Synopsis
Lights come up on an empty circus. There is an old man sat in the back row.
In his lap is an old book, stuffed with collected papers and photos.
He stands slowly. The book is heavy.
He moves slowly through the seats, down the aisle to the main arena. He stops and looks up at the towering trapeze rig. He turns his face from it, ashamed.
He sits on the ring leader's podium and opens the book.
He sifts through it, pausing everynow and then on photos. He lingers longer on one:
A young man in the circus. He wears a leotard and holds a trapeze swing with one hand. Next to him is a young girl also in a leotard holding the other swing. His arm is around her waist and he is looking at her laughing out at the camera.
The photos start to move. The pair begin their act. They glide effortlessy through the air performing daring stunts for the amazed audience.
The girl leaps from her swing and the young man reaches to catch her but the timing is wrong....
The book snaps shut. The old man shuts his eyes tight. His breathing sharpens, his brow breaks into a cold sweat. He starts to weep quietly.
I've started to do some studies of elderly men's faces- shape, how age affects it, expresssions. I'm going to be designing for the film to be stopmotion. I want to keep my characters quite realistic.
I have made some macquettes of heads.
I've exggerated some of his features. i was thinking about old people- especially men- have larger noses and ears. Apparently they're what just keep growing.
I do like this as a character but want to make one with facial hair to see what that looks like.
I then made another head macquette but this time i made the nose and ears smaller.
He needs more work- add some wrinkles. I'm not sure wether the mouth is maybe too sad? He is a verry sad man....
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