Wednesday 16 April 2008
THE PITCH
THE MOSQUITO DREAM!
1.INTRODUCTION
First we establish the scene, we can hear the exciting trumpeting of our character MOSQUITO CLUMSY FRED ( STANLEY?) before we see him.
2.THE FLIGHT
He is having a bit of difficulty flying due to his since birth damaged wing, but that just does not bother him, he is a happy fella just the way he is.
3.DISCOVERY
Suddenly he stops! He noticed something. CLOSE UP to his eyes. Then CLOSE UP to what he sees through his eyes- TWO CAKES! Sound of biggest excitement.
4.CLUMSY LENDING
As we mentioned our Fred isn't exactly the best flying navigator in the world, but he is trying.
5.UNFOLDING THE SNORKEL
Once he finally stops, there is another difficulty waiting for him...he needs to unfold this heavy, clumsy TRUNK! He sweats a lot.
6.THE UNEXPECTED SLAP
By the time he manages this heavy task, his "host" already notices him....and unfortunately...also slaps him!
7.SAD FALL
His "back to reality" is hard...but it doesn't stop him of loving his life!
8.REALIZATION
When he wakes up from a moment of unconsciousness he sees that life saving poster on the wall. Its a BLOOD DONATION poster- the gastronomic Eden for his kind!
9. SATISFACTION
Fred laughs with his toothless mouth!
1.INTRODUCTION
First we establish the scene, we can hear the exciting trumpeting of our character MOSQUITO CLUMSY FRED ( STANLEY?) before we see him.
2.THE FLIGHT
He is having a bit of difficulty flying due to his since birth damaged wing, but that just does not bother him, he is a happy fella just the way he is.
3.DISCOVERY
Suddenly he stops! He noticed something. CLOSE UP to his eyes. Then CLOSE UP to what he sees through his eyes- TWO CAKES! Sound of biggest excitement.
4.CLUMSY LENDING
As we mentioned our Fred isn't exactly the best flying navigator in the world, but he is trying.
5.UNFOLDING THE SNORKEL
Once he finally stops, there is another difficulty waiting for him...he needs to unfold this heavy, clumsy TRUNK! He sweats a lot.
6.THE UNEXPECTED SLAP
By the time he manages this heavy task, his "host" already notices him....and unfortunately...also slaps him!
7.SAD FALL
His "back to reality" is hard...but it doesn't stop him of loving his life!
8.REALIZATION
When he wakes up from a moment of unconsciousness he sees that life saving poster on the wall. Its a BLOOD DONATION poster- the gastronomic Eden for his kind!
9. SATISFACTION
Fred laughs with his toothless mouth!
Tuesday 15 April 2008
CHANGE OF PLAN...
So Mosquito is going to be!
A blood sucking engine with a broken wing and very long snorkel which takes ages to unfold. He is a bit confused since he was brought into this world and will probably never change....he is ...lets put it this way...a hopeless case :-).
Lili PUT PUT again...my favorite childhood cartoons!
an example of 3D mosquito....not something I would exactly go for.
A blood sucking engine with a broken wing and very long snorkel which takes ages to unfold. He is a bit confused since he was brought into this world and will probably never change....he is ...lets put it this way...a hopeless case :-).
Lili PUT PUT again...my favorite childhood cartoons!
an example of 3D mosquito....not something I would exactly go for.
Monday 14 April 2008
WHAT ABOUT CHARACTERS?!
I have plenty of funny ideas for characters and they aren't only fish....I kind of not exactly fancy the idea...but lets go to college tomorrow and see what our colleagues came up with!
I particularly liked this character designs of MAC McRAE:
http://macmcrae.com/?paged=2
These are also funny:
I particularly liked this character designs of MAC McRAE:
http://macmcrae.com/?paged=2
These are also funny:
FISH HUMOUR
As we are thinking with Luisa to do something fishy, I searched for some funny fish jokes and inspirational situations:
Thursday 10 April 2008
IN A SEARCH OF A GOOD GAG
Searching for a simple and effective GAG I thought of some my childhood favorite cartoons:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IWrPr7AQLt8
La Linea is very simple animation, but it always made me laugh with its sound design and I also like the interaction between animator and the character. Specially when they argue.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=refOK1iRqpk&feature=related
Lili Put Put is also an Italian 80's animation, I like the sound design here, the simplicity of the motif and also the fact that it is still educational.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tqonpHj0Lzs&feature=related
Barbapapa's simple character shapes remind me of those funny Aardman Purple and Brown ones.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PmT9AE3RpAk
After all these years Stripy...still makes me laugh! The cartoon was voted as one of favorites by viewers in my country. When watching it...I just cant help myself, but laugh with him!
