I will be creating a 2D traditional animation. I will be hand-drawing each frame and then scanning each picture to digitalize it. After the drawings are digitalized I will be using photoshop to darken the lines and possibly color the scenes. The result will be that each frame is fully digitally colored.
The theme of my piece will be a subtle message of language barriers and how lack of understanding leads to conflicting ideas. I want to play with the idea of fearing the things we do not understand by turning it around to illustrate how we do not understand the things we fear. I will use a simple concept to execute this theme. The scene will open on a small pet shop where a cashier waits at the register. A man walks into the pet shop carrying his pet fish in a bowl. When he approaches the counter the cashier is terrified as she realizes that he is actually dead. She is so scared that she grabs a mop and stands with it, ready to defend herself against the zombie man. When the zombie man sets the fish bowl on the counter the cashier sees that the fish inside is also dead. She drops the mop and just looks at the fish, unsure of what to do. She looks back at the zombie man. He scoots the fish bowl toward the scared cashier. She hesitates and pushes the bowl back toward the zombie man and almost off the counter. The zombie man catches the bowl and, slightly offended; he puts the bowl back on the counter and points to the fish. The cashier is confused and scared and leaves briefly. She returns with a new fish for the zombie, hoping that he will take it and leave. She puts it on the counter and he bends down to inspect the new/ live fish more closely. Meanwhile, the cashier, thinking she has given him what he wants, picks up his dead fish and drops it in the trashcan. The zombie sees this and is horrified that his pet has just been thrown away. He grabs the trash from the cashier and stands glaring at her angrily. Seeing his rage, she closes her eyes and cowers expecting to be eaten…or worse. Then the zombie slams something on the counter. The cashier opens her eyes to see that the zombie has put a container of fish food in front of her. He then slams money down on the counter, picks up the fish food, and stomps out of the store with his pet and its food. The cashier is left to realize that the zombie man only wanted some food for his pet. There will be a concept statement that is included.
The aesthetics will be centered on a cartoony style to keep the subject light and humorous.
My video will have to be played on a television or computer screen. It will be a large format video with animation compression. No floor space required
I will need a DVD player and tv or projection screen (maybe projector)
