STORY IDEAS / CONCEPTS

FILM - LIVE ACTION -

Title:  Cravings After Dark

Type:  Short Film - Narrative

Genre: Comedy/Romance

Target Niche:  Teenagers, College Students, and Mature Adults

Runtime:  10 minutes

Aspect Ratio:  1.78 or 2.35 - widescreen

Logline:  A frustrated nurse practitioner tries not to fall in love with his court-appointed therapist while dealing with his addiction to drinking human blood.

This is a  rITE of passage story where a relatable “life problem” inspires the two main characters to react in the “wrong way” – chasing ill-advised goals, where complications arise, until finally they fail and submit to some level of “acceptance” of life as it is.  Film style is related to 28 Days, Easy A, and the Breakfast Club.

ANIMATION - FEATURE - 

Title:  Mynx - The Taking of Castlewood

Type:  Feature Film - Narrative

Genre:  Action-Adventure/Fantasy/Drama

Sub-Genre: 3D Animation
Target Niche:  Children between 5 - 10, teenagers, mature adults
Runtime:  120 minutes

Logline:  A precious feline and her scrappy band of friends defend their hometown against a ragtag clan of strays and their tyrant leader.

Inspiration and film style related to Lady and the Tramp, Watership Down, Zootopia and The Secret Lives of Pets.

SHORT-SHORT ANIMATION -

Backflip Olympics - Bucket Kid stumbles upon trouble while competing at the Backflip Olympics.
Requirements:  Must show cause and effect
Runtime: 30 sec
Music:  "Funny Town", composed by Crystal Note @ soundcloud.com/crystal_note

References and Story Idea -

Reference - Animating a backflip



Reference - Animating a camera and Walk cycle - stepping on object (cause and effect)



Image references

Concept for audience

Blocked backflip poses

Setting up the Scene - tree cards

Top shot of going over wall

The set-up (cause and effect)

Reaction shot

First pass - Animation



AFTER EFFECTS AND OTHER STUFF:

I did this short project in an After Effects class in 2014 at Berkeley City College.  Basically, blind ambition and a curiosity to experiment with bleeding transitions in AE and FCP drove this project.  It's also a reflection of what was happening around the world at the time - Ebola (2014).  I never decided on a title for this project, but came up with a surprise ending in the credits.  Needless to say, I freaked out the instructor and the class with this little gem, but ended it with some humor in the credits.