 11 years called Cal, his father, an
Environmentalist working in the Arctic Circle and a Frozen caveman from around
5,000 years ago.
The story goes as Cal's father is sent to work in the Arctic to investigate the melting of the icecaps as he is an Environmentalist. Cal is forced to go with, but is extremely reluctant to go as he and his father have a distant relationship.
As Cal's father is working and is distracted, Cal takes the opportunity to wonder. In doing so he gets lost as a storm descends and takes refuge in an ice cave. This is where he discovers the frozen body of Omm trapped in the ice.
Night begins to fall and the blizzard sees no chance of it easing up so Cal lights a fire next to the iceman, finding comfort from the frozen body as he is alone and scared. Cal eventually falls asleep next to the fire.
We get a close up of Omm's face as the ice around him begins to crack from the heat of the fire.
We then come to the morning, Cal wakes up to find the iceman gone and all that is left is a puddle of water. Cal begins to think he has imagined the iceman, until he turns around where Omm is standing, scratching his head, looking very confused. Cal is initially scared by him but eventually they begin to communicate through miming various actions. Omm stomach rumbles furiously, leading to why his name is Omm.
Eventually, the two become friends and Omm uses his prehistoric tracking skills to help Cal find his way back to his father. Cal is worried that his father will be burning with rage that he ran off and so is nervous about returning to his father, however, eventually when they are reunited his father is so relieved to see him that he forgets all his rage, and their relationship is the better for it.
I haven't worked out the ending in it's entirety as yet, but this is the basis for my story.
The story goes as Cal's father is sent to work in the Arctic to investigate the melting of the icecaps as he is an Environmentalist. Cal is forced to go with, but is extremely reluctant to go as he and his father have a distant relationship.
As Cal's father is working and is distracted, Cal takes the opportunity to wonder. In doing so he gets lost as a storm descends and takes refuge in an ice cave. This is where he discovers the frozen body of Omm trapped in the ice.
Night begins to fall and the blizzard sees no chance of it easing up so Cal lights a fire next to the iceman, finding comfort from the frozen body as he is alone and scared. Cal eventually falls asleep next to the fire.
We get a close up of Omm's face as the ice around him begins to crack from the heat of the fire.
We then come to the morning, Cal wakes up to find the iceman gone and all that is left is a puddle of water. Cal begins to think he has imagined the iceman, until he turns around where Omm is standing, scratching his head, looking very confused. Cal is initially scared by him but eventually they begin to communicate through miming various actions. Omm stomach rumbles furiously, leading to why his name is Omm.
Eventually, the two become friends and Omm uses his prehistoric tracking skills to help Cal find his way back to his father. Cal is worried that his father will be burning with rage that he ran off and so is nervous about returning to his father, however, eventually when they are reunited his father is so relieved to see him that he forgets all his rage, and their relationship is the better for it.
I haven't worked out the ending in it's entirety as yet, but this is the basis for my story.
This is the character Cal and above is Iceman Omm.
