Rig Charts

 Given that Boomers jaw joint is so much higher than his mouth, I may need to make it stretch up and down to keep it from swinging straight back into his neck when he talks.

While his torso was originally non-demorming, I realized in later storyboard iterations that he MAY need a slight bend for some of the poses. He'll also need two separate jaw joints for spreading his mouth.

Revised Schedule

Budget ~ 200 hours

Matte Paintings - 24 hours
Lefty's Room - 12 hours 
Boomer's Room - 12 hours

Models - 42 hours
Boomer - 12 
Lefty - 12
Boomer's Camera - 4

Lefty's Camera - 4
Boomer's Speakers - 4
Lefty's Speakers - 4
Boomer's Chair - 6

Rigging  - 42 hours
Boomer - 12 
Lefty - 12
Boomer's Camera - 4
Lefty's Camera - 4
Boomer's Speakers - 4
Lefty's Speakers - 4
Boomer's Chair - 6

Animation ~ 92
Shot01
Boomer spins chair - 4

Shot02
Lefty - 4

• Enters - 1
• Checks time - 1
• Reroutes - 2

Shot03
Boomer - 7

• Flips switch - 1
• Demands more time  - 2
• Extracts chart from his chair - 2
• Picks item - 2

Shot04
Lefty alerts Boomer - 1

Shot05
Boomer - 3

• Flips switch - 1
• Asks question - 2

 Lefty approves question - 2

Shot06
Boomer asks another question - 2
Lefty denies question - 2
Boomer asks wtf? - 2

Shot07
Lefty explains logic - 4

Shot08
Boomer baffled - 2
Lefty executes route - 2
Boomer fumbles with switches - 12

Shot09
Lefty Reports arrival - 2 hours
Boomer - 8

• Kicks chair - 4
• Stomps away - 4 hours

Shot10
Lefty requests Boomers attention - 2
Boomer disses Lefty - 4 hours
Lefty Advances on Boomer - 2
Boomer yells at Lefty - 4
Lefty yells at Boomer - 4
Boomer freezes - 2
Lefty informs boomer - 2
Boomer turns - 2
Lefty extends hand - 2
Boomer high fives Lefty's screen - 4
Lefty's camera spins - 2
Boomer hops into chair - 4

Schedule

October
04-07 Model Boomer's room
08-11 Model Lefty's Room
12-15 Model Boomer
16-19 Model Lefty
20-22 Model Boomer's Chair
23-27 Model Lefty's Camera
28-31 Model Boomer's Camera

November
01-03 Model Lefty's Speakers
04-06 Model Boomer's Speakers
07-09 Rig Lefty
10-12 Rig Boomer
13 Rig Boomer's Chair
14 Rig Lefty's Camera
15 Rig Boomer's Camera
16 Setting up shot01 and animating Boomer spinning chair
17 Setting up shot02 and animating  Lefty entering, checking time, and rerouting
18-19 Setting up shot03 and animating Boomer flipping switch, demanding more time and checking chart
20 Set up shot04 and shot05 and animated Lefty alerting boomer, and boomer flipping the switch to ask a question
21 Set up shot06 and animate Boomer asking the question and Lefty denying the question
22 Set up shot07 and animate Boomer's confusion and Lefty explaining
23 Set up shot08 and animate Boomer's bafflement and Lefty executing route
24-30 Set up shot09 and animate boomer fumbling with controls
31 Finish Holloween Costume

December
1 Set up shot10 and animate Lefty reporting arrival and Boomer kicking chair
2 Animate Boomer stomping off
3 Animate Lefty calling Boomer and Boomer dissing Lefty
4 Animate same thing, but with more fervor
5 Animate Lefty yelling and boomer freezing
6 Animate Lefty reporting to Boomer and Boomer turning in surprise
7 Animate Lefty extending hand and Boomer high-fiving the screen
8 Animate Camera Spinning and Boomer hopping into chair
9 Winter break... fine tuning

Animatic

Designs

The Divided Brain

Here's an awesome animation for a speech by renowned Psychiatrist, Iain McGilchris, on the hemispheres.

