{"id":4300,"date":"2019-12-18T21:45:33","date_gmt":"2019-12-19T02:45:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jolineblais.net\/capstone2020\/?p=4300"},"modified":"2019-12-18T21:45:33","modified_gmt":"2019-12-19T02:45:33","slug":"cugr-proposal-tanner-m","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jolineblais.net\/capstone2020\/cugr-proposal-tanner-m\/","title":{"rendered":"CUGR Proposal – Tanner M"},"content":{"rendered":"

Abstract<\/strong><\/p>\n

My animation short will tell the story of the three noble heroes on a quest for survival and closure. The animated short will be approximately five minutes long. I will be using the Adobe suite products and Clip Studio to create my animation.<\/p>\n

Project Description<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Problem<\/strong><\/p>\n

When it comes to animated shows, there are a lot of animated series that stick to a more episodic layout than a serial one. Which to be far is how a lot of early animated shows were. For example shows such as the Looney Tunes and Tom & Jerry were almost exclusively episodic with the most serial plots being running gags between episodes or references to other. However, that was during the early days of animation. Let\u2019s now move to today\u2019s animated shows and for the most part it\u2019s stayed the same regarding episode format. Besides a handful of animated shows, most animated series stick to an episodic format where each episode really has no connection to each other. To be far this has worked since the beginning of animation and it\u2019s not a bad idea for creators to stick to a format that\u2019s proven to work. It also allows for audiences to watch any episode in any order without needing any prior context. Now I\u2019m not saying episodic animated shows are a bad thing, far from it, but there is a noticeable lack of serial, shows with big over arching story lines and subplots, animated shows and that\u2019s the real problem.<\/p>\n

Other Solutions<\/strong><\/p>\n

Honestly to fix this problem, there needs to be creators that are capable and willing to create an animated serial show, and to be fair people have. Most noticeably the biggest one is Avatar: The Last Airbender. This show is commonly known as a trailblazer for serialized animated shows as the show tells a story from beginning to end with almost every episode giving weight to the over arching story and sub plots. Skip ahead to the years of 2010, 2012, and 2013. Three key shows come out during these years which are Adventure Time, Gravity Falls, and Steven Universe. All three shows are also serialized shows, with some of them being more prominent serial shows than others.<\/p>\n

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First we have Adventure Time which at a first glance looks like an episodic show especially from the first season, but as the series continues the show becomes more and more serial. In later seasons there are even whole mini serial series taking place such as with Stakes, Islands, Elements, and even the finale Come Along With Me which is technically four separate episodes tied together to create one long episode. The show was so popular that it\u2019s even getting its own four part mini series called distant lands with four episodes each lasting an hour instead of the usual eleven minutes. I\u2019m gonna go out of order here and talk about Steven Universe next. Again this show gives off the feelings of being an episodic show from its first season, however, even from the first season there are hints of a serial show here and by the season one finale you know this show will be. The creator Rebecca Sugar has even gone on record stating that most of the story was created before the show even started, so from the very beginning there was no question about what type of show this would be. Again the show has even gone on to create its own epilogue series called Steven Universe Future. Lastly I will be talking about the shortest but what is most likely the closest serial show to Avatar, Gravity Falls. From start to finish this show wastes no time in telling its story as just about every episode adds more weight to the over arching story, especially when you get to season two as the amount of story given through this season is massive.<\/p>\n

My Solution<\/strong><\/p>\n

As you can see above, while there are great serial shows, the ones I talked about are all of the serial shows that I could find. This is where my solution comes into play as I will add to this collection of serial shows with my own animated show. Ever since primary school I\u2019ve always used my imagination to create stories around me and once I got into middle school I found these erasers called Foohy erasers. On that day that\u2019s where the real story began. After that I\u2019ve continued my story through out my years. I\u2019ve added, refined, revised, and changed a bunch of it and I\u2019m now at the point where I feel its time to start telling it. My first step is to make an animated short that will be roughly five minutes. The show will focus on three heroes named Griffen Junior, Crosshairs, and Lighting that originate from a fallen race called the fooshies. The animated short would have enough in it so that people are invested enough in the story and characters that they would want to see more. It would focus on three main characters as they tend to a relatively new live style after a life changing event that took place years ago. And as they finally feel ready to put the past behind them, Griffen Junior finds evidence that maybe the past they know may not be true, which would then set the rest of the story off.<\/p>\n

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Works Cited:
\nKenny, Charles. \u201cDoes Serialization Really Hurt a Cartoons Ratings?\u201d IndieWire, 27 May 2016, https:\/\/www.indiewire.com\/2016\/03\/does-serialization-really-hurt-a-cartoons-ratings-122354\/.
\nThis site shared a similar opinion on serialized shows and how they differ from episodic shows.<\/p>\n

Learoyd, Joseph. \u201cTo Be Continued…: Serialisation vs Episodic Animation.\u201d HeadStuff, 9 June 2019, https:\/\/www.headstuff.org\/culture\/visual-arts\/immersion-in-serialisation-and-episodic-animation\/.
\nThis article talks about western and eastern animations and shows the appeals and displeasures of both episodic and serial shows.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe Bare Bears Does Episodic Cartoons Right.\u201d Den of Geek, 25 Aug. 2017, https:\/\/www.denofgeek.com\/us\/tv\/we-bare-bears\/266948\/we-bare-bears-does-episodic-cartoons-right.
\nThis article talks about how the show We Bare Bears does episodic storytelling right and can even have its own moments of serialism.<\/p>\n

TheBlueSands. \u201cWhy I Prefer Episodic Shows To Serialized Shows.\u201d Observation Deck, Observation Deck, 19 May 2016, https:\/\/observationdeck.kinja.com\/why-i-prefer-episodic-shows-to-serialized-shows-1777583062.
\nThis article talks about how they prefer episodic shows over serialized shows and that serialized shows are forced into doing stereotypical plot structures.<\/p>\n

Adams, Sam. \u201cWhy Serialized TV Has Been Bad for the Standalone Episode.\u201d IndieWire, 25 Nov. 2015, https:\/\/www.indiewire.com\/2015\/11\/why-serialized-tv-has-been-bad-for-the-standalone-episode-127067\/.
\nThis article talks about how serialized shows don\u2019t necessarily have to be long continuous series and that short standalone serialized shows sometimes work better.<\/p>\n

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Timeline<\/strong><\/p>\n

1.) Storyboarding
\ni. Character backgrounds
\nii. Over arching plot\/story
\niii. Script
\niv. Settings<\/p>\n

2.) Concept Designs
\ni. Characters models
\nii. Background settings
\niii. Background characters<\/p>\n

3.) Additional Research
\ni. Musical composition
\nii. Sound design
\niii. Cinematography<\/p>\n

4.) Sound
\ni. Create original music
\nii. Add sound effects
\niii. Voice acting<\/p>\n

5.) Putting it All Together
\ni. Animate characters and backgrounds
\nii. Add music, sound effects, and voice acting to animation<\/p>\n

6.) Testing
\ni. Show to test audiences
\nii. Revise<\/p>\n

7.) Finish<\/p>\n

Budget\u00a0and Budget Justification<\/strong><\/p>\n

Now unfortunately creating this animated short is going to take time and money. With the most expensive parts being the software needed to create this animation.<\/p>\n

Budget:<\/p>\n

Adobe Creative Cloud Suite for six months: $320.00
\nClip Studio Paint EX: $170.00
\nLogic Pro X: $200.00<\/p>\n

Total: $690.00<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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