15 - The Layout

Let's see how we can do the Layout of this scene. It is a scne that takes place early in the film. After she met Ernest, Célestine gets back in her city which lies underground. She waits for her turn to get on the mecanical elevator. Here is the rough version of the film in the storyboard

This scene is taking place in the City of Mice. The first think we have to do is gathering the background references for this City.  Here is some of them.

Once we gathered them, the layout is made.

On the layout we put informations such has what part of the background must be cut so a character can pass behind it. Once we finish this work, we have the Layout for the Background.

We can then start working on the Layout Posing. At this step, we take the Layout background and draw the characters on it. First we must have the model sheet of the characters who will appear on the scene.

So we can draw them modifying their attitude as they are in the storyboard. Some posings are drawn so the animators who will work on the scene can see what the characters must precisely look like.  

Ther it's done, this is how the Layout is complete.

Here you can see the storyboard and below the Layout