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I decided to edit the script once the storyboard and animatic have been finalized. The reason for this was because, a lot of changes would've occurred even after trying to copy the script shot by shot. I felt as though it would be nice to show my progress of the script throughout the different changes that it had gone through.

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So, after having seen what the animatic was like, I decided to change the story up a bit by trying to emphasize the idea of Azra losing her imaginary friend.
I wanted her dinosaur toy to be a symbol in the animation which was why I decided to leave it alone on the table with the birthday cake, to properly emphasize the idea of growing up.
What could I improve on? I feel as though the flashback could be improved a lot more since it feels extremely rushed, so, I feel as though I should've added a few additional shots of Azra trying to find Pierre, however, she ends up finding the dinosaur toy instead at the end of the game. I felt as though this was extremely appropriate since I wanted to emphasize AGAIN the idea of loneliness and how close they both were in the treehouse.
What was I proud of? I really liked the idea of using Azra's drawings as cut away shots which made it seem like they are both out of time and that they won't be together anymore. I wanted to make this animation sad so I felt as though showing the audience how close they are as friends makes the ending have a stronger impact.

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Film directing Shot by Shot by Steven D.Katz

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Film directing Shot by Shot by Steven D.Katz

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I went to Waterstones today with a friend and checked the film section to see if there were some books that I could find that would help me with my research. Luckily, I found a book named "film directing shot by shot, visualizing from concept to screen" by Steven d.Katz.
It was able to help me with script writing since it helped me be able to ask questions such as "What is the purpose of this scene?", "What do you want the characters to feel?", "What do you want the audience to find out?" etc. It allowed me to question what were the intentions that I wanted to show through the script and why it would be necessary to include them. By doing this, I was able to develop the story to the best of my capabilities and solve issues within the story for example: the plot holes, emotions of the characters etc

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Screenshot of a script writing community I am part of

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I forgot to post this screenshot that I had done this later in the semester but it was of me uploading one of my last few attempts of the script to a script writing community. I saw that it was an extremely active community that I feel as though would help give me criticism on the work that I had done a that point. The reason I did this was to receive opinions and feedback from people who I didn't know about and that they can share their take on the story and help improve my work.

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I was extremely fortunate that three people had liked my post about my script. I also received a kind and helpful comment from a stranger called 'dianevans', who really liked the idea growing up and how Azra's (the girl's) childhood is not going to be there forever and that she has to grow up. They also gave extremely constructive criticism about my script since they stated that I had to create a new scene header for the flashback, so the production team can know that there has been a shift in time.
This really helped me format my script a lot better and that I was able to take their feedback extremely well so I was pleased that someone responded to my post.

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Here is the update that I have done for the animatic for my group project. I tried to time the scenes appropriately. I should be colouring soon so i can show the difference in lighting after having switching off the lights and before the lights are switched off.
It was frustrating at first to make the animatic however I persevered and managed to complete the lineart.
It was honestly good exercise to understand what worked well in the story and what needed to be changed. However, most of the shots stayed the same when compared to my rough animatic.

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Here is the rough Animatic that I ended up doing for my group project. It is extremely rough so it isn't close to its final stage yet. I wanted to experiment a bit since I tried to follow the storyboard and the script perfectly. I could've used the panels of the storyboard for the animatic, however, I felt as though I wanted to capture some sort of movement of the characters within this so the animators could have an understanding on how the film would feel like.
I feel extremely proud making this since it is a story that I have tried to develop to the best of my capabilities with the help of my peers and tutors.
To understand animatics a lot better, I tried to look at references from youtube such as this link here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b3lxhjkEyDQ
I found it extremely useful

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I chose to edit my storyboard, by adding the actions and descriptions of the scenes so I could be able to create an animatic based on this. I feel as though it was extremely effective for me since I based this heavily on the script.

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I made this storyboard in Procreate.

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I was able to watch a video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FobYdp19LR0 which helped me understand how to improve a storyboard.
Since this animation isn't too dramatic or intense, I wanted to keep the shots simple yet effective. I wanted to really focus on the child's emotions throughout the whole story since I wanted to heavily focus that she isn't okay with the idea that her imaginary friend, Pierre, is going to be leaving after her eighth birthday.

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This is the final part of my storyboard.
The next step that I need to do is work on the animatic after having written down what happens in each frame.

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This is the final attempt on the script and I have managed to finalize the story for my group's stop motion animation.
We aren't too sure on what the name of the project will be but we will be able to come up with a name at some point.
This script, is based on the most recent thumbnails that I have done with my group.
I was able to learn how to format a script properly by watching a youtube video.
The link is this  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q3b-SeOUIw0&t=8s
It has honestly been able to help me format the properly and be able to help my team and I properly storyboard the animation.

