The document discusses the development of characters and genre for a film adaptation of Tom and Jerry. It was decided that the main characters would be portrayed as having a close, comedic relationship inspired by films like "21 Jump Street" and "Lets Be Cops". The genre would also be comedic. Several key locations were selected to advance the plot, including a school/classroom for scenes of the characters as students and an office to reveal it was all a dream at the end.

2. Character Relationship & Genre
• Main Characters- Tom & Jerry
Playing off the relationship and names of classic cartoon characters ‘Tom & Jerry’ that our
main characters with held. We therefore looked and researched films such as:
• ‘Lets Be Cops’
• ‘Bad Boys’
“You should look
• ‘21 Jump Street’
at 21 jump street,
and make their
• ‘Ride Along’
relationship
…like our audience feedback suggested
similar to that”
We did this, as like classic cartoon ‘Tom and Jerry’ we wanted to demonstrate a sense of
entertainment and comedy between two characters. From this research we concluded
typical codes and conventions such as character traits and a close knit relationship, that
we wanted inhibited within our two focal characters.
This persuaded us as a group to develop and story and plot of a more comedic
element/genre.

3. Location Recce Here are some selected locations we need to
execute plot points within our story:
•Office
This will not be shown of use until the very end of the
film, for when the audience is revealed that
everything was a dream
Jerry waking up Tom as adults
School/Classroom
•This location will be used for a large majority of the
story, particularly for when Tom and Jerry are
portrayed as young students. This includes plot
points such as:
Tom and Jerry in class
The fire alarm going off
The chase sequence between Tom, Jerry and The Mystery
Thief.

4. School fire alarm sound effect
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=myRr2k_ktMU
Scene 1-2 These pictures represent the classroom setting and bored body
language of Tom and Jerry as they sit in class.
This normal/everyday classroom
environment created a contrast of
unexpected drama that comes within the
next few plot points of the story such as
the theft, and fire drill.
These images in particular portray the
type of facial expression we want Tom
and Jerry mischievously exchange
looks before they turn into cops.
We want this part to be dramatically
funny and in slow motion similar to 21
jump street. (0:50-1:15)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BTFL1E3wU58

5. Scene 3-4
These images mainly conclude the
intense build up of action and
suspense, as the audience follow
Tom & Jerry in successfully finding
the vending machine thief
In comparison to previous
points in the story, this
segment of the film should be
of heightened excitement.

6. Scene 5 And lastly, these images represent the
final scene within our story when Tom and
Jerry suddenly awake, all to find out that
they had fallen asleep at their boring office
job, and all was a dream.
This should then portray a juxtaposition to
reality (when they are adults) and dreams
(when they are school children).

7. Scene 5 And lastly, these images represent the
final scene within our story when Tom and
Jerry suddenly awake, all to find out that
they had fallen asleep at their boring office
job, and all was a dream.
This should then portray a juxtaposition to
reality (when they are adults) and dreams
(when they are school children).