Interrogated Ideas..

Interrogation of Puppet Jealousy:

• What kind of background/foreground going to be use?
• simplistic flat background mapped onto a plane like those of a budget box theatre.
  
• What's the over all style?
• 3D, simple, Pixar/Toy Story/Tim Burton kind of look.
  
• Are there going to be any texture?
• possibly very subtle texture mapping like wooden surfaces etc.
  
• What is my target audience?
• kids and their parents.
  
• What do you want them to feel?
• ..that unity is strength.
  
• ..to learn to share.
• ..to learn not to be selfish.
• ..to empathize with marionette that felt left out eventually.
• What is the animation style am I going to use?
• 3D, simple, pixar/toy story/tim burton kind of look.
• What is the purpose of the animation?
• to learn how to animate in 3d convincingly.
  
• to tell a story which children with siblings can empathized with.
  
• What is the length of the animation?
• approximately 2mins
  
• How do I make the sound scape?
• Will attempt NOT to have the marionettes talk. However, music & sound effects will be available.
  
• How many characters are there going to be?
• Two & a Half? (Mainly the two marionettes and a pair of giant hands..)

Interrogation of Regretful Son:

• What is the visual style I want?
• 3D, semi-realistic, similar to "Nancy's Morning".
  
• Who are my main characters?
• An ambitious young man, who has unknowingly neglected his family, in pursuit of a successful career.
• A retired father who loves his son.
• How much of this will the audience know? When will they know it?
• Impatience - from constant checking of wrist watch.
• Rudeness - from mannerism in conversation with dad.
• Unintentional neglect - from photo in car dashboard.
  
• Regret - from rushing back to dad.
• Despair - from falling to his knees upon sight of his dad on the floor.
  
• What is my target audience?
• Young people in the rat race.
  
• What do you want them to feel?
• ..not to neglect family.
  
• ..see a part of themselves in the son.
  
• ..learn not to make the same mistakes.
  
• What is the purpose of the animation?
• to learn how to animate in 3d convincingly.
  
• to tell a story which children with siblings can empathized with.
  
• What is the length of the animation?
• approximately 2mins
  
• How do I make the sound scape?
• Record dialogues and source for royalty-free sad, depressing sound online.
  
• How many characters are there going to be?
• Two & a Half.. Dad, Son and the lower body of a passerby walking by.
• Scope of my environment?
• at the side walk and front door of a house.