Potential Idea

The individual contribution for the project idea is to make the animation show different point of views from the different parties that are participating in this event at the given time. In that case the two parties would be JAPAN and USA, from these two parties research could be done into a main soldier from each party and try and incorporate their views and what they experienced during the event to intensify the final outcome and make the sequence more exciting for the viewers. This will also keep viewers interested in the animation that ultimately would have a good final impression on the sequence created.

Things to look out from which where discovered from the animation example is that if bombs where to fall in the water from bombing planes an effective particle effect is required so that the right impression from the final animation is achieved.

Also apart from the particle effect the correct explosion effect is required to keep the excitement and tension that should be one of the main aims of this project so with the correct research and time management a good final result can be achieved.

Thoughts of Example Animation

The Animation example which was shown was good in the concept of models and location but on the other hand the voice over which was explaining the animation was very dull and boring, there was no change in tone which made the animation lack tension or excitement, this could ultimately mean the audio was rushed or not the right team member was chosen for that particular role.

Although the good side from the animation was the water effect was good when the water was still but as soon as the bombs hit the water the sequence lacked the right particle effect to again add the excitement the animation was lacking which may mean that there was a lack of project management or again the wrong team member within the group was given that role.

One other problem with the bomb effect is that the bombs supposedly exploded but there was no fire or bright colours from that explosion that make the bomb have an impact of the final perception of the animation sequence from the viewer which meant that the final outcome looked boring in that aspect.

The final thought on the sequence created is that its understandable what the team tried to create also the idea of the storyline is good and the message did manage to get across of what was trying to be recreated. On the other hand the planes could have been aligned a bit better in the sense of less planes could have been used so that more focus could have been put in the spinning of the front propellers and also once the battleships had been hit by the bombs there could have been multiple explosions to show the ship being destroyed with the correct bomb effect to help the effect look more alive or exciting instead of the fade to smoke. Another element of the project that could have been improved is the character hands and maps could have been created better, also possibly showing more of the characters and a clear view of the map to add the necessary tension to the final sequence.

Overall the final conclusion towards the project is that it was poor final outcome but the intensions of the sequence were good, the poor outcome could have been caused from poor project management from possibly the wrong team member having the wrong role that contributes to the conclusive outcome which made a interesting but boring final project sequence.

From watching this animation sequence a lot of ideas have been generated of what possible things could be included in the current teams final animation.

The example shown gave a lot of inspiration of what kind of storyline could be created from the large script that was given and how to show key elements to get the proposed point across to the audience.

Thoughts about the topic

The Project outline seems very broad and requires the team to make various decision on the amount of history which is to be shown in the animation sequence, this is so that the intended outcome is achieved which is to show what happened on from the lead up to until the actual bombing of pearl harbor.

The project is very large in the sense of a lot of modeling needs to be completed, therefore the sequence has to contain sufficient elements to achieve the intended effect that will be generated. Also thoughts on what type of animation should be created for example the animation could have more of a cartoon effect like the game Medal of Honor Rising Sun made by EA Games which shows the event from a various point of views which could be incorporated in this project with correct referencing. On the other hand the animation and models could be created to have a real affect to them which not only may change the viewers perception of the final sequence but also the final outcome may have a better effect and the animation could fit together effectively.

This then leads onto the things for consideration as a group towards the animation itself because the intended outcome needs to be figured out before any planning  can be started so that ideas can be generated which ultimately lead to the intended outcome of the sequence. Things to consider apart from the realness of the animation is the accuracy of the animation from the environmental location of the historic event to the actual instruments used in relations to planes, Warships, guns and even uniform to make the final outcome achieve its maximum potential.

Another thing to consider for this project is the length of the animation because once what scenes have been identified and will be added to the final story line the key elements need to be identified so that the team can recognize what is to be left out of the sequence so that it stays to the point and doesn’t loose the attention of the audience and still contains the effects which are required to make the animation sequence look and appear accurate and real.

This then leads to the level of research which is required to reach the level of accuracy proposed so for example the right plane models and warships used in the time may be required if the decision of the project is to be as realistic and accurate as possible or research into what alternatives could be implemented to try and create the same sort of effect.

Also the type of research which will be conducted will be mainly secondary for this project for copy right reasons so once the secondary research has been carried out the appropriate referencing needs to be carried out so that the correct sources can be credited for the information which was used for this project. The referencing will also show in this project that the right amount of research and thinking has been taken into account for this project.