Last week blog 23rd Feb

23/2/10

Last I have concluded my final major brief Proposal, which had to be edited a few times to be right, which is handed in. So now its handed in, I can now concentrated on the creative part of the project from now on.

Anyway I have the two which are initial storylines both of which feature central characters of a small boy and his dog. This idea was inspired by 1970’s public information animation films, which were narrated by Patrick Allen and featured the voice of Charley the Cat by the late Kenny Everett which are :

" In my first story an 11 year old boy and his dog are walking in the park to the shops where there is an off licence, fruit and veg store, chip shop and bus stop. The boy meets his friends, coming off the bus. A child is seen going into the chip shop and the dog mumbles something to the boy who translates what the dog said to his friends. The boy and his friends then walk past the chip shop and go into the fruit and veg shop to buy some fruit for snacks. Instead of using voice over to make the message clear, the animation could feature a slogan or strapline and also include billboards in the street to give messages such as ‘walk, don’t bus!’ This idea arose from research on (www.need2know.co.uk/need2know/healthy/healthy_eating).

In my second idea for a storyline the boy is playing ball with his dog in the garden at home when his mother calls him to ask if he wants a packet of crisps or a donut as a snack. The dog mumbles his usual disapproval and the boy translates to his mother that he would prefer an apple and a yogurt. At the end of this story the dog holds up a banner with the ‘healthy eating’ slogan on it but is knocked over by the ball. The boy shouts goal!"