Monday, 28 April 2014
P2 How does your product fit into current trend
My animated Tv series would be shown on Cartoon network as it is full of animated shows of all types. I think that it should be shown around 6pm. This is because its a time were the target audience would be back from school/college and be sat relaxing watching TV. Also 6pm is a bit late for younger views so it would only be shown to the target audience. Another way my animation could be shown is on Youtube as it is only 15 minutes an episode and the target audience, early teens to late teenagers watch it daily.
P2 Schedule and budgeting research
Schedule research
South Park:
Adventure time:
South Park:
Peppa Pig:
The Simpsons:
Frozen:
Budgeting:
Friday, 25 April 2014
P2 Target audience
Gender: Male and female, however mainly aimed at males
Age: 12+, young teens to late teens
P2 Representation and ethics in cartoons
Why does the writer of the article believe Rio 2 is problematic in terms of its representations?
The writer believes that Rio 2 is problematic in terms of its representation because of each characters accents. The writer believes this because the lead characters are voiced by white people and uses african-american actors, Jamie Foxx and Will.i.am to voice the hip-hop, urban birds. This suggests that the heroes and main characters are voiced by white people and the funny, colourful characters are voiced by african-americans.
What are PEPs and why are they an issue for racial representation?
PEPs means problem contexts, entertainment contexts and performance contexts. Dr Charles Da Costa, a British lecturer who writes about racial stereotyping in animation says:
"Within PEPs, black people and other genotypes have to be associated with vexing circumstances," he says. "Strive to pacify, make others happy and be exceptional or extraordinary – far from 'normal'. Villainy, exoticism, jocularity and athleticism are common indicators of this malaise. Images of ethnicity do not need to be conveyed within the narrow scope of PEPs."
Why does Da Costa believe we end up with stereotypes in animation?
Dr Charles Da Costa believes:
"Decisions on character and performance must be made quickly in order for design and production processes to commence and advance. So regarding representations of ethnicity and epidermal type, family animation often finds itself in a bind. It consciously and subconsciously weighs financial against moral obligations, then unconsciously opts for the 'safe' representational defaults – stereotypes."
What does Turbo say about social mobility?
In the film Turbo the snail, voiced by Ryan Reynolds has sidekicks voiced by Samuel L Jackson, Snoop Dogg and Michelle Rodriguez. Turbo also has human companions who are Mexicans who run a taco stand and a Vietnamese woman. In Turbo social mobility is only presented on the white characters. This suggests that non-whites should take care and facilitate for white characters with social mobility.
What are PEPs and why are they an issue for racial representation?
PEPs means problem contexts, entertainment contexts and performance contexts. Dr Charles Da Costa, a British lecturer who writes about racial stereotyping in animation says:
"Within PEPs, black people and other genotypes have to be associated with vexing circumstances," he says. "Strive to pacify, make others happy and be exceptional or extraordinary – far from 'normal'. Villainy, exoticism, jocularity and athleticism are common indicators of this malaise. Images of ethnicity do not need to be conveyed within the narrow scope of PEPs."
Why does Da Costa believe we end up with stereotypes in animation?
Dr Charles Da Costa believes:
"Decisions on character and performance must be made quickly in order for design and production processes to commence and advance. So regarding representations of ethnicity and epidermal type, family animation often finds itself in a bind. It consciously and subconsciously weighs financial against moral obligations, then unconsciously opts for the 'safe' representational defaults – stereotypes."
What does Turbo say about social mobility?
In the film Turbo the snail, voiced by Ryan Reynolds has sidekicks voiced by Samuel L Jackson, Snoop Dogg and Michelle Rodriguez. Turbo also has human companions who are Mexicans who run a taco stand and a Vietnamese woman. In Turbo social mobility is only presented on the white characters. This suggests that non-whites should take care and facilitate for white characters with social mobility.
P2 Schedule and budgeting
Schedule
Budgeting
My animation would take 8 weeks per a episode. It is a 2D animation a bit like South Park, so not very detailed. However I would like the characters and backgrounds to be detailed and the movement not so much. I would like to have a theme tune at the beginning, in the opening credits of my animation. For that I would need:
A solo singer: under 10 minutes = £1,011.60 - £3,272.84
A full orchestra: under 10 minutes = £4,760.49 - £13,091.34
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