Initial feedback video- first film draft (old narrative)

After putting together the first part of my initial rough cut, I showed the clip to a couple of members of my target audience. The first person I asked was Flynn, who is 7, and the second James who is 14. Both gave me useful feedback as to what I needed to improve on. The draft that I showed them did not include the re-written narrative, which meant that the storyline was not clear to them. Now that I have addressed this and added more sound effects I think I will receive a more positive reaction from feedback.

Name ideas for cat, puppy and film title

The characters within my short animated film need names which is why I created a few lists of possible names. As the cat character is very posh, tidy I tried to find names which sound 'posh' and innocent. The names for the puppy I wanted to be more cute and fun.

Potential Cat names:
Molly
Coco
Kitty
Millie
Angel
Bella
Cleo
Sadie
Chloe
Princess

Potential Puppy names:
Scout
Bear
Cody
Archie
Buddy
Barney
Charlie
Murphy
Bailey
Buster

Film name:

Coco & Buddy

An unwelcome surprise

A tale of 2 pets

It’s my home!

Welcome home

Welcome to the Robinson Family

After asking some of my target audience I decided on the names Coco and Buddy as I felt that had a nice ring to it and the names really suited the personalities of the pets. I also decided that these would also be suitable as the actual title of the film as it is short and memorable such as 'Tom and Jerry' and 'Rhoobarb and Custard'.

Shot Types used in my animation

shot types on Prezi

Just like live action films, animated films use a variety of shot types to portray different scenes and emotions. I have put together a presentation explaing why I have used certain shots within my animation.

track test 1 export

After working on the first part of my soundtrack I decided to create a short clip. The music playing in the first pasequence (photos on the wall) I created using the program SoundTrackPro, and the rest is from a copyright free source. I think the sound effects work really well and have been timed right.

Further expression testing

Mind map of ideas for a pampered cat

At first I was a little unsure as to what I could include in a sequence to show a pampered cat so I decided to make a small mind map for inspiration. I have tried to include activities that are usually carried out by humans however could also be carried out by an animal in a comical way.

Further Audience Research- reactions

As my animation will be for anyone from the age of about 6, I need to think how exactly I am going to engage with my audience. The is a major issue as it will need to be suitable for both children and adults. The reaction that I would like to achieve is that of laughter over the comic elements and in a way the sense of sympathy towards both the characters (the cat as it is being excluded, and the dog as the cat is being mean to it). With the added scenes and new narrative in place I am hoping that I will achieve this. My short story animation will also include a story behind it which will be picked up on by all of my audience. The scenes including the cat watching TV will be recognized by the adults as how TV influences its viewers actions.