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Acknowledgment
I take this opportunity to express my sincere thanks to the people who gave me there fullest support to make this project a successful one. My heartfelt gratitude goes out to Ms. Jina Daluwatte for her continuous support and guidance. Without her supervision all my efforts could have been short-sighted. Her valuable advices on the improvement of this study are gratefully acknowledged. I would also like to thank Asia Pacific Institute of Information Technology for giving me a chance to show my colorful ideas from this module. A grateful word of thanks and a warm gratitude also goes out to my family who provided the chance to fulfill my career objectives and for the support throughout my studies. And also to my friends who were always very helpful giving me support at any time. Im eternally grateful to all, who helped me out in making this project a success.
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Contents
Acknowledgment ............................................................................................................................ 2 Table of Contents ............................................................................................................................ 3 Table of Figures .............................................................................................................................. 4 Project Introduction ........................................................................................................................ 5 1. Objectives of the Movie ............................................................................................................. 6 2. Target users background ............................................................................................................ 7 3. Target Users Requirements ......................................................................................................... 8 4. Concept Art and Character Design ............................................................................................. 9 5. Abstract ..................................................................................................................................... 15 6. Application Structure ................................................................................................................ 17 7. Navigation Structure ................................................................................................................. 18 8. Story board ................................................................................................................................ 19 9. Creative and unique features in the movie ................................................................................ 27 10. Reference ............................................................................................................................... 28
Table of Figures Figure 1 : Martin Pep ............................................................................ 10 Figure 2 : Selina Pep ............................................................................. 11 Figure 3 : TOM BLACK ...................................................................... 12 Figure 4 : Mr Bush ................................................................................ 13 Figure 5 : Sparkey ................................................................................. 14 Figure 6 : Neighbors .............................................................................. 14 Figure 7 : General Navigation Structure ............................................ 18
Project Introduction
In Multimedia application module we were assigned to design and create an interactive movie that contains a specific story line and a specific title. I have used Adobe Flash CS4 Professional as my developing tool to design and create this animated short film. We were supposed to develop a short film that is either informative or educational. I have created a story based on Careful listening helps a man to succeed in his life. I have given the title as Words of Wisdom. The story goes around a character called Martin Pep. He is a 23 years old poor British national who lived in outskirt of Greenwich The story takes place in his house and in some places in his village. The story goes on with Pep getting a once in life time opportunity due to meeting with a wise old man. The story unfolds a chain of events after this meeting which makes him a successful man. This story unfolds in a British lower class society. Backgrounds, music and fonts are used accordingly to that. The story runs in a sequence manner which one screen helps the other screen to take place. A narrator voice and all the characters voices are dubbed using human voices.
General Software requirements To view this cartoon user must have basic set of softwares. If the user intends to change or to modify the cartoon another set of software tools are required. Listed below are those software tools. Adobe Flash Player 10 or later versions Adobe Flash CS4 or later versions Windows XP or Higher versions of Windows Operating systems Safari Web browser to all the MAC OS users Hardware Requirements Windows Processor Pentium 4 or higher 256MB VGA 512MB DDR1 RAM 32 bit True color output monitor Mouse, keyboard, Speakers Macintosh PowerPC G3 500MHz or faster processor Minimum of 512MB of VRam
Selection of fonts and animated text I have used font types such as Arial and times new roman in the introduction and also the subtitles. Comic book designer font such as Comic Sans MS in the introduction and the buttons and also the halt screens such as the The End screen. Audio I have used stereo audio with MP3 codec. Thats due to the good quality and also the low hard disk space requirements. Audio genre has a range from natural music to various theme sounds. Video I have used several video in the cartoon. In the beginning to show the production line and the loading screen, credits screen. I have used MP4 codec because it has good quality and also the low hard disk space requirements.
Character Design There are 6 characters in the cartoon. Each has following roles to play in the cartoon 1. Martin Pep Main Character 2. Selina Pep Martins wife 3. Tom Black - Martins wifes brother 4. Mr. Bush Wise man 5. Sparkey - Martins dog 6. Neighbors, Workers Each character above can be explained in detail as follows 1. Martin Pep
This is the main character of the story. This character runs thorough out the cartoon in every scene. Aged 27 Martin pep lives in the outskirts of Greenwich with his wife. Martin pep is a character that is not lazy but is poor due to his destiny. He was born to a poor family and had no proper education. Hes current work for living is pulling rickshaws in his neighborhood. He is a good person who listens to other people. This character shows the user how a man can success by listening to others and thinking clearly. Pep is dressed up in a blue sweater and brown trouser. He wears grey shoes and a head cap. Later in the story hes appearance changes when he becomes rich. Then he wears a red robe with yellow stars on it.
