REGULATORY BODIES | BBFC

Bbfc research from Tom_Adams

The Snowman | Different Angles

I designed the snowman in different positions turned so that people can understand the snowman in a more narrative context.

The Snowman | Different Emotions | Motions Sheet

Character | Initial Design Sheet

I designed these characters in photoshop and will go on to design the expressions sheet.

The Snowman | Character Bio /Design

Character Design Sheet

Character designs from Tom_Adams

Idea Class Feedback

Idea Feedback
What did you think of the feedback from your peers - was it useful, has it given you any new ideas?
The feedback I received from my peers was very useful as it gave me great potential in realising the big picture within my film ideas. Moreover the feedback was very detailed and outlined the opinions on not only the idea but the storyline and narrative as well as location detail and characters. The feedback I received has enriched my idea very much and has given me ideas on how I can develop it further.
Using the feedback which idea are you going to continue with and why?
Following the feedback we received I am going to go ahead with the Cold Snowman idea as that turned out to be the most liked out of all of the submitted ideas. 

Coming up With Ideas

Big Bang Theory

Big Bang Theory is a show based around a group of friends that hang out in a friends apartment, they live close to each other.

Medium/Format

The show is a long time running TV show set in America.

Overarching Story
In the show a group of friends hang out and live life together. The show follows them around they're everyday lives. Including set changes and differences in the environment.

Setting
The show is set in an American based New York Apartment and changes often from a cafe to a bar.

Main Characters
The main characters in Big Bang Theory are Sheldon Cooper, Penny, Leonard Hofstadter, Raj Koothrappali, Howard Wolowitz and Amy Farrah Fowler.

Supporting Characters
Supporting actors are often people around the scenes for example people in a cafe or rester ant with the main characters.

Target Audience
The Target Audience for The Big Band Theory is late teen to middle age viewers branching out to a wider range of audience type. People that often like to watch american sitcoms on a saturday night etc.

Animation Trends

Animated Movies
Common Trends in Animated Films are they are most comely sequels to movies that have already done well, animation creators do this to try and create another successful film. They are often made around franchise building and building on an already made or newly made franchise, this can then lead to the selling of franchise products and DVD's etc. They are made most commonly to cater to a family audience's and young audiences, this is to build on an already successful Target Market. The majority of animated films are computer animated rather then being made using alternate styles of animation for example rotoscope or hand drawn.
Animation Audiences are usually established over a few films and creators of new animated films can harness this audience base and entice them into ==-[~S
Number 1 Cartoon Show on Cartoon Network
Adventure Time

The cartoon Adventure Time was chosen the best Cartoon shown on the network by multiple film critics on-line as well as locally within my friend group.

Genre
The genre of the cartoon is Action Adventure /Kids.

Animation Style
The Animation Style of Adventure Time is Computer Animated.

Content
The Content of the Adventure Time cartoon is different exciting adventures and stories around a small talking dog and his friend who live in a kingdom with lots of different animals and types of people.

Target Audience
The Target Audience for Adventure Time is mainly teenagers although the show was originally intended for younger viewing audiences it widely became a show that older teenagers watch. Because older viewers generally understood more of it and could understand the immature side of the show.

Three Most Popular Animation Films in 2013 (Box Office)
1) Frozen

     Frozen was ranked number one most popular in animated films 2013.
Genre
The genre of the Movie is Action /Adventure /Comedy /Kids.

Animation Style
The Animation Style of Frozen is Computer Generated.

Content
The Content of Frozen Movie is Fearless optimist Anna teams up with Kristoff in an epic journey, encountering Everest-like conditions, and a hilarious snowman named Olaf in a race to find Anna's sister Elsa, whose icy powers have trapped the kingdom in eternal winter.

Target Audience
The Target Audience for Frozen is mainly young children who enjoy Disney Movies. Although this demographic was extended this is evidenced in Frozen's popularity not only among kids but older viewers alike.

2) Despicable Me 2

     Despicable Me 2 was ranked number two most popular in animated films 2013.

Genre
The genre of the Movie is Action /Comedy.

Animation Style
The Animation Style of Despicable Me 2 is Computer Generated.

Content
The Content of Despicable Me 2 is Gru is recruited by the Anti-Villain League to help deal with a powerful new super criminal.

Target Audience
The Target Audience for Despicable Me 2 is mainly young children who enjoy Animated Comedy Movies. Although the film is also popular among all ages the majority being young teenagers.

1) The Wind Rises

     The Wind Rises was ranked number one most popular in animated films 2013.

Genre
The genre of the Movie is Action and Adventure.

Animation Style
The Animation Style of The Wind Rises is mixed between computer generated and Rotoscope, what Studio Ghibli is famous for doing.

Content
The Content of The Wind Rises is A look at the life of Jiro Horikoshi, the man who designed Japanese fighter planes during World War II.

Target Audience
The Target Audience for The Wind Rises is a vast age range of people who are into serious animation. Moreover people who take an interest in Studio Ghibli or an Action /Adventure film in general.

