Danny Bradley proposes a 60 second stop motion animation titled "The Toys Have Escaped" featuring evil moving toys that escape from a toy box. Inspired by the surreal horror styles of Brothers Quay and Jan Svankmajer, Danny will create the animation for Channel 4's E4 logo competition. He will storyboard the animation, source broken toys to use as characters, and experiment with techniques like black and white film grain effects to convey the creepy visual message. A soundtrack of horror-themed songs will accompany the animation. Danny's risk assessment and production materials will be submitted separately.

1. Unit 33 Stop Motion Animation
Statement of intent
Task: Generate finished ideas for a 60 second stop motion animation, with
original soundtrack.
(You must consider your potential audience. You should submit: An
appropriate treatment/script; a detailed and annotated storyboard with
timings; All pre-production test material (visual and sound) and
development work).
Candidate name: Danny Bradley Theme: E stings
Title of the Animation:
The Toys have escaped!
Story or plot of animation
Insired by the style of Brothers
Quay and Jan Svankmajer
OSSUARY 1970, seen right I
have decided to create an
animation that is surreal and
scary. I want to create evil
moving toys that escape from
a toy box.
I was inspired by the story of
the film Childsplay, where a
serial killer Charles Lee Ray get
shot by police he uses a
voodoo spell to transfer his soul into a doll called
Chucky which is then given to a boy called Andy and
Chucky the doll begins killing people.

2. Reasons for selection of theme (including inspiration from the work of others)
I choose to create an E sting
because you can create a stop
motion on any theme as long as the
E4 logo appears. The logo also can
appear in any format. It is a really
versatile competition and winning
the completion would be amazing
exposure for my work.
I thought I an Ident that was slightly
creepy would fit in will with the programming as Channel 4 have a history of
making horror movies by Film 4 including:
Kill List (co-production with UK Film Council, Warp X, Screen Yorkshire and
Rook Films)
Dead Man’s Shoes
Hush (co-production with Warp X, Pathé, Screen Yorkshire, UK Film Council
and Optimum Releasing)
Every year they hold a film festival called Fright fest in London. Also they
regularly show horror films on E4 and Channel 4 films.

3. Target Audience
According to Channel 4 E4 is...
E4 is the entertainment destination for a cutting edge young audience
Its eccentric and witty persona and strong branding make it a massive talking
point
E4 is on Freeview, DSAT and cable, and E4 HD on Sky increasing its
audience potential big time
It also won channel of the year at The Broadcast Awards in Feb 2011
E4 is one of the most original digital channels, sucessfully launching mega
hits like Skins, The Inbetweeners and Misfits
With loads of Facebook appreciation groups, E4 is here to entertain
e4.com reaches 2m+ a month and has great brand opportunities
Equipment needed
Broken toys including dolls – such as the ones seen below
Camera
Tripod.
I will need to make a plain white set from white foam board

4. Techniques that will be used and how they will help convey the visual
message
I will place the camera in front of
the action and above it. I will also
add effects such as turning the
animation black and white and
add a grain to it. This will make the
animation look older and more
creepy. Seen on the right.
I will zoom in and out and
experiment with depth of field to
place more focus on different
parts of the action.
I will explain this more in my story board and dope sheet.
Ideas for sound track
Possible ideas that will suit my horror theme include:
"The Ghost Song" - The Doors
“Blunderbuss” Jack White
“Autographs” Rolling Stones
"The Battle of Evermore" - Led Zeppelin
"Sympathy For The Devil" - Rolling Stones
"This House Is Haunted" - Alice Cooper
"Wicked Annabella" - The Kinks
"Black Sabbath" - Black Sabbath
"Swamp Witch" - Jim Stafford
"Legend Of Wooley Swamp" - Charlie Daniels Band
"Werewolves of London" - Warren Zevon
Risk and health and safety considerations
Risk Assessment attached to story board & dope sheet