DevelopingIdeasMatilde6.

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Unit2(B)
Developingideas Luckily with animation, fantasy is your friend" - Steven Spielberg
*Rememberthedesigncycleisnotjustoneisolatedphaseatatime,ifyoufeelyouneedtodomore researchwhiledevelopingyourideas,pleasedo. **Pleasekeepavisualrecordofyourdesignideas

DONOTPOSTTHISASSIGNMENTONYOUR WEEBLYBLOG.
1.Developalistofsuccesscriteria(DesignSpecification)forthesolution. Basically,makealistthatdefineswhatasuccessfulPhotomationofyouralterego wouldlooklike(DesignSpecification).Oneofyoursuccesscriteria

willbethatyouralteregohastoshowthattheyhavehighself esteem.
MyPhotomationshouldinclude: Iwillneedtodance Iwillneeddifferentposesofadancer. Iwillneedsadpeoplegoingaroundinthecity Iwillneedtotransformthesadpeopleinhappypeople Iwillneedtodomagic Iwillneedawand IwillneedabigSmileywithwrittenBHAPPYLAND!!!! Iwillneedsomehousesinthebackground Iwillneedabed Iwillneedwings IwillneedaSpeakingClock Iwillneedabag Iwillneedapillow Iwillneedmanybodies(forthesadpeople)

Inmystorytheresgoingtobeafairygirlthathasmissionsandshegoesaroundin citiesandmakeseveryonehappyandmakesmagic,andshetransformsacityofsad peoplecalledsbaddylandinacityofhappypeopleandsherenamesthecity bhappyland,andnoweveryoneshappy.

2.Presentfeasibledesignideasusinganappropriatemedium(s),outlinethe keyfeatures Basically,makesketchesofpossiblealteregosandphotomationideas...

A.Brainstormsomepossiblealteregosforyourself(about3).Tryto

makethecharactersimilartoyouinsomeway.Pickoneofthe characteristicsfromthemindmapaboutyourself.
GoodIdea:Itmightbeusefultobrainstorminsmallgroupssothatyoucanhelp eachothercomeupwithideas.

Afteryoucomeupwithsomealteregosthatyoulike,Answerthese questionsabouteachcharacter...
1. Where does your character live?

MycharacterlivesinalittlecityinaregioncalleddancerinasinFarfaryland,andthe cityiscalledhappywanddance,andshelivesinahouse,withherfamily.Herhouseis inthenorthofthecity,inthecountryside,andsheisreallyhappybecauseshelives withherfamily,andshelikescountryalot,becauseshelikestoplayalotoutside,and whenitsrainingshestillgoesoutsideandplays.

What country does your character live in? What region? Does he live alone or with a family? In a trailer park or an estate? How did he end up living there? How does he feel about it?

2. How old is your character? Where is your character from?

Mycharacteris12yearsold,anditsagirl.Shewasborninhappywanddance,where shelivesnowwithherfamily,andherlifebeganthe1stofFebruary2001.
In a similar vein, where did your character's life begin? 3. What is your character called?

MycharacteriscalledMagnificentMamagic,andsheisreallynice.
4. What does your character look like?

Mycharacterlookslikeaprofessionaldancereitherhiphoporballetdancer,andher faceisaphotoofmyface.
5. What does your character do for a living?

Mycharacterhasmissionsandhegoesinsadplacesandmakespeoplehappyby dancinganddoingmagicwithherwand.
6. How does your character deal with conflict and change?

Mycharacterisveryopentoeveryone,evenpeopleshedoesntknow,andevenifthey insulther,shejusttriestocalmthemdownandsaythatshesheretohelpthem.
Is your character passive or active? If someone confronts her, does she change the subject, head for the minibar, stalk off, or do a deep-breathing exercise? When someone insults him, is he more likely to take it, come up with a retort, or excuse himself to find someone else to talk to? 7. What is your character's goal or motivation?