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I used Procreate to make this storyboard, however, I should be adding the details of what is happening in the storyboard based off the script later on. I wanted to get the initial idea right before writing the emotions, lines and movements of the characters.
Another link that I used to base the storyboard off the script is watching this video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UtUwyU5wEEY
it helped quite a bit since I was able to properly base the scenes off the script.

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THUMBNAILS FOR STORYBOARD (BASED ON MY SCRIPT FOURTH ATTEMPT)

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THUMBNAILS FOR STORYBOARD (BASED ON MY SCRIPT FOURTH ATTEMPT)

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So, previously we had decided to create thumbnails to help with the storyboard for my group's stop motion animation. We were able to fix a lot of the issues that we had for the plot and tried to think as a team what would suit the story better.
So, for the story, we decided to include cut away shots so we can avoid doing too much unnecessary movement for the puppets. We felt as though the best way to show these cut away shots is to show still shots of photographs of the two characters, so we can show how close they are and how much they spend time together. That the imaginary friend has always been there for the child and that the kid's escapism is their treehouse.
We also thought that there would be a huge significance for the 'cake', since it is such an important symbol for the story. We wanted to make the whole idea of blowing the candles similar to a timer and on how the childhood friend, Pierre, will be leaving by the end.
This exercise managed to help us create an extremely solid story for our two minute limit and try to create something not too complicated but something that could impact the audience.

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RESEARCH QUESTION: Will I be able to create a storyboard and animatic, as well as write and format a script for a short animation during this semester?

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RESEARCH QUESTION: Will I be able to create a storyboard and animatic, as well as write and format a script for a short animation during this semester?

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So, for my research paper, I decided to use the John's model as my reflective cycle. The reason why I chose this cycle in particular was because it was a cycle that I have been doing subconsciously throughout my other reports but also I felt as though this model was the best choice for me. I specifically chose this model since I would be focusing on a topic completely new to me, so I wanted to focus heavily on my feelings and thoughts throughout the whole process as well as the feedback from classmates and teachers that I will be receiving throughout this module.

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I had reviewed my script with my group as well as one of my tutors and there were still things that needed fixing. When working on the script I noticed that there were a lot of questions regarding Azra's (the girl) emotions. Why was she feeling sad? How will we demonstrate these emotions to the audience? These questions really made me struggle with trying to solve them.
To create a solution to this, we decided to create thumbnail drawings of a rushed version of the storyboard so we could fully understand how scenes would be shown in the animation and how things would be changed when noticing the anomalies.
This exercise honestly helped a lot since we were able to remove scenes that were really unnecessary and be able to cut down the length of the script while working on this.

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THUMBNAILS FOR STORYBOARD (BASED ON MY THIRD ATTEMPT ON THE SCRIPT)

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THUMBNAILS FOR STORYBOARD (BASED ON MY THIRD ATTEMPT ON THE SCRIPT)

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As a group to also help visualize the storyboard as well as the scene for the animation, we decided to create rough sketches of thumbnails for the storyboard. We were basing these off one of the script attempts that I had, so we can play around by moving scenes that we felt were necessary.
Luckily enough, the beginning of the animation stayed the same since it was a fleshed out opening, however, the rest of the script had to have minor changes to the story as well as details.
This exercise extremely helped me visualize the storyboard as well as the set when trying to animate the short film. This method also allowed us to communicate as a team and express ideas to help solve plot holes for the story.
This exercise helped show me that communication and how everyone in the group was able to express their ideas and narrative for the story which helped improve our issues with the story.
In addition to this, I watched a youtube video, to help how thumbnails for storyboards work and why they are extremely important during the pre-production stage.
The video that I had watched to learn this is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZIbW_FCiyg
It really helped to get out of my comfort zone and create extremely rough sketches of the scenes to try to make the story make some what sense to the viewer.

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I wanted to show the script to my group since I wanted to see their opinions on the story as well as the way I have written the script. Thankfully the story is pretty understandable to them as well as to the audience, however, I just need to tweak it a bit more so I can get the story that I want to tell for the Stop Motion film.
I also had a meeting with one of my teachers with my group so we could ask her about her opinion about the story as well as the script. Thankfully, due to her constructive criticism we were able to solve quite a few plot holes, as well as the way the story flows.
One of the plot holes we faced was trying to get the audience to understand that Pierre (imaginary friend) would be leaving. So, we will probably include a flashback that would show the kid playing with their imaginary friend. We wanted to show that they have been really close as friends so we wanted to have a large impact on the audience. In addition to this, we wanted to show that the girl is bothered by the idea that it is her friend's last day in her magic treehouse.
Lastly, another plot hole we faced was we were unsure on how to end it without it being too predictable. So, what we decided as a group was to make the child be shown alone in a dark room. Once she is able to find the light switch and switch the lights on, it is then that we realize that everything has gone silent and lonely to the girl. We wanted to make sure the end could be quite memorable and heart wrenching to the audience.
I should be tweaking the script again and should have it done in a couple of days.

