MY 20% TIME PROJECT PROPOSAL

Name: Precious Roberts-Miller

Project Title: Pristine

Project Start Date: November 7^th, 2014

Project Completion Date: May 15^th, 2014

Mentor’s Name: Dayna Browning

Brief Description: I will be writing and trying to publish a book, and (maybe) try and animate some parts of it.

 

1)      Project Objective:

For this project, I plan to write my own book. I will study different styles and forms of writing. I will find out the guidelines for certain types of books. Then, I will apply all of this information into my own book. I will write it to these guidelines and styles. Then, I will proofread it, and write a final copy.

            Next, I will start the animation process. I will try and find styles of animation that would suit my own story. Then, I will learn how to make this animation. I will have to do this frequently, with a lot of planning. Lastly, I will make a final cut of the animation, edit it, and show it to people.

 

2)      Project Rational:

I am doing this project because this is something that I love to do. I have always written little stories by myself, just for fun, but I had never really stuck with one. So, this time, I think that I will stick with this story and try and go out of the box and animate it, too.

            I was origionally going to make mine about animating, but I realized, I could try and combine the two. I’ve always wanted to do things with art, especially animate. But, how can you animate something good, without a decent story? So, this question gave me the answer to try and do both. I know that it will be hard, and tough, but I want to challenge myself in a way that I’ve never had. It will be rewarding in the end, if I can pull it off.

 

3)      Project Steps:

 

·         Look up styles and forms of writing

·         Find out the guidelines for writing different books

·         Write the book

·         Revise the book

·         Copy the final copy of the book

·         Search for different styles and forms of animation

·         Learn how to make the animation

·         Draw the scenes

·         Practice making the short film

·         Edit the film

·         Create the final copy of the film

·         Show the film to people

 

4)      Timeline of Activities:

November 2014

·         Start on writing the rough draft of the story

·         Look up ways to simple animate

·         Look up the standards for writing different styles of books

 

December 2014

·         Keep writing the rough draft of the story

·         Start drawing the characters for the animation

·         Look up ways to simple animate

 

January 2015

·         Keep writing the rough draft of the story

·         Have style of book

·         Have style of animation

·         Start the simple animation

 

February 2015

·         Revise/ or keep writing the rough draft of the story

·         Keep with the simple animation

·         Get people to voice parts

·         Start Recording

 

March 2015

·         Revise the rough draft of the story

·         Keep recording

·         Keep with the animation

 

April 2015

·         Revise the rough draft of the story

·         Edit the Animation

 

May 2015

·         Revise the rough draft of the story

·         Edit the Animation

·         Show animation to people

·         Publish final copy for people to read

·         Start the publication process

 

5)      Resources

·         YouTube

·         Mrs. Browning

·         Mrs. Hilliard

·         Google

·         Mr. Reed

 

6)      Setbacks

·         Could get uninterested

·         Might not have enough materials to animate

·         Might not be able to get enough resources

·         Could not have enough time to finish one project

·         Could get sidetracked and not finished

 

7)      Research Questions

·         What kinds of animation do writers typically use when writing off of a book?

·         What kind of style do most writers usually have when they write novels or long chapter book?

·         What kind of experiences do most writers have when they tackle on two challenges at once like this?

·         Why do experiences like this shape what people become later on in life?

·         What will this experience teach me for later on in my life?