My film has one main theme, and that is the theme of feeling lonely, and wanting the company of others. I have tried to portray this message through many elements of the film. The character looks at the Lilies that are grouped together, and recognizes that there is one segregated and out on it's own, and she relates to that, resulting in her placing the lone lily with the others. This visual metaphor communicates straight away what it is that she wants the most. The film is quite a slow paced one, and is set in the same environment throughout, which builds the sense that this is all that is on her mind, she is consumed by her quest for companionship, and will build the intensity of her and how she feels.
The little boat has also brought up the expression 'We're all in the same boat', as our character feels lonely and even though she feels thoroughly isolated, there are always others who feel exactly the same as she does - 'We're all in the same boat'. I wanted the purple lake to have a kind of mystical feeling, that the impossible could happen on this lake, because when she reaches the center, she touches her hands to her chest, and pulls out a bright light. This is what I have called, her 'Life light' and I think is a very vulnerable thing. She's taking all of her inner-most hopes and fears and desires and putting it all out there, risking it to reach out to someone. I think that this reflects hugely on how shy and lonely people feel when they are trying to reach out to someone, or make friends or fit in, they give all of themselves for it.
When this doesn't work, she is obviously crushed, and she'd really hoped and believed that someone would see her life light, she looks up and spots a lighthouse. She then has renewed faith in her hopes and rushes to the top of the lighthouse, to use it's far reaching beam to send out the message of 'here I am'. The Lighthouse is a universal sign for those lost and trying to find ground, and also known as being very lonely places, often miles away from land, and often manned by a single person and so I thought the use of a lighthouse in my film would be perfect. When she reaches the top she shines the light around 3 times, looks frantically around but again, nothing happens. We see her shoulders droop as her spirits are crushed once again, and as she turns to leave, a whole bunch of life lights float up in the air around her, showing that people have seen her lights and come to the lake and offered up their own 'Life Lights' as well. I do not show this image but have chosen to let the audience draw their own conclusions, and I'll leave them with the beautiful image of all the twinkling lights floating around the girl.
My film with be created using 2D - Digital animation on Adobe Photoshop, I have chosen this as I have a deep knowledge of painting in and animating within the program, I also have more control over the aesthetic of the line quality and colour. I will be hand painting the main colour and atmosphere of the backgrounds in watercolour on Canvas paper, scanning them in and then adding the other elements of the scenes in on Photoshop (ie. the lighthouse, pier, lily pads and reeds)
It will have a painterly style that is close to the concept art that I have produced. The music will be one tune that then moves with the emotion of what is playing out on screen, with organic tones and instruments. The music will be key to conditioning the audiences emotions while watching the film. Other sound effects such as wind and water splashing will also create atmosphere and aid the action. I will composite all the elements of the film together in Adobe's Premiere Pro and After Effects.
The little boat has also brought up the expression 'We're all in the same boat', as our character feels lonely and even though she feels thoroughly isolated, there are always others who feel exactly the same as she does - 'We're all in the same boat'. I wanted the purple lake to have a kind of mystical feeling, that the impossible could happen on this lake, because when she reaches the center, she touches her hands to her chest, and pulls out a bright light. This is what I have called, her 'Life light' and I think is a very vulnerable thing. She's taking all of her inner-most hopes and fears and desires and putting it all out there, risking it to reach out to someone. I think that this reflects hugely on how shy and lonely people feel when they are trying to reach out to someone, or make friends or fit in, they give all of themselves for it.
When this doesn't work, she is obviously crushed, and she'd really hoped and believed that someone would see her life light, she looks up and spots a lighthouse. She then has renewed faith in her hopes and rushes to the top of the lighthouse, to use it's far reaching beam to send out the message of 'here I am'. The Lighthouse is a universal sign for those lost and trying to find ground, and also known as being very lonely places, often miles away from land, and often manned by a single person and so I thought the use of a lighthouse in my film would be perfect. When she reaches the top she shines the light around 3 times, looks frantically around but again, nothing happens. We see her shoulders droop as her spirits are crushed once again, and as she turns to leave, a whole bunch of life lights float up in the air around her, showing that people have seen her lights and come to the lake and offered up their own 'Life Lights' as well. I do not show this image but have chosen to let the audience draw their own conclusions, and I'll leave them with the beautiful image of all the twinkling lights floating around the girl.
My film with be created using 2D - Digital animation on Adobe Photoshop, I have chosen this as I have a deep knowledge of painting in and animating within the program, I also have more control over the aesthetic of the line quality and colour. I will be hand painting the main colour and atmosphere of the backgrounds in watercolour on Canvas paper, scanning them in and then adding the other elements of the scenes in on Photoshop (ie. the lighthouse, pier, lily pads and reeds)
It will have a painterly style that is close to the concept art that I have produced. The music will be one tune that then moves with the emotion of what is playing out on screen, with organic tones and instruments. The music will be key to conditioning the audiences emotions while watching the film. Other sound effects such as wind and water splashing will also create atmosphere and aid the action. I will composite all the elements of the film together in Adobe's Premiere Pro and After Effects.
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