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Midterm Prep-Presentation

Midterm Prep-Presentation By Liz Armstrong Presentation Overview Big Idea! Audience Target Cross-over Impetus Domains Precedents Contacts Iterations (1,2,3) Production Schedule Design Questions Evaluation Criteria Big Idea! Animated Cartoon Series Tweens (8-12 yrs) Goal:

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Midterm Prep-Presentation

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  1. Midterm Prep-Presentation By Liz Armstrong

  2. Presentation Overview • Big Idea! • Audience • Target • Cross-over • Impetus • Domains • Precedents • Contacts • Iterations (1,2,3) • Production Schedule • Design Questions • Evaluation Criteria

  3. Big Idea! • Animated Cartoon Series • Tweens (8-12 yrs) • Goal: • Inspire outside recreational activities • Build, Imagine, Explore • Not video games, tv, etc. • Reason: • Must use creativity, imagination, ingenuity • Result: • Curiosity = thirst for knowledge • Hope: • Better Students • Follow Dreams • New Ideas --> Change the World

  4. Audience: Target • Beardsley School • 500 Huntington Rd. Bridgeport, CT. • Principal: Mrs. Amy Marshall • School Website • 6th Grade Class • Teacher: Ms. Nesta • Class Website

  5. Audience: Cross-over • Tween Teachers • Tween Parents • Parsons • Graduate Students • Parsons Graduate Faculty • YouTube

  6. Impetus: Babysitting • Luke (cousin) • 6 yrs old • Video/Computer & TV junkie • Photo taken at the mall • Realization: • Difficult to pull away from instant gratification (technology) • Everywhere Technology • Entertainment Media

  7. Domains • Mobile Entertainment Technology • Mass media entertainment devices • Portable (technology) • Recreational Education • Study of activities for pure enjoyment • Non-structured play • Tween Education • Study of child development • 8-12 yrs • Animated Cartoons • Entertaining/Humorous • Convey meaningful message • Lasting message

  8. Precedents (Categories) • Content • directly inspires big idea • drives thesis • Humor • Comedic cartoons • Emulate humor • Animation • Comedic cartoons • Emulate style

  9. Content Precedent #1 • The Dangerous Book for Boys • British Authors (brothers): • Conn Iggulden • Hal Iggulden • Recreational Activities (step-by-step) • Build tree houses, go-carts, batteries, etc. • Explore famous battles, constellations, dinosaurs, etc.

  10. Content Precedent #2 • “The Backyardigans” (2004) • Creator: Janice Burgess • 3D animated musical adventure series • 5 friends use their imaginations to go on adventures in their backyard • Nick Jr. (early elementary school children) • Goal: • Inspire children to… • sing and dance • “stretch their imaginations”

  11. Content Precedent #3 • “October Sky” (1999) • Director: Joe Johnston • Writer: Homer H. Hickam Jr. (book) • Based on true story • 1950s • 4 friends • Inspired by Sputnik (space race) • Made rockets • Won science fairs • Homer became a NASA Scientist

  12. Humor Precedent #1 • “The Simpsons” (1989) • Creator: Matt Groening • Tagline: • “The satiric adventures of a working class family in the misfit city of Springfield” • Humor: • Satire • Endurance • Universal appeal

  13. Humor Precedent #2 • “The Looney Toons” (1930) • Creator: Warner Bros. • 1st animated theatrical series • Humor: • Slapstick • Looks at audience • Ex: Roadrunner & Wiley E. Coyote cartoons

  14. Animation Precedent #1 • “Family Guy” (1999) • Creator: Seth MacFarlane • Tagline: • “In a wacky Rhode Island town, a dysfunctional family strive to cope with everyday life as they are thrown from one crazy scenario after another.”

  15. Animation Precedent #2 • “The Ren & Stimpy Show” (1991) • Directors: • Bob Camp • Tom McGrath • Tagline: • “The gross adventures of a hyper Chihuahua and a stupid cat.”

  16. Contacts • Kimberly Nesta • Beardsley School 6th grade teacher • Rodney String Fellow • Writer for “The Backyardigans” • Matthew Stoddart • Character Studio teacher • Rachael Johnson • Animation teacher • Mitch Butler • Animation teacher • Freelance animator

  17. Iterations (1,2,3) • Iteration #1 • 1st Animatic • Iteration #2 • Alternate Animatic • Iteration #3 • Current (new) Animatic 3 Iterations

  18. Design Questions • Character ethnicity? • Cute and traditional or Edgy and modern? • Appeal to girls and boys? • Questionnaire

  19. Production Schedule • Task Schedule

  20. Evaluation Criteria • Meet Deadlines • Turn in thesis document on time • Finish animation on time • Fully rendered • Sound finalized • Entertain target audience • Inspire target audience • Explore all avenues of research for topic • Create ways for thesis to live on • Seek professional guidance • Keep communication open to Beardsley kids in future

  21. Thank you.

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