Applied Animation: Documentary - Further Research

Applied Animation

Further Research and Script Writing

• This week:
• We met up as a group to discuss further research points and developing a script.
• What went well:
• Using the research we were given by University Professor, Carolyne Larrington, I was able to start collecting information together for a possible first-draft of a script.
• As a lot of our "footage" for our documentary is written information, this was the puzzle pieces needed compiling for the documentary. Carolynes' information allowed us to focus the ideas in the Prose Edda more and rather than "retell" the story, use Carolynes' information to provide a point of view of the impact the story had on the Vikings and ideas around the myth itself.
• Furthermore, we collected more visual inspiration also, to illustrate this story, by exploring ways other people have illustrated the Norse Myths, specifically looking at concept art from God of War, a video game based primarily on Norse Mythology.
• Here is our research so far:

Here is some research looking at Animated Documentaries, in general:

The texts were basing our information from:

Here is some of the God of War Concept Art we looked at:

• What could be improved:
• The script still needs developing to be cut down further, to fit in around one minute. At the moment, it is far too long, so this is something we need to look at.
• The visual style that we want to use for the animation is still undecided, so this week we really need to work on developing more concepts and finalising a style idea.

The script so far:

• Next week:
• Ill be producing character concepts, finalised concept art and finalising the script, ready to be storyboarded fully.