In second year we had to come up with a story idea. We were asked to develop artwork, characters and story board it. This is all to get us ready for 3rd and 4th year to get a feeling for the entire process. I have to say that although I am not proud of it, I have learned a lot about the process and hopefully will not make the same mistakes in future projects.
A couple of story sketches:

Here are some selected character designs:
Clerk 725
Pablo
Betty


Some Layouts and Paintings:

This is supposed to be a 1950-60s New York type of city

Story Reel
Because of time limitations and last minute story changes, the boards are EXTREMELY rough, although still quite readable. You can download the 15M story reel here:
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