Questions!

For the 3rd day, we had to answers the same questions given to us yesterday for our own story ideas. I thought we had to come up with a powerpoint but we did not need to. there goes my slides. :[


Anyway, here are the answers.

1. Who are you telling the story for (primary audience)?

Children age 6 to 12

2. What reaction do you want?

- Laughter

- Sympathy for the character

3. Is the narrative omniscient (all seeing) or restrictive (viewed from a single perspective)?(If the narrative is restrictive, whose viewpoint are you using?)

Narrative omniscient (all seeing)

4. List the important events of the story.

- Character always get struck by lightning
- Character tries several ways to avoid getting struck but still ends up getting struck.
- Character gets fed up and hatched up a plan to leave his town for a sunny place.
- Finally saves enough money
- Travels to new sunny town (lightning following behind him without him knowing)
- Is finally happy/relieved but still got struck at the end.

5. Which aspects of the setting of the story are important (time of day… location… period of history…) and how do you intend to establish these important elements?

Weather/location
Florida: highest number of thunderstorms
-Use of thunder sfx, lightning in the background, rain, wind howling, gloomy colours etc.
Rhode Island: lowest annual rainfall
-Use of nature sounds (birds chirping etc.) and bright colours

Period of time
- Modern
- Incorporate modern technology like hand phones etc.

6. What traits of the characters in your story are important and how do you intend to establish these traits?

Careful
-Always looking out for lightning
Unlucky
-Always getting struck by lightning no matter how many precautions he takes.
Weak/pitiful
-appearance: nerdy, scrawny, innocent

7. In what order are the important events (step 4 above) covered? Is it a strictly linear sequence of events in time, or does the story contain any flashbacks or other interruptions to the sequence of events?

Strictly linear sequence of event in time

8. How does the story flow, does the pace change? Does it contain a surprise? Consider your answers to 1 and 2 above when making your response.

Flow is inconsistent as there are elements of surprise when struck by lightning throughout the story.

9. How will you use sound to help all your responses to 5-8 above?

- Weather sounds to establish the environment/ weather
- Quirky music to keep animation light hearted for children
- Loud trumpet/orchestra music when lightning strikes (old cartoon style)

10. Does your story need dialog? (write out the dialog)

No dialogue, except for the occasional “ahh!” and “not again!”

yea...that's it.