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What are UFO's? - advanced negotiated pitch


Advanced Negotiated Pitch:
What kids think of: UFO’s
Intro:

‘What kids think of: UFO’s’ is a short documentary-style film asking a range of children what they think about aliens, using different styles of animation to illustrate and accentuate the narrative. The storyline will depend entirely on the children’s response as will the animation.
Aims & Objectives:
The main objective of this film is to give insight into a child’s mind through a fun subject, by working with a diverse range of young people using interviews and art activities; to research stop-motion animation methods via books and the internet; to test the results before applying them to the finished product.
Research and Discussion:
The title sequence will be created using paper stop-motion animation – also known as ‘cut-out animation’. This technique consists of making flat paper characters, props and backgrounds that are manoeuvred and simulated to create a simple animation by photographing each frame.
This style of animation is particularly popular with children and novices as it provides a simple and easy means of creating an animation without the complexity of technology or animation softwares.
Cut-out animation is also the oldest style of animation, dating back to 1916. Argentinian cartoonist and animation director Quirino Cristiani was responsible for making the world’s first two animated features: El Apóstol (1916) and Sin dejar rastros (1918). He was also the first person to create animation by using only cardboard cutouts.
The title sequence will be inspired by one particular artist, Rachel Ryle, because of the style of her work and its appeal to children and young adults. The paper drawings are simple, sweet and colourful. Her work can be found on her Instagram page and on her website: http://www.rachelryle.com/.
Theoretically, a child’s mind changes as they grow older so it might be said that their imagination becomes less surreal and more influenced by facts and logic. Therefore the children interviewed will be aged between around 8-16 so as to ascertain a wider range of knowledge and imagination.
The participants will be allowed to express their views and opinions on the subject, whilst being gently guided in the right direction to avoid too much digression, and also create their own individual artwork. They will be encouraged to draw pictures using whatever materials they prefer of anything to do with the subject. These drawings will then be scanned into a computer and used to create simple narrative animations as well as in the title sequence.
A number of volunteer organisations such as the Boys Brigade, Girl Guides and Rangers will be interviewed in early March (2016) at their meeting place with the supervision of their leaders – who will be informed of all that will take place. A letter will be sent out a few weeks prior to filming containing information about the film and the filming process with a parental consent form attached for filming and internet distribution.
Summary:
In summary this film project will revolve around the imaginations of a wide range of children. The animation and narrative should reflect their thought processes which will be enhanced through (stop-motion) animation, by researching and developing a style that will appeal to children and young adults.

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