Things to think about

At this point in the production of this animation, we have our idea of the storyline we want to go with, however this is most likely to change slightly. We have currently got to a point where we know enough to pursue with the character development. 

Currently, we are working with the idea that, the robot is stranded on the raft. The reasoning as to why he is there is unknown. He will most likely be quite a timid yet stubborn character, since he doesn't want to get in the water or be near the mermaid. Ollie and I have been discussing the idea of having the majority of this animation centred around the disagreement going on between these two characters, because not only will it be comical, but it will be an opportunity for us to delve into the depths of emotion and body language, as well as some comical audio to be incorporated. 

What I expect at this point:

Characters - It has been decided that Ollie will focus on the robot character and I the mermaid. This works well for us as we both have a particular urge to design and animate each of these characters. (We will however, be continuously working together and analysing each others findings and designs, to make sure they will work well with one another!) 

ROBOT - May not be identified as a certain gender but we imagine it will look more like a male than a female. Quite cute, and maybe a little clueless. 

MERMAID -  A female, very attractive but not in an overly sexual way. I want to place a lot of emphasis on her facial features, especially since this will be the most visible through out. 

Environment/ Background - Set on the ocean so we will see the expected blue sea, sky and possibly more additions such as clouds and birds. However depending on the specifics of the plot we may incorporate some underwater shots, so there may be some silhouettes of fish and other underwater life, but this all depends on our timing and planning. We want the surroundings to look gentle and aquatic. 

Audio - Right now we don't plan on having music playing through out, we want to focus more on the sounds coming from the environment such as splashes of water, possibly sounds of gentle waves and under water sounds. We don't intend of having dialog between the two, but rather a lot of sounds which will get the point across of how they are feeling. 

Titles - Our titles and credits either need to show at the same time as the animation starts and ends, or can be placed on either end separately to the one minuet time limit. Currently we are keen on having them play at the same time as the animation.