Introduction

Within a collaborative team you will work towards agreed designs and goals. Each individual will design their own response to the brief before the team embark on negotiation towards creating a consistency in design and animation style

THE CHALLENGE: The Sword in the Stone. As a starting point you will design a character who will attempt to pull the sword from the stone. Based on the classic Arthurian legend the challenge will form the ideal starting point from which to create characterisation and dynamic performance options for discussion and negotiation between the collaborative team. From here the team may choose to redesign characters wholesale, or adapt initial concepts to create a consistent design style. You may play with the format, with the sword and stone and it’s implied setting being open for adaptation. The final outcome will be a compilation of each individual's animated sequence edited together.

 Through experimentation you will build on existing character design skills, addressing semiotic issues of communication including shape language, proportion, silhouette and colour. You will be responsible for you own 6-10 second clip of animation. Each individual’s film must consist of 1 wide, 1 medium and 1 close up shot in whichever order you choose. The performance is required to address classic animation principles appropriate to your film. The sharing of assets such as background and props is essential to the success of the project. Clear and consistent communication between team members will be the responsibility of the whole group. The film is to include opening titles, end credits and sound design from first animatic through to delivery version. Early versions can have temporary designs for title and sound design. The animatic is to be finished in digital form, using black and white, with tonal shades of grey optional. Each individual's animatic should clearly communicate the intended action, with solid drawing and strong posing adhering to good use of line of action. The animation process will be produced through an iterative process, tailored to your group’s animation technique.

I MUST HAVE: 

• Character Designs (PDF or Jpeg) to include model turnarounds (front, back, side, three quarter view) and dynamic posing and in the agreed style of the film.
• Designs Any extra designs you have worked on, including iterations of the character and set design. 
• Experimentation and Progression Reel a collection of personal moving image work showing your personal participation to the team's final outcomes. 
• Final Outcomes the groups film edited together. Quicktime, Pro Res, 1920x1080, audio uncompressed. 
• Research Portfolio a link to your blog demonstrating sustained engagement with research, development towards the successful outcome team’s goals, including a weekly summary.
• Reflective Journal a PDF extracted from your research blog containing all weekly summaries and a final critical evaluation of the project, with a suggested word count of 250 words.