INITIAL IDEA 3

My third idea also covers brief 10. I would create an animated film, film magazine review page and poster for the film. I would use my Canon 1100D to create an animation, with the help of a tripod and the correct artificial lights. I would use a character (of any material - wood/felt/hand painted) and lie it flat on various A3 backdrops. This way, I could paint the backdrops to show what is happening in the film, however would not have to use a sculpted clay figure/the use of blue tack or cellotape to keep the model stood upright. Instead, I would angle my camera birds-eye-view to record the film. I would take constant photographs and then edit them together on final cut pro to create the film and I would conduct a storyline, so that I knew what to paint my backdrops. Ideas for story lines could simply be the character goes on some sort of adventure and finds things along the way, or visits places etc - I'd want to keep it simple so that there isn't too much detail incase something went wrong. I think I would aim it at younger children, so it could be much more cartoon-like. The poster could simply consist of one of the images from the film, with the title and colours all similar. The review would be from a critics perspective, meaning I would create a survey and show people my film and ask them what they thought. I may also ask people how they think I did it, and then reveal how it was done. I would also write about what happens in the film, what the character does, and how the set was created. This idea of an animation film came from an animated drawing I have previously created, where the drawing appears on paper however the audience cannot see the actual pen/hand. I would research famous animators, such as Pixar, for inspiration and technical ideas, although my film would obviously not be as advanced, therefore I may research and discover less-known animators, and see how they create their films. The film would probably be around 3-5 minutes long, with music playing and possible sound effects when the character does different movements or when it interacts with something, so that the film doesn't get boring or repetitive. I would want to use bright colours and I would want to take good quality photographs, so that it looks more high quality.