Some More Era Research

It's the rhythm, music and style of this video that I want to emulate. The subjects also have personalities that I would like Frank and Ella to embody.

The Art of An Interview With The Owl and The Pussycat

Influence Maps

Cat Poses

For Frank, I referenced a more rotund body type, while Ella had a more curvy body type as her reference. Kat Dennings and Christina Hendricks provided an excellent reference for the stance and poise that I had in mind for Ella.

Body Types

Old Couples and Couples of The Era

Owl Poses

Chanel No5 - Inside CHANEL - For The First Time

I am quite in love with the 'Inside Chanel' videos of Coco Chanel.

Influences: Marilyn and No5- Inside Chanel

A friend of Sir P. Greene spoke about this Chanel advert and the 'never before seen' footage of Marilyn Monroe. Sir. P. thought that it was a great influence on the project and the feel of the video was very glamorous and stayed true to the era. Hence, The Greene wanted to share this...ENJOY!

Style Research: Frank and Ella's Fashion

Doing research on the fashion meant looking into fashion magazines from the 1930s. Vogue from the 1930s was particularly helpful...books such as The Thirties by Alan Jenkins, The Thirties in Vogue, Swing Style and Women's Fashion in The Thirties gave me a lot of imagery for Frank and Ella's look

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Era Research

Looking into the line thickness, the fluidity and the flexibility of the characters, I have chosen these examples that jumped out at me. I have had a lot of feedback saying that Ella puts one in mind of Felix The Cat. Funnily enough, Felix was nowhere in my mind when I drew her..but his characteristics and movements are helping me to envision those of Ella.

Magazine Covers

Okay...this is the last batch of the reference images for poses and expressions that I have from the photoshoot. I got a bit excited and created magazine covers for the models...What will follow will be the characters in the same poses and pulling the same expressions. So much more exciting things to look forward to!

Stay Tuned!

-Sir P. (Frankly my dear, I don't give a P)

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Character Poses References: Glamour Shots

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The Look of Frank and Ella: Influence Maps for Style and Era

Men's Fashion

Vogue Magazine Covers from the 1930s

Visual Influence: The Piccolino

The dance routine in this video screamed out Frank and Ella to me

Character Influences: Ella The Cat

Character Influences: Frank The Owl

A Truckload of Style Influence

Style Influence: Silly Symphony- El Terrible Toreador

                      

Style Influences: Looney Tunes: Congo Jazz

                      

I came across this during my many travels around the internet. It fit perfectly with what style I wished to achieve with this animation.

Enjoy!

-Sir P. (The P. has spoken)