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Script Moviola Group Project (WIP UPDATED)

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When working on the script, I had to find some websites that were good to help me format it. My teacher recommended me to use Celtx since it is really good for those who are beginners. Not only this but it has been really cost effective since it is a free website depending on how many scripts I decided to work on.
I've been watching videos on YouTube on how to use the software and thankfully it has been extremely helpful as well as simple.
This is my first attempt on the script since I wanted to learn the overall formatting as well as the program. I have been receiving feedback from friends and teachers so I will be updating this.

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Stop Motion Group Project Draft 3 (FINALISED)

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Stop Motion Group Project Draft 3 (FINALISED)

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My group and I have managed to come up with a name for the child so we can have things sorted for the script.
While working on this third draft, I felt as though the beginning and the ending are fully fleshed out so the story makes a lot more sense compare to the different versions.
However, I was unfortunately unable to flesh out certain scenes in the animation so I will need to receive feedback from classmates and my teachers.

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I have found a couple of websites to read scripts to help me with my research. Two of the websites that I had found online are 'Script Slug' and 'Simplyscripts'.
I feel as though they are going to be really useful for me since they are going to teach me how scripts are written for animation.
I've noticed when reading a couple of pages of the Encanto script, that they tend to be descriptive.
I've noticed that I will have to try to replicate this type of writing for my script when it is time for me to start making my script.

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After having completed the first draft, I have asked Deniz Oksuz, who came up with the initial idea, about what they thought needed to be changed.
I ended up scrapping a lot of the initial ideas as well as parts that I felt were unnecessary.
In addition to this, I also tried to remove shots that would have some plot holes since I didn't want to have our storyboarder be confused on the story as well as the audience.
We still managed to create a story that we hope would make the audience feel interested in.

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For this experimentation project, I would really like to experiment with the use of 'script writing'.
Personally, I have done a bit of script writing for one of my modules last year and I will be trying to create a script for one of my modules this year, so I wanted to really see how successful I will end up being.
I feel as though the idea of storytelling, is an extremely important medium in films since it allows the creation of a concept in written form.
I wanted to heavily focus and research on scripts in animation. So I will be researching scripts from animated shows and films online.
In addition to this, I will be learning how to use specific programs such as 'Celtx' and teach myself on how to format scripts to the level that I need to be.

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This is the first draft that I had made for my group project

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While experimenting on script writing, I am also participating in a group project with some of my classmates. The style of animation that we had decided on pursuing is Stop Motion. We aren't too sure if we will be mixing different types of stop motion, however, for the time being, it will be fully puppet. We have already organized the roles for each of the people so we were heavily focusing on a story. We all tried to contribute each of our ideas into the story so we can know roughly what we are working on.
I wrote the ideas in this formant so I can have some idea on how many scenes we will be having for our animation.
This isn't the final version but I will be updating this story until I have finalized the main story.

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To really add on the cult idea for this assignment, we all gathered around the skeleton and proceeded to run around it, as if we were worshipping it.
This idea really added to the aesthetic, however, I feel as though after watching it now, that perhaps the choice of music could've been a lot more different to make it effective to the audience.

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Here was a poster that my classmates and I had made during a class as an assignment.

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What is critical thinking? That was one of the questions that my peers and I were asked in one of our classes today. Unfortunately, none of us were really sure on what the idea of 'critical thinking' was, so, we had to research some examples. Researching these examples really helped us understand how and why they are skills that are important to have.

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After having researched the different examples of critical thinking, we were then told to create a 'pattern' of some sort by using the objects in the room.
At first, we were all confused by what was meant by the word 'pattern', so, we didn't really do anything at first.
Some time later, a few people suggested the idea of using the skeleton that was in the classroom, and creating some sort of 'cult' aesthetic. Funnily enough, everyone was really fixed on the idea, and decided to put their on input and ideas.
We did have to redo the idea after our first attempt, since it wasn't exactly what we wanted.
After going through some agreements, as well as disagreements, it really made us understand by the end of the project, that we were all using some methods of critical thinking subconsciously.