Visual Novel Rough

I've been doing the visual novel rough in Storyboard pro and planning it out.
I like the look of it so far, there's still lots of planning to do.

This isn't the complete list:

• backgrounds
• school
• classroom
• Marae
• lounge
• workshop
• sports field
• sound effects
• classroom ambience
• bell ring
• outside ambience
• music
• animations
• props
• paper plane
• flying machine
• bags
• couch
• beanbag
• voices
• teacher
• 
  

Thumbnails

I've been working on the thumbnails of the animatic for episode 1.


I've learnt a lot from the Toon Boom Learn Portal about Storyboard Pro. I've compiled the points for my class to learn also.

Links to Storyboard resources:

https://vimeo.com/shermcohen
http://www.storyboardsecrets.com/

https://learn.toonboom.com/courses/advanced-animatic?c=46

On Set

On Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday I am Health and Safety Officer on the third year film along with Chris.

I have already learnt a lot more about being on a film set and important a Health and Safety Office is to have around.

On Friday I need transition gallery ready for storing the equipment needed for Saturday shooting because of the power going down in the building til 1pm.

TVNZ New Blood Web Series Competition

https://www.tvnz.co.nz/shows/tvnz-new-blood
 Link to the information about entering this competition

Read the terms and conditions! https://www.tvnz.co.nz/shows/tvnz-new-blood/terms-and-conditions


I think it'll be cool to enter this. The proposal is stuff I need to think about anyway so why not make it look pretty and submit.
It would be pretty sweet to be able to go to the workshop in Auckland.
The catch is that if you're selected for finales you have one month and $5000 to make the pilot which will then be voted on by the public.

Here I am working on my entry:

Monarch Park

New Blood Proposal

Logline

Three fairy friends going through the ups and downs of growing up in a miniature NZ city.

Synopsis
The name of the show is named after the city the main characters live in; Monarch Park is a major fairy city in New Zealand hidden away from humans. There are many fantastical citizens living their lives in the bustling CBD. Flower Fairies are the main population who each represent a native plant or flower that they were born from.
The cartoon follows three main characters
In the first season, it’s the summer holidays so what are Katie, Hilda, and Fletcher going to do to prevent boredom? The friends want to find a hang out spot, win races, try new things, try avoid making enemies, and stay best friends. But what if things don’t go according to plan? Real emotions and thoughts Kiwi kids go through will happen and be resolved but told in a way that doesn’t feel like a chore.
There are arcing storylines through the first series as well as stand alone episodes.

Why People will Watch it
I believe some kids want and need a break from watching characters doing outrageous things. TV doesn’t have to always be a full escape experience. Being a NZer is something to be proud of and seeing more Kiwiana themes on screen for 8-12 year olds will be refreshing and edutaining. It’s a Kiwi cartoon centered around friendships and the NZ environment. It will fill a hole that is lacking in the market for this age group.

Demographic

8-12 is my ideal demo for Monarch Park

Installation

I went op shopping and found a cute table that I'll use for my exhibition



I also got a blanket to go underneath and some fabric I might make pillows out for around the table for people to sit on.

Assessment 1 feedback

Here are the references Ruth has suggested:

Transmedia Design Framework. Design-Oriented Approach to Transmedia Research, https://www.researchgate.net/publication/289497151_Transmedia_Design_Framework_Design-Oriented_Approach_to_Transmedia_Research

This reading looks useful for -telling stories across platforms, consideration of how audience is involved in meaning making within this, defining terminology, reference list

Limitations of Transmedia Storytelling for Children: A Cognitive Developmental Analysis DANIEL PIETSCHMANN1 SABINE VÖLKEL PETER OHLER Chemnitz University of Technology http://ijoc.org/index.php/ijoc/article/viewFile/2612/1205DANIEL– useful for terminology, eg the differences between Transmedia Storytelling and Transmedia Franchises, case study on Cars

‘THE SCHNEIDERVERSE’ NICKELODEON, CONVERGENT TELEVISION AND TRANSMEDIA STORYTELLING, Helena Louise Dare-Edwards

Martin, C. (2009). Charlotte’s website: Media transformation and the intertextual web of children’s culture. Adaptation in contemporary culture: Textual infidelities, 85-95.

New directions in the rhizome of children's literature and children's culture: A case study in transmedia storytelling O'Daniel, KaTosha. The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, ProQuest Dissertations Publishing, 2013. 1537097.

Kashtan, A. (2017). Multimodality Is Magic: My Little Pony and Transmedia Strategies in Children’s Comics. Graphic Novels for Children and Young Adults: A Collection of Critical Essays, 112.

Transmedia storytelling and entertainment: An annotated syllabus, H Jenkins - Continuum, 2010 - Taylor & Francis

Mann, Rachel. Southern youth: evoking Southern teenage identity through character design for animation: an exegesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Design, College of Creative Arts, Massey University, Wellington, New Zealand. Diss. Massey University, 2015.

Character Design Challenge Submission

This is what I entered into the CDC
theme is space pirates

Outfit designs, full character design, and splatter:

Holiday To Do List

These holidays (14/4 - 29/4) I have a few things I want to get done. I think making a schedule will help me organise myself and take breaks.

List To Do List

• Finish Liam's game character with animation.
• Learn Storyboard Pro
• Thumbnail stuff
• Do my animatic
• Rough visual novel
• Research
• boardgames
• activity books
• pitch bibles
• merch
• Record dialogue
• Find sound effects
• Toy library stuff
• turnarounds

I also want to go on some walks and bike rides and get back into some zumba in the holidays.

I need to get up early in order to get the computer I need to work on.

This is my schedule at this point:

Subject to change.

Supervision 10/4

Supervision was good today. Ruth was encouraging me to make my main project about Transmedia and a conceptual focus on the friendship and rivalry in the first episode.
Honestly I think deep down my project was heading this way because of how transmedia is so interesting and important. I'm happy she was excited about my ideas for my 2nd exhibition as well and she gave me people to go and research about installations.
Before I wasn't sure if the classes could mingle but now I'm glad to be fully focusing on making the first episode a visual novel that can be accessed by anyone. As well as other transmedia aspects like merchandise, games, and activity books.


Monarch Park website: http://rubyred13.wixsite.com/monarchpark

Monarch Park Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/monarchparknz/

Yesterday was critiques and I think the comments were to make sure the first episode has the morals in it that will be throughout the series. I will read over my script and consider this. I do need to finish my script and dialogue.

Indivisible Indiegogo

This is the link to Indivisible's Indiegogo campaign they did in 2015.

https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/indivisible-rpg-from-the-creators-of-skullgirls#/

I contributed to this campaign. I'm excited for when the game will be finished.

Preston Russell Law Art Awards 2018

I am entering this into the Riverton Awards