Thursday, July 26, 2007

MMD 3308 (Open/Self Driven Brief)


Aim
: To remind human in the world the danger of global warming.

Brief: To make a short clip documentary about global warming.

Concept:

In relation to what subtopics/areas in this project that will be explained (mostly using visual graphic content and can be supported by the use of text animation:

• Specific Information about global warming

- Definition of global warming
- Causes by global warming
- General Impacts by global warming


• Show cases of global warming

- Show series of pictures/edited video that can prove that global warming is happening and will be a serious problem.
(Technique: by using GPS technology as a simulation to track where the areas that are get impacts of global warming.)

- Show an accurate information about Global Warming from other sources
(This could be a paper cut from magazines or newspaper that has article about Global Warming, This material will then be scanned and animated).

• Show examples that are believed as the cause of Global Warming

- The use of Air Conditioning, the increase of Carbon dioxide, Greenhouse gases, the use of paper and material from wood, pollution from transportation and also the use of electronic devices.

• Examples of incidents that will happen if Global Warming destroys the world and its population.

- Land will be smaller than the ocean due to the polar ice is melted
(This scene can use a 3d simulation to show different techniques and style)

- There will be no extra Oxygen left in this world
- Climate will change dramatically





Technique:

To tell a story about Global Warming using range different techniques and skills, mix of media such as 2d and 3d animation, Motion graphic, real live footage and also traditional technique (hand drawn image, scanned material and stop motion). All those techniques can be supported by the use of text to make the information clearly sent through this project.



2 comments:

john said...

A good starting point Dwi. But you will have to be careful not to try to say EVERYTHING about the issue, as I suspect it isn't possible to do so in such a complex issue. Consider focussing on one aspect , or with a particular approach such as humour, or irony - the one you reference with a female narrator is very much aimed at a young audience or one that needs to be educated in straight forward terms. The other one is more confronting, and asking the audience "What they are doing to save the planet?"
Your "Aim" and "Brief" are too broad - Questions you will need to answer fairly quickly is which type of "human" is this doco for? - children, sceptics, media savvy? This will lead you to ask, Will it be driven by a narrator/or text only/or a mix? What sort of documentary will it be; educative? confronting? funny/ironic?

What do the examples you have here do well? What do they do badly? How would your documentary be different and original in comparison?

john said...

Feedback on presentation:
As I said previously. Your concept is too broad and trying to say EVERYTHING about global warming. If you continue as such, your final work will likely be over simplified and appear uninformed and incorrect. You MUST reduce the reach of your project either by refining the audience, or refining the focus.