CSE 456 - Story for Digital Animation

RED TEAM

Iteration 2: Pebble Pressure (7/9/09)

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- Beatsheet
- Shot List
- Storyboards: 1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8, 9-10, 11-12, 13-14, 15

1) Once upon a time there was a fish named Spot who did everything with his friends but was more considerate than them. 
2) And every day Spot and his friends would play with pebbles, one spitting a pebble while another hit it with its tail. 
3) Until one day one of them accidentally spit a pebble at a snail, knocking it off its rock. 
4) And because of this all of the fish, except Spot, laughed and started spitting pebbles at other snails on the perch. 
5) And because of this the other fish pressured Spot into joining their new game, thereby increasing the barrage of pebbles.
6) Until finally the rock revealed itself to actually be a large and angry creature who swatted at all of the fish.
7) And ever since that day Spot never did anything that he thought was a bad idea just because his friends did it. 

Armature:  Don’t always follow the crowd 

Characters:  Spot (fun-loving, helpful, considerate), School of Fish (fun-loving, antagonistic, reckless) 

Setting:  A coral reef with a strong current running through it 

Time of day:  Early afternoon 


1. Is the story as clear and succinct as you can make it? If it isn't, how can it be improved?
- The story is as clear and succinct as we can make it.

2. Do you have a visual style in mind for your story and if so, can you describe it or provide visual reference?
- The visual style we have in mind is flat and highly saturated.

3. Why should this story be told? Why would anyone care?
- This story should be told because everyone struggles with peer pressure. Seeing how difficult it can be for the main character to do what feels right creates a bond between that character and the audience who have likely suffered through similar emotional issues.  It can also allow those who put pressure on others to understand that their actions often have negative consequences.

4. Is there an emotional hook in your story? Is it engaging?
- The shared experience described above provides an emotional hook in our story and we feel that it is engaging.

5. Have you captured the visual transition in your story? Have you captured and illustrated the story beats? If not, what can you do to improve your visual storytelling?
- We have captured both the visual transition in our story and illustrated the story beats by using thumbnails and a beatsheet.