Evaluation pictures.

These are screenshots of the different programmes we used during our project that we will use in our evaluation.

Comparison of our lead character with another lead character.

Our main character is an often bullied and shy kid who turns out to have an extraordinary gift, just like... Harry Potter.

There are many comparisons to draw between Potter and our character.  An example is both characters' escape into a magical world where their problems stop. However our character realises that this world is not the honourable path and chooses to face his fears at the end of the film.

What we are Happy and not Happy with in our Film opening

The things that we are happy with in our childrens film opening are as follows: how smoothly our characters were animated, i.e, their walking animations and the fighting sequence. For walking animations we drew individual walking movements so that the animations didn't look stiff and lazy. We also added blinking to the close-up shots of our protagonist, we did this to add to the realism. We are also happy with the vibrant colours that we used in the backgrounds and the colours of the characters, we used vibrant colours because its will attract the childrens attention and keep them interested in watching the film.

But there are some things that we are not so happy about; such as the fact that we couldn't use recording equipment for some parts due to time contraints due to the animation process. We also didn't leave enough time for music so we had to use loops which we don't think sound that professional.  

What Could Our Target Age Group Learn & Enjoy From Our Film?

Our Target Age group would enjoy the adventure that the main character goes through as they would be able to relate with him as they are of a similar age. We think they would enjoy the animation and would find parts of the film funny, for example the last scene with the flagpole. The viewers would sympathise with the main character and feel sorry for him, which would make them feel that bullying is wrong, which is a good moral message. Our character would also learn to face their fears as our main character does this near the end of the film.

Garage Band

We made all our music on Garage band, this was a lengthly process that took about 3 lessons to do. however we did not have any major difficulties while doing this.

Editing

In the editing we put in all the credits and title scenes and used video transitions such as fades and dissolves. We also put the soundtrack in and cropped some off the scenes to remove the table we filmed on from the scene.

Flag Post Scene

In this scene we drew one image and then zoomed out with the camera to create the effect we desired. We did not have any particular difficulties whilst filming this scene.