Thesis Statement - Version 4

Well I think at my forth attempt, I got it down. I have my Chuck Jones timing and exaggerated expression, my focus and style.

"A Character Animated Short with an emphasis on comic timing and exaggerated poses that showcases the humorous relationship between a retired superhero and his dog in a cartoon style."

Script

This is my first attempt at writing the script. I’ve been trying to ruff the timing out since I’m still flushing my story out.

Story Scripts

Brainstorm Titles

My Buddy
Pals
Inseparable
Joined at the Hip
Nigel and Fang
Waiting for the call
You never retire from what you love

Nigel's Superhero Names:
Time Burner
Flexman
Freeze

Fang's Superhero Names:
LightSpeed
Bullet
Flash
Speed
Dash

Story Synopsis- Do Superheroes Retire? - Version 4

This is my forth revision to my story synopsis for the retired superhero idea. In this version, I'm trying to make my message clearer. I'm still working on the gags to flush them out. I need to figure out what Fang forgets. I'm also still undecided about what kind of superpower Nigel will have. I'm thinking of laser vision, creating fire, creating water being elastic. Two scenarios I was thinking of is a flood, where Nigel can laser beam the water and it turns into a mist. I was also think of a meteor shower were Nigel could either break apart the meteor with his laser vision or he could freeze the meteors with his ability to create water. I'm also thinking of a bolder falling and Nigel can stretch his arm out to catch it.

Story Synopsis 4

Project Treatment

This is my first attempt at writing the treatment. The “reel” audience that my project is geared towards is kids. My Intended Audience” would be geared toward industry professionals, CADA facility and students.

Project Treatment

Story Synopsis- Do Superheroes Retire? - Version 3

My story synopsis for the retired superhero idea. In this version, I'm trying to flush out my ideas and consolidate the story to focus on one conflict.

Story Synopsis 3

Thesis Outline - Version 2

Revised Outline:
Narrowing down my Outline to what I want the focus of my Thesis to be on.

Outline Version 2

Brainstorm Ideas

Kinds of superpowers:
create fire, can fly, create water, some kind of pulling force (web), strength, speed, invisible, stretch/flexible, x-ray vision, aquatic (Water breathing), controls metal, read minds, controls weather, create wind, self- healing, ability of moving things with your mind, Morphing, ability to control element and cast spells, Time travel-ability, ability to copy or absorb another's powers or skills, ability to take on the abilities of certain animals, bone manipulation, duplication, night vision, can climb & stick to walls & buildings, medium ship -ability to see and communicate with the dead, can freeze things, control & make ice, laser blast vision, shrinking power, talk to animals, tornado power, master of sorcery & magic, skill of weapons and fear attitude to fight with the crimes, detective skills and scientific knowledge

Reference Citations - Wallace & Gromit: Curse Of The Were-Rabbit

Reference for the Dog Design - I want the dog I create to be made of very simple shapes and to walk on two legs. Reference for the Relationship- I also want the relationship of the Superhero and dog to be similar to Wallace and Gromit’s



Wallace & Gromit: Curse Of The Were-Rabbit. Dir. Steve Box and Nick Park. DreamWorks Animation SKG, 2005
To see more about this movie visit this Link: http://www.wandg.com/

Reference Citations - Chicken Little

Reference for the Color - These are samples of the colors I would like my Thesis to have. The use of bright primary and secondary colors really appeals to me. I also want my thesis to have a fun feel, and I think using colors like these will add to that.



Chicken Little. Dir. Mark Dindal. Buena Vista Distribution, 2005
To see more about this movie visit this Link:http://disney.go.com/disneyvideos/animatedfilms/chickenlittle/main.html

Thesis Statement - Version 3

Well I got some feedback in class and my last version was too specific. Here's my third attempt.

"A Character Animated Short with an emphasis on comic timing and exaggerated poses that showcases a superhero’s inner struggle with his duty to serve his community after retirement in a cartoon style."

Thesis Outline

My first Attempt at a Thesis Outline - Boy it's beginning to seem like allot to do.

Outline

Story Synopsis- Do Superheroes Retire? - Version 2

Well I decided to go with the superhero Story. I think it will be allot of fun to work on. My main inspirations for my story idea are The Incredibles, Wallace and Gromit and the L'Hospice sculpture.and the L'Hospice sculpture.

Story Synopsis 2

Thesis Statement - Version 2

Attempting to revise my thesis statement has been more difficult than I thought. I know what kind of short I want to do, but now I need to get the exact words to match it. This is what I came up with when using my Professors formula- Use 3D Character Animation to visualize the inner conflict of the Nigel in a cartoon style.

"A 3D Character Animated Short showcasing Nigel’s inner struggle with his duty to serve his community after retirement with the help of his trusted sidekick Fang while being executed in a cartoon style."

Reference Citations - The Incredibles

1) I want my elderly superhero to have exaggerated features like these two characters

2) Good pose and stretch reference

3) Good Fire reference

4) Nice Action Pose

5) Great idea of a image for a poster on the wall showing the superhero’s past

6) Great Character Expression

The Incredibles. Dir. Brad Bird. Walt Disney Pictures, 2004
Link:http://disney.go.com/disneyvideos/animatedfilms/incredibles
Reference for the Concept

Reference Citations - Tommysaurus Rex

I want my elderly superhero to have exaggerated features like this character sketch

TenNapel, Doug. Tommysaurus Rex. California: Image Comics, 2004
Blog:http://chrisbrown.blogspot.com/archives/2004_08_01_chrisbrown_archive.html
Reference for the Old Man

Reference Citations - Spirited Away

Inspired by the color design



Spirited Away. Dir. Hayao Miyazaki. Walt Disney Pictures, 2001
Link: http://www.spiritedaway.com.au/
Reference for the Color Design

Reference Citations - Geri’s Game

Reference for the Old Man - Geri has great Character Expression also I want to achieve this physical body language in my character. I just love this short, it’s one of my favorites.





Geri’s Game. Dir. Jan Pinkava. Pixar Animation Studios, 1997
To see more about this short visit this Link: http://www.pixar.com/shorts/gg/index.html

Reference Citations - L'Hospice

I came across this sculpture after my story idea and this was exactly what I had in mind. This is the idea/image that I was trying to get across






Barbier, Gilles. L'Hospice. Collection Martin Z. Margulies, Miami, USA - Courtesy Galerie G.-P. & N. Vallois, Paris
Reference for the Old Superheroes for more info see this Blog: http://www.starclipper.com/blog/2006_12_01_archive.html

Thesis Statement

Well this is my first attempt at a Thesis Statement. I want to do a Character Animated Short with characters that I can exaggerate their expressions and poses. I also want to work on the timing. I've always loved Chuck Jones timing and would like to mimic something like that.

"A Character Animated short with a Chuck Jones style of comic timing and exaggerated squash and stretch produced by computer-generated imagery."