2. Selina Pep
This is the main characters wife. Shes is a obedient wife to her husband. This character is shown in several places. She encourages pep in everything with full trust. She also live with pep in his MULTIMEDIA APPLICATION | 4. Concept Art and Character Design 11
house. She is 26 years old. She plays a supportive role to the main character martin in the cartoon. Selina is dressed in a red sweater and cream color trousers.
3. Tom Black
This is the main characters wifes brother. He lives with Martin in his house. Hes the totally opposite character of martin. A lazy man who doesnt do any work. He lives from what is earned by martin. He gets blamed by selina for his laziness. In the end of the cartoon his failure is shown compared to martin. He is a burden to the main character martin. Tom is dressed in a green color t-shirt and a black color trousers. His not shaven properly and also he wears a shabby looking hat.
4. Mr. Bush
Though this character is a minor character, Mr. Bush is a controversial character. Because of him martins life changes big time. He is a professor of a university in the city London. He has come to do a research in martins area. Due to martins luck he travels in martins rickshaw. Conversation between him and martin make a big changes in martins life. He is a quite guy, who values his words for money. Mr. Bush is in a full grey suite with a blue tie. Wears black shoes.
5. Sparkey
Figure 5 : Sparkey
This character plays a very minor role in the story. it just stays in the house. Sparkey loves martin a lot. It tries to go with martin when he leaves to the town Its colors are white and grey
6. Neighbors, Workers
Figure 6 : Neighbors
These characters only play in two scenes only. Both categories have the same character in different colored cloths. Bit muscular guys. MULTIMEDIA APPLICATION | 4. Concept Art and Character Design 14
5. Abstract
This story takes place in early 90s in outskirts of Greenwich which is located in England. The main character Martin pep who is 27 year old British person lives with his wife and wifes brother in a shaggy looking house. Been born poor they lived a very hard life. Tom, martins wifes brother who is a lazy person doesnt do any work. Because of that martin had to find money to him also. From family they had inherited a rickshaw which is very valuable to them. Martin decided to pull people here and there for money in this rickshaw to collect money. As usual he was taking a gentleman to his destination. Most of the time people who go in the rickshaw gets friendly with him and talks until they had reached their destination. But this gentleman was looking very serious and did not talk with him at all. So martin was curious why this person was not talking with him. After some dialogues he found out that this person is a professor and that he had to pay for him to talk. After paying the professor from the hire money he gets four valuable advices. First advice is Never take anything which is not yours how much valuable that object can be. Another advice is that never ignore what your neighbors say to you and ask from you. The third message is Keep faith in yourself and play at your strength. And the final advice is Never sell your self-honor to money. The professor leaves him without paying martin because he had spent the hire money on professors words. On his way back to his house he found himself near a lake. On the middle of the lake he saw a gold spatula. Also there was this boat that looked like it was calling him to go the island and take the spatula. But suddenly he remembered about the first advice that professor gave. He immediately walked away from the lake. After walking for hours with his rickshaw he stopped at a stream of water to get some rest. While he was there some of his neighbors came carrying a coffin. They ask him to dispose the body. First he thought of saying he cant do it then again he remembered the professors second advise. He takes the coffin from them and saw a body og a beggar. He was tired and he lost his money to the professor because of that he just goes through the beggars body. Then he finds a purse with loads of pounds. Overjoyed by this he disposes the body and return home quickly.
Once he is in his house he tells the about the professor and about the lake. But he hides the part where he found lot of money from Tom. He tells his wife selina everything and asks her permission to go the city and start a business. Tom who heard the story ignores it completely and go out of the house to gamble. After tom leaves the house martin gives selina some of the pounds he found on the beggars body. Then he leaves his wife next day to the town to start a new business. When he is in the town he feels so lost. After thinking for a while he remembers the professors third advice. Then he found out that he knows a lot about the rickshaw business. Not been educated well he decides to play at his own strength. He buys a couple of rickshaws and hires some people and started the business. As time goes by he became a wealthy businessman. But then he never forgot about his home. He sent money to them regularly. After some while he returns home looking majestically in his own rickshaw pulled by a man. His wife and Tom couldnt recognize him. He saw that tom looked injured. From the villagers he fo und out that tom tried to get a spatula from a lake and was almost dead when a crocodile attacked him. Villagers had to rescue him. Also he found out that the Tom had spent all the money he sends on gambling. After all this he tries to give a one chance to check weather hes loyal to him or not. He goes to his house and asks Tom, his wife for money telling that hes not married. After hearing about the large sum of money he quickly agrees and sells his sister. After this incident he revels his identity to them making them surprised. Scolding Tom for what he has done and again remembers the words of the professor. Then Tom realizes that he had broken all four advices. One which nearly cost him his life. Martin is kind hearted man who pitied Tom although he will not forgive Tom for selling their self honor. Martin gives some money to Tom. Martin and selina then gets out of the house together and sets off to their new house which martin had built in the city leaving crippled Tom alone. After they went Tom regrets for everything he has done and was all alone. The End.
