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.
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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
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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.
