DesignSpecifications

SuccessCriteria

Reasonforcriteria

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General:

Itshouldbenolongerthan8minutes Toolongavideolosesthe

audiencesfocus,thusnotgetting
theinitialpointacross
Thespeed/tempoofthevideoshould

Afastpaced,straighttothepoint
befairlyquick
videowillgrabtheaudiences
attentionmoreincomparisontoa
veryslowpacedvideo,which
couldleadtotheaudiencebeing
lessinterested
Itmusthaveappropriatebackground
Musicwillhelpsetthesettingand
music
atmospherefortheaudience,
makingthemindirectlymore
engagedinthevideoandits
message
Itmustbeageappropriatetothe
Ifavideoistooseriousor

youngeraudiencenottoo
documentarystyled,itwillnot
serious/documentarystyled
appealtotheteenage/younger
youthaudience.Asthisvideowill
goonyoutube,itisimportantto
makethevideoasinterestingtoas
manypeopleaspossibleto
enlargetheaudiencescope

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underwaterworld,thesettingmust
environment
besetinawaterbased
environment

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Itshouldbeshotfromseveralcamera APOVshotfromdifferentangles
willmaketheaudiencemore
anglesinordertohavethepersonal
engagedinthevideo,astheyfeel
connectioneffectwiththeaudience
liketheyarepartofthevideo
theeffectthattheaudienceispartof
itselfandtheyarecomingtolife
thevideo
inthevideo

Itshouldbesetinawaterbased

Function:

 Itshouldbeappealingtotheyounger Thevideowillbepostedon

Survey
generation,thosewhoareinterestedin youtube,andmajorityofyoutube
viewersarethoseofyoungerage.
sciencefiction/worldofscience
Thisvideomustbeappealingto
theminordertosparkinterestin
themfortheloveoftheunknown
underwaterworld
Itmusthaveanunderstandable/not
Toocomplicatedastorylinewould
Survey
complicatedstoryline
justshuttheaudienceoff
altogether,aswhenavideoneeds
toomuchfocus,itlosesthe
audiencethusnotgettingthe
Itmustbeinterestingtotheaudience
messageacross
Thekeytoasuccessfulvideois Survey
theaudiencesresponsetoit.
Therefore,thevideomustbe
interestingenoughtotheaudience
inordertoserveitspurposeinthe
firstplace
DemonstratesPracticalSkills:
Theanimationthatwillbecreated
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ItdemonstratesmyskillsofBrycethat
onBrycewillbelearntmainly
waslearntfromtutorials
fromtutorials,thusthevideomust
depicttheseskillsthatare
acquiredthroughoutthecreate
stage

DesignAnnotations
Design#1

Annotations
1.Mountainsandterrainsareofdifferentheight
2.Treesareofdifferentshapesandsizes;givingarainforestfeel
3.Silhouettesofdifferentsmallerterrainsotherthanthemaincenterones;creatinganunknown/mysterysetting
4.Texturedterrain;rockyanddarkbrown(almostvolcanolike)
5.Thewholeareawillbecoveredinwatercompletely,withedgesoftheareadarkerthanthecenterofthearea;
symbolizingadeeperwaterdepth
6.Themainterrains(biggestones)willbeatthecenterofthearea

7.Terrainsareofdifferentdistancesfromthecameraangle(i.eonemountainisclosertothecamerathantheother)
togiveanillusionofalargesurfacearea
8.Waterisofdifferentshades,togiveanillusionofdifferentdepths,easingthetransitionstagefromuplandto
underwater(asinthestoryboardsuggests).

Design#2

Annotations

1.Treesinthedistance,focuspointismountain;givingasenseoflargeopenspace
2.Differentshadesofcolorinthewatertocreatemysteriousfeel,aswellasindicatingdifferentdepths(i.ecloser
tomountainislighterandmoreshallowandviceversa)
3.Texturedterrain;darkgreyrocks
4.Mountainisblurryandunfocused;oneofPOVshotsforstoryboarding
5.Mainfocusofshotisthetree,focusingoneverydetailofthetree;givingafirstpersonperspective
6.Terrainwillbefurtherawayfromthecamera,blurrinesswillindicatelargedistancefromcamera;givesalarge
surfaceareaaffect

7.Waterclosertothecamerawillbeofadarkershadeandtheoneclosertothemountainsareofalightershade,
differentiatingbetweenthewaterdepth
8.Theterrainswillbeatthecenteroftheisland;nootherterrainaroundit
9.Landscapeandtreeswillbearoundtheterrainsandislandwillbefilledwithtrees/rocks/etc.

JustificationofFeaturesSelections
Determiningdesignspecificationsmetineachscene

Justificationforchoice
Eachofthescenehasalistofbulletpointsstatingthedesignspecificationsthattheyindividuallymeet,
makingitoneofthemainreasonthatthisdesignwaschosen(andexpanded)intomyfinaldesignand
storyboard.Allscenesinthisstoryboardfitthewaterbasedsetting,fittingwithmymainthemeof
underwater/waterenvironment,whichIbelieveisoneofthemostimportantofallwhichinturngreatly
influencingmychoiceofthefinaldesign.Thisdesignmeetsatotalof23aestheticsandfunctionsdesign
specifications,comparedtotheother,whichmetonly19specifications.Ibelievethatadesignthatmeets
moredesignspecificationswillhaveabetterfinishedoutcomeintermsofexpressingtheoriginalpurpose
ofthevideo,asitismostaccuratetowhatIhadinmindfortheproject.

PlanningDiagram
Totaltimegivenforthecreatingthesolutionstage:5weeks(10inclasshours+othertime)
Box

Action

Timing

#1

Creationoftwoterrainsthatare
closetoeachother(texturedtoa
volcanostyletexture)

1/2hour

#2

Creationofthewatersaroundthe
terrain

#3

Creationofterrainarea;trees,land,
etc.

#4

Creationofonespecifictreewith
blurryterraininthebackground

#5

Creationofcoralreefand
underwaterenvironment/world

Contentdetail
Cameraangle:Aerial
Backgroundmusic:
Transitioning:Blackscreentoscene
Others:
Cameraangle:POVfromhigherthan
eyelevel
Backgroundmusic:
Transitioning:Crossblurfromscene
#1
Others:Slowlyfliesdownfromaerial
toonesideofterrain,theemptierside,
focusingonwaterenvironmentthen
slowlytransitioningintoscene#3
Cameraangle:POVfromeyelevel
Backgroundmusic:
Transitioning:Zoominfromscene
#2
Others:POVcloseuptooneofthe
terrains,overviewpanoramicofthe
surroundingarea
Cameraangle:POV,focusontree
Backgroundmusic:
Transitioning:
Others:Laterinthescene,focus
cameratowatertoinitiatediving
Cameraangle:360cameraangle
(stillkeepingPOVfromscene#4)
Backgroundmusic:
Transitioning:Movingcamera,
divingintothewater
Others:Camerastaysandfocuson
coralforafewseconds

Cameraangle:POVfromeyelevel,
focusingonfish/creatures
Backgroundmusic:
Transitioning:MovingPOVcamera
fromscene#5
Others:From360,thecameramoves
&focusesonthecreaturesaround,
keepingthecoralinthebackground
forsenseofspacetotheaudience

#6

Creationofseveralunderwater
creaturesandfishofdifferenttypes
andcharacteristics

#7

Creationofalandwithapaththat
leadstotheterrain.Landconsistsof
trees,rocks,etc.

Cameraangle:Aerial
Backgroundmusic:
Transitioning:Crossblurfrom
underwaterscene
Others:

#8

POVoftheroadthatwasshownin
scene#7,withterrainsaheadand
wateraround

Cameraangle:POVfromeyelevel
Backgroundmusic:
Transitioning:Cameradivesintothe
roadfromaerialview
Others: