Studio Three: Statement of Intention

STATEMENT OF INTENTION

NAME OF WORK: Who Killed Cock Robin?

NAME OF DIRECTOR: Yee Hui Wong

DIRECTION SECTION 

With this work, I intend to explore the ideas of animating characters inside comic panels. This idea is, essentially about connecting the animation characters that are under different frame rates. The idea will be expressed as an animated short film. When finished, the work will be developing the concept through the interaction among the characters as well as between the character and the comic panel.

ARGUMENT/RATIONALE/GAP SECTION 

The reason for doing this work is to see if comic panels could be used as a legit form of composition in animation. If successful, this work will exhibit excellence in innovative ways of composition. My work will be different from existing work because it will present animation in different frame rates on the same screen to exhibit the existence of an awakened character.  

CONTEXT SECTION 

The work that is famous for doing a hybrid of comic style animation is 'Spider-man: into the Spider-verse'. It’s also animated under a certain frame rate so that the audience could differentiate it from other animations easily. Other works that deal with these concepts and ideas are Japanese Anime. They often use the elements of a comic panel in their visual, however, they do not completely utilise the comic panel itself. Examining the context, I can see the idea of animating using different frame rates sticking out to me. The usual frame rate for a 3D animation is 24 fps and most of the time a 2D animation is animated in 12fps. I believe that they will create an intriguing effect when both kinds of animation is presented on the same screen.

METHOD SECTION 

 I will try to incorporate comic panels into the camera work and the background of the short animated film. Elements of a comic panel (e.g. the panel, the hatching, and text boxes) will be used in the animation too. In order to express the concept, I have chosen to work with a mix of Blender 3D and the Grease Pencil too. My workflow and method will allow for the best expression of the idea because the difference between two animation styles will definitely help to showcase the idea of animation characters under two frame rates.