Refining My Animation Idea

Refining Idea

-Item

I've decided on 'Scissors' to be my everyday item simply it is easy to reproduce but also has similar features to a human with razor stilts for legs and finger holes for eyes which is all I need to create character, I also don't want to add characteristics to show off what I've learn't in Animation by showing character through only movement which is the reason why I picked Scissors.

-Story

I want to start it off with the scissors spotting an image of another 'shiny' and new pair of scissors and falling head over heels for the picture but after playing around a person picks up the scissors and tries to cut up the image but the scissors bend and resist cutting the image and finds away to wriggle out and escape.

-Scene   

I want the scene to be on a semi-messy work desk, probably a students desk for ease, with lose paper and pens and pencils lying around and the image of the scissors slightly of center with a window in front for natural light, then having the modelled scissors walk in from the left then noticing the image. The modelled scissors would be very simple 'two coloured' like the scissors you would give to a child to use and would be made with plasticine.

-Medium

I think using Stop Motion would be the most effective method that way I can use real life aspects with the hand and image, it also would make setting up the scene a lot easier and be able to film at home giving me more time to create the animation. Also I believe by using Stop Motion and making it real as possible it will add more shock value for when the scissors that suppose to be hard and rigid, resist and become loose and floppy.

-Morale

The meaning behind the animation would be simply 'We make are own Purpose/Destiny'.