Blog post #4 - Driving question/statement/proposition.

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Carroll, S. (2021). The Passage of Time & the Meaning of Life. Youtube.com. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7BH6XCRZad8

I've already explained in my previous blog posts about the message we as a group would like to convey to our target audience. We have the concept of adolescence, (but for the existence of our project) I'd personally like to say that everyone should make the most of what we have 'now'. The passage of time is a huge part of our lives, and there is no time to waste it. The guiding light or guiding stag is a role that aids the kid to keep moving forward in life, so they're not in a position where they feel lost and hopeless.

The driving statement we proposed as a group is that our project tells the story of a child's evolution. It starts with the child feeling helpless and lost going, and with the passage of time, goes through all struggles of self discovery and learning to adapt and overcome those hardships. Glen Keane makes a relatable passage with our driving statement, that is to connect with our audience. As an animator, when you're vulnerable and putting your feelings out there, you ignore that voice in the back of your head that goes; "no, I'm not going to do that," life is about where it takes you. You convey to your audience that you're going to do that very 'thing', and that's the part of you that opens up as an artist. (Keane, 2018).

I'm sure myself and a few others can agree, that we are able to reach out to our audience in this context. Adolescence is such a rough milestone in your life, you can feel at a loss of what you want to do when you're asked "what would you like to be once you grow up?" Those feelings can remain even within your 20's and 30's until you've reached a certain stage in your life where you have more stability. 

I was looking into Friedmann's Writing for Visual Media, and he mentions that stories are told in a social context and are determined by audiences. As a storyteller, we try to appeal to an audience's subconscious emotions. (Friedmann 2021). As a group we wanted to create something that a lot of people have gone through, sure there is the exception that some kids had a smooth childhood without any hardships, but that is not a common case. The message we want to get across is that, no one should have to go through these things alone and always seek help when you can. Even if it's just opening up your feelings to someone close to you, it takes away a lot of heavy baggage; even if it's just them listening to your story. 

I think it's unique in a way to portray this project in a magical sense (with the glittering wisp and luminescent stag), people are attracted to the unordinary. "Some of the world’s most cherished stories alter reality or invent sometimes improbable events with magical or mythical dimensions." (Friedmann, 2021). I don't think it matters what age you are, you see something that is beautiful and stands out and it's hard to look away. I think the Yagan Tower really sells that opportunity, especially with the way colours can look so vivid played up there.


References:

Block, B. (2020). The Visual Story: Creating the Visual Structure of Film, TV, and Digital Media (3rd ed.). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315794839

Friedmann, A. (2021). Writing for visual media. Taylor & Francis Group.

Animation Hustle. (2018). Glen Keane’s 5 INSPIRING Rules for Animators. Youtube.com. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4znvdUsVKnk

Marx, C. (2021). Writing for Animation, Comics, and Games (2nd ed.). CRC Press. https://doi.org/10.1201/9781351215985

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