Narrative Story for my Animation

Concept Brief
To develop a 3D animation narrative using 3D software, After Effects and video editing software Final Cut Pro

The narrative needs to relate to my personal avatar and also using similar if not the same style.

The style must be clean and consistent style with a cartoon graphic look and feel.

The narrative must have a consistency about it as it will be part of an on going animation series for folio preposes, showcasing my skills in 3D animation and editing.

Narrative

The narrative story takes place on a factory floor. When the workers arrive the lights are turned one and they proceed to their stations. In particular two factory workers make their way to the crane stations, while a train carriage rolls onto the floor via the large roller access door way. Without much concern for the contents of the crates, the carriage just dumps them on the factory floor, leaving it to the workers to organise the chaos.

The crane operators then proceed to organise the mess of crates into some sort on an order. When they have completed that task they continue to open the crates and remove the contents of those crates on to the floor. Though they run into problems when they can’t decide where to place each item to crate some sort of a scene. So they tussle with each other trying to agree on some sort of a set up.

All the commotion raises the attention of the boss, so he comes out onto the floor to see what’s going on. When the workers realise he is watch this one decides to pick him up. The other worker quickly realising what’s going on joins in on the fun. The two of them proceed to dump him into an already empty crate. Though the boss tries to struggle out of the grip of the crane but is eventually forced into the box. To make sure he doesn’t interfere again they both seal the box and carry it over to the dumpster where they drop it in.

The workers then go back to their argument on the placement of each object in the scene. Eventually they give up and decide to confront each other on the floor. So they approach each other and start verbally arguing. Suddenly both cranes come to life and look at each other seeming to indicate that they are about to do something to the arguing workers.

Both cranes quickly swoop down and grab the two workers and caring them over to two empty crates and dumping them inside. Then placing the lids back on top sealing them in and caring the crates over to the dumpster where the boss is still struggling to get out. The cranes then go back to the scene set up and in complete co-operation with each other they finish it off and pack them selves up.

The floor manager comes out to start shutting machines down and looks at the work that was completed, but scratches his head wondering where everybody is. He walks over the switches and turns the lights out and walks out the door.

First Assignment for Semester 2 - Open Brief

The first brief is a self driven brief where we can do anything. Because I'm into 3D animation i've decided to do an animation thats based on my Avatar. I've developed a series of still image representing my avatar but never a animation. I also want to up this piece in my folio as a feature represent myself as a person in way the narrative is played out.

I have a couple of idea for the narrative

1. PRACTICAL JOKE
This narrative involves three versions of my avatar, a black, white and red version all with different characteristics about them, such as movement and design features will additional add ons like hats or belts.
The white avatar is working in a construction factory using a crane to setup the scene for a showcase evening. His other work mates have decided to play a joke on the other avatar by using music. As the White character proceeds to inspect his work by taking a seat in the bucket chair music suddenly starts playing at an absurd volume, he quick ups out of the chair in fright, stunned and confused about what just happened. So he takes a seat again but the music starts playing again, repeating this a couple of times. Eventually the white character starts to look around to find out whats happening and when hes doing this the music starts playing again even louder and slowly increases in volume until it starts blowing him off his feet. He then get blow off his feel flipping over the chair and causing him to hold on for dear life. But eventually he slips and is blown into the wall falling to the ground inadvertently knocking the power plug out the socket turning off the music. There are consequences for their action and the two characters are booted out the back door hence loosing their jobs.

2. CONSTRUCTION WAR
The three different avatars are working in harmony when they are told to unpack and construct a scene on the factory floor before it is shipped to all the show rooms. They they each proceed to take a crane and start unpacking the contents of each container. However as they are unpacking the containers they all start to disagree on where to place each item for the scene. So a battle between each avatar erupts into objects flying all over the place, braking and smashing into all sorts of objects creating factory floor chaos. After the fight is over they all find themselves being booted out the back door in the middle of the night.

3. MUSIC TUNES
While the avatar is unpacking the contents of the creates he discovers that its a digital music set. So after he has completed the set up he proceeds to start playing music on the set hence creating an interesting and funky beet. But unfortunately the boss didn't like ones beet so he boots him out the back door into the darkness.

Firstly i need another opinion on which one i should develop into an animation, so comments welcome.