story development

whilst working on the development of the story, i've been looking back to my book "ideas for the animated short" to help build upon the ideas i've already got and what can make them stronger/require changing. From discussions with my tutor Dan Dalli, the stories resolution needed to come about a lot quicker as there seemed a lot of two and throwing. He also said the ending itself needed working on, so these are the elements Im trying to concentrate on this week. From discussions with the team, it also seems the story requires a bit more kick as its a bit lovey dubby at the moment....which is fine, but not exactly where i wanted to take it. I think in order for the story to be sustainable it needs more comedic elements happening in the piece. Ive got Matt working on some ideas in order to challenge what ive already written....sometimes its difficult to adjust what you've written and you need someone fresh to inspire new ideas in to the piece.

I've been quickly sketching some scenarios for the conflict between Macho and the Hero Gnome in their battle for Lady Gnome...my inspiration for quick drawings come from

Although your stories are in place, its a worth while book to invest in as it may help when creating future ideas. It also has a whole section on using correct camera shots and help with storyboarding etc....highly recommend it!


whilst researching into what makes an animated short successful, i stumbled across this list of the supposed top 25 successful animated shorts...check em out, might be some form of inspiration...

http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2008/03/03/25-brilliant-animated-short-movies/

I'll post them on the team blog along with some others i found on youtube, so make sure you check em out!