This document outlines the pre-production process for an animation project. It includes style sheets, layout mockups, a list of required equipment and locations, contingency planning for potential issues, health and safety considerations, and a proposed 8-day schedule. The style is described as realistic with bold fonts that offer a fantasy feel. Mockups show work-in-progress on animating a Ned Stark character and goals for fluid animation. Potential issues addressed include not having enough time or access to facilities, with backup plans to work at home. Health risks like back strain and eye strain are considered.

1. Pre-Production

2. Style sheet
Game of thrones doesn’t really have any specific colour scheme, it’s more realistic with it’s
colours, the font is bold and serious, while offering a fantasy feel to it, it stand out and
strikes as being unique and probably adult.
This picture again really shows the bleakness and lack of colour which in my mind
symbolises a more serious and real show, it shows the reality and hardships of how life in a
feudal medieval time would be and this is why it stands out in the happy and unrealistic
shows we get today.

3. Layout 1
This is my my mock of Ned
Stark pixelated, it isn’t perfect
but I will improve it so it
reaches a standard suitable to
go into my final piece when I
reach this point I will have t
accurately animate it which
will be the difficult part, I plan
to be patient and use the
most of my time making it
look the best it possibly can so
I don’t finish with a product
that looks unfinished/poor

4. Layout 2
This is what I eventually want
mine to sort of look like, it has
solid animation and makes
the character look real and
fluid, this is key in an
animation if you want it to
look right, so I really need to
get this bit right or it surely
won’t look as intended, it
requires a lot of skill to be
able to do something like this
however so I doubt I’ll be able
to make it THIS good.

5. Props & Locations
Equipment/Tools Locations needed
Photoshop. York College: Sim Balk Ln, Bishopthorpe,
York YO23 2BB
Computer. My house.
Audition.
Headset.
Microphone.
Powerpoint.
Internet.

6. Contingency Planning
Potential Issue Solution
If I can’t animate or make the characters well
enough.
Instead of making my characters from looking
at actual pictures of them I will have to copy
already made pixel characters which will make
it a lot easier.
I run out of time. I will have to do work at home if I run out of
time at college.
If can’t get into college. I will do work at home.
Fire at college that burns it down. I will do work at home.
Work gets deleted. I have back ups on my emails.

7. Health and Safety
Potential Issue How will the issue be
avoided?
Position of the chair/ back strain. If my chair is in a awkward position or if I’m sat
in an awkward position my back could hurt a lot
which would be bad, I will sit upright.
An electric shock. Don’t stick fingers in sockets, or mess with
plugs.
Trip hazard with wires. Keep wires safely tucked away under desk to
assure no one trips over them and severely
hurts themselves.
Eye strain. Looking too long at a computer can cause
serious eye strain, to avoid this take breaks
often to let your eyes rest.
Falling backwards on your chair. If you fall backwards on your chair you could
really hurt yourself, to avoid this make sure
you’re sit firmly on your chair.
Fire hazards. If there is a fire you evacuate outside.

8. Schedule
Day Plan of Action Resources Required
Day 1  Finish Pre-Production.  Powerpoint, Computer.
Day 2  Start creating pixel characters.  Photoshop, Computer .
Day 3  Continue Pixel characters.  Photoshop, Computer.
Day 4  Finish off pixel characters.  Photoshop, Computer..
Day 5  Start animating characters.  Photoshop, Computer.
Day 6  Continue animating characters.  Photoshop, Computer.
Day 7  Finish animating characters.  Photoshop, Computer.
Day 8  Finishing touches in audition to add music.  Audition, Computer.