Pre-Production Summary Template

GENERAL INFO

1. Your name:____Katie Crowell_____________________________

2. Story idea #:__1_____

3. Linear or Non-Linear?___Non-linear____________________

a. If Non-Linear, which format are you using?_____Book Ending_______________________ (Book Ending, The Countdown, The Puzzle, or The Beaded Necklace)

Summarize how your story will fit that format: My story will fit this format by beginning and ending with the same beat, the main candy character

left in the rain.

CREATIVE BRIEF

1. What must it be? Stop motion animation

2. Who is it for? Viewers of all ages, created for social media platforms, YouTube, etc.

3. How long must it be? 10 seconds

4. What is your objective with the piece? To create a simple, entertaining animation for a wide audience

5. When is it due? August 1, 2021

6. What is the overall idea? The overall idea represents selfless acts of kindness to aid another, although one may not benefit in the end.

7. What is the storyline summary? It begins with a candy who is standing under the rain, upset. Another candy sees this situation and enters with a hair dryer, beginning to blow the rain away from the other candy. Despite the gesture, this candy starts to melt from the heat of the hair dryer, and the dryer stops, rain starts to pour downwards, and the first candy is left under the rain once again.

8. Elevator pitch: A thought-provoking moment of two candy people on a journey inspired by selfless gestures

9. Tagline: Blown away by an undecided triumph

10. Look and feel description: The look of this animation is very simple, on a white backdrop, to focus on the action within the beats. The main characters and objects will be vibrant, with pale colored rain to portray a gloomy attitude. The feel is almost elementary, with hand drawn and cut out rain drops and the use of candy/household objects. It is simple and lighthearted in appearance, but with a deeper emotional appeal.

11. Identify classic plot. Ex: Good vs Evil / Overcoming the Monster, Rebirth and Redemption, Rags to Riches, Role Reversals, Buddy Stories, Love Stories, Quest / journeys / Voyage and Return, Ship of Fools, The Rebel / Life Against the Grain, Coming of Age, or “Other” (explain):

The classic plot is loosely “buddy stories,” due to a nonlinear structure, but includes a brief journey of two characters who discover a period of comradery. It could also fall into a category of love story, with a platonic love through this act of kindness.