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Stop Motion Animation Pre-production Booklet

Pre-Production Booklet for Animation


Name: Grace Crowley
Order of contents (italics show areas you must add in yourself)
Assessment criteria
LO2

Mind maps of ideas

Risk assessment

Format of your animation

Subject and storyline

Character notes and profiles

Movement of characters

Moodboard

Sets/backgrounds

Audio and soundtrack

Sound table

Props list

Audience

Storyboard and script (add script to booklet)

Frame rates

Lighting design

Production schedule

Crew details

Frame Numbers

Dope Sheets

LO3

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How to use this booklet


You will need to complete every page of this booklet, and all sections / questions
required.
Assessment criteria for Distinction grade;
LO2
Plans will show a full consideration of movement and continuity, perspective, point of view,
transitions and special effects.
Precise and workable planning of timing and synchronisation to a soundtrack will be
produced. It will be clear at this stage, from the documentation, what the finished piece will
look and sound like.
Learners will follow industry conventions and terminology used in storyboard production
correctly.
Plans for the construction of models, sets and props will be realistic and clear.
Drawings, script and storyboard will all show a creative interpretation of the idea.

LO3:
The documentation linked to the production will be full and detailed and there will be
evidence that the production management and scheduling of the project has been effective
and carried out in a professional manner. The techniques used in the production of the work
are likely to be related to an understanding of current trends in the industry.

Both LO2 and LO3


In all practical activity learners will be capable of working autonomously and effectively. They
will work on their own initiative, will not need constant support or supervision, will give the
work their full commitment, work positively and cooperatively with others, and meet
deadlines. In other words, they will have the kind of self-management skills that would be
expected of them in a professional context. Note also that this criterion should not be taken
to mean that learners do not seek advice or that they work without discussing things with
their tutor, but rather that they are not dependent upon the support of others and that when
they take advice they weigh it carefully for themselves.

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Planning
Brainstorm / mind map (add extra pages if necessary)

Attach a 400 word treatment of your idea


The idea for my animation will be based around the product marmite; I will be promoting the
product in a fun and creative way. There are two types of Marmite one being a basic jar and
another being a newer squeezy marmite; the idea for my advert is that the two products will
have a battle as to which one will get to the toast or crumpet first.
The advert will start with an actress alarm ringing in the morning and her waking up and
completing her morning routine which will include going to the kitchen and making her
breakfast (Marmite on toast) this is when the battle will begin. The battle will be conducted
in more of a race style following the same sort of storyline as `The Tortoise and the Hare.
The jarred marmite will play the role of an old man to show that this is the older and less
exciting marmite versus the newer and more exciting marmite; squeezy container who will
play the role of the new kid on the block. The moral of the advert will be much like The
Tortoise and the Hare and although the newer marmite is more young and athletic and
thinks he is all that he will come across a barrier which will cause him to fall off of his
skateboard and mean that the old marmite will win the race suggesting that the original is
best.
I will use costumes and propps to enhance the characters, the costumes I will be using will
be a moustache, walking stick and a flat hat for the jarred marmite and then a skateboard
and flat cap for the squeezy bottle.
To make the advert interesting I will be using a range of different shots and camera angles;
during the race between the two marmites I will be changing from a high angle shot to low
angle as well as using close ups, extreme close up and long shots. My hope is that this will

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make it more exciting and build up an atmosphere. I will also be using two different songs in
my animation; one of the songs will be played at the beginning of the advert which will
feature the video footage this song will be She moves in her own way by The Kooks and
then the other song will start when the race begins which will be when the actress places her
toast into the toaster.
The song that will be played during the race will be stronger than ever by Raleigh Ritchie.
How will you meet the requirements of your brief? In order to meet the requirements of
my brief I will make sure that I fully understand what is required from me; to create a stop
motion advert of a minimum of 30 seconds promoting the product Marmite. Once I have
understood what it is that I need to do I will make plans and set myself targets so that I am
ensured to meet my final deadline day and that I have time to make any changes during the
creation of the production which will also allow me time if anything bad was to happen. By
putting these things in place it will ensure that I meet the requirements of the brief.

Risk assessment: Are there any health and safety issues you may encounter? When
undertaking a risk assessment in order to find out if I will come across any risks when filming
my production, I have found a few things that I will need to be careful with when filming. The
first thing being that I knife will be used to spread the marmite onto the toast, this could
potentially be a harm if the knife is used carelessly this could mean the possibility of the
actress cutting herself but by doing the risk assessment and letting everyone know that this
risk is there means we should avoid anything from happening.
I also need to ensure that when filming my video footage of my actress walking down the
stairs etc. that there are no trip hazards this can be easily checked by ensuring that the area
has been checked before filming starts especially when there are hazardous things such as
knives being used.

