THE STATEMENT
Family is everything except trouble-free and painless life conditions. Most families experience demanding circumstances and situations, which exposes the true nature of ones character. However, the amount of quandary that a family will endure never seems to be more than one can handle. An example of this is when two or more families merge into a single entity, which pushes the extremes of circumstantial millstones.
I have experienced the hardships of being in a combined family. I struggled with defining my sense of self, of place, and belonging. Negotiating and compromising were common practices that were essential to sustain peace. Maintaining past intimacies was difficult as well. Therefore, with these experiences behind me, I will create an animated short that uses my experiences as a reference for a narrative about two brothers and a sister who are merged together against their will.
In my narrative, the story is centered on a young boy named Caden, who struggles with accepting his stepbrother and stepsister as family. Throughout the short, the Caden and Dominic will gradually become more and more sincere about their true persona and eventually explode at one another. Maya the sister, who is in the middle, experiences the repercussions of her brothers’ differences and in her pain, brings the two brothers together. The brothers work together to come compromise and sort out their differences. The mother in the story is the voice of reason that plants seeds of wisdom to the two stepbrothers to help them in the end.
I will use Toom Boom to animate my characters and the environments in 2-D. The rhythm of the animation will be slow for a dramatic touch. For example I will use pauses or rests in the animation to provide a feeling of turmoil and uncertainty. The characters are designed with minimum detail, because the story is dialogue driven. Meaning that I will use simple shapes for the characters, since the story will be extremely dependent on what the characters are saying rather than what they are doing. I will use the cutout technique with blends of traditional animation to add fluency of movements.
THE CAST
Caden- 12 yrs old son of Milli, The Protagonist
Dominic- 13 yrs old step son of Milli, The Antogonist
Maya- 5 yrs old step daughter of Milli
Milli- The mother
THE ASSETS
What I have:
Character Rigs
Storyboard
Script
Audio Recordings of Character voices
Some Animation of Caden
Mouth Charts for ALL views
What I need:
Backgrounds
Front views for Caden, Maya, Dominic,
Finished Audio Mix
Sound Effects
Interactive Items
Bear
Pictures
Game console and controller, etc.
STORYBOARD:
TIMELINE
Jan 25- Jan 27: Finish Audio Mix
Jan 27- Feb 3 : Work on Backgrounds
30 Backgrounds
Feb 3- Feb 8: Work on Front Views
Maya, Caden, Dominic
Feb 8- Feb 15: Begin Animating
Feb 15- Feb 17: Finish Scene 1
Feb 17- Feb 24: Begin Scene 2
This scene uses majority of pre-made BG’s
Feb 24- March 1: Finish Scene 2
March 1- March 8: Scene 3
March 8- March 15: Scene 4
March 15- March 20: Scene 5
March 20- March 24: Scene 6
March 24- March 31: Finish Scene 6
April 1- April 7: Post Production
Sound
Cutting
Fixing bad drawing or transitions
April 7- April 13: Use the time to fix anything that doesn't work with the animation. Critique and Finish everything.
3 comments:
You have a very thorough outline which looks promising. Unfortunately, I dont have the slightest idea about what goes into animating. Your story seems pretty strong with real life issues, I am interested in seeing how this plays out in an animation. Will it be entirely dramatic or will there be any comic relief?
Your idea is clear and planned out in detail. I think you have the right idea, getting the sound done first, because it will make the editing and animating go much smoother. Have you thought about adding any kind of music or other noises besides dialogue? I also like the idea of mixing different types of animation styles, such as holding on more detailed stills for more dramatic moments. I think you will have enough time to achieve your goals since you have things planned out so well. Cant wait to see the final product.
I've seen your animatic several times and what you have so far is compelling but needed to be edited for time sake. What you had in scripted dialogue was feeling fairly real and true to life with the struggles Caden is having. What I would like to see, or rather hear, is your sound. The sound can make or break your project. Also are you going to add musical tracks or just ambiance like trees in the breeze and the sounds of a empty house?
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