Group Proposal

Digital Media Foundations Group Proposal

 CONCEPT

* Idea:Our idea is  to produce a screen based stop motion short film, which incorperates a circus theme. In addition to this circus concept, there will be a big focus on using vintage, black and white and sepia photography to shoot this.

* Inspiration/ Motivation: We have taken inspiration from a number of different sources, but focused primarily on the opening sequence of the film “Moulin Rouge”. Alongside this, we researched vintage photography using blogging sites such as Tumblr. It was these ‘dark’ shots that inspired us to pick our theme. The first

Target Audience: Our concept is set to appeal to both teenagers and adults.   

           

Suitability to Target Audience:

* No use of strong language with little or no sexual content

PROJECT REQUIREMENT

* Equipment: Computer, Camera, Tripod,

* Software:  Photoshop, Flash, Premier Pro

* Location: Outdoor and Indoor space

* Others: Actors and production crew such as a director, Makeup artist, costumier among   others.

Project Timeline: 6 to 8 weeks

* Week six: Researching, looking for locations

* Week seven: Shooting, putting together background sound

* Week eight and nine: Selecting shots, creating backdrop images and editing

* Week ten: For individual evaluation (no group work this week)

* Week eleven: Project Presentation.

* Week twelve: Completion of Project.

Product Description: We will be producing a 1-3 minute short film, which will be constructed using stop motion animation. We wanted to give the film a dark and more thoughtful undertone, so it was decided that the best way to portray this feeling was through using black and white or sepia, vintage style photography/filming. We all thought that giving the film a less polished look would give the piece an aged feel.

Alongside this, we are going to use music, rather than dialogue to set the mood within the story, and explain the different feelings throughout the film. It will also portray the characters and the moods that they want to convey. We want to use classical and dramatic music in addition to the visuals to make this a success.

The story will contain text pop ups which make the story more interactive. This text will have a gothic or aged feel, which will match with the concept of the narrative. These bites of text will pop up during the character's performance, and in between it, to give the audience some brief information about the situation occurring in the film.

We want to use a linear narrative to portray the story, and we wanted the story to build and progress throughout the time we are given. We also want to make light of Todorov’s equilibrium theory, where the story begins, a problem or issue occurs and then the story goes back to the way it was before.

We would also like to incorporate Propp’s character theory into the short film, by adding certain characters that are typical of his theory, and the genre we want to create. These characters will be similar to “The Princess” and “The Hero” and give the story a generic narrative feel.