The document presents three ideas for a second year film project. Idea One involves bringing 2D, 3D, and stop motion characters to life who discover they are characters in the film. Idea Two is for a movie trailer about characters interacting with a mysterious blue substance that can heal and harm. Idea Three is a personal film about raising awareness of bereavement among young people, based on the filmmaker's experience losing a friend.

1. 2nd Year Film
My Three Ideas
By Emily Johnson

2. Idea One
The 2D, 3D and Stop Motion Characters.

3. Idea One: The Story
A University Animation Student is working at her desk, sketching character ideas.
She stops drawing a quick sketch of a character’s outline, puts down her pencil,
picks up the piece of paper and screws it up - tossing it in the paper bin beside
her desk. She then stands up and leaves the room.
An unfinished Stop Motion Armature model named Slim is sitting on the desk.
When the Student leaves, the Model stirs, blinking his eyes. He stands up and
hurriedly makes his way to the edge of the desk, looking below at the paper bin.
He makes a “fishing rod” out of a pencil, a piece of string and paper clip and
lowers it down into the paper bin. He grabs the screwed up piece of paper, and
hoists it back up onto the desk. Slim opens up the screwed up piece of
paper, revealing Sketch, the character drawing on the paper. Slim reaches
towards Sketch’s head on the paper, and grabs his outline - then pulls him off the
paper. Sketch blinks, coming to life, looking around and he looks at his rescuer.
They both look happy to meet each other.
Slim and Sketch then wander across the desk to a piece of paper with writing on
it. In large letters, the paper says “2nd Year Film.” The two characters look at one
another sadly, knowing that they will not be in the movie as they are unfinished
and unwanted.

4. Whilst Sketch is coming to terms with his existence, Slim seems like he has an
idea. He gestures to Sketch, then points to the Student’s computer. They nod at
each other determinedly, and quickly make their way to the keyboard.
Slim and Sketch work together to try and find anything that may give them
answers as to what the Student is using in her final film - and why they are not
good enough for it. They come across a file named “Unfinished 3D Character
Idea” and they open it. The file opens and within it is a colourful simplistic 3D
Character made up of basic shapes named CMYK. Slim and Sketch look closer
at this Character until suddenly she comes to life. CMYK blinks, looking around
and notices the two characters that are staring at her. Excited, CMYK jumps out
of the screen to greet them. She seems curious and care free. Slim and Sketch
show CMYK the Student’s brief which changes her mood entirely. She looks sad
and shares the same sentiment as her two new friends.
The three of them continue their search to find what the Student will be using in
her final film. They manage to find a Movie File named “2nd Year Film”.
Delighted, they open it - and can not believe their eyes. Upon the screen, they
see themselves, looking at the screen. Confused, Slim turns his head behind him,
and the version of himself on the screen copies simultaneously. A few seconds go
by - and then they realise what this means. It means they are in the final film after
all!

5. The Characters
This is a
finished
Character
concept for the
Characters
Sketch, CMYK
and Slim.

6. Reasons why I like this idea:
 1) It’s a Challenge. I’ve not properly attempted to animate in 3D or in
Stop Motion before but I believe this idea gives me the perfect
opportunity to try it out.
 2) I think the idea is a strong one and if done well, will look great when
it’s finished.
 3) I like the Story. I like how the Characters are trying to find out why
they are not being used in the film when it turns out they are the final
film. Anyone watching the film knows that but they don’t realise it until
the end. Which I think makes a really nice story.
 4) I have ideas of how I’m going to achieve all the effects I’m trying to
achieve. For example, Sketch will be animated by hand, and each time
I draw his out line I’m not going to do it perfectly, which should
hopefully create a shifty moving effect that I’m going to try and
achieve.
 5) The background/back drop of the entire film will be a real life
location.

7. Idea Two
The Movie Trailer

8. Idea Two: The Story of “F-2-O”
“Finally, calm had come over this wasteland, and the place
where my home town once stood had turned to dust...”

9. Idea Two: The Story “F-2-O”
Main Events:
- Kia and Lear are best friends, Lear tells Kia of how his father takes him to
his laboratory on a regular basis to look at some weird blue goo (F-2-O), and how
he says it’s able to harm you and heal you. Kia is fascinated by this and asks to
see it. Lear takes Kia into the laboratory basements while his father is not around
to show Kia the F-2-O.
- Lear’s father dies – this affects Lear’s and Kia’s friendship.
- Lear grows up scarred by how his father died.
- Lear studies science and electronics in school and develops his already
strong understandings and skills in the subjects, he accepts a job at the laboratory
where his father worked to require more data and research into the F-2-O’s power
– as no other person knows of its healing ability.
- It is learned that F-2-O has an effect on the brain – it can quickly allow the
mind to be consumed by its potential power – but it would only depend the person
how the mind will deal with it.
- Kia returns to the story as a young woman looking for Lear, she becomes
concerned when Lear shows the same signs his father showed when he was
becoming obsessed with the F-2-O. Kia attempts to help Lear open up to
her, where she then learns that he plans to use the F-2-O for another purpose.

