What we know of the world of "The Exam"
In this world where failure equals decapitation, all we truly know about it is that adults, the people of authority, are seen as a whole menagerie of different species, teaching classrooms of human children. In moments of high tension it is sometimes hard to tell a school apart from a jungle, and we know they take their exams very seriously.
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Log LineThe anxieties of an educational system PremiseA boy is enrolled in an educational system where failure holds dire consequences. Any student scoring below standard expectations will have their head mounted on the wall. Genre: Dark Humor Story Beats1) A boy beginning a typical school day. Regular kids, animal teachers 2) Surprise! There's a test today our character is not prepared 3) We see what has happened to the students who have flunked in the past 4) Trying his hardest to pass 5) Fail....Run! 6) One teacher gives chase, then another and another {the environment goes a little crazy} alternative surfaces, textures, media? 7) some of the mounted heads try to help our character escape. 8) boy vs teachers 9) gets caught, head mounted 10) HEAD REVOLUTION!!!! I want to tell a comedic, and very exaggerated story that I and others could relate too concerning the anxieties of testing well in the educational system. I wanted to align events in the sequence up with a musical score; something along the lines of Grieg's “In the hall of the mountain king”
Materials: 2D digital animation. I'm considering alternative media in terms of backgrounds and environment. This requires some tests. Technique: Reference older cartoons? Style: work loose, minimal, colorful vs muted, exaggerated motion. I have a habit of trying to work too realistic rather than “animated” |
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May 2019
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