Now that I've researched animations that have been created using the elements I had discovered throughout my essay, I have been able to refine my initial idea and come up with a final solution.
Based on my research I will create a 30 second animation of a character within a situation with the aim to create tension and suspense amongst my audience, as Miller (2004) that these two elements are some of the most effective at engaging an audience. To do this, I will have the character running away from an unseen threat through a forest to only end up on the edge of a high cliff with no way of escape. Although this won't be a full narrative from start to finish, it will depict a section of action that I hope will illustrate the techniques that I have learnt throughout this project.
In terms of character design I will keep it very simple to keep in with the ideas both Moore (2015) and McCloud (1993) shared on the effectiveness of simple character design. Rather than placing huge amounts of detail into the characters, I will focus on making more detailed environments, similarly to Song of the Sea and Grave of the Fireflies, as Roe (2013) and Wells (1998) state that this is an effective way to evoke emotion and association within an audience. I will also use these detailed environments to hold frames in an attempt to portray the atmosphere and create the right mood amongst my audience, which is also in relation to Roe (2013).
On top of this, I will look at using a range of different camera angles that will aide the creation of tension and suspense throughout the clip. By doing so, I hope to apply Caputo's theory of a storyteller and achieve an immersive and engaging clip of a story that transports an audience into a new reality.
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