Ideas for Minor Project

I took sometime to think of what I really want to do for my project and I've come up with several ideas.

List of ideas:

1) The Forgotten Watch

 The story revolves around a pair of limited edition watch. A girl begs her dad to get it for her birthday. The watch and her are best friends and she would wear it wherever she went. However, one day, she accidentally hits the face of the glass on her hard surface, leaving it cracked. She did not want it anymore and decided to have it sold in a garage sale. The animation would be back and forth between the watch’s POV and the girl’s character.

2) Put a Stop!

An advertisement kind of animation about Human Trafficking to raise awareness of the current rising problem in the world. It’s a factual/ inforgraphics type of animation

3) The Opportunity

In a visit to the yearly summer garage sale held within the estate, the character bought a pair of glasses from an old lady who had an entire table of antiques. Little did the character know that those pair of glasses were nowhere ordinary. Every time he wears them, he would see an integration of this world and the next. He was initially scared but got over it eventually as he saw this as an opportunity to say his final goodbye to his sister. As an older brother, he was in charge of his sister’s well being. One unfortunate afternoon when they were hanging out at their pool, he took his eyes off her and she walked into the pool and drowned. The guilt ate his soul. With these glasses, he wanted to tell how sorry he was and see her for the last time. End shot would be the sister touching his face and say “It’s not your fault. I love you” or an action that’s able to translate the same meaning.

4) Celebration

The character goes to visit her grandparents in their village over summer. As a city girl, she always finds it fascinating to be living away from the hustle and bustle of a city. During her visit, she learnt to rediscover herself and the culture she almost have forgotten. She got the chance to celebrate a Muslim Festival, Eid Mubarak the kampong(Village) style.

As I look at my ideas, I feel idea #2 is more of an "off the shelf" sort of idea. Though I am keen in doing such animation, I have given a thought of what I am able to be able to achieve from that. Would the animation be able to successful to put the message out there?

So, I gave it a bit of thought and I’d like to do both Character and Environment animation in the future. By the end of an animation, I would like to evoke sentimental emotions and I believe idea #3 has a lot of potential in this prospect. 

Also, I have looked at a lot of animations and as per the examples above. In Tamara, few lines were used and in Alma no narration was needed. Yet, it's a successful animation as it was able to tell the story visually. I would like to able to achieve as such for my animation too.