The Things We Left Behind - Concept Design

These are my s done during the pre-production stage of the short film.
The Things we Left Behind is a short film.
Set in the bunkers of Fort Canning, at the battle box where the British finally surrendered to the Japanese. The story follows the 3 ghosts of a Singaporean, British and Japanese soldiers that haunt the Battle box. While trying to figure out why they haven't passed on, they explore the nuances and sensitivities of war and how it affects those who are left behind. These are the production sheet that I did that will be used by the production team for animation and reference.

I was tasked with designing the Singaporean Boy. Since there was no set race, I was able to explore the clothes and facial features of different races. Since the cause of death is due to malnutrition, I used it as a basis to design him.

There were difficulties in finding a suitable face for the British, so I tried playing around with the different proportions and shapes for the facial features.

The director of the short film wanted both realistic and exaggerated designs for the face. I tried given the characters specific shapes.

These are the style test we did for the main characters. We tried both realistic and exaggerated styles to see how it feels.