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SCHEDULING RESEARCH

Adventure Time




South Park
http://www.getharvest.com/blog/2011/11/teams-at-work-creating-a-south-park-episode-in-6-days/

Peppa Pig
http://www.kidzcoolit.com/reviews/the-brains-behind-peppa-pig-phil-davis-neville-astley-and-mark-baker-answer-some-kidz-random-questions.php

The Simpsons
http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/newsid_6260000/newsid_6262500/6262584.stm

Target Audience

Copyright:

There is a show on Disney Junior called "Handy Manny" which contains a similar theme with talking tools, except Scammer's Show is just tools and doesn't have a 'Human' character.

Offensive Material/Age Rating:

Age rating is U because it is aimed at young children therefore there are no materials which could be
offensive.

Representation:

All the main characters are friendly, except the bad guys who never get away with anything because the main characters.

All the characters are Tools, which will show children how to use tools

Audience Type:

Age: 8-11

Gender: Male

Audience Profile:

Name: Harry

Age: 6

Average day: Harry spends most of his day at Primary School, His favorite subject is DT. In the mornings before school he likes to sit with his Cereal and watch cartoons, his favorites are SpongeBob SquarePants and Little Robots.

Hobbies and interests: Harry loves to spend time with his Dad in the shed after school, helping him make and fix things.

Spending power: He gets a few £ every week as pocket money but has to consult his parents before purchasing anything.

Typical media consumption per day: Watching TV (Adverts + News), Listening to the radio in the car.

Why the animation will appeal to them (look, style of animation, themes, main character, humour):
It will appeal to Harry because it's theme Tools which he has an interest in, He will enjoy the problem solving and the humor. It will be educational to him because it will teach him how to use tools even more than his Dad might.

Animation FlowChart

Storyboards

Scammer The Hammer Profile

Story of Tool Time

In the first episode of Tool Time, All the characters are introduced to the audience one by one, eventually getting them all together.

It's going to be a Short





As the product develops, the characters will gain a bigger sense of creativity and acheivement, eventually uncovering new characters to help them on their journey across the Workshop



Each episode is expected to last around 3/4 minutes and there is no set episode limit, it 's going to carry on until they reach their destination at the other end of the workshop. Once they reach it, a new series will be released where they are moved a new WorkShop and they have to start all over again, but hitting new obsticals and characters.

Coming Up With Ideas

Medium/Format:Kids Short TV Show
Overarching story: A group of Tools go around the workshop fixing problem using their abilities as a tool.
Setting: Set in a Shed
Main characters: Scammer the Hammer, Sally Screwdriver, Simon Saw, Robbie Ratchet
Supporting characters: There are a few other characters that the group will eventually meet, but they haven't been decided
Target audience: The target audience is Small Children between the ages of 2-8.

BBFC Research

About

The British board of film classification, BBFC is an independent company that has classified cinema films since 1912 and videos/DVDs since 1984. As well as cinema films and video/DVDs they also classify some video games under the 2010 Video recordings act. It is funded by the film industry and chooses the national classification and censorship of films in the UK. BBFC was created in 1912 by members of the film industry who wanted to manage the censorship of their films instead of the government.

Funding

The BBFC is an independent, non-profit organisation. This means that it is funded by the fees they charge for their services. The BBFC never receives subsidies from the film industry nor the government. The price depends on the length of the film. They also consult the department of culture, media and sport before making any charges to its fees.

Legislation

Before putting a classification on a film or DVD the BBFC must decided whether it is suitable for viewing and is in conflict with the law or was created by committing a criminal offence. However the BBFC has no legal rights. They use the licensing legislation which can ignore or accept the BBFCs decision. The BBFC uses the video recordings act (VRA) 1984 to decided whether it is suitable for viewing. Also all films that are submitted are checked for potential have to the viewer and society, depiction of criminal behaviour, illegal drugs, violent or horrific human behaviour. As well as these there are other legal considerations such as indecent images of children, animal cruelty, obscenity, racial hatred and human rights. To decide these the BBFC examiners analyse and make recommendations on the legality of the films. If there is any concern about a scene or the whole thing they might seek external expert advice and if the scene or film does breach the law it will be asked to remove the scene or if the whole thing is against the law then it may be denied a certificate and rejected.

