Wednesday, May 27, 2009

Storybeats for senior animation

Story Beats:

1. F.H. Cilley lies dead in a coffin.
2. Cilley walks happy-go-lucky down a sidewalk with his brother, who is clearly embarrassed to be seen with him. Passers by awkwardly stare.
3. Following the sight of the two brothers, people start gossiping to one another.
4. A man says that he knows that Cilley sleeps in a strange way.
5. Cilley lies in a bed with the foot raised up at an incline, he looks directly at the camera to explain why.
6. A woman says she knows he only eats orange food.
7. Cilley sits at his kitchen table surrounded by a feast of orange food, he again addresses the camera to explain why.
8. A man says he’s seen him wearing a pot on his head
9. Cilley and his brother stand on a street corner about to cross when two bricks fall from the sky and land on their heads. The brother falls, Cilley smiles to the camera and explains why he wears the pot.
10. A woman recalls the time Cilley waltzed after his mother’s funeral.
11. Cilley waltzes alone in a ball room, stunned onlookers in funeral attire watch.
12. A man says he knew cilley before he went crazy
13. Cilley is laying on a rug face down, having just fallen from a rocking chair. In reverse animation he falls up back into his seat. Suddenly he a cap and gown appear on him.
14. A younger Cilley stands on the side of a bridge looking up at it, he turns and smiles proudly to the camera.
15. Cilley labors away on bridge schematics while a zoom out reveals Cilley’s brother angrily tripping over a small model of a bridge.
16. A close up of Cilley’s brother reveals an angry expression and a change in background, he now holds the same expression while sitting at the funeral. People around him stare.
17. various close ups reveal people gossiping in hushed voices about Cilley’s death.
18. The people attending the funeral shuffle out one by one as a Frank gets lowered into the ground. Franks brother remains clutching the watch with a crazed expression.
19. A woman walking away from the funeral states that she feels bad for Frank. Her Patterned transitions into the background wall paper of the next scene.
20. Frank Cilley, sits awkwardly in front of the camera. He scratches his head and gives a quick smile.

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