Love that dancing turtle:
really funny Aardman puffer fish animation.
Really like all those episodes of Aardman's Creature Comforts!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IWrPr7AQLt8
La Linea is very simple animation, but it always made me laugh with its sound design and I also like the interaction between animator and the character. Specially when they argue.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=refOK1iRqpk&feature=related
Lili Put Put is also an Italian 80's animation, I like the sound design here, the simplicity of the motif and also the fact that it is still educational.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tqonpHj0Lzs&feature=related
Barbapapa's simple character shapes remind me of those funny Aardman Purple and Brown ones.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PmT9AE3RpAk
After all these years Stripy...still makes me laugh! The cartoon was voted as one of favorites by viewers in my country. When watching it...I just cant help myself, but laugh with him!
Love that dancing turtle:
really funny Aardman puffer fish animation.
Really like all those episodes of Aardman's Creature Comforts!
WHAT IS THIS ALL ABOUT
MAKE ME A NICKTOONS ANIMATOR 2008!
WITH NICKTOONS UK AND SKILLSET.
We got this brief in the end of last term and me and Luisa decided to do something about it:
Nickelodeon UK’s NickToons channel announces all new UK undergraduate animation talent search with Skillset.
Winner will scoop prestigious in-house role at Nickelodeon UK and have winning film broadcast on national TV.
SUMMARY OF THE CHANNEL:
NickToons UK is the UK and Ireland’s number 1 rating dedicated animation channel from the worlds’ favourite entertainment company, Nickelodeon. NickToons is the home of the best quality and funniest cartoon comedy from the UK and around the world – including the Annie Award winning SpongeBob SquarePants and BAFTA Award winning Purple and Brown from Aardman animations.
http://www.nick.com/
Our slogan is ‘Laugh Your Pants Off!’ and our aim is to be the funniest kids’ channel in the universe by becoming the champions of cartoon comedy. It’s cheeky, mischievous, a sucker for jokes and tries to break every rule that governs real life. Our promise to our kids - to do whatever it takes to make them laugh!
Few cartoon intros.
NickToons viewers are primarily Boys 6 to 9 years old and the NickToons channel was the #1 UK animation channel in 2007 with over 5 million individuals tuning in across the summer months. So far NickToons continues to be #1 animation channel for kids in 2008 with top rating shows SpongeBob SquarePants, Fairly Odd Parents and Avatar the Legend of Aang.
A bit of a history of a channel.
BACKGROUND OF THE COMPETITION:
We're looking to take up to 80 students from the Skillset approved animation courses in the UK through the professional pitching and treatment process to final delivery. They will be pitching to produce a 10 - 30 second funny animation short to be broadcast on NickToons which will be a valuable addition to their portfolio/ CV.
One month after the competition opens the students will be invited into Nickelodeon to pitch to a panel of creative’s, to include Creative Director of Nickelodeon UK Peter Drake and Creative Manager of NickToons Tracey Cleland. Following feedback from this session, they will return to Nick a month later where they will present their full treatments. They will then have one month to produce their final pieces.
THE BRIEF:
To conceive, write and storyboard an idea for a piece of animation a minimum of 10 seconds long to a maximum of 30 seconds long. It should be character driven humour and can be any style of animation BUT the most important thing is it should make us and our audience laugh!!
Things to think about –
• Think about who your audience is and what makes them laugh
• Does your idea need to be scripted or does it just use visual humour
• Consider the use of audio - music, sound effects and voice over to enhance what you’ve created
• What style of animation would fit your idea appropriately
THE PRIZES:
The Winner
The winner will receive a month’s paid internship at Nickelodeon UK over the summer holidays plus a professional audio mix for their animated piece that will air on NickToons.
The Runners Up
4 x Runners Up will each receive a professional audio mix for their animated piece that will air on NickToons.
