Building Better Content - Ideas for the Animated Short - page 53

This turns Poor Bogo into a more complex piece. The confl ict is character against character.
The child wants to stay awake and expand on the story of Bogo . This confl ict is negotiated
as the audience watches the child's imagination and the continuing story of Bogo . We have
a story within a story.
Bogo is the hero of the child's story. He is in pursuit of candy. His confl ict is twofold. He is
in confl ict with his environments. They pose physical obstacles to successfully gathering
candy: treasure chests, ice cubes, and falling stars. He is also in confl ict with the father. The
father uses logic to dispel the obstacles just before Bogo can get the candy. And when the
obstacles disappear, so does the candy. This has an emotional effect on Bogo and he relies
on the child to infuse his goal with continued situations and hope.