WEEK 8: ASSIGNMENT 2 PROPOSAL

For assignment 2, we are required to choose a book to make an animated poster. The book I have chosen is Caraval by Stephanie Garber as it is one of my favourite books. 


Synopsis

Scarlett Dragna has never left the tiny island where she and her sister, Tella, live with their powerful, and cruel, father. Now Scarlett’s father has arranged a marriage for her, and Scarlett thinks her dreams of seeing Caraval—the faraway, once-a-year performance where the audience participates in the show—are over.

But this year, Scarlett’s long-dreamt-of invitation finally arrives. With the help of a mysterious sailor, Tella whisks Scarlett away to the show. Only, as soon as they arrive, Tella is kidnapped by Caraval’s mastermind organizer, Legend. It turns out that this season’s Caraval revolves around Tella, and whoever finds her first is the winner.

Scarlett has been told that everything that happens during Caraval is only an elaborate performance. Nevertheless she becomes enmeshed in a game of love, heartbreak, and magic. And whether Caraval is real or not, Scarlett must find Tella before the five nights of the game are over or a dangerous domino effect of consequences will be set off, and her beloved sister will disappear forever.

Welcome, welcome to Caraval . . . beware of getting swept too far away.


Concept

Since the book revolves around a travelling circus, I have decided to use the concept of a merry-go-round. I have also included the ticket that was part of the storyline. For the background I wanted to make falling stars, using the book cover as a reference. I also wanted the title to be 'drawn' in during the start of the animation as if someone was writing the story. 


I have used Adobe Illustrator to create the graphics I needed and subsequently imported the file into After Effects to be animated.

This was my initial concept. 

After a first consultation, I was advised to:
1. Instead of rotating the merry-go-round as it would be quite difficult, I was advised to make the horses move up and down instead.

2. The ticket is blocking most of the graphics, so I was advised to shrink it and put in under the title.

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