My questions:
What format should I present my work in?
Animation would be good as you could portray your message successfully - it would draw parallels as your animation flicks between scenes showing the different families - the one thing in common would be fun bonding time over reading - helping the child.
If I do a GIF/animation (a really simple one) how many scenes should I include?
About 5 scenes, however experiment with trying to capture the UK general public in a simple amount of scenes.
Should I include quotes from authors such as Dr. Seuss and Roald Dahl?
The quote would be good to reinforce the message, Font-wise it would be effective to have it in children's writing and lots of colour. The text could appear (for minimum of three seconds) at the end of the animation to reinforce the message of the animation... then a page showing the charity details/website/phone number to end the animation.
Should I also include other male role models such as brothers, stepdads, granddads, cousins, uncles?
It would be good to include other family members for those in the public that may not have their child's dad in the picture and to acknowledge the roles of others in the family dynamics that have a huge impact on a child's upbringing.
My feedback suggested about 5 scenes but to try to represent the UK general public in this... I think this will be really hard however I could capture quite a large amount of people in the images if I don't specify skin/hair colour so I could do the people in black and white or random colours. The book could look like its irradiating colour.. this is something to be explored in my sketch book.
The authors quote was suggested to be near the end. I think this would be effective to reinforce the message within the illustrations however if I were to do a difference in scenes such as to start off with a child trying to read on their own/watching tv then I could seperate that part with the next, of dads helping their children, with the page with the quote. However I think keeping it as simple as possible would be most effective.
Thinking about flicking through scenes as simply as possible, and of the Save the Children animation for girls not getting forced in to marriage (where the girl grows up and then passes on her way of life of education down her own children from generation to generation), has made me think about the possibilities of starting off with one child trying to read... perhaps then a man/grandad comes appears... line drawing? Is he there or not - not as steady a drawing as the child- showing the potential of a male role model. Then the child grows up still reading the same book...same save the children logo however maybe the statistics can come out of it/be in the background while the child grows up. A baby appears, then grows. Another baby appears. Depending on how much time I have this cycle of growing up can continue. I think it should end with either the whole family - great grandad, grandad, dad, children all reading together or to have a more moving feeling and to target families who may be missing some male role models; end with the older child reading to the younger one.
Then the authors quote can appear to reinforce the message of the piece to encourage reading.
Finally ending on a screen showing the Read on Get on logo and Save the Children information,
Also think about the potential of having the child read out the story over the phone to a family member that cannot be there; showing that their is no excuse not to bond with your child over books/stories. Just ten minutes!!
Note: Slow down animation and keep it simple! This will allow the audience to understand and take in the messages in it and for it to have most impact.
Note: When actually creating the animation I can put multiple layers together so if I just focuss on creating the storyline, I can then add the statistics afterwards and perhaps loop them (if I want to have the font hand drawn in children's writing in different colour - can look like its moving slightly) depending how long I need each statistic up, To exaggerate the importance of reading the page could fill up with statistics (overwhelming) and then the key letters to spell 'Read on Get on' could move together to the centre of the page or to surround the child. The child could look up at it. read the letters or move the letters- reach up and grab them- put them into order - simply.
I have narrowed down the quotes I want to include in my animation to three...
"So Matilda's strong young mind continued to grow, nurtured by the voices of all those authors who had sent their books out into the world like ships on the sea. These books gave Matilda a hopeful and comforting message: you are not alone." - Roald Dahl
I love this quote because it is filled with emotion and it is clear that Roald Dahl is speaking to all the children reading his book, not just telling a story but communicating a powerful message through his literature; you are not alone. These four words are so powerful.
"The more you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you will go." - Dr Seuss
I think this quote perfectly sums up the power of reading and Save the Children's message of 'Read on Get on.'
"You're never too old, too wacky, too wild to puck up a book and read to a child." -Dr. Seuss
This quote is fantastic as it combines both literary devices, alliteration, rhyming and rhythm, and the message of the Save the Children campaign Read on Get on. It is a simple and true statement... nothing is a valid excuse to get in the way of reading to a child.
NOTE: When the last screen shows - black/dark screen... then a little light switches on from a torch - child reading book on their own or something. Really quick and cheeky.
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