2011年10月4日星期二
NEW Proposal!!
Summary:
To produce a two and a half minute animation about a girl’s journey on a train to illustrate a sense of predestination and trial of fitting in different environments.
Synopsis:
A girl travels through sections of a train representing different segments of her life.
Description:
This film is about a girl’s journey on a train. Each of the cars in the train represents different part of her life. At first she gets in the second section of the train from curiosity where she transformed into a rabbit and tried to fit in by changing her behaviours and personalities. She then gets forced into the last part of the train because things get caught on fire. In the last car of the train, she fitted herself into a white cube to join a robotic and mechanic movement of the train gears. This project is about predestination and trial of fitting in. I understand trains or skytrains as transportations that go from one destination from another. Sometimes one cannot get off after she/he gets on or does not know where the final destination is. I see trains similar to life journeys because sometime I think one’s journey for life is predestined: one goes to school, gets a proper job, get married have a kid, etc. Trying to fit in is a major part of the story as well. At first, the young girl does not need to fit in to the first train car because children do not need to try to fit in, it is very imaginary and fantasy like which is very suitable for children with imaginations. Second, the girl transformed into a rabbit which then changed herself to fit in because of the complexity of the hierarchy system (other animals laughing and teasing at her). In the last train car, the girl/rabbit tries to fit in with the rest of the society by eliminating her personalities and be a part of the society.
This whole animation is composed of surrealist narrative animations. There will be symbols, scenes that portray feelings and state of the girl’s life. My whole point of the film is for the viewers to find some connection with the character, at which ever stage of the train. Also, I want to make this film visually attractive.
Visual Treatment:
The style I am going for is going to be a combination of hand drawn animation and digital puppet animation. I am going to deposit loads of hand drawn textures in Photoshop and combine it with digital coloring and layering. The digital puppets are going to be animated in After Effects.
Visual Samples:
Concept Art
Character Design
Background Prototype
Sound Treatment:
I will use both sound effects and composing music pieces. I am thinking of creating different mood for each of the segments of the train using music pieces while connecting them with sound effects like footsteps and door cracking sounds. For the first part of the train, it is going to be a more childish like, fantasy and magical piece. During the middle part of the animation, there will be a more intense piece. The last part is going to be composed of digital and mechanic music.
Budget:
External Hard Drive $150
Business Cards $100
Paper $50
Scraping/ Texture/ Pattern Paper $150
Composer $300
Sound Designer $300
Miscellaneous $40
Total $1090
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