Discuss any legal issues you may face. Eg; sound, plagiarism, age restrictions
There is the possibility of one legal issue that may occur but can be easily solved; I will be
using commercially available sound which means that the music is not mine I have not been
given permission by the artist that says I can officially use their music. However to ensure
that this does not cause me any legal issues I can email the artist of the artists manager
asking for permission, I may not be granted permission I am able to show in my pre
production that I have asked for permission.
I can also when uploading my finished production to You Tube ensure that I mention that the
production was created for educational purposes and write that the music used is not mine
and credit the artist for their work. If I was not to undertake these precautions then my stop
motion production would be removed from You Tube.

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Use of possible formats


Circle which of the following formats your animation will take;
stop-frame techniques
time lapse photography
plasticine animation
Claymation
using found objects
modelling
puppetry
combined formats

Why are you using that particular format? I am using stop-frame techniques because the
purpose of this unit is to create a stop-motion animation and therefore this is a format that I
am required to use in order to pass the unit but the technique is also good because the
possibilities are endless with how you can use it and it will essentially be good for any idea.
As well as using the stop-motion I will be using combined formats which will be filmed
footage; my reason for using video footage is because I feel this will save time and allow me
more time to spend on creating the stop-motion section and therefore meaning I wont come
across any time issues which means I will then ensure that I meet my brief.
I will be using found objects rather than constructing models because I will be using the
marmite jars and using props in order to create the characters, this format is cheap because
I can find the objects around my house etc. It also means that I save time because I will not
have to construct the models.

What are the different possibilities you could explore using this format? This will be
the first time that I have used the stop-frame techniques so it will be a completely new thing
for me to explore. I have done some research and looked at other stop-frame animations
that have been created and each of them are different in their own way; some of them use
three wall sets using paper and such like things to make it look like a like a completely
different world, animators such as Mikey Please. Essentially stop-frame technique allows
you to incorporate many different formats into one and produce a good animation which is
versatile.

What are the limitations of using this format? (i.e what problems/ obstacles might you
have?) One of the problems that I may encounter because I am using everyday objects is
the fact that this will mean my models are rigid and will be fairly hard to move this will
therefore I will need to be patient.

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What imaginative or inventive animations have you seen which use this format?
Add in links and screen shots of three examples of animations using this format.

http://www.shortoftheweek.com/2011/05/12/meltdown/

http://www.shortoftheweek.com/2009/07/15/western-spaghetti/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GSzCLf8tjP4

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Subject
What will the subject of your animation be? The subject of my animation is the product
Marmite I will be using in a way that will ultimately promote and provoke people to buy the
product.
Storyline
Describe the storyline of your animation. What events will happen to your characters? My
animation will be a race between the older jarred Marmite versus the new squeezy bottle;
the story will follow the similar concept of The Tortoise and the Hare. It will be the morning
and therefore breakfast time. The race will begin when the actress puts her toast into the
toaster; the toaster will act as a timer The Countdown to who is going to win.
The new Marmite will be portrayed as the new cool kid on the block; I am going to use a mini
skateboard which it will sit on and the old Marmite will be portrayed as an older man with a
walking stick. Much like The Tortoise and the Hare the new Marmite thinks that he has
already won the race but much to his disappointment he falls off of his skateboard allowing
the jarred Marmite to win. The original is best.

Characters
What characters will be in your animation? There will be two characters in my animation, the
first being the jar Marmite and the other one being the squeezy Marmite.

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Complete the character profiles for each character in your animation

Name:
M/F:
Age
Costume:

Jar Marmite
Male
89
Walking stick, flat hat and mustache

Occupation:

Retired

Hobbies:

Bowles and bingo

Character
Background:

Well-loved jar of Marmite that hasnt got much life left in him, nearly
empty.

Name:
M/F:
Age
Costume:

Squeezy Marmite
Male
19
Skateboard and flap cap

Occupation:

College student who works weekends at the skate shop in town

Hobbies:

Skateboarding

Character
Background:

He is new in town has recently discovered the old people home


which has many ramps for the wheelchair access which is great for
him as it means a new place for him to learn his tricks. People
arent too sure about him.

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Add in images and drawings/ sketches of what they will look like.

What will they be made of? The characters consist of purely of the jar marmite and squeezy
marmite, products which I can buy in the supermarket.

Movement of characters

How are you going to make your characters move? In order to make my characters/ objects
move I will be simply moving them into a different position for each of the shots as they are
fairly stringent they are not easily moved compared to if I was to create my own models out
of clay for example with armature.

What is the purpose of an armature? Armatures are framework in which the sculpture is built
around; the armature makes the movement of the model run more smoothly as well as
providing structure and stability.

Will you use them for your characters? I will not be using armature as it will not be required
because I am using everyday objects which means I will not be constructing the models
myself and armature is not a possibility.

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Mood board

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Sets / backgrounds
Will your set be;

A three wall set

A blue/green screen

An existing location

A Combination of two or more of the above

Draw sketches of how your sets/backgrounds will look. Add in labels to your diagrams and
details of locations / lighting etc.

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Add in photographs of your


sets/backgrounds.

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Audio and Soundtrack


What audio will you have for your animation?
My animation will feature both diegetic and non-diegetic music, the music will be
commercially available music and the diegetic will only be a small amount but will be used in
order to make it feel more realistic.
Complete the sound list, detailing what sounds you will use, where you will source them,
what equipment you will need to record them and when you will use them in your animation.
You will need to design your own soundtrack. You cannot use copyrighted music, and it
must be more than simply adding a track.
What actions will need sound effects?
I will not need to use sound effects in my animation as I am using diegetic sound and
therefore will be able to record the sound myself.
Think of the scenes in your animation. Each scene should have different sounds/music to
give information about the mood / emotions of the characters.

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Sound Table
Production Name: Marmite, Old or New?
Producer: Grace Crowley

Diegetic/non/diegetic Atmosphere
created

Music
type and
atmosphere

Shot

Action

Description of
Sound

Alarm
ringing,
actress
waking
up

The sound of
Diegetic
the alarm ringing

Realist

From Shot
1 and then
Continued
throughout
video
footage

Waking
up after
video
footage

Music
Kooks//She
moves in her
own way

Upbeat

Indie rock

From start
of race to
the end of
the race

Toast
has
been
placed
into
toaster
race
begins

Music Raleigh Non-diegetic


Ritchie//Stronger
than ever

Upbeat
related to
the music =
stronger
than ever
from the
perspective
of the old
marmite

Alternative
RnB

After raceback to
normal

Toast
popping
out of
the

Music
Kooks//She
moves in her

Upbeat
creates the
atmosphere
that the

Indie rock

Non-diegetic

Non-diegetic

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toaster

own way

race is out
of the
ordinary
because of
the audio
change

Props List
What props / models / furniture etc will you need to make your animation?
PROPS LIST
Production Name: Marmite, Old or New?
Producer: Grace Crowley

Item

Script page

Description

Character/location

Notes

Alarm Clock

Pink alarm clock

Actress, bedroom

Alarm rings

Toaster

Silver toaster

Kitchen, actress

Puts toast
into toaster

Bread

Bread or crumpet Kitchen, actress

Bread used to
put into the
toaster

Jar Marmite

Marmite - Jar

Kitchen

1st Marmite

Squeezy
marmite

Marmite Squeezy

Kitchen

2nd Marmite

Kitchen

Skateboard
for squeezy
marmite

Mini
skateboard

Walking stick

Mini walking
stick, small
branch

Kitchen

For jar
marmite

Knife

Silver cutlery
knife

Kitchen

For spreading
marmite and
used to trip
squeezy

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marmite
Plate

Ceramic/china
plate

Used to place
toast onto

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Audience
Define the following characteristics of your audience;
Gender My animation will be made in order to attract both male and female audiences.

Age Ages of the audience will be from teenagers onwards, people who are of the age at
which they would be likely to go out and buy marmite, however if the advert is entertaining
which is my intention that I would be appealing also to a younger audience.

Interests The audience will have to have some interest in the product whether that be a love
or hate interest. Other interests wont need to be considered in this advert as it is intended
to appeal to a mass audience and therefore would be hard to bring interests into the advert
as each individual is different.

What forms of animation might they already watch? The animations that they would be
mostly likely to watch would be animations that are already available to them for example TV
adverts or channel indents.

What images do you think they enjoy watching? Images that they would enjoy watching
are entertaining and exciting things that stand out from animations that they may have
already seen before to therefore make it appealing.

What might they consider distasteful or offensive? If they were to be a lover of marmite
then they would not appreciate anything bad to be forced on the product for example a bad
name but then on the other hand for the haters of marmite it has to be slightly appealing to
them so by adding text into the advert such as love it or hate it it is therefore involving them
and making it more personal to them rather than just ignoring them because they may not
like the product.

How will you ensure that your animation will suit your chosen audience? As previously
mentioned I intend to appeal to the divided audience, the haters of marmite may not like the
product but if they find the animation entertaining then they will use word of mouth in order to
tell others and this could ultimately lead to sales of the product. Ultimately my aim will be to
try and make the animation as entertaining as I can.

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How will they physically watch your animation? (i.e in an exhibition format, on screen,
projection, online?) They will watch the animation when it is broadcasted onto the TV
network that I am creating the animation for and in the future they may watch it online.

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Storyboard

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Frame Rates
What is the duration of your animation in minutes? (minimum 30 seconds)
The duration of my animation will be a minimum of 30 seconds.

In seconds?
30 second

How many frames per second for video?


20 -30 per second

There are 60 seconds in a minute. How many frames (ie. Individual photos) will you
need to take?
720

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Lighting Design

Where will you be photographing your animation? In Kitchen or in studio

Does it have natural daylight? The animation will have some aspects of natural daylight
this will not be the main source however.

If so, you will need to block this out. Explain why. Natural daylight changes and therefore
there will be shadows that move throughout the day to avoid this I will spread out over a few
days to take the photos at the same time.

Do you have a constant light source(s) such as a lamp? Yes I will use a studio lighting
when taking my pictures that will be placed and used throughout the whole of my animation.

Where will you place your light source(s) to create interesting effects? I will place two
soft boxes either side of the camera and one behind the camera as this will create contrast.

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(LO3)

Frame numbers
You will need to label your images as frames
The first 24 frames will be written as;
0_1
0_2 etc etc

the following 24 will be


1_1
1_2
1_3
Ensure your clips are labeled as such. Screen shot the folder your clips are in, and copy the
image underneath.

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Dope sheets
A dope sheet is an animation tool which helps a animator organise the animation shot-byshot.
This gives the camera operator instructions on each shot type and how many frames this will
be used for.
A dope sheet is usually split into 5 different sections.

To indicate what action occurs on which frame number


To see what action is happening in this shot.
To see what dialogue used in this scene.
To show what level of animation is happening.
To give camera instructions (angle).

For example;

Because you will be working with video, you will be using 30fps. You will need to complete a
dope sheet for EVERY SECOND of your animation.
i.e, if you make a 30 second animation, you will need to complete 30 dope sheets.
This will be a time-consuming task, but it will help you understand what will need to
happen in each of the shots you take. The higher marks will come from a detailed and
careful collection of dope sheets. For example, if your characters speaks, you will need to
show the mouth forming every shape in order to look effective.

