Message to animators:

Make sure Gerald looks like the same character in every pose.
Predetermined proportions are on "Meet Gerald"page.
Contact me with any questions.
- Erica

More Gerald Poses

Gerald Poses: Daniella Krikhely

Gerald Poses: Monique Henry-Hudson



New Sketches

Face Expressions - By: Tamara Pizhadze 

working on composition for woman sweeping scene
Background: Laura Bryson
Character perspective: Tamara Pizhadze 

Character sketches - By: Danielle Krihely

First animatic

Animatic = Animated storyboards - Helps to determine composition, timing, placement and much more.

This is only a first draft animatic.  

For better version go to Vimeo Page: http://vimeo.com/33690593 

Password: Gerald

~ Timing will be determined by animators. Final animation will probably be much longer.

~ Scene 6 - tea party is being cut and replaced with an entirely different scene.

~ Mistake in rendering when it says "thats me" in middle

Animation Test

This is an animation test of a headless Gerald jumping. More Animations are on the way. I encourage all animators to contribute.

Click image to View.

Animation Meeting

Tamara, Charenelle & I had a very successful Animation meeting today.
Outdoor scene & ending were changed so story makes a lot more sense.
Will post new storyboards in a few days.
Should have finalized Animatic by next week.

Dec 21 deadline:
Animators- character designs (Tamara will specify)
Erica - Final Animatic
Charenelle - Music and family choices
Laura- Backgrounds (we'll talk)

Notes from Meeting - Changes to Gerald story - 12/14/11

Sc2 - bedroom

Sc5 - Entrance Hall

Scene 2 - Bedroom

"Sometimes he is loud" - knocking things off desk as he walks down tabletop

"Sometimes he doesn't make a sound" - floating down puff ball and lands on skateboard

Scene 3 - Kitchen- 

farshot- arrives on skateboard 

            - climbs up shelves

medium - gerald leans on cereal box and it falls over

Scene 5 - entrance hall - Original Angle - cameral up above

Scene 6 - Outdoors

- "He doesn't bother anybody" -  Gerald gets into toy car. 

- "but ppl do not leave him alone" - boy holds remote control

     - car heavy and doesnt move

- "You do not belong here"     - boy picks up gerald by tail and throws him out

- "Go find a new home" - gerald on floor like just dropped there. suitcase thrown out after him.

     - car drives away.

scene 7 - Ending

- "Theres a mouse in my house, he never bothers me" - Gerald walking depressed in straight line with same camera as scene 2. dark but shapes look like desk scene. As he looks in mirror see light shaped as mouse hole. 

- "I saw him in the mirror, he reminds me of me" - As light gets brighter viewer realizes that gerald is in mouse hole. mirror is broken piece of glass. although shapes are similar to ones on desk they are actually mouse versions (ex. box=matchbox)

-  "I know what he does" - close up face. more confident mouse

-  "I live in this house" - picture of house on wall

- "I am the mouse" - close up shot of mouse hole. Gerald is inside looking a mirror.

- "Gerald that's me" - far shot of mouse hole

- Zoom out from mouse hole and out of house window (backwards of opening shot) - "The End"

The Writer

To Everyone:

As the writer of the Gerald the Mouse poem, I am very excited to see him coming into fruition as an animated work. I want to thank everyone who has been working so diligently to make this a reality. I can't wait to see where the project goes from here.

Much Success to all,

Charenelle Williams

Welcome to Gerald's Blog

Somehow our simple 2 person project has become a fully staffed animation team. It's taking a little bit longer than intended but The Gerald Project is in full swing. A lot has happened over the past few months but with no home base its hard to keep people updated.

This Blog was created to keep everyone involved in the project.
I will try to post weekly updated. This is my 1st blog so please bear with me & let me know what improvements can be made.

A lot more will be posted over the next few days.

Please post your work, links, criticism and anything else that is relevant to this project.

Remember constructive crit is a good thing, so please don't get insulted if someone doesn't like your work.
Oh & keep everything PG13.

The Story

There’s a Mouse in My House

Written by: Charenelle Jean Williams

There’s a Mouse in My House.

He runs all around.

Sometimes he is loud.

Sometimes he does not make a sound.

He eats all my food, all the food he can get.

He says he belongs here.

He wants to be a pet.

People don’t understand him.

They do not what him around.

If he did not live here, he would move out of town.

He doesn’t bother anybody.

But people don’t leave him alone.

They say, “You do not belong here.

Go find a new home!”

There is a mouse in my house.

He never bothers me.

I saw him in the mirror.

He reminds me of me.

I know what he does.

I live in this house.

I am the mouse.

Gerald, that’s me!