Format potential and technical limitations.

After having a practice go and working with the plasticine I found that it didn't go quite as planned and that I would need to edit and simplify my storyboard. 

I think that my set worked well as a backdrop, this is because it was simple block colours that ensured the focus was left to the characters. The space that I used was enough and kept the characters together. The tree however needs work, I like the positioning as it means that it's not too in the way and allows for the scene to be set- so the audience know that it's set in a safari. Even though that went well I think that the tree itself needs work, I'm not happy with the shape of it as I think it doesn't work in a safari setting, it looks like a British tree in winter. I decided to use the silhouette of a tree, this provides an effective imagery and could work with the typical image of a safari view; a tree with a sunset in the background. 

I think that working with the plasticine gave me a realistic expectation on what to expect when it comes to the proper animation. The creature shapes worked well and were of a good size, I liked the colours used too. However I think that for the lion I will create a bigger character- so that it looks bigger and there is more of a difference between the mouse and lion in terms of size. To improve and make it even better I will need to be even more careful when moving the characters, this is because when I moved my main piece the legs started cracking and became weak and hard to keep attached to the main body of plasticine- to combat this issue I will be using wire in the legs, so that it becomes easier to move and should hopefully not fall apart. 

I also had difficulty getting the pieces to stay in position, this was because of the odd weighting and lack of grip on the floor. It became an issue when I would move a piece and the piece would just fall back into the same position or just a totally different position. To combat this I created a floor out of plasticine, this way the characters could be planted in it and use it to stand on. 

I was also acting too quick when taking the shots, you can see my fingers in a few of them and that is because I was acting too quick when taking the shots. When it comes to the main recording I will be taking my time with it, which should hopefully erase any chance of my appendages being captured on frame.