I had to give my characters names. After much thinking and inspiration, these are the names I came up with keeping in mind that they are Indian tigers:
The dad is called:
Ranga (This is an Indian name, short for Rangasami)
The son is called:
Pappu (Means little child in several Indian languages and is also used as a nickname. Incidentally, it also happens to be my nickname)
Tuesday, November 4, 2008
new story version 2: post midterm
I had several people look over the previous story and they like the story however the chef and butcher are too close in profession. Therefore for this version I changed the story so that the boy wants to be a sculptor.
This is the new story I came up.
Setting: A Meat shop in the jungle
Characters: Dad who owns the butcher shop
and his son (who wants to be a sculptor)
Both characters are tigers
- We see a long shot of a meat shop in the jungle
- we go into the meat shop where we see a wall filled with pictures of generations of butchers that have owned this shop and we see a picture of the current ownder
- He is cutting meat with a big chopping knife, his back is turned to his son
- we see his son looking back to see if his dad is looking and then he goes back to what he was doing
- we see the boy making a small sculpture out of clay
- in the background we see the father opening the fridge behind him
- the boys head picks up as soon as he hears the fridge door open
- he quickly puts his sculpture away
- we hear the fridge door closing and the dad comes over with a big steak in his hand and lays it on the table in front of the boy
- he starts cutting and then hands the knife over to the boy so he can try
- the boy doesn't look happy, he starts daydreaming
- (we see his dream in 2d/3d cell shaded above his head) he is showing his dad his sculpture, his dad gets mad and starts chasing him around the shop with his knife)
- the boy gulps and his dream disappears
- he takes the knife his dad is handing him to start cutting
- but when he moves his hand up in preparation to cut, the knife flies out of his hand and gets stuck on the wall behind him
- the boy looks behind and then at his dad (an embarrasses cheesy smile on his face)
- the dad sighs and shakes his head
- he shows him how to hold the knife and then gives it to the boy to attempt again
- annoyed that he has to try this again, the boy tries cutting the meat and then shows his dad when he has done
- the dad gets mad as he sees that the boy has cut a smiley face in the meat, he starts grumbling
- the boy takes the ground meet next to him and quickly starts making something
- the dad looks at him intreagued
- the boy shows the dad a small meat sculpture of him that he has made
- the dad looks at what the boy has done and smiles, his expression changes as he has gotten an idea
- scene fades
- we see the dad cutting and boy making little meat sculptures they are both happy
- camera pans out, we see little meat sculptures in the shop window
- the end
This is the new story I came up.
Setting: A Meat shop in the jungle
Characters: Dad who owns the butcher shop
and his son (who wants to be a sculptor)
Both characters are tigers
- We see a long shot of a meat shop in the jungle
- we go into the meat shop where we see a wall filled with pictures of generations of butchers that have owned this shop and we see a picture of the current ownder
- He is cutting meat with a big chopping knife, his back is turned to his son
- we see his son looking back to see if his dad is looking and then he goes back to what he was doing
- we see the boy making a small sculpture out of clay
- in the background we see the father opening the fridge behind him
- the boys head picks up as soon as he hears the fridge door open
- he quickly puts his sculpture away
- we hear the fridge door closing and the dad comes over with a big steak in his hand and lays it on the table in front of the boy
- he starts cutting and then hands the knife over to the boy so he can try
- the boy doesn't look happy, he starts daydreaming
- (we see his dream in 2d/3d cell shaded above his head) he is showing his dad his sculpture, his dad gets mad and starts chasing him around the shop with his knife)
- the boy gulps and his dream disappears
- he takes the knife his dad is handing him to start cutting
- but when he moves his hand up in preparation to cut, the knife flies out of his hand and gets stuck on the wall behind him
- the boy looks behind and then at his dad (an embarrasses cheesy smile on his face)
- the dad sighs and shakes his head
- he shows him how to hold the knife and then gives it to the boy to attempt again
- annoyed that he has to try this again, the boy tries cutting the meat and then shows his dad when he has done
- the dad gets mad as he sees that the boy has cut a smiley face in the meat, he starts grumbling
- the boy takes the ground meet next to him and quickly starts making something
- the dad looks at him intreagued
- the boy shows the dad a small meat sculpture of him that he has made
- the dad looks at what the boy has done and smiles, his expression changes as he has gotten an idea
- scene fades
- we see the dad cutting and boy making little meat sculptures they are both happy
- camera pans out, we see little meat sculptures in the shop window
- the end
New characters and story: Post Midterm
From the midterm analysis, I realized that I had to stay away from the tribal theme in order not to be offensive. Also, I had to create a story with characters or an environment that clued the viewers in to Indian culture. Initially I had come up with a story about a boy who wanted to be a Bollywood actor and his struggle to communicate with his dad who wanted him to be a doctor. While these are Indian professions that kids would immediately recognize, they are too literal and uninteresting.
Therefore I decided to make the father and sons characters Indian tigers. This would be a lot more fun for animation and appealing to kids than human characters. I also changed the setting and professions. The story is now set in a meat shop that the father owns and the boy is a wannabe chef
These are the characters I came up with
This is the first version of the story I came up with:
Setting: A Meat shop in the jungle
Characters: Dad who owns the butcher shop
and his son (who wants to be a chef)
Both characters are tigers
- We see a long shot of a butcher shop in the jungle
- we go into the meat shop where we see a wall filled with pictures of generations of butchers that have owned this shop and we see a picture of the current ownder
- He is cutting meat with a big chopping knife, his back is turned to his son
- we see his son looking back to see if his dad is looking
- he goes back to his part of the table where he is a preparing a meal following along with the Indian chef (from Khana Kazana, an Indian cooking show) on TV
- While he is cooking we see the dad in the background is taking meat to the fridge and putting it in
- The boys head picks up when he hears the fridge open
- he shuts off the TV and starts putting all his stuff away before his father can see
- we hear the fridge close as he manages to put everything away
- the dad comes over to the boy with a big piece of meat in his hand and puts it on the table in front of him and hands him the cutting knife
- the boy looks at the raw meat in disgust
- he goes into a day dream (2d animation) where he sees himself dressed up in chef's attire with the meat cooked in the form of a gourmet meal presenting it to his father
- the dad gets mad and starts chasing his son with the butcher knife
- the boy gulps and his dream vanishes
- he looks back at the meat on the table and the knife
- he picks up the knife and starts cutting the meat but he does it all wrong
- the father gets mad and bangs his fist on the table for the boy to try again but get it right this time
- the boy looks at his chef's hat and gets mad
- he takes it out and puts it on his head and hands the meal he prepared to his dad
- the father gets furious and picks up his knife as he is not happy about what his son wants to do
- the boy sees his fathers rage and drops the plat on the table
- the dad chases him around the restaraunt with his knife in hand
- the boy panting, stops and motions his father to stop
- the father stops in his tracks
- he takes the food that he prepared and gives it to his father to taste
- the dad takes a bite a smile on his face as he enjoys the food he is trying
- the boy looks happy
- screen fades
- we see the dad in his butcher shop cutting meat, the picture behind him has the sons cooking with the boy
- the boy is next to his dad on the stove with a sign on the wall that says "Get your fresh Kebabs here!"
The end
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