So there are four options, and i wont get into the gritty details of the whole thing and tell you i chose the option to write our own brief and do whatever we wanted.
So quick brainstorm, i wont spend too much time annoying you all about the dozen or so ideas that i was sure i wanted to do, instead ill discuss the idea i was going with for the first few weeks, yes i changed it, shame on me.
So the basic idea actually came from my favourite childrens story, 'oh the places you will go' by Dr.Suess.
Theres been many unofficial adaptions of this story and songs. Its an inspirational tale, usually given as a graduation gift, but honestly i belief it should be given when one is actually embarking on an adventure rather than finishing one.
I have linked my favorite adapations below.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQRWeZy-S8Q
This is simply a narration of the book and the actual book. Giving you an idea where everyone else is going in thier adaptions.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_2muj6fxpc
A student animation, using the original illustrations and the bone tool.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ahv_1IS7SiE
The biggest inspiration, it is a commision based project for burning man. using original music from an amazing composer, the link is in the description. now the song was one of the biggest deciding factors in choosing this project.
The basic idea was to narrate oh the places you will go, similar to the link above, alongside the oh the places you will go music i will time a short animation of lifes ups and downs.
I brainstormed lifes ups and downs and developed a few ideas to show them.
In the end i decided on making an animation spanning over a lifetime, maybe three generations, following one character from infancy through childhood, teen, young adult, adult, aged adult and elder years.
I brainstormed scenes that would suit the song and combine as much of lifes ups and downs as possible into the given length of the song.
As you can see through the character design i didnt want to stick exactly to the Dr Suess illustration but i kept the seuss aspects, ie, floppy hat and slightly pointed nose, and in all generations redish ears and nose tip, a style i am not used to, so i have to be careful in portraying this design.
Once i had the character design done for my main character i decided he needed a partner, a best friend or something to that affect. i developed the scenes further and got he idea of a friend turned wife that would be featured in all the ages.
Infancy- exploring the big new world and coming across the next door neighbor
childhood- playing games with neighbor etc
teen-heartbreak and peer pressure revolving around the neighbor girl mainly
young adult- gets the girl, marries
adult- has children
elder adult-still married
elder-walks along in sunset lit park with wife and grandchildren.
The age stages wont focus on the girl, but she will be a reoccurring character in each triumph and trial, like winning a race, heartbreak, graduation, loss of job, raising children, etc.
Each age stage had pros and cons, and developed into one mans story of the places he'll go.
I gave my main character a recognizable blue, and the girl a red ribbon, in different positions depending on age appropriateness.
**further work
As you can see from the work above i had finished the design development, and was in the middle of both digital renders and storyboarding when i changed my mind.
The change was down to several deciding factors combined, The Dr.Suess idea only i seemed to interest me, and sure hats the point in creating something if its not to interest or entertain anyone. Another was the fact it would have in the end been near seven minutes long, a challenge yes, one i was happily taking since i was enthusiastic about the project however due to alot of lost time due to an illness in the family. I was runing out of time, and whilst still working on this idea and the storyboarding. I came across a trailer for the movie adaption of a book i read and loved quite a while ago.
This encouraged me to go and find the book, and when i did, i realized the first chapter or even first page and a half intro would be an amazing teaser trailer, giving nothing away but bringing the audience in. Ive seen it done many times, especially on a movie that hasnt been filmed or finished yet. getting the buzz about the movie started early. And that when i got the idea to animate a teaser promo for the book. After initial brainstorming i was sure i wanted to change my idea, although sightly late into the project, it was still doable.
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