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.