After writing a draft of my proposal, I do have a clearer idea on how I want to approach the subject matter, however I need to be able to organise my thoughts better on paper.
Initial Draft Proposal:
I am wanting
to explore character design with mental illness taken into consideration, as this
has become more frequent in modern character design.
My practical
work will be one or a series of character designs that have been thoroughly
thought out, taking in colour and shape theory also getting feedback from
outside source to make sure I am clearly conveying the right message across.
I will
explore how very early character designs, such as Mickey Mouse, Betty Boop and
early Looney Tunes, to modern characters from shows like Steven Universe,
Adventure Time and Bojack Horseman.
As appeal is
one of the twelve principles of animation, I want to explore how this translate
theoretically to character design as well. I will be reading on how to make
informed decisions through out designing particular characters, whether they
are the protagonists, antagonists or the comic relief and how you can push these
defined archetypes to create more complex and even more appealing characters.
I will be
creating characters with backstories, which means I will have to think how this
would affect their personality, their relationships and their outlook on the
world. Creating in-depth character sheets will aid me in creating competent decisions
on the characters’ physical appearance.
Research
into particular mental disorders will be imperative to this project, on those
that I am familiar with and ones that I need to learn more about; symptoms, reactions,
dangers and recovery that is involved with each particular illness.
I was also
thinking of showing the journey of a character going through mental illness;
before, initial stage, during, recovering and recovered. Exploring different
ways of showing the internal struggle physically.
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