6. Application Structure
Production SCREEN
Loading SCREEN
Main menu
SCREEN 4
Credits
Lessons
SCREEN 5
SCREEN 12
SCREEN 6
SCREEN 13
SCREEN 7
SCREEN 14
SCREEN 8
SCREEN 15
SCREEN 9
SCREEN 16
SCREEN 10
SCREEN 17
SCREEN 11
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7. Navigation Structure
This is the general navigation structure of my cartoon. Navigation buttons such as play, pause, stop, fast forward, and rewind are given to the user in the bottom middle of the page. This is to make it easy for the user to gain control over the cartoon. Volume control button is given so that the user can control the volume by pressing it. Home button take the user back to the home screen where the user can make different choices. Exit button is also given to the user if the user has to exit the cartoon quickly. Stage area is where the cartoon will take place.
8. Story board
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Screen: 1 of 20 Scene Name: Production intro Scene Description: This is the first screen that the user can see. Background of this screen will be a natural environment. Words will appear slowly with an effect on to the screen. There will be a light music going on in the background. A female voice will read aloud the words 640 2)
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Screen: 2 of 20 Scene Name: Loading Screen Scene Description: This is the second screen that the user will see. Background will have a picture of letters falling down. Also there will be a background music so that the user can enjoy the wait
Screen: 3 of 20 Scene Name: Main menu Scene Description: In this screen the users gets three choices to made by clicking three buttons. Those are play cartoon, credits and Characters. There is also a exit button in the corner. As for the background I have used a picture from the internet. Buttons are created by me. When the user press play cartoon button the screen goes to the screen number 4.
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Scene Name: Intro Scene Description: In this screen I have used it to give the user a rough idea about the characters in the cartoon and their backgrounds. I have used a narrative voice for the introduction. The back ground is the inside of martin house.
Screen: 5 of 20 Scene Name: Sets off Scene Description: This screen takes place in Martins house. Martin goes to work by walking past Tom who is sleeping in the couch. He says bye to Selina and open the door and walks out leaving selina and tom behind
Screen: 6 of 20 Scene Name: Twist Scene Description: In this screen martin enters from the left pulling his rickshaw with a passenger in it. Mr. Bush is in the rickshaw. They have a conversation while they are traveling. The background changes to make it look like they are traveling.
Screen: 7 of 20 Scene Name: The golden spatula Scene Description: Martin is walking home. He sees a golden spatula in the ground in middle of a lake. And a boat to cross the lake. Here the user can make the choice to weather to pick up the spatula or to walk away.
Screen: 8 of 20 Scene Name: coffin care Scene Description: Martin is near a stream of water going to drink some water. Then two neighbors come carrying a coffin to the screen asking martin to dispose of the coffin.
Screen: 9 of 20 Scene Name: Coffin luck Scene Description: Martin goes through the pockets of the beggars body. Finds a bag full of pounds. Jumps around with joy. Then walks away from the screen
Screen: 10 of 20 Scene Name: Home Scene Description: Martin comes home and tell what happened to him in brief to Tom And selina. Some details are hidden from Tom
Screen: 11 of 20 Scene Name: Town sweet Town Scene Description: Martin goes from his village to the town. He walks from this end of the road to the town shown in far way.
Screen: 12 of 20 Scene Name: Lost Scene Description: In the town background martin feels lost. Talks to himself a lot. He walks from one end of the screen to the other end thinking what to do.
Screen: 13 of 20 Scene Name: Time Flys Scene Description: With tall buildings as the background the sun and the moon goes around couple of times to show the time passing. The narrative voice explains what happens in that time
Screen: 14 of 20 Scene Name: Returns home Scene Description: Martin comes home in a rickshaw pulled by a random man. Martins cloths changed in to quality robes.
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Scene Name: Gossip Scene Description: Martin is seen talking with a villager in the village.
Screen: 16 of 20 Scene Name: Loyalty shattered Scene Description: Martin comes Home and asks selina for money as his wife to check Toms loyalty. Tom hands over selina for a big bag of money.
Screen: 17 of 20 Scene Name: Blaming Scene Description: Martin revels identity. Then blames Tom for his greediness.
Screen: 18 of 20 Scene Name: Happily ever after Scene Description: Martin and selina walks out of the house. They walk away in the background as the village. The narrative voice explains the rest of it
Screen: 19 of Scene Name: The End Scene Description: The end is shown in the middle of the screen and the narrative voice explains what happened to the tom and what to take from the story.
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Scene Name: lessons Screen Scene Description: In this screen I have shown the advices from the Mr. Bush in writing clearly shown to the user. There is soft background music going on in the back to make it interesting.
10. Reference
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