The Most Watched Animation on Youtube
The Gummy Bear Song

Genre
The genre of the Gummy Bear Song is Comedy.

Animation Style
The Animation Style of The Gummy Bear song is Computer Generated Animated.

Content
The Content of The Gummy Bear Song is Cartoonish and funny moreover a small gummy bear dances around and sings a song.

Target Audience
The Target Audience for The Wind Rises is small children that like funny videos and songs.

Use of Shapes in Cartoons

Character Design

Coleman
Character Design is the combination of physical traits and narrative. The look of the character has to be informed by the personality and context, genre location and setting. The face is the primary channel to express emotion of a person (Colman), hence the many big headed cartoon characters. A lot can be said in the posture and body language.

Salarski
Hands are an effective way in expressing personality, how a character carries their weight also informs us about personality - particularly which body part they lead with.

Examples
Chest - Confidence strength heroic.

Pelvis - Lazy, laid back.

Head - Implies intelligence

Knees - Cowardice

Power and dominance revolve around expanding. 
Power: take space up + expand.
Weakness: making small, taking low space.

Walking Bear Animation | Explanation

The walking bear animation was created and we downloaded it exclusively through the blog. From there we imported it into After Effects and started to animate the arms and legs, we did this by adding pins to the beginning of the arms and the beginning of the legs. After that was done using key frames we animated the bear and made it move. Using the correct amount of key frames and spaces to execute the perfect animation.

Pixar Research Task

History of the Company

When pixar was originally founded in 1979 it was launched with the name of The Graphics Group. The company was founded on 1986 as Pixar Animation Studios by Steve Jobs, Ed Catmull and Alvy Ray Smith. The main share holder in the company is Steve Jobs who put the money into the company through Apple inc. in 1986. The Company was bought out in 2006 by the Walt Disney Company for $7.4 billion.

The cartoon Luxo Jr. is a short film based around a large and small desk lamp. They interact with various objects and move around. It was produced by Pixar and Directed by John Lasseter and was 132 seconds long. Luxo Jr. was the pinnacle project for Pixar as soon as they had launched in 1986. The Luxo lamp became a predominant part of Pixar's image as it was featured on their corporate logo to this day and shown at the launch of every feature length film they screen. 
The cartoon received nominations for awards including a nomination for an Academy Award in the category Best Short Film.







Disney
Disney bought complete ownership of Pixar in 2006. Prior to this there were associations with Disney and Pixar along with multiple discussions on their arrangements with who owes what etc. The first disagreements happened between Pixar and disney after the release of Toy Story 2. The film was originally intended to be a straight to video release rather then a theatrical release it was upgraded to a theatrical release during production. Pixar demanded that the film be counted towards the three-picture agreement but Disney refused, though profitable for both. Disney handled marketing and distribution and Pixar handled the creation and production of the film. Constant Mis Judgements and disagreements led to the purchase of Pixar by Disney for $7.4 billion in a massive stock deal, 2006.

Lucas Film

Lucas Film was the parenting company of Pixar Animations before it became an independent company in 1986. Lucas Firm is the company responsible for the Starwars films as well as the indiana Jones series of films. They are also responsible for a multitude of different films coming out. Lucas Film was founded by film maker George Lucas in 1971. In January 2012 Lucas announced that his company would no longer focus on big budget block busters but rather smaller and more independently budged films.

Tin Toy

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Tin Toy is a full length CGI Short Film created by Pixar in 1988. It was directed by John Lasseter and had a running time of 5 minutes. It had a production budget of $300,000 dollars. Tin Toy was the first pixar film to win the company an Oscar. It won the Oscar an Academy Award in Best Animated Short Film category.

John Lasseter
John Lasseter is fundamentally important within the company as he was one of the key founders and funders, moreover he was involved in the initial creation of all the short films that started and created Pixar in the film industry. The films that got them discovered and the films that led up to big releases such as Toy Story. These short films being Tin Toy and Luxo Jr.

Working Culture and Environment
The working culture and environment within Pixar is designed to be very relaxed and chilled, moreover like apples culture the studio was designed with people in mind and within following this scheme its very open planned and its about interacting and creating a great working environment. For example when tours of the studios are happening the workers are often seen hanging about and although doing work, they are doing it in a very relaxed and chilled manner.

Animation Research

FILM
I chose to study Finding Nemo as my main film case study.


Release Year
Finding Nemo was Released in 2003

Company Who Made it
Finding Nemo was developed and made by Walt Disney Pictures, Pixar Animation Studios and Disney Enterprises.

Director
Finding Nemo was co-directed by Andrew Stanton and Lee Unkrich.

Animation Style
The animation style of Finding Nemo is CGI /computer generated Animation style.

Target Audience
The Target Audience for Finding Nemo is unisex children and teenagers and also avid fans of all ages. People who are fans of Ellen Degeneres and the main vocal leading artists were also targeted as the prime audience for this film.

