Character Design:
I designed a large character with a big droopy nose and sad little eyes expressed only in lines. Under his nose hangs a large jaw with no teeth. This character is meant to be frightening in his mass but still seem innocent and naive. I thought of these qualities while watching a documentary about children in mental institutions. What I noticed was that a lot of those children had grown into young adults, some of whom were very tall as well as physically powerful however they maintained a childlike innocence and naivety because their growth had been stunted. This character, who I am temporarily calling Billy is just a giant child who isn’t aware of his own strength.
The second character is a nurse. Although I took inspiration from the book and film ‘One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest’ written by Ken Kesey, I did not assign this particular nurse the persona of Nurse Ratched from the novel. The reason for this is that I wanted there to be a warm relationship between the two characters. Billy is meant to love and trust the nurse because she is kind to him. However, she must abide by her responsibilities and give Billy his medication which he doesn’t like and which hurts and subdues him. The nurse cares for Billy and wants him to be better so she insists on the medication while Billy sees it as harmful to him. I wanted the nurse to appear kind and caring in her aesthetic. This nurse is very much the opposite of nurse Ratched in that she is honest, genuine and dearly cares for her patients.
Above Left: beginning of the story. The nurse calls Billy’s name as he sits in the corner weeping in his hands. He is immediately thrilled to see her. Although Billy is running to the nurse with open arms, the nurse will not hug him as it would be inappropriate etiquette and may disrupt the ‘Doctor-Patient’ relationship.
Billy:
Two mysterious hospital workers:
Character Inspiration:
Dr. Seuss
Charles M. Schulz
Don Hertzfeldt
Pixar
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