Day 3- April 23 2009- Thursday

Once again, I had to miss class due to CCA Recruitment Drive. So when I came back, my friends told me what I missed: Basically, today they learned the Learning Contract (which I got from Angie), and they were also required to answer the ‘Very Important Questions’ on their Reflective Blog. So here is my Learning Contract and ‘Very Important Questions’ answered:

MOI Project 3(DMV3630)

Learning Contract

Name: Natalya Micah Bunoan Thangamany
Admin No: 0704183C
Supervisor: Alan Philip Rudge

DESCRIPTION
Working title: Head Bang
Short description:
(not more than 50 words, and not more than 3 sentences)

A police officer receives a call on a woman being shot. When he gets there however, he founds, to his surprise, that the woman is alive and well though confused.

Primary aim:
(aims are considered when you are assessed)
To tell what happened in a funny way; to make people feel surprised and confused

I will know I have achieved my primary aim if:
(please complete the sentence)
People start laughing and making comments like ‘What the hell?’ after watching my clip.

Secondary aims:
(aims are considered when you are assessed)
That I have managed to relay the story well visually and it was effective.

I will know I have achieved my secondary aims if:
(please complete the sentence)
My lecturer gives me good comments like how well done it was.

Personal motivation:
(what inspires you to choose this project)
This is a really interesting story to work on, and I want to see how and if I can pull it off well.

PROCESS
Full project description:
• A woman is shot in the head by her husband, but miraculously survives. When a police officer is sent to the scene of the crime, he founds the woman alive yet confused, and he is stunned when he offers to make tea for him.
• 2D Animation
• Intended Duration: 2 minutes
• Intended Style and Genre: Thriller at first, but then goes into gag-comedy
• Anticipated difficulties: Meeting deadlines and time management, and amount of work to be done.



Research requirements:
• How to rotoscope (draw over video frames)
• 2D Texturing
• Digital coloring
• Localising the story
• Local police uniform



Additional resources:
*Take video snippets (for rotoscoping) with digital Canon camera
 
OUTCOMES
Step 1: define the target audience…
Age range: 13-40
Gender: Female and Male
Geographical region: Local
Social group: General
Viewing reading & listening habits: Watch movies and listen to current music trends
Are there any secondary target groups? Animation students

Step 2: what effect do you hope to have on your target groups?
That they will find it funny and be stunned by what happened

Signatures/dates

Student: Natalya Micah Thangamany

Date: 23 April 2009


Supervisor:

Date:

VERY IMPORTANT QUESTIONS:
1. Who are you telling the story for (primary audience)?
The general public, preferably aged 13 to 40


2. What reaction do you want?
That they are surprised, yet find it hilarious.


3. Is the narrative omniscient (all seeing) or restrictive (viewed from a single perspective)?
Restricted, from police officer's viewpoint.


4. List the important events of the story.
* Woman is reading book in room
* Shadow of husband sneaks up behind her with gun
*A gun shot is heard
*Police officer is contacted
*He rushes to house.
*He is stunned to find dead body of husband outside house with gun in hand--> thought woman was supposed to be victim
*Hears sound
*Turns around and sees woman standing in front of him, with a towel on her head
*Woman looks confused, and she asks what is going on--> policeman looks at her, shocked
* Woman smiles and asks policeman if he wants something to drink
*Policeman is still stunned, but finally calls hospital
*Hospital picks up woman, who is still confused on what is happening--> policeman tries to explain although he is still shocked


5. Which aspects of the setting of the story are important (time of day… location… period of history…) and how do you intend to establish these important elements?
Location should be localised, in present time, so people can identify with characters. Takes place in evening (dark lighting can add suspense). Singlish is used to add 'local flavour'.


6. What traits of the characters in your story are important and how do you intend to establish these traits?
Husband--> murderous and despressed (representated mainly by a shadow)
Woman--> Really sweet-natured, but is seriously naive and innocent (wide eyes and yellow dress)
Police officer--> Determined to do his job but his brave impression turns into one of surprise and confusion when he sees the woman


7. In what order are the important events (step 4 above) covered? Is it a strictly linear sequence of events in time, or does the story contain any flashbacks or other interruptions to the sequence of events?
Linear, 'murder scene' plays out before cutting to scene when policeman is contacted.


8. How does the story flow, does the pace change? Does it contain a surprise? Consider your answers to 1 and 2 above when making your response.
Yes it contains a surprise (revelation of woman's well-being), and the pace slows down a bit at that revelation.


9. How will you use sound to help all your responses to 5-8 above?
Eerie music at first, to connote suspense...then, it goes silent when the woman is revealed to be alive before going into a more light-hearted tune.


10. Does your story need dialog?
Yes, but for now, the dialogue is undecided...


I guess this is all for now…