Project 1: Concept 2

Overview
A stop-motion animation about going for a drivers test. The scene begins with the first course of the test: a set of pylons is arranged to form the number 10 and the driver must drive in between the pylons. The counting down begins when the pylons are knocked over as the driver passes through the course. The next course is set up with pylons arranged in the form of the number 9. Again, the driver knocks over the pylons as it counts down to number 8. Each course is arranged in the form of a number while counting down. After the pylons in the form of 3 are knocked down, a blank screen appears for 2 seconds following the last frame: a check-mark beside the word “fail.” The whole animation will be in birds eye view. Each time the car begins to move, an engine sound will start until each course is finished.

Materials needed
-camera
-tripod
-good lighting
-a toy car
-orange clay (to make small pylons)
-a background (which will be the ground)

Considerations
-what the background should look like and what material to use
-the size of everything
-using the software to animate
-where and how the pictures will be taken.

Goals and Objectives
This is also a fun and quick animation that works as a counting leader. It is also not meant to be realistic as most cartoons/animations tend to be.

Audience
An older group of children (10 and up) who understand what a drivers test is even if they have not been through one. Anyone (young and old) who enjoy watching animations.

Link to the storyboard: car.pdf

Other rough concepts I’ve also considered:
1. Counting down with jell-o.
2. Spelling out the numbers while connecting each word with scrabble pieces.
3. Stacking and forming numbers with jenga pieces.

Project 1: Concept 1

Overview
A felt cut-out animation in stop motion. The story is a fish food chain. It starts with pollutants being dropped in the ocean in the form of the number 10. A small fish (in the form of number 9) swims by and eats one of them. Another (bigger) fish (in the form of the number 8 ) eats number 9. The countdown continues as each number is eaten until it reaches the number 3. After a blank out for 2 seconds, number 3 begins to flip over and float to the surface. The audio in the background will begin with underwater sounds (sounds of bubbles or echos heard from a distance). Every time a number is eaten, a “crunch” sound is heard. In the end when 3 floats to the surface there will be sounds of bubbles in the background.

Materials needed
-camera
-tripod
-felt of all sorts of colours
-scissors
-good lighting

Considerations
-what colours and colour combinations to use (that would depend on what colour felt I find).
-where and how the pictures will be taken.
-what the cutouts would look like.
-the size of everything.
-using the software.

Goals and Objectives
As my first take on stop-motion, I want to create a fun, playful animation in the form of a quick story that also works as a counting leader. The animation may not be completely realistic but it is not meant to be taken seriously.

Audience
This would appeal to elementary school children (who are learning how to count or understand the food chain). They might also enjoy watching animations. They could be an older audience who enjoy watching animations as well.

Link to the storyboard: fish.pdf