Mycharactersgoalistocompletehismissions:MAKEPEOPLEHAPPYanywherein theworld.:)
When in doubt about how your character should behave, ask yourself what your character wants from the situation, and think about the answers you've given to all of the above. 8. How does your character show that they have high self esteem?

Mycharacterbelievesalotinherself,andshealwayscompleteshermissions,and sheneverfails,shealwaysthinkspositiveandsheisalwaysHAPPY:)

B.Sketchout3possiblealteregos. Youcouldusewithpencilandpaper...

Or,youcouldalsousePixlrtomakedifferentalteregosthatinclude picturesofyourself...

C.Chooseonesketchanddesign2possiblealternativeversionsofthatidea. D.Scanin,takeapicture,orascreenshotofyourvariousdesignsketches.

3.Presentthechosendesignsdescribingthekeyfeatures. Basically,chooseyourfinalsketchanddescribehowyourchosenidea

supportsyourdesignspecification.Itmightbehelpfultoaska classmatetocompareyourdesignsketcheswithyourspecification (question1).Also,youcouldmakeavenndiagramthatcomparesyour alteregotoyourself.

Ichosethesesketchesbecausemycharacterisdancingandshehasawandand dancingmakespeoplehappy,andalsobecauseitisher(mycharacters)jobtogo aroundandmakepeoplehappyallaroundtheworld,andIchosetwobecausemy characterneedstohavedifferentdancingposesandIthinkthereshouldbehousesin thebackgroundbecauseitmakesthecitylookmorelikearealcity,anditwouldnt makesenseifmycharacterwouldgotoacityandtherewouldbenohouses. Ithinksheshouldalsohavewingsbecauseshesafairygirl,andfairieshavewings, plussheneedstoflytogettothecity,anditwouldntmakesenseifIwouldsaysheflies tothecityifshedoesnthavewings. Ineedabedandapillowbecauseatthebeginningofmystorymycharacterissleeping andshesleepsonherbedwithapillow. Ineedabagbecauseshesgoinginanothercitytocompletethemissionthatshes beengiven. IneedaSpeakingClockbecausemycharacterneedssomethingthatwakesherup andtellsherthatshehasamissiontocompleteandwhathermissionis. IneedabigSmileywithwrittenBHAPPYLANDbecausemycharactertransformsacity ofsadpeopleinacityofveryhappypeople,soIthinkitwouldbeniceifIwouldhaveit.

4.Createaplanningdrawing/diagramwhichoutlinesthemaindetailsfor makingthechosensolution. Basically,createasketchandstoryboardthatplansoutyourphotomation... Clickheretodownloadblankstoryboardpaper.Thenyoucanprintitoutandsketchon it,orusethecomputertomakeyourstoryboard.

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Doesnotreachanyofthe standardsdescribedbyanyof thedescriptors statesonebasicsuccess criteriaforasolution. presentsonedesignidea whichcanbeinterpretedby

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others. createsanincomplete planningdrawing/diagram.

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statesafewsuccess criteriaforthesolution. presentsmorethanone designideausingan appropriatemedium(s)or labelskeyfeatureswhichcan beinterpretedbyothers. statesthekeyfeaturesof thechosensolution. createsaplanning drawing/diagramorlists requirementsforthecreationof thechosensolution.

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statesafewsuccess criteriaforthesolution. presentsafewfeasible designideasusingan appropriatemedium(s)and labelskeyfeatureswhichcan beinterpretedbyothers. presentsthechosen designstatingthekeyfeatures. createsaplanning drawing/diagramandliststhe maindetailsforthecreationof thechosensolution.

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developsalistofsuccess

criteriaforthesolution. presentsfeasibledesign ideasusinganappropriate medium(s),outlinesthekey featuresandcanbecorrectly interpretedbyothers. presentsthechosen designdescribingthekey features. createsaplanning drawing/diagramwhichoutlines themaindetailsformakingthe chosensolution.