Budget & Schedule

Budget ~ 200 hours

Matte Paintings - 24 hours
Lefty's Room - 12 hours 
Boomer's Room - 12 hours

Models - 42 hours
Boomer - 12 
Lefty - 12
Boomer's Camera - 4

Lefty's Camera - 4
Boomer's Speakers - 4
Lefty's Speakers - 4
Boomer's Chair - 6

Rigging  - 42 hours
Boomer - 12 
Lefty - 12
Boomer's Camera - 4
Lefty's Camera - 4
Boomer's Speakers - 4
Lefty's Speakers - 4
Boomer's Chair - 6

Animation ~ 92
Shot01
Boomer spins chair - 4

Shot02
Lefty - 4

• Enters - 1
• Checks time - 1
• Reroutes - 2

Shot03
Boomer - 7

• Flips switch - 1
• Demands more time  - 2
• Extracts chart from his chair - 2
• Picks item - 2

Shot04
Lefty alerts Boomer - 1

Shot05
Boomer - 3

• Flips switch - 1
• Asks question - 2

 Lefty approves question - 2

Shot06
Boomer asks another question - 2
Lefty denies question - 2
Boomer asks wtf? - 2

Shot07
Lefty explains logic - 4

Shot08
Boomer baffled - 2
Lefty executes route - 2
Boomer fumbles with switches - 12

Shot09
Lefty Reports arrival - 2 hours
Boomer - 8

• Kicks chair - 4
• Stomps away - 4 hours

Shot10
Lefty requests Boomers attention - 2
Boomer disses Lefty - 4 hours
Lefty Advances on Boomer - 2
Boomer yells at Lefty - 4
Lefty yells at Boomer - 4
Boomer freezes - 2
Lefty informs boomer - 2
Boomer turns - 2
Lefty extends hand - 2
Boomer high fives Lefty's screen - 4
Lefty's camera spins - 2
Boomer hops into chair - 4

Schedule

September
17-19 Paint Boomer's room
20-22 Paint Lefty's Room
23-25 Model Boomer
26-28 Model Lefty
29-30 Model Boomer's Chair

October
1 Model Lefty's Camera
2 Model Boomer's Camera
3 Model Lefty's Speakers
4 Model Boomer's Speakers
5-7 Rig Lefty
8-10 Rig Boomer
11-13 Rig Boomer's Chair
14 Rig Lefty's Camera
15 Rig Boomer's Camera
16 Setting up shot01 and animating Boomer spinning chair
17 Setting up shot02 and animating  Lefty entering, checking time, and rerouting
18-19 Setting up shot03 and animating Boomer flipping switch, demanding more time and checking chart
20 Set up shot04 and shot05 and animated Lefty alerting boomer, and boomer flipping the switch to ask a question
21 Set up shot06 and animate Boomer asking the question and Lefty denying the question
22 Set up shot07 and animate Boomer's confusion and Lefty explaining
23 Set up shot08 and animate Boomer's bafflement and Lefty executing route
24-30 Set up shot09 and animate boomer fumbling with controls
31 Finish Holloween Costume

November
1 Set up shot10 and animate Lefty reporting arrival and Boomer kicking chair
2 Animate Boomer stomping off
3 Animate Lefty calling Boomer and Boomer dissing Lefty
4 Animate same thing, but with more fervor
5 Animate Lefty yelling and boomer freezing
6 Animate Lefty reporting to Boomer and Boomer turning in surprise
7 Animate Lefty extending hand and Boomer high-fiving the screen
8 Animate Camera Spinning and Boomer hopping into chair
9 - Winter break... fine tuning

Storyboard

Colors

I wanted Lefty's room to be a colder, tron-esque space to run his constant calculations, mainly using cool, dark grays, with warm red-orange accents.
Boomer's room, on the other hand, would have warmer shades of brown and gold, with turquoise accents, much like the interior of Doctor Who's Tardis, but with a more modern coffeehouse feel.