Animation Planning Notes

1) Inspiration - Existing media it shares similarities with?

The short film is based on two characters who have a close relationship similar to Wallace and Gromit, it is about an Old man and his dog, and the dog has the same, if not more intelligence as the man. 

2) How are you going to do this?

I plan to do it traditionally, so 2D,  hand drawn and frame by frame, although once I have drawn each frame on paper, I will scan each frame into the computer and colour them on Photoshop. 

What I need to make this, is a lot of A4 paper, pencils, a rubber, sharpener, Photoshop, After Effects, and Premiere Pro. This is all equipment I can acquire at home or college. 

3) Who with?

I plan to work on my own, as it will be practically easier, as I can stick to my own style (it would look odd if the animation changed style every other frame) And I feel with the time we have to great the animation I should be able to get it done in time, on my own. 

4) What is it going to look like?

The style is going to be quite sketchy, and very textured. The backgrounds will have quite a bit of detail, and the characters less detailed. The colours are going to be neutral and very earthy, (greens, browns, blues). I plan to make the characters extremely exaggerated. 

5) Whats the structure?

Scene 1

- It will begin by introducing the three characters (the old man, Ratty, and the dog) on the streets 

- The old man wakes up from a police car going by

- He sees a brief case, and is confused as to why its there

- He walks up to the case, examines it, and opens it, inside is lots money

- He walks round the corner, to check if anyone is around and if they're looking for the money

- Ratty wakes up and sees the money

-The old man turns around to see Ratty with the money, they stand still in shock and stair at each other

-Ratty makes a run for it, but the old man trips him up with his walking stick

- They fight over the brief case 

- Ratty gets away with it, and the old man is pushed into a bin

Scene 2

- The old man and the dog are walking in town to find a good busking spot, and see a police car and two police men

- One police man is pushing Ratty into a police car, and the other is holding the brief case

- The old man looks at the dog, and they both smile to each other

Scene 3

- The old man and the dog find a busking spot, and the old man starts playing his guitar

- The dog then leans forward, and places one wad of the money into the old mans busking box

- The old man smiles, and pats the dog on the head