This is a copy of our original 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 "The 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.
Target Audience: Our concept is set to appeal to both teenagers and adults.
Suitability to Target Audience: No use of strong language and no sexual content.
PROJECT REQUIREMENTS
Equipment: Mac Computer, Camera, Tripod
Software: Photoshop, Flash, Premier Pro.
Location: Outdoor and indoor space
Other: Actors and production crew such as director, makeup artist and costumier among others.
PROJECT TIMELINE
*Week 6 - Researching and looking for locations
*Week 7 - Shooting and putting together background sound
*Week 8 & 9 - Selecting shots, creating backdrop images and editing
*Week 10 - Individual evaluation (no groupwork this week)
*Week 11 - Project presentation
*Week 12 - Completion of project
PROJECT 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 wasd through using black and white or sepia, vintage style photography and filming. We all thought that giving the piece an unpolished look would give the piece an aged feel.
Alongside this, we are going to use music, rather than dialogue toset the mood within the story., and explain the different feelings throughout the film. It will also porrtray 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. The text will have a gothic or aged feel, which will match the concept of the narrative. These bites of text will pop up during the characters 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 wwe wanted the story to build and progress throughout the time we are given. We also wanted 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 include Propp's character theory into the short film, by adding certain characters that are typical in 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.