SCHEDULE:
• 9th April - Competition launches brief sent to colleges
• 6th and 7th May - Students to pitch initial ideas at Nick UK – this can be anything from a few lines to outline the story to some rough sketches.
• 12th and 13th June - Students to present full treatments – final script & storyboard at Nick UK
• 21st July - Final entries to be delivered – this should be your final animated idea with final picture and sound.
• 4th August - Winners announced (spots to appear on air and online)
• 1st September – Internship for winner to commence.
WEBSITES:
Check out the links below for information about NickToons and see examples of other animated pieces that currently air on the channel.
http://nick.co.uk/#/clips/491
http://nick.co.uk/#/clips/308
www.nick.co.uk/nicktoons
WITH NICKTOONS UK AND SKILLSET.
We got this brief in the end of last term and me and Luisa decided to do something about it:
Nickelodeon UK’s NickToons channel announces all new UK undergraduate animation talent search with Skillset.
Winner will scoop prestigious in-house role at Nickelodeon UK and have winning film broadcast on national TV.
SUMMARY OF THE CHANNEL:
NickToons UK is the UK and Ireland’s number 1 rating dedicated animation channel from the worlds’ favourite entertainment company, Nickelodeon. NickToons is the home of the best quality and funniest cartoon comedy from the UK and around the world – including the Annie Award winning SpongeBob SquarePants and BAFTA Award winning Purple and Brown from Aardman animations.
http://www.nick.com/
Our slogan is ‘Laugh Your Pants Off!’ and our aim is to be the funniest kids’ channel in the universe by becoming the champions of cartoon comedy. It’s cheeky, mischievous, a sucker for jokes and tries to break every rule that governs real life. Our promise to our kids - to do whatever it takes to make them laugh!
Few cartoon intros.
NickToons viewers are primarily Boys 6 to 9 years old and the NickToons channel was the #1 UK animation channel in 2007 with over 5 million individuals tuning in across the summer months. So far NickToons continues to be #1 animation channel for kids in 2008 with top rating shows SpongeBob SquarePants, Fairly Odd Parents and Avatar the Legend of Aang.
A bit of a history of a channel.
BACKGROUND OF THE COMPETITION:
We're looking to take up to 80 students from the Skillset approved animation courses in the UK through the professional pitching and treatment process to final delivery. They will be pitching to produce a 10 - 30 second funny animation short to be broadcast on NickToons which will be a valuable addition to their portfolio/ CV.
One month after the competition opens the students will be invited into Nickelodeon to pitch to a panel of creative’s, to include Creative Director of Nickelodeon UK Peter Drake and Creative Manager of NickToons Tracey Cleland. Following feedback from this session, they will return to Nick a month later where they will present their full treatments. They will then have one month to produce their final pieces.
THE BRIEF:
To conceive, write and storyboard an idea for a piece of animation a minimum of 10 seconds long to a maximum of 30 seconds long. It should be character driven humour and can be any style of animation BUT the most important thing is it should make us and our audience laugh!!
Things to think about –
• Think about who your audience is and what makes them laugh
• Does your idea need to be scripted or does it just use visual humour
• Consider the use of audio - music, sound effects and voice over to enhance what you’ve created
• What style of animation would fit your idea appropriately
THE PRIZES:
The Winner
The winner will receive a month’s paid internship at Nickelodeon UK over the summer holidays plus a professional audio mix for their animated piece that will air on NickToons.
The Runners Up
4 x Runners Up will each receive a professional audio mix for their animated piece that will air on NickToons.
SCHEDULE:
• 9th April - Competition launches brief sent to colleges
• 6th and 7th May - Students to pitch initial ideas at Nick UK – this can be anything from a few lines to outline the story to some rough sketches.
• 12th and 13th June - Students to present full treatments – final script & storyboard at Nick UK
• 21st July - Final entries to be delivered – this should be your final animated idea with final picture and sound.
• 4th August - Winners announced (spots to appear on air and online)
• 1st September – Internship for winner to commence.
WEBSITES:
Check out the links below for information about NickToons and see examples of other animated pieces that currently air on the channel.
http://nick.co.uk/#/clips/491
http://nick.co.uk/#/clips/308
www.nick.co.uk/nicktoons
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