Graphics Reference
In-Depth Information
• All tadpoles look the same to us so, aside from color, all the models are the same.
There is still a lot to animate but suddenly we are in the realm of feasibility for the
individual animator.
• Underwater is a hard place to be for an animator, but thinking carefully about style
choices often makes this feasible as well.
• It allows us to look at a time that was awkward for many of us with empathy and
humor.
• It turns teenage angst into a
comedy
.
• It maintains the essentials of the premise while adding appeal and entertainment
value.
• It works as an animation because the characters are stylized and the medium provides
imaginative possibilities.
New Premise: A green tadpole is taunted by her slightly smaller friends as she begins her
transformation into a frog.
Theme or concept: Some of us grow faster than others, but it is going to happen to
everyone.
Story Structure
Just as the Hero's Journey provides the basic structure for most feature fi lms, there is a basic
structure for linear short animations:
•
Exposition
: The main character and location are introduced. The character
may or may not be fl awed, but we immediately know who he or she is and what
he or she
wants
.
Early Bloomer: One young, slightly larger green tadpole struggles to keep up with
her four slightly smaller playmates in a game of follow the leader.
