Statement of Intentions

I intend to create a three minute stop motion animation using iStopMotion and Final Cut Pro. My animation follows the Earth's downfall as a result of clashing ideologies and over surveillance. It begins as footsteps appear against a plain white background. Accompanied by nothing but silence and the sound of footsteps, and the screen flicking back and forth between an image of a CCTV camera. I want the film to

create a sense of the desperation and helplessness of living under an authoritarian regime.

After sitting down to watch the television, the main character - who represents the entire population - flicks through the channels. He flicks past BBC World News and Have I Got News For You, up to this point nothing seems unusual. He presses the '3' button on the remote and suddenly a sequence of him

appears on the television. At this point the audience should realise that he is being watched.

The narrator then explains the situation: a history of conflict and oppression, leading to potential Armageddon.

Stylistic consistency will be created by the makeshift theme that continues throughout the film. The CCTV camera, television and remote control are all made from cardboard. The Earth is a painted watermelon and the airplane is an Airfix model. This has many similarities with the Michel Gondry film, Be Kind Rewind, which is based around some friends t

hat make amateur remakes of Hollywood films. I believe that the fascination people have with stop motion animation is how can give life to inanimate objects. I want my film to make the audience amazed at the way a cardboard television can be made to display moving images.

The story of the film is also heavily influenced by George Orwell's 1984. 1984 follows one character, living under a regime of over surveillance, who hopes to defy the government and join a group that plot against it. The book concludes with the character beaten by the authorities and forced into submission.

I hope the song adds to the film's feeling of distress.

I want my production to be open to interpretation. The opening sequence will be ambiguous and allow the viewer to make up there mind on the message of the film. The ending is not clear and could tell the story of a possible alternative conclusion to the Cold War.