TASK 2 - Proposal - Due 19th/20th March

Plan/Proposal 

You can either can create one long stop motion animation - 20 (minimum) seconds or more
OR
Two short stop motion animations 10 (minimum) seconds each.

24/25 frames per second

You can present your proposal straight onto the blog or in the form of a PowerPoint. 

What you must include, under the sub headings: (MAKE IT LOOK VISUAL)

1. Synopsis - What is your animation about/ the story. What will happen.
2. Characters - Outline/ images/ give your characters a personal profile. (for example if you are doing lego, find images online and build a profile) Name, age, gender, likes, clothing etc.
3. Who is the target audience? Age, gender, demographics. Why will it appeal to them? 
4. What are the benefits of using your chosen technique? how many frames per second will your animation be? 
5. What will your set/ background look like? How will you make/design this? materials? 
6. What soundtrack will you use? What sound effects will you use? Why is this appropriate for your animation? 

PITCH YOUR IDEAD - 19TH/20TH MARCH 

Stop Motion Animation - Essay - Due 12th March

Stop Motion Animation - Essay 800-1000 (analysis) Words

• Choose a stop motion animation of your choice
• Watch the animation
• Use screen shots to illustrate your points

Structure and questions to support your essay

Introduction: (10%)
State the animation, what will you look at?, director, success (box office) and technique used - reference sources correctly

Main body: 80% 
The questions below are for guidance, pick and choose what is relevant to the flow of your essay. 

• Is the animation effective?
• Who is the target audience? identify this - support your work with examples from the animation. 
• Does it look appealing?
• Is the animation fluid?
• Do any of the frames jump? 
• Do the characters move realistically? 
• Are the characters static? 
• What have they used for backgrounds? 
• Is the animation technique complex or simple? 
• What effect does this have on the audience? 
• Are there a variety of camera shots/ angles/ movement used in the animation? 
• What could this tell us about the animation technique? 
• How has sound/music been used?

Conclusion (10%)

• Do not introduce and NEW material here.
• Summarise your ideas/argument (you might also have done this in your introduction)
• Restate what you consider to be the main points

Reference List

Use the Harvard referencing system to list all the books, articles, materials you have referred to in your essay.

• Author (date) title. Town; publisher
• Page numbers
• In alphabetical order by author's surname