Stop Motion Animation Pre-production Booklet

Pre-Production Booklet for Animation

Name: Danielle Sanger
Order of contents (italics show areas you must add in yourself)
Assessment criteria
LO2

Mind maps of ideas

Risk assessment

Format of your animation

Subject and storyline

Character notes and profiles

Movement of characters

Moodboard

Sets/backgrounds

Audio and soundtrack

Sound table

Props list

Audience

Storyboard and script (add script to booklet)

Frame rates

Lighting design

Production schedule

Crew details

Frame Numbers

Dope Sheets

LO3

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Planning

Attach a 400 word treatment of your idea

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How will you meet the requirements of your brief?

To meet the requirement of my brief I am organizing it all out to meet the deadline. I
will do small testers first to see how it looks overall when using Photography. Then
with the real production I will be able to use the combination of both photography
stop motion and cartoon animation.
The Brief was looking for a unique Idea, meaning that this idea had to be a lot more
out of the box, hence why I have used an idea that enables the audience to think for
themselves and the only idol they should look up too is them living that
happy/Positive life.

Risk assessment: Are there any health and safety issues you may encounter?
Any uneven pathways or people walking down the street getting in the shot of the
production. This means that the production will be interrupted and may have to
start again if the shots become jumpy due to the distraction.
With this particular production I need to make sure that cars dont get in the way
of the shots. As again this will be an issue as it will disrupt the production and
also couold be a danger to the actor.

Discuss any legal issues you may face. Eg; sound, plagiarism, age restrictions
Music will become a legal issue within my production this is due to the fact that I
am copy righting a particular piece of music. This need to have evidential proof that
you have been allowed to use this piece of music within your production. Otherwise
it is seen as against the law because it is a form

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Use of possible formats

Circle which of the following formats your animation will take;
Stop-frame techniques
Time lapse photography
Plasticine animation
Claymation
Using found objects
Modelling
Puppetry
Combined formats

Why are you using that particular format?

Photography and animation

What are the different possibilities you could explore using this format?
With the Photography it will enable me to explore the different ways into which the
photography of the stop will be portrayed when being filmed for the production.
With this particular format this this will allow me to explore the different ways in which I can
produce my production. In this case this will allow me to shows stop motion photography
through different angles and shot types. This allows to create atmospheres and emotions
throughout my production making it more exciting and engaging.

What are the limitations of using this format? (I.e. what problems/ obstacles might you
have?)
Very Time Consuming
If the photograph doesnt add up/ Very jumpy doesnt link up

What imaginative or inventive animations have you seen which use this format?
Add in links and screen shots of three examples of animations using this format.
https://youtu.be/jyRw597JBVg - PLANT GROWING TIME LASPE

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https://youtu.be/4beFopPC1NU - STILL LIFE

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Subject
What will the subject of your animation be?
Having a Positive outlook. A way of living that happy and relaxed life.

Storyline
Describe the storyline of your animation. What events will happen to your characters?
There isnt really a storyline to my particular idea as its a basic way of showing how you are
at some point in your life at the lowest you have ever felt (Depressed, low etc.) and this
makes you lose hope in ever feeling like things will boost up and get better. Where actually
with help from the right people it can really help you to become a very strong person where
you are able to dig yourself out of this Hole and bring yourself up to living that long happy
and positive life as an individual.

Characters
What characters will be in your animation?
A Girl Sandy Clark is a girl who has recently come from quite a dark place in her life where
she didnt think she could get out of the high anxiety and stress. (This would be due to
events like ex boyfriends, Friends, having fault outs with others, being depressed, not feeling
worth anything, lower self-esteem when out and about with others, pushing people away
etc.) When she gets that pure inspiration from someone very important in her life (Parents)
of that get up and go to love the happy life she should be living. She is now a very happy
and positive person and doesnt take life as seriously as to heart like she use to and its
made her feel like a much better and that its improved her life dramatically for the better.

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Complete the character profiles for each character in your animation

Name:
M/F:
Age
Costume:

Sandy Clark
Female
18
Black and White dotted dress and Black boots

Occupation:

Full time Education

Hobbies:

Surfing
Guitar
Travelling
Running
Fashion
Exploring Wildlife
Technology
Drawing
Art/Sketching

Character
Background:

Sandy Clark is a girl who has recently come from quite a dark place
in her life where she didnt think she could get out of the high
anxiety and stress. (This would be due to events like ex boyfriends,
Friends, having fault outs with others, being depressed, not feeling
worth anything, lower self-esteem when out and about with others,
pushing people away etc.) When she gets that pure inspiration from
someone very important in her life (Parents) of that get up and go to
love the happy life she should be living. She lives with both parents
and has an old sister who is at university so she isnt round a huge
amount in Sandys life. Her Parents are compassionate, caring and
loving and have always worried for her as a child as she always had
problems with friends, communication and socializing with others.
They know she is very sensitive and show emotion very easily so
she has always been a top worry in both her parents lives.

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Add in images and drawings/ sketches of what they will look like.

What will they be made of?

Photographs Real People Being Used within the production

Movement of characters

How are you going to make your characters move?

By walking slowly step by step as they are real life people

What is the purpose of an armature?

