Alien Zoo - Story

I might edit something later on but this is what the story for the final animation looks like so far.

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The scene is set in the future/alternative universe and on planet Earth establishing zoos for aliens is getting quite normal.
In one of these zoos a employee is called to his boss' office.
- We got a new alien animal in today. Some dog like thing i think. Apparently very tame. That shouldn't be a problem for you. The boss tells him.
The employee does what his boss told him to. Getting all the animals in the right places is what he's paid to do. He walks towards the truck with the new animal. The animal seems unusually happy and playful. It tries to reach for the employee through the bars of the truck. The animal doesn't really reach the employee so it tries to push the bars to reach him until the the truck door springs open and the animal jumps on the employee. The employee is shocked and tries to get up but it is difficult with the animal being so happy and trying to lick him. But after this first encounter both the employee and the animal calm down and the employee realizes that he actually likes the animal and starts talking to it in a friendly voice.
- I better get you to your cage. He says, putting a leash around it's neck.
The employee then tries to pull the animal towards it's cage, but it proves to be harder than expected. He tries to put a lot of effort in pulling the animal but the animal can't be moved, it found something on the ground that it found more interesting than following the employee. When the employee gives up on pulling he tries another approach, he tries carrying the animal to it's cage, but it is heavier than expected, so that doesn't work either. He then tries a third option, to get the animal to follow the ball. The animal follows the ball all right – with it's eyes. The ball slams into a tree and bounces on the ground, but the animal doesn't move.
The employee is then out of ideas on how to get the animal to do what he wants.
- I give up. He says sadly.
He turns away from the animal and walks off.
What he doesn't realize is that the animal then follows him.

Possible colours for the Alien dog.

Storyboard

just an idea for the final animation...

Evil Grin


Walkcycle

My first lipsync, hehe. Did it last week.

Here are some character designs: