P3 Initial Planning

Form : The form of animation I am creating is a children's TV programme.


Animation Type : I am mainly creating this animation in Adobe Photoshop; this enables me to upload images of characters easily, and it is a software base that I am familiar with. It is a hand drawn cell animation, meaning I make the characters move by manipulating their body parts; there is also some stop motion animation as well.

This style of animation is appropriate for this animation, as it is user friendly, and allows me to create animation that is fun for children and not too complicated.


Selection of Genre Style : I would best describe the genre of animation as action/adventure/comedy; it's action/adventure because it involves ninjas fighting, doing Karate and such, but also contains humour to make it funny and interesting for children.


Storyline : My animation 'Ninja High' consist of a rookie ninja apprentice looking to be trained in the art of Karate; this character (Dante) meets other young apprentices at a Dojo in China and they train together alongside their master (Master Hakiru). Throughout their adventures in the Dojo, these apprentices encounter many endeavours and ordeals that test their ability and fighting skills, but also is a lot of fun.
  Basically in summary, my animation 'Ninja High' is the story of young budding Karate apprentices, training to become ninjas; it is a fun, action packed old ninja movie cartoon spinoff, ideally aimed for children aged 5-12.