These are inbetweens that I created to fill in the gaps in the first animatic, as well as get a better sense of timing for the overall piece. I added three extra shots to the flying scene, as I don't want it to be overly long. I did the same for the landing scene, as the landing needs to be quick. Other additional shots show the hero in an idle state before he notices the danger, and inbetweens show him preparing to jump from the building.
I also decided to add some extra content to the story. Initially, I was simply going to have the character remember a happy memory involving his friends, which would then make him regain his self confidence. However, I later felt that such a change would be incredibly sporadic, and thus, a trigger was needed so the sudden confidence would make sense. So I created a new character. He is more of a brawny and confident character, which would serve the main hero well in reminding him that he is not a complete failure. He enters the fray by placing a hand on the hero's shoulder, and he is revealed in a low angle shot, which I felt would emphasize the confidence of the character. He speaks of how he is a true hero and he has friends who love him and think of him as a good person, which is enough to snap the hero out of it. After the hero snaps out his panic, the bigger hero then draws his sword, and the two race off in a long shot, which I used because I wanted to show the two heroes in action.
I also did a quick sketch of the two characters. I feel that having the supportive character be a big strong and confident hero would work well as he serves as an encouraging and friendly foil for the main hero.
When designing the strong character, I decided to look at stronger and more confident superheroes such as Ares (though he isn't as brutal as Ares) , Captain Marvel, and Minotaur, from the Actioneers, a team of heroes who appear in Image Comics' Wolfman series.
Minotaur is the character with the axe in this image.
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