AX3001 - Animation Research & Development

Understandably, there are diverse types of animated television series; some are short-term, and some are long-term, some are good and some a bad. While I do fully take this into account, I also needed to be cautious of the time frame of the series and number of characters involved, as an excessive number of characters can make any series difficult to work with. That being said, followed by the presentation and much reflection, I had to come up with at least three ideas for the TV series. We Be Brothers The story revolves around three childhood friends who unexpectedly end up in the same university, and in the same flat. Now bearing the name of Christ, they now have to face college life while still standing for the faith. Number of episodes: 30-60 (making it a total of 2-3 seasons) STORY REFERENCE & CONCEPT One of the important themes that play a prominent role in the series is friendship which is seen throughout the series between the three main characters (Oscar, Mi...

Followed by some of the presentations yesterday, it inspired me to generate more ideas for both the short film and television series. So far, these are the ones that I came up with: Waiting An abstract-indie styled anime short about Godly living, and purity before marriage. The story follows the lives of Bridget and Samuel, each going through similar struggles, but not knowing that God has destined for those two to marry. Film length estimate: 3:30 LINEART COLOURED LOGO CONCEPT The story reminds me of a passage in the Bible where it says to flee from youthful lusts (2 Timothy 2:22); and that is one of the major themes in the story since it focuses on purity before marriage. Furthermore, I recall a film called Pamela's Prayer which is based on the real story of Pamela Buckling who has never dated and has saved herself for marriage. This reference strongly ties with the plot line where Bridget is being b...