Animation: Research and Planning: Designing an E-Sting

1.) What format do you propose to use to create an ESting? (e.g., stop-frame techniques - with people/models/objects etc, claymation /  Lego, time lapse photography, combined formats).

For our E Sting, we plan to do a human animation. When we were doing trials for what animation is most suitable for us to do, we found that human animation in time lapse, is an interesting format and easy to manipulate, in comparison to Lego or clay animation.

2.) What will happen in your proposed ESting? Write a very brief narrative summary describing the action.

Our proposed idea for our ESting would be horror and gore themed, as it's appropriate for the upcoming month. We plan to have our character look into the mirror and say 'Bloody Mary' four times (see if Bloody Mary myth works), in contrary to it being said three times. Then we're going to have the lights flickering and in the mirror E4 logo would appear and come out from it.

3.) In regards to diegesis, where will your animation be set? This relates to the settings and not your shooting locations.

The animation would take process in an old looking toilet. This is to set the mood of the animation too. We felt that it is more suitable to use an old looking bathroom than a modern one, as it gives off a better atmosphere in terms of horror and gore themed animations or films.

4.) Are there (and do you predict there will be) any limitations or difficulties to face when you produce your ESting? Think about competence, finance, locations, resources and practicality. 

The difficulties we might encounter would be the time of the day, preferably we would like to shoot during a darker time, this is to reflect more and add more to our gory atmosphere. We also have to reiterate our knowledge of suing the camera settings and use of techniques to pull out the best quality for our ESting.

Terms made by E Sting was that if you're using music, you MUST use E4's music and failing to do could get your entry disqualified. As well as, there are laws regarding the use and distribution of music -

E Stings 2015 Terms and Conditions (Source)

7. If you decide to use music on your Entry, you must use one of the supplied audio beds which can be downloaded from the entry page on E4.com. Failure to use one of the supplied audio beds will result in your Entry being disqualified.

Music Copyright (Source)

2. Using the work of others If you use samples of music by other authors in your work, ensure that you get permission to use the work before you attempt to publish or sell your work. Similarly, if you use loops or samples available via sample collections etc. ensure that these are licensed as free to use, or obtain permission first.

5.) Who is the audience for your ESting? (Think about age, gender, and interests/tastes).
Our primary audience would be directed towards teenagers of both genders who are interested with horror. However, it would be leaning more towards female audience due to content including Bloody Mary. Our secondary audience would be adults who had grown up with classic horror. We chose this target audience due to the audience who watches in E4 channel.

Source

This information shows that Under 18s and 18-24 shows the highest visiting age for the channel, therefore, I think that our animation would be suitable for E4 and the E Sting.

The contents shown in the channel are directed towards the teenager and above audience, therefore, I think that our E Sting will fit in the channel.