Genre is a French word meaning 'type' or 'style'. Genres vary, and different genres have different iconic objects and styles - for example comedy movies employ the use of slapstick comedy, and stimulate the audience to laugh; biography movies describe the life and times of a person. These are known identifiers. These are sometimes obvious and sometimes obscure: different movies may use different shots for a different purposes. Here is an example of a wordle:
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In my final animation, I will employ a comedy genre. This is because comedy movies are very light-hearted and give the audience a lot of joy.
There are 3 main structures of an animation's story - the beginning, the middle, and the end.
- The beginning introduces the characters, setting and the scene.
- The middle has the action. This could include love issues and friendship, or conflicts.
- The end is the climax of the whole piece. In the resolution, it is usually a happy ending (because that's what the audience likes).
Story 1
- Beginning: A computer mouse sees a piece of cheese a few metres away.
- Middle: He moves very slowly towards the cheese, however objects keep popping up in his way.
- End: The mouse gets to the cheese, only to realise it's gotten moldy by the time he reaches it.
Story 2
- Beginning: Two best friends meet and decide to head somewhere in a car.
- Middle: An alien attacks the car (which only one friend succeeded to get into), killing whomever was inside.
- End: The surviving friend destroys the alien and its spaceship.
Story 3
- Beginning: I see what looks like a Ferrari not too far away from me.
- Middle: I reach my hand out to the ferrari, with different shots between my outstretched hands and my facial expressions which show my desire for the car.
- End: I realise it's one of my toys and I stare down at the ground glumly.
Story Boards
A story board is what many graphic designers use as a preparation technique for their work. They design basic images for what they plan to do, and from that they add in the little details. The first storyboard is an example, and the second is the one I've created myself
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