Rating process

To decide the rating certification the BBFC examiners will watch the film. Whilst watching they will make notes on:
- General context - plot, characters, outline of individual
- Timing of key moments, including camera angles, type of shots, on and off screen moments
- Bad language, sex and drug references. The rating is decided on these factors. However if the film falls between ages the film will be watched by another examiner team, which includes the senior examiner and the head of policy. If the film still causes difficulty it would be talked about in the weekly examiners meeting to get more opinions. Also it may be referred to senior management.
Coraline

Coraline was certified as a PG however many people have disagreed with this because it is creepy and slightly a horror. Coraline was certified as a PG because:
- PG guidlines allow some elements of horror
- The film feature mitigating factors which lessen the intensity of the more frightening scenes
- Coraline was certified as a PG instead of a U because of her characteristics and some scares come from the people or places that should feel safe to children such as their home and parents
- Coraline fits into the kids fantasy film category
- Coraline also had mild language - her mother says "rat crap" in a scene that had an overweight actress, Miss Spink's that appears as a character from a painting wearing just a mermaid tail and some glittery stickers on her breasts. However this was okay because the PG classification is described as offering "general viewing, but some scenes may be unsuitable for young children. Unaccompanied children of any age may watch. A PG film should not disturb a child aged around eight or older. However parents are advised to consider whether the content may upset younger or more sensitive children"
- The film was also watched in 3D to see of the 3D version should have a different age rating as some films feel scarier in 3D. However the examiners thought both 2D and 3D was suitable for the PG rating.

Animation Comparison

Dot 2010

Dot is the worlds smallest animation. Dot was created by Aardman animation. It was purposely filmed on a Nokia N8. Dot the character is a 9mm tall girl. Within this they created 50 replacements, 3 for each pose.


They had to make an extravagant amount because Dot was to small to bend or move for the process. The animators created 4 seconds a day of animation. To make the Dot figures they used a 3D printer that instead of creating flat ink it creates resin.

To do this that had to make 2D drawings of what they wanted, which was scanned through the 3D printer and printed to resign. Once done it is taken of its support resin and attached to some very thin wire. The figures are then painted. To film the animation they had to make their own Cellscope to get some depth rather than just seeing what's on the glass but also the base of what's underneath. They made the set move under the camera, so this would've help with the closer up view that they needed with the help of Cellscope. Once filmed they edited it in after effects and used a back plate to get rid of the wire that was used in the process of making.

Peppa pig 2004-2012

Phil Davis worked at Middlesex University alongside the creators. They studied an animation course and when the animation course teacher left they took over themselves, making it not bigger but much better.


They used a computer called the Quantel paint box: "The Quantel Paintbox was a dedicated computer graphics workstation for composition ofbroadcast television video and graphics. Its design emphasizes the studio workflow efficiency required for live news production. Following its initial launch in 1981, it revolutionised the production of television graphics."


They then tested it out themselves after getting it and created a couple of short films, which some aspects were used in Peppa pig for example the hills.
They then decided that they wanted to make a kids of which was Peppa Pig, it's an animated kids programme. It is also a hand drawn animation and 2D.
It started off with a 3 minute script and storyboard which they presented to a broadcaster. At first Peppa looked a lot more like George e.g the size.


Then they decided that they wanted a show with a family because there never used to be many animated shows which we're telling the life of a family for family's with children of such young ages. So they drew the family which contained the characters of: Peppa, George, Mummy and Daddy. George was replaced the original Peppa design and they made Peppa bigger and with flowers on her dress which was later changed.


Process for each episode:
1. Storyboard and scripts are completed
2. Animators get the storyboards and make then pictures move and have colour
3. Dialogue is recorded and imported into animation where needed
4. Episode is watched and they decide whether to edit it or release it how it is. If they want to change it they changed what they want then watch and release if happy.

South Park 1995- present:

South Park is American animated show which has a lot so adult humour and negativity in, and is aimed at a range of adults and elder teenagers. It was originally created using cut outs but the process of this would've taken to long to create so they decided to use computer animation animation instead which is much better.
South Park is created the same way as any other programme with a script and storyboard. However because it is animated they have to make each part bit by bit as you would in programs like adventure time, and many more.

To make it they record the voices and imported them into the animation but then they had to get the lips to sync with the dialogue using eyes, mouth and eyebrows with strong anchor points to go with each spoken word.
They have over 50 different mouth shapes, this is the long process.
The body and surroundings are then animated to go with the emotion that the character is needing to show but most importantly it's made to fit the script. The jokes and other ideas are all created and thought of during the storyboard process. This is done so they can see if the jokes would fit well with the action in that scene and to decided everyone's facial expression.
This makes the process of lip syncing easier because they have a idea of how they would look from the storyboards they created. Once they are happy with it and the designs, hello releasing! 

Scammer the Hammer - Character Design

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Scammer Front

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Scammer Rear

Angry

Scared

Confused

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