After the lecture, we were given time slots with Sarah where we would present the work we have currently done to her and her close friend Candy Guard, a writer, director and animator who has worked on many different channel 4 projects, including Pond Life (1996). I presented my work to the two and the feedback was interesting, you never know what somebody is going to say about your work when you have never met them, but the feedback was both constructive and criticizing. One thing that stood out was the quote, "I don't understand what happened", I asked what she meant by the comment and she explained that she didn't understand what was happening in the opening and it should be much more clearer, so to do this we agreed that perhaps I should have some text on screen in the opening to explain where they are and when it is set.
Another comment was on the old animator, she wanted to make him look like he gets older throughout the animation, this is something I have previously discussed with Sarah, I will be making the old animator seem younger int he earlier shots by giving him a browner beard and maybe some strands of hair.
The last thing she said was in regards to the soundtrack, she explained that she could visualize how it would sound, with old fashioned music in the opening with many different sound effects, then "grunge" music when the young animator emerges. This is interesting as I haven't really thought about the sound at all yet, which is something I need to delve into more at some point soon.
Overall, I feel that I needed this talk with Candy, as the animation is being seen from someone who hasn't seen the progression of the film and hasn't had me explain it first. If she didn't understand it, then my audience wouldn't understand it. It is something I need to address and will address in the future.
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