Purpose of the Animation
The Purpose of the Animation was purely to entertain an audience and break a landmark in computer created Animation, more-over Finding Nemo was considered a land mark in animation and broke all previous records.

My Opinion on the Film
I personally feel the film is very entertaining, its the perfect combination of world renowned voice actors and comedy and that is why it is one of my favourite films.

SHORT FILM
I chose to study Geri's Game as my main Short Film case study.



Release Year
Geri's Game was Released in 1997

Company Who Made it
Geri's Game was developed and made by Walt Disney Pictures and Pixar Animation Studios.

Director
Geri's Game was directed by Jan Pinkava.

Animation Style
The animation style of Geri's Game is CGI /computer generated Animation style.

Target Audience
The Target Audience for Geri's Game is fond animation enthusiasts and the general public. Being played at the end of the feature length Pixar Film meant that the Short reached a whole new audience.

Purpose of the Animation
The Purpose of the Animation was to benchmark Pixar's development in the CGI animation genre. Moreover it was a good animation that pixar could pitch to win short film Oscars and much more.

My Opinion on the Film
I personally love this little animation. It showed the true benchmark standard that Pixar set for animation in 1997. Before other companies started following suite.

TV SERIES
I chose to study Wallace & Gromit as my main TV Show case study.


Release Year
Wallace & Gromit was originally Released in 1993

Company Who Made it
Wallace and Gromit was developed and Originally Made by Aardman Animations.

Director
Wallace and Gromit was originally Directed by Nick Park and Steve Box.

Animation Style
The animation style of Wallace and Gromit was stop motion.

Target Audience
The Target Audience for Wallace and Gromit is children and young adults. A wide range of ages in fact.

Purpose of the Animation
The Purpose of the Animation was to entertain people and pitch the bench mark as the most advance stop motion film to date.

My Opinion on the Film
I personally have a love hate relationship with Wallace and Gromit. I dislike it as a whole but admire the animation abilities displayed. Plus there are some episodes and aspects that make me laugh.

WEB SERIES
I chose to study Salad Fingers as my main web series animation.

Release Year
Salad Fingers was originally Released in July 2004.

Company Who Made it
Salad Fingers was released by Fat-Pie Productions.

Director
Salad Fingers was originally Directed by David Firth.

Animation Style
The animation style of Salad Fingers was hand drawn and then made into computer generated animation.

Target Audience
The Target Audience for Salad Fingers is teenagers and young adults.

Purpose of the Animation
The Purpose of the Animation is to entertain people in a disturbing and fruitful manor.

My Opinion on the Film
I personally really love Salad Fingers and admire it for its quirkiness and originality.

MUSIC
I chose to study Kedvesem by ByeAlex as my main music case study.


Release Year
Kedvesem was originally Released in November 2012 and was Hungary's choice for the eurovision 2013.

Company Who Made it
The song was created under the Goldilox Music Label.

Director
Kedvesem was created and directed by the artist ByeAlex.

Animation Style
The animation style of Kedvesem is computer generated, the video also includes lyrics.

Target Audience
The Target Audience for Kedvesem is people based within europe. Moreover people of any age and gender also as the song is family friendly.

Purpose of the Animation
The Purpose of the Animation is to entertain people and present the song.

My Opinion on the Film
I personally like the music video to this song as it is clean and easy to understand. Although in a different language, we can understand the aspects and dialogue that we need to understand.

ADVERT
I chose to study The British Gas Advert as my main Advert case study.

Release Year
The Advert was originally Released in 2012.

Company Who Made it
The Advert was created for British Gas .

Director
The Advert was created and directed by the company itself.

Animation Style
The animation style of The Advert is puppet style hand drawn turned into CGI.

Target Audience
The Target Audience for the advert is people who watch TV. More specifically the mainstream audience.

Purpose of the Animation
The Purpose of the Animation is to inform people of the service that british gas provide and the number to call.

My Opinion on the Film
I understand this advert well and think it diversify s from the regular advert. Moreover it works well reaching out families and all ages as it is vibrant, different and easy to understand.

Rotoscoping Animation | Dancing Tom | Explanation

This rotoscoping animation was created in Photoshop by firstly filming footage through a camera, importing the footage into the laptop and then importing that footage into Photoshop for the animation stages, in the animation stages we started off with creating the key frames needed throughout the time line. The keyframes were filled with the original footage taken broken up into photos. We then selected the absolute only keyframes that we needed throughout the few second animations.

Animated Butterfly | Example GIF | GIF Explanation

We created these three example GIFS through photoshop. Integrating multiple layers to achieve the ideal product. We used key frames to map out the timeline and in each keyframe detail was added to create the overall ideal product. Then we separated each frame out by time to lengthen out our animations. This meant that we could achieve our desired outcome within the product. Key parts of this project were moving objects to the correct location and at making sure the animation was timed accordingly with the objects etc.

Moving Car | Example GIF

Rocket | Example GIF