Shot List

So the whole group can see what we need to achieve, I have complied a shot list for us all to refer to. This shot list has been created using the new screenplay and animatic that me and Sarah Strickland re-wrote so the story flowed better and made more sense to the audience. It also meant we all knew the story fully and there was no longer confusion over what happens in some parts of the story.

The shot list will allow us to split the shots between each person depending on their skills. Some shots need less animation than others so the character animators in the group (James Waters and Lily Blacknell) can start on the more animated shots.

Shot List
Establishing environment shot *
Cat and Rat introduction *
"They ate together"
"They played together"
"They slept together"
Emperor introduction *
Blank zodiac wheel in pavilion with Emperor *
River establishing shot (widest point) *
Cat and Rat talking into Ox's ear
They climb onto Ox's back
Wide shot of Ox going into river
Cat and Rat fall asleep on Ox's back
Rat wakes up
Over the rat's shoulder shot of finish line/pavilion *
Rat looks into camera with glint in the eye *
Rat sniffs in the air for Cat's attention
Cat and Rat reflection in river - looking at fish *
Rat pushes Cat
Over the Cat's shoulder of Ox swimming away *
Ox trying to get up the bank - Rat jumps in front
Rat jumping up the stairs *
Emperor head shot with a "knowing smile" *
Cat struggling on log and swimming to bank
Emperor in the way of environment - end of race *
Full zodiac wheel with all the animals *
Cat and Rat facing away from each other *

All the shots with a * after them are the potentially easier shots so probably the shots we will start with. There are 26 shots in total and each shot ranges from only 4 seconds to the longest being 10 seconds. The easier shots, we should be able to get rendered and completed quite quickly once all the models and environment is finalised.