10. - Lear builds a suit that can harness the power of F-2-O and turn it into a powerful
weapon – this gives him the ability to fly at high speeds and cause explosions on a high
scale – it also means he cannot be stopped by any other force such a bullets as the F-2-
O flows throughout the suit and heals the body before it can become harmed. Lear tries
to convince himself that he did this to help the world, to give people protection – but he
soon became devoured by the power and uses it to take control of the world. He soon
goes too far, and begins to destroy it.
- Kia sought safety in the deep basements of the laboratories where Lear worked
and moved her mother and herself there to escape from Lear’s wrath. Her mother was
being nursed at home and was very sick, and without the proper care was surely going
to die. Kia felt so certain that it was God’s plan that she knew Lear – and he was going to
become the person the end the world – that she believed she had been chosen to stop
him. She had the access to the laboratories and to the remaining F-2-O substances, and
was the only other person alive to be aware of F-2-O’s other power – healing. Lear has a
suit, so Kia was sure she was unable to stop him. She began to pray to God, asking him
for help... Suddenly, she remembers what happened to Lear’s father when he climbed
into the container of F-2-O – it destroyed him. She wonders is the F-2-O will have the
same effect on her. She decides that God will spare her if it all went wrong, but she
believes that the F-2-O will not harm her – but instead, give her to power to heal. She
climbs into the F-2-O container, but nothing happened – it was like she had slipped into a
bath. She climbs out, confused, why did it not harm her? And why did it not react to her?
She returns to her mother, who informs her she is about to pass away. Kia’s mother asks
to hold her daughters hand and tells her to trust’s God’s plan. As she closes her eyes to
die, her decayed body suddenly begins to morph back into a healthy one. Her faces

11. Character Sketches
These are some Character
Sketches
of Lear and Kia. Their
appearances
may change quite a lot during
development but this is rather
close to what I imagine them to
look like.
These sketches are them as
their young stages.
I wanted it to be obvious to their
personalities in their appearance
as they are both very opposite to
one another.

12. Reasons why I like this idea:
 1) I started to write this Story idea a few years ago but never finished it,
I’ve never forgot about it because it’s one of my favorite ideas I’ve ever
had. I decided a long time ago that this was an idea for a feature length
movie rather than a written story. This means making this into a 2
Minute Trailer would be a great opportunity for me to develop this idea
as though it was a feature length film.
 2) This would be a great opportunity to experiment will all kinds of
dynamic and interesting animation effects.
 3) I really like the Story and have wanted to do something with it for
quite some time.
 4) This idea is very different to anything I’ve done before and I would
get a lot of enjoyment out of developing this idea.

13. Idea Three
Young Persons Bereavement
Awareness

14. Idea Three: Young Persons Bereavement
Awareness
This Idea is a lot different to my other two ideas. And is a rather personal subject.
On Wednesday the 28th of July 2010 I was visiting UCLAN during Flying Start. I
was sitting in Source Bar with a group of new friends I had made during the visit
when I received a text from an unknown number.
That text message changed my life.
The text message had been sent from the boyfriend of my very close friend Katie.
It said “I’m sorry to inform you of this in this way, but we didn’t want you to find out
some other way from someone else…” I realized that this text message was
about to tell me some bad news. I stepped outside the Bar, and continued to read
the text,
“Katie passed away Saturday morning after suffering a Cardiac Arrest whilst in
hospital.”
This message came as quite a shock as I was unaware Katie was in hospital at
all. The Cardiac Arrest had happened suddenly with out warning after large blood
clots reached her heart. This is what she was being treated in hospital for.
She was 19 years old.

15. Idea Three: Young Persons Bereavement
Awareness
The following few weeks and months were very difficult for me. I was about to
start at University and was moving out, lots of things were happening all at
once and on top of everything I was only just coming to terms with a best
friend passing away.
I was completely unprepared for losing a friend. No one had ever said to me
whilst growing up “You might lose a friend. A friend, a young person, might
die.” I had been prepared for losing family members and losing a family pet,
but never for losing a friend.
This is the notion I am going to concentrate on when developing this film.
Something that is very important to explain, this film would not be about
Katie, but more about myself and how I came to terms with losing Katie and
how I coped during the Bereavement.
This film would be aimed at Young People around the same age who may
have also had a similar experience; and also to raise awareness to other
young people that it is possible to lose a friend at a young age.

16. Idea Three: Young Person’s Bereavement
Awareness
For this film, I would use artistic approaches to
the Animation, such as using different art
styles such as Water Colours, Pop Art, “Paper
Cut Outs” etc.
An example of a style I would use for
Inspiration can be seen in the recent Twinings
Herbal Tea Advert.
As this film doesn’t really have a “Story
Structure” – it would mostly be narrated by
myself and I would animate the film based on
what I am talking about.
I like this idea a lot because there is an awful
lot of personal touches I would be able to use.
There are many things I would be able to talk
about and elaborate on to produce a really
strong and interesting finished film.
This film would mean a lot to me and I will be
able to put my heart into making it.

17. Thank You For Listening
Idea One: The 2D, 3D and Stop Motion
Characters.
Idea Two: The Movie Trailer. “F-2-O”
Idea Three: Young Persons
Bereavement Awareness.
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