Feedback from Second Crit

Some feedback from Sarah, Nick, Nick and Rob:

Contextual Understanding - Comment on the quality, quantity and method of research into appropriate contextual references and source material:
Strengths-
-Lots of research into the visual style which would be appropriate for audience
-Some research into how snow is depicted in cartoons, different styles as well
-Close understanding of the experience of snow - much based on personal experience 
Improvements-
-Look at animations/cartoons to do with snow, how it is communicated
-how does research into snow back up and help with subject matter, look into games played in the snow more, what people wear (clothing).
-Look at 'The Snowman' story and Calvin and the Hobbs Christmas Special
-Look into more snow scene related animations (The Snowman - must see)


Concept development - Comment on the thematic content and its appropriateness to the brief. Has it been thoroughly explored, critically analyzed and creatively interpreted?
Strengths-
-What are the top 10 games - define
-Safety aspect of snow and games in the snow might be a better route, lots of options, we can't think of 10 snow games but we can think of lots of safety things to do with snow which kids should know about.
-Snow related drawings give developments and strong backbone

Improvements-
-What are the top 10 games?
-Where does the safety aspect fit?
-Stay safe in the snow incorporating particular games - educational/imstructional
-What are the top 10 snow games. How can they be very simply communicated?
-More storyboards needed


Visual Development - Comment on the visual content and its appropriateness to the brief. Has it been thoroughly explored, critically analysed and creatively interpreted?
Strengths-
-Work well and appropriate for audience
-Good structure and planning behind the illustrations
-brilliant, expressive characters vectors, but where is the scarf, if its cold and snowy?
-can you play with clothing and surrounding objects to imply snow/cold
Improvements-
-To think about how the characters will beanimated
-Make decision about colour
-Storyboards need to show time and how long movements will take
-More experimentation - typography
 -How will the characters be animated. Will they be 2D or given a three dimensionality


Additional Comments-
-Sounds - how will you get snow sounds?
-Soundtrack
-How will colour be used? Ice cold frsh blues and warm colour for the clothing
-Render tests in AE



Action Plan-
-Define concept
-Look/research more relevant snow themed visuals (cartoons with snow/scenes)
-More detailed (time) storyboards
-Colours and type
-How will the characters move and interact
-How safety aspect fits in
-Games playe din snow
-What are the Top 10 things to do in the snow?