Concept Development Idea:

Idea 1
Synopsis:

This is a 2D animation about a little girl who had lost her mother in an accident. She was left roaming in the street , fighting to survive. She was constantly abuse by the villagers because she was born without knowing who her father was, thus making her an outcast. One day, the village was burn to the ground and there were no survivors..except for her.


Research/Inspiration:

I got this idea from watching "the little match girl", the initial part of the story that i want to use from the little match girl is the idea of a young kid trying to survive but was shown no mercy. I then took it to the extreme where the kid was abuse verbally, physically and mentally.

The Little Match Girl






Idea 2
Synopsis:

This is a short 3D animation of a Ballerina Music-box. What appear to be a lifeless plastic ballerina twirling in circle comes to life when no one was looking. She for once become real, with expressions and with ability to dance around. She dance her heart out for no one but herself. After finishing her beautiful dance, she turn back into a lifeless plastic ballerina in a music box.


Research/Inspiration:

I was inspired to think of this idea from watching Toy Story. I want to portray an idea of someone or something with greater ability but was never given an opportunity to show it and so with this ballerina, even though she dances beautifully, she has to retun to being a plastic ballerina.

Toy Story





Idea 3
Synopsis:

This is a 2D animation of a high school boy who has nothing to look forward to in life. He is neither good in his sports nor is he good in his academy. One day, he saw a girl standing by the river crying. He immediately ran towards her amusing she was trying to commit suicide. He slip and hit his head on a rock. He fell into the river, before becoming unconscious he saw something blinking at the bottom of the river. He woke up in a whole new world with weird creatures and his journey begins as he finds his way back to his world


Research/Inspiration:

I love the animated film "Spirited Away" therefore I came up with this 3rd idea. Although the idea I had do no have spirits, it adopt the idea of the main character entering a new place, and gaining something along the way.

Spirited Away





Idea 4
Synopsis:

Mia enters a run down house, with the intention to kill. A flash back of her life and the day when her parents were killed by a robber. She soon finds out the robber was the man she saw regularly at the train station collecting empty cans. She followed him to his run down house and there she was in the beginning of the story.

Research/Inspiration:

I was watching this new anime called "Bamboo Blade" and one of the character in the anime is a cheerful girl who is the manager of a kendo club. I thought to myself, what if she lose something close to her, could that change her and what changes would that be, thus I came up with the 4th idea.

Bamboo Blade