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Frame

Path of action

Dialogue /
Soundtrack cue

Animation

Camera
instructions

0_1

Still camera

The Kooks She Walking into


Moves in her own the kitchen
way
Towards
bread/worktop

Mid shot

0_2

Still camera

The Kooks She Walking into


Moves in her own the kitchen
way
Towards
bread/worktop

Mid shot

0_3

Still camera

The Kooks She Walking into


Moves in her own the kitchen
way
Towards
bread/worktop

Mid shot

0_4

Still camera

The Kooks She Walking into


Moves in her own the kitchen
way
Towards
bread/worktop

Mid shot

0_5

Still camera

The Kooks She Walking into


Moves in her own the kitchen
way
Towards
bread/worktop

Mid shot

0_6

Still camera

The Kooks She Walking into


Moves in her own the kitchen
way
Towards
bread/worktop

Mid shot

0_7

Still camera

The Kooks She Walking into


Moves in her own the kitchen
way
Towards
bread/worktop

Mid shot

0_8

Still camera

The Kooks She Walking into


Moves in her own the kitchen
way
Towards
bread/worktop

Mid shot

1_1

Still camera

The Kooks She Walking into


Moves in her own the kitchen
way
Towards
bread/worktop

Mid shot

1_2

Still camera

The Kooks She Walking into


Moves in her own the kitchen
way
Towards
bread/worktop

Mid shot

1_3

Still camera

The Kooks She Walking into


Moves in her own the kitchen
Towards

Mid shot

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way

bread/worktop

1_4

Still camera

The Kooks She Walking into


Moves in her own the kitchen
way
Towards
bread/worktop

Mid shot

1_5

Still camera

The Kooks She Walking into


Moves in her own the kitchen
way
Towards
bread/worktop

Mid shot

1_6

Still camera

The Kooks She Walking into


Moves in her own the kitchen
way
Towards
bread/worktop

Mid shot

1_7

Still camera

The Kooks She Walking into


Moves in her own the kitchen
way
Towards
bread/worktop

Mid shot

1_8

Still camera

The Kooks She Picking up loaf


Moves in her own of bread
way

Over the
shoulder shot

2_1

Still camera

The Kooks She Picking up loaf


Moves in her own of bread
way

Over the
shoulder shot

2_2

Still camera

The Kooks She Picking up loaf


Moves in her own of bread
way

Over the
shoulder shot

2_3

Still camera

The Kooks She Picking up loaf


Moves in her own of bread
way

Over the
shoulder shot

2_4

Still camera

The Kooks She Picking up loaf


Moves in her own of bread
way

Over the
shoulder shot

2_5

Still camera

The Kooks She Picking up loaf


Moves in her own of bread
way

Over the
shoulder shot

2_6

Still camera

The Kooks She Picking up loaf


Moves in her own of bread
way

Over the
shoulder shot

2_7

Still camera

The Kooks She Picking up loaf


Moves in her own of bread
way

Over the
shoulder shot

2_8

Still camera

The Kooks She Picking up loaf


Moves in her own of bread
way

Over the
shoulder shot

3_1

Still camera

The Kooks She Picking up loaf


Moves in her own

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way

of bread

3_2

Still camera

The Kooks She Picking up loaf


Moves in her own of bread
way

Over the
shoulder shot

3_3

Still camera

The Kooks She Picking up loaf


Moves in her own of bread
way

Over the
shoulder shot

3_4

Still camera

The Kooks She Picking up loaf


Moves in her own of bread
way

Over the
shoulder shot

3_5

Still camera

The Kooks She Picking up loaf


Moves in her own of bread
way

Over the
shoulder shot

3_6

Still camera

The Kooks She Picking up loaf


Moves in her own of bread
way

Over the
shoulder shot

Frame

Path of action

Dialogue /
Soundtrack cue

Camera
instructions

3_7

Still camera

The Kooks She Picking up loaf


Moves in her own of bread
way

Over the
shoulder shot

3_8

Still camera

The Kooks She Picking up loaf


Moves in her own of bread
way

Over the
shoulder shot

4_1

Still camera

The Kooks She Take the loaf of


Moves in her own bread to the
way
opposite
worktop/toaster

Mid shot

4_2

Still camera

The Kooks She Take the loaf of


Moves in her own bread to the
way
opposite
worktop/toaster

Mid shot

4_3

Still camera

The Kooks She Take the loaf of


Moves in her own bread to the
way
opposite
worktop/toaster

Mid shot

4_4

Still camera

The Kooks She Take the loaf of


Moves in her own bread to the
way
opposite
worktop/toaster

Mid shot

4_5

Still camera

The Kooks She Take the loaf of


Moves in her own bread to the
way
opposite
worktop/toaster

Mid shot

4_6

Still camera

The Kooks She Take the loaf of


Moves in her own bread to the
opposite

Mid shot

Animation

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way

worktop/toaster

4_7

Still camera

The Kooks She Take the loaf of


Moves in her own bread to the
way
opposite
worktop/toaster

Mid shot

4_8

Still camera

The Kooks She Take the loaf of


Moves in her own bread to the
way
opposite
worktop/toaster

Mid shot

5_1

Still camera

The Kooks She Take the loaf of


Moves in her own bread to the
way
opposite
worktop/toaster

Mid shot

5_2

Still camera

The Kooks She Take the loaf of


Moves in her own bread to the
way
opposite
worktop/toaster

Mid shot

5_3

Still camera

The Kooks She Take the loaf of


Moves in her own bread to the
