Friday, 2 May 2014

P2. My Animation

Inspiration
I got my idea from various different influences, I liked the idea of having something simple and make it into a detailed project. I remember watching a short film that used rotoscoping and I thought that it was really clever how it was put together as it flows quite well and I knew I wanted to do something along those lines.

 I decided on basing the main character on a range of people to get the perfect look for them. I used Ed Sheeran to help create his talent. I also chose to make it about his life leading up to that moment where he is walking down the street, I aimed it towards college life with exams and such as I find it relatable so wanted to make it so that he was rejected from his option but as he was working more with music, what he was passionate about, it eventually payed off.

How you are going to do this
I have chosen the technique rotoscoping, as I think it will work best with the look that I want to get. I can make it detailed and interesting and put a lot of time into it.

Who with
I have decided from the start that I wanted to work on my own to create this as I feel as though I will be more in control of what I create, I know what I want to create and I want to use my own skills and knowledge of the software to make it on my own and be more independent when producing a project piece.

Design
The short film will look, detailed with a lot of creativity included. I want to transform different objects into another and make it so that it will flow well together, I also would like it to be as simple as possible yet incredibly detailed.

Structure
I will keep the character's look similar the whole way through but as it shows him through certain points in his life, I will change it slightly. I want it to be clear what is happening the whole way through so I will try to make it obvious as to what is happening and why it is important. I have included the main points as

Tuesday, 29 April 2014

P2. Pitch Document









P2. How Does Your Production Fit Into Current Trends




I think that my Short Film Animation will fit into the current marketplace as the animation style is Rotoscoping so will be very detailed and busy. I have based it on multiple characters that I have combined which, should work well with the target audience as they are very popular right now. I also had the personality of Spongebob Squarepants included to the character as well as he is a very bubbly character who is always happy and cheerful, which I think 'Hemmings' will have towards the end when things start to look up for him. The main theme of this is music as the character has a passion for music that he never stops at and when he is at a low point in his life, turns to it and that is what starts off his career. My story is quite different to others as it follows a Teenager walking then we see what happened in his life to lead up to that particular day and what he had to do to get there, I haven't seen one like this before so I think it would attract a new audience.

The channel that I would like my product to be shown on would be on shows like E4 or 4music between the programmes being shown or even online as the target audience for my product is targeted towards the ages that would be most likely to watch the channel. As it is a short film, using it during advert breaks could also work as it won't be long enough for its own show as in at the cinema.

Monday, 28 April 2014

P2. Post on Scheduling



The Simpsons
Length: 22 minutes long
Animation Type: Cell animation (hand drawn)
Length of Production: 8-9 months


Adventure time
Length: 11 minutes long
Animation Type: Cell animation (hand drawn)
Length of Production: 8-9 months

South Park
Length: 22 minutes long
Animation Type: Cut out- Computer manipulated 
Length of Production: 6 days 



Peppa Pig
Length: 5 minutes long
Animation Type: 2D computer animation or Cell 2D
Length of Production: 3 months


Frozen
Length: 120 minutes
Animation Type: Computer Animation 3D
Length of Production: 2 years







Friday, 25 April 2014

P2. Target Audience

Name: Kate

Age: 18

Average Day: Kate is in college, she is in her final year at college and is working hard to make sure that she achieves the best grade possible. She is an Art student and takes Maths and English, Kate enjoys having breaks to spend time socialising with her friends and having a laugh. She has extra Maths tutor sessions at lunch to keep her grade up so when she gets time to herself she tries to relax. Her normal college day is 9:00-4:00 and gets the train to and from college on a daily basis. Once she is home, she does the same as all of her friends and chills out, she goes on twitter, Facebook, youtube etc. She likes to make sure that she spends time with her family and that she has also finished all her work so she isn't behind and heads to bed at just gone 10.

Hobbies and Interests: She enjoys hanging out with her friends on the weekends, in her spare time she likes to paint and go on her social media sites.

Spending power: She has just left a job where she got around £300 in total, apart from this she receives money from family on special occasions such as her birthday and christmas but is dependant upon her parents.

Typical Media Consumption: She spends up to 10 hours a day on either social media sites such as Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, vine, Youtube and is watching telly on shows such as E4, 4music, ITV etc. when she gets home or when she is at home on the weekend.

Why the Animation will appeal to them: This will appeal to her as it shows what happened in the characters life as they are at the same age she is now so will show reality of college life, it shows that hard work in the end pays off if you are passionate about something and it is also very arty and will flow together using scattered drawings to draw them in, being interested in arts this should appeal more but also by the age range and use of imagination.