The purpose of an armature is a main character within an animated production that is
electromotive forced or counter-emf of rotation that is induced. The main type of armature in
animation is Keyframing where the armatures are initially developed to assist in animating
digital characters based on the moments they make. The device is manually posed for each
frame while the animated character is set up to a mechanical structure that is equivalent to
the armature

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Will you use them for your characters?
No as I am using real life people.
if so, how will you make it?
N/A

Mood board
Create a mood board showing what look your animation will have. Add images showing
ideas of mise-en-scene, characters, costumes and colours that will be present in the
different shots.

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Sets / backgrounds
Will your set be;

A three wall set

A blue/green screen

An existing location

A Combination of two or more of the above

Draw sketches of how your sets/backgrounds will look. Add in labels to your diagrams and
details of locations / lighting etc.

The Location I will be using is a wall located in Beaconsfield an ally way. This is to get the
height and width of a longer wall. To be able to fit in different angles and shot.

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Audio and Soundtrack

What audio will you have for your animation?
The Birds tweeting on that sunny day.
Complete the sound list, detailing what sounds you will use, where you will source them,
what equipment you will need to record them and when you will use them in your animation.
You will need to design your own soundtrack. You cannot use copyrighted music, and it
must be more than simply adding a track.

What actions will need sound effects?

There will be a soundtrack playing up against the animated production. EVERY TEARDROP
IS A WATERFALL by Coldplay

Think of the scenes in your animation. Each scene should have different sounds/music to
give information about the mood / emotions of the characters.
Due to me doing a music video the same sound of music will be played throughout the
length of the production. However to show the change of movement in animation its means
capturing each individual frame so if a scene was to change it would be shown gradually
through time.

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Sound Table
Production Name:
Producer:

Shot

Action

Description of
Sound

Diegetic/non/di
egetic

Atmosphere
created

Music type
and
atmosphere

Every Teardrop is
a waterfall By
Coldplay

Diegetic

Girl
Walking
Down the
Street

Positive
atmosphere
for the girl
and the
audience.

Happy and
upbeat music
creating a
happy and
positive
atmosphere.

Girl
Walking
Down the
Street

Every Teardrop is
a waterfall By
Coldplay

Diegetic

Positive
atmosphere
for the girl
and the
audience.

Happy and
upbeat music
creating a
happy and
positive
atmosphere

Every Teardrop is
a waterfall By
Coldplay

Diegetic

Girl
Walking
Down the
Street

Positive
atmosphere
for the girl
and the
audience.

Happy and
upbeat music
creating
positive
atmosphere

Every Teardrop is
a waterfall By
Coldplay

Diegetic

Girl
Walking
Down the
Street

Positive
atmosphere
for the girl
and the
audience.

Happy and
upbeat music
creating a
happy and
atmosphere

Every Teardrop is
a waterfall By
Coldplay

Diegetic

Girl
Walking
Down the
Street

Positive
atmosphere
for the girl
and the
audience.

Happy and
upbeat music
creating a
happy and
positive
atmosphere

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Props List
What props / models / furniture etc will you need to make your animation?
PROPS LIST
Production Name: Every Teardrop is a Waterfall
Producer: Danielle Sanger

Item

Script page

Description

Character/location

Girl (Model)

All pages

Girl with
Sandy Clark
Burnette hair
and is having the
look of woman
within the fifties
creating the
atmosphere of
exciting time like
they had in a
particular
decade.

Wall

All pages

Big Bricked walls

that she is
walking passed
as this enables
all the thought
out and topics to
come up above
her head on a
clear surfaced
wall.

Windsor street wall

Notes
Its a way of
taking
whatever is
negative and
changing it to a
positive to
make the life
you live better.

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Audience
Define the following characteristics of your audience;
Gender
Mainly Female and then Male

Age
16 - 22

Interests
Art, Creative (Real life art and animated art)
Photography
Travelling and exploring (Being Adventurous)
Positivity

What forms of animation might they already watch?

Stop Motion - this can be like cut outs, Real Life, Action Figures, Claymation
Motion Capture

What images do you think they enjoy watching?

Magazines, reality TV

What might they consider distasteful or offensive?

N/A

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How will you ensure that your animation will suit your chosen audience?
My animation that I have chosen is a little different from most due to the use of real life
photography having the use of animated objects appearing within the production making a
combination of two types of animations.
The age of my actor within my production will be within the age slot which I think is suited to
this type of production and all the topics brought up like travelling, peace, friendship and that
is all something that should be positive and understanding with someone who is within that
age gap.

How will they physically watch your animation? (i.e. in an exhibition format, on screen,
projection, online?)
My project will be presented online for the audience to see. This is due to its particular
format of a music video so it would be presented on places like Youtube.

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Frame Rates
What is the duration of your animation in minutes? (Minimum 30 seconds)
Its 0.32 seconds long
In seconds?
0.32

How many frames per second for video?

30 frames per second

There are 60 seconds in a minute. How many frames (i.e. Individual photos) will you
need to take?
Around 900 individual photos taken as it will be a total of 32 second and there will be 30
photos taken per second.

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Lighting Design

Where will you be photographing your animation?

Beaconsfield

Does it have natural daylight?

There is the use of daylight effects, creating that daylight feel.

If so, you will need to block this out. Explain why.

Yes I will do in some cases. E.g if the sun is shinning to low and bright it will effect the out of
the photos making it harder to get the same focusing shoot if the weather was to change.

Do you have a constant light source(s) such as a lamp?

natural lighting.

Where will you place your light source(s) to create interesting effects?
N/A