way
opposite
worktop/toaster

Mid shot

5_4

Still camera

The Kooks She Take the loaf of


Moves in her own bread to the
way
opposite
worktop/toaster

Mid shot

5_5

Still camera

Taking bread
out of packet
and putting
bread into
toaster

5_6

Taking bread
out of packet
and putting
bread into
toaster

5_7

Taking bread
out of packet
and putting
bread into
toaster

5_8

Taking bread
out of packet
and putting
bread into
toaster

6_1

Taking bread
out of packet
and putting
bread into

Mid Shot

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toaster
6_2

Taking bread
out of packet
and putting
bread into
toaster

6_3

Taking bread
out of packet
and putting
bread into
toaster

6_4

Taking bread
out of packet
and putting
bread into
toaster

6_5

Taking bread
out of packet
and putting
bread into
toaster

6_6

Taking bread
out of packet
and putting
bread into
toaster

6_7

Taking bread
out of packet
and putting
bread into
toaster

6_8

Taking bread
out of packet
and putting
bread into
toaster

7_1

Taking bread
out of packet
and putting
bread into
toaster

7_2

Taking bread
out of packet
and putting
bread into
toaster

7_3

Taking bread
out of packet
and putting
bread into

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toaster
7_4

Frame

Taking bread
out of packet
and putting
bread into
toaster

Path of action

Dialogue /
Soundtrack
cue

Animation

7_5

Taking bread
out of packet
and putting
bread into
toaster

7_6

Taking bread
out of packet
and putting
bread into
toaster

7_7

Taking bread
out of packet
and putting
bread into
toaster

7_8

Taking bread
out of packet
and putting
bread into
toaster

8_1

Taking bread
out of packet
and putting
bread into
toaster

8_2

Taking bread
out of packet
and putting
bread into
toaster

8_3

Taking bread
out of packet
and putting
bread into
toaster

8_4

Still Camera

Toast into
toaster

Camera
instructions

Close up/mid
shot

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8_5

Toast into
toaster

8_6

Toast into
toaster

8_7

Toast into
toaster

8_8

Toast into
toaster

9_1

Toast into
toaster

9_2

Toast into
toaster

9_3

Toast into
toaster

9_4

Turning the
timer on the
toaster

9_5

Turning the
timer on the
toaster

9_6

Turning the
timer on the
toaster

9_7

Still Camera

Timer going
down

9_8

Timer going
down

10_1

Timer going
down

10_2

Timer going
down

10_3

Timer going
down

10_4

Timer going
down

10_5

Timer going
down

10_6

Timer going
down

10_7

Timer going
down

10_8

Timer going

Close up

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down
11_1

Timer going
down

11_2

Timer going
down

11_3

Timer going
down

11_4

Timer going
down

11_5

Timer going
down

11_6

Timer going
down

11_7

Still Camera

Taking toast out


of toaster
putting on to
work top

11_8

Taking toast out


of toaster
putting on to
work top

12_1

Taking toast out


of toaster
putting on to
work top

12_2

Taking toast out


of toaster
putting on to
work top

12_3

Taking toast out


of toaster
putting on to
work top

12_4

Taking toast out


of toaster
putting on to
work top

12_5

Taking toast out


of toaster
putting on to
work top

12_6

Taking toast out


of toaster
putting on to
work top

Mid shot

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12_7

Taking toast out


of toaster
putting on to
work top

12_8

Taking toast out


of toaster
putting on to
work top

13_1

Taking toast out


of toaster
putting on to
work top

13_2

Taking toast out


of toaster
putting on to
work top

13_4

Taking toast out


of toaster
putting on to
work top

13_5

Taking toast out


of toaster
putting on to
work top

13_6

Still Camera

Jar Marmite
moves in to
screen
towards toast

Mid Shot

Still

Squeezy
marmite on
skateboard
moves in

Medium close
up

13_7
13_8
14_1
14_2
14_3
14_4
14_5
14_6
14_7
14_8

15_1
15_2

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15_3
15_4
15_5

Still camera

Squeezy
marmite moves
to face camera

Medium close
up

Still camera

Hand reaching
for knife in draw

Medium close
up/over the
shoulder

16_7

Still camera

Hand pulling
knife out of draw

Medium close
up/over the
shoulder

16_8

Still camera

Close up of
knife in hand

17_1

Still camera

Hand placing
knife on toast

Close up

Still camera

Knife on toast

Close up

Still camera

Knife on toast
moves to lest
towards
squeezy
marmite

Mid shot

15_6
15_7
15_8
16_1
16_2

16_3
16_4
16_5
16_6

17_2
17_3
17_4
17_5
17_6
17_7
17_8
18_1

18_2
18_3

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18_4
18_5

Still camera

Knife moves
back towards jar
marmite right

Mid shot

18_6

Camera zooms

Zoom into the


jar marmite

Close up

Zoom

Close up of
marmite

Close up

18_7
18_8
19_1
19_2
19_3
19_4
19_5
19_6
19_7
19_8
Copy and paste as many dope sheets as you need. Remember to change the frame
numbering so that the first number refers to the second of animation ie, 1_24 is the 24th
frame of the first second, 3_17 is the 17th frame of the 3rd second.

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Liaising with client (write notes on discussions between you and your client)

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