Final Senior Thesis Pitch

Here is my final pitch for my second thesis concept. I feel that I got really good feedback from this and feel that everyone was really pleased with it. Overall after this final pitch I feel that both my first concept, Follow the Wind, and my second, A Broken Spirit, got really great feedback and positive notions. I think I can really make one or even both of these pieces really amazing.  

Concept Statement

Though we may become shattered by life’s trials and tribulations, 

we are not alone. There is always someone who can find us in 

our darkest hour and bring us back to the light.

Characters

Female (Savior), Male (Broken Spirit), Shadow (Antagonist)

Conflict

A man in his castle is alone and lost. He begins to allow the 

shadows to take him in and show him a way to be free. But as 

he falls further into the darkness our Savior comes from the 

heavens to bring him back into the light.

Ending

Our heroin comes to the man’s aid at his darkest point and heals 

his broken spirit.

Script / Poem

MALE:

My spirit is broken.

And as I stair into the darkness.

The shards begin to pierce my heart.

They tear through me leaving me broken apart.

FEMALE:

In the dark I can hear your heart break

But I can not see you.

I come to you listening for the sound

But darkness is all that I have found.

MALE:

The silence leaves me deaf and the shadows leave me blind.

I listen for someone that is with me, but the shadows are all that I find.

FEMALE:

As I search and follow I begin to lose my place.

So I make a trail from the stars so that I may find your face.

MALE:

These walls push in on me, forcing the shards further in.

The shadows take me away from the prison I am in.

FEMALE:

I find you on the edge almost out of my reach.

MALE:

I feel your heartbeat coming close to me.

BOTH: 

I reach out to you and you do the same

Leaving the shadows from where they came.

MALE: 

I follow you feeling the ache leave my heart.

My spirit is broken no more.

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Second Senior Pitch

Here is some development in our senior thesis concepts. I went ahead and came up with two newer ideas. Thw first is "A World's Beginning" and the second is a concept I pitched before but just developed some more.

A World's Beginning

Concept Statement

The universe is a large and colorful place with endless borders that we have yet to 

discover. We wonder how it began and what worlds are out there, so let us go on a 

magical view of how one world was born.

Story

As we begin in pure black space, magical beings begin to take form. We watch 

as eight elemental gods use their ability to create the stars and the heavens, the 

earth and the seas, and the sky above. Seeing a colorful and mystical display of 

creation we wonder what could possibly go wrong.  

A Broken Spirit

For this concept I also wrote a poem that would be the voice over for the piece.

Concept Statement

Though we may become shattered by life’s trials and tribulations, 

we are not alone. There is always someone who can find us in 

our darkest hour and bring us back to the light.

Characters

Female (Savior) & Male (Broken Spirit)

Conflict

A man in his castle is alone and lost. He begins to allow the 

shadows to take him in and show him a way to be free. But as 

he falls further into the darkness our Savior comes from the 

heavens to bring him back into the light.

Ending

Our heroin comes to the man’s aid at his darkest point and heals 

his broken spirit.

Poem

MALE:

My spirit is broken.

And as I stair into the darkness.

The shards begin to pierce my heart.

They tear through me leaving me broken apart.

FEMALE:

In the dark I can hear your heart break

But I can not see you.

I come to you listening for the sound

But darkness is all that I have found.

MALE:

The silence leaves me deaf and the shadows leave me blind.

I listen for someone that is with me, but the shadows are all that I find.

FEMALE:

As I search and follow I begin to lose my place.

So I make a trail from the stars so that I may find your face.

MALE:

These walls push in on me, forcing the shards further in.

The shadows take me away from the prison I am in.

FEMALE:

I find you on the edge almost out of my reach.

MALE:

I feel your heartbeat coming close to me.

BOTH: 

I reach out to you and you do the same

Leaving the shadows from where they came.

MALE: 

I follow you feeling the ache leave my heart.

My spirit is broken no more.

Midterm Senior Thesis Pitch

Here is my Midterm Pitch for my Senior Thesis. Things went pretty well and I feel like I finally nailed the story down to a real good place. I do have a bit more things to work on, but I think I am in a real good place.

Concept Statement:

In our beginnings we may not know our true purpose, but as we travel on through life we discover the joy and wonders of the world. And as life may weigh us down sometimes, we only need just the right pick-me-up to carry us to where we truly belong.

Storyline:

We begin our story following a fashionable middle aged as she makes her way out of a clothing store. As she walks down the street her scarf flies off as if it has a life of its own. As we travel with the scarf we see the wonders it views and how it journeys through life. It begins to slum down as it comes to a park and falls to the ground. But as it lies in waiting the wind begins to pick it up and carry it on its journey again. As the scarf gets caught by a taxi cab it is brought back to where it was lost, but lands around the neck off a homeless woman to keep her warm. 

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Senior Thesis Concepts

Here are my concepts for my senior thesis. The first is called "A Broken Spirit" the second is called "Follow The Wind" and the last is called "Special Delivery". The one that got chosen was "Follow The Wind".

"A Broken Spirit"

Concept Sentence: 

Though we may become shattered by lifes trials and tribulations, we are not alone. There is

always someone who can find us in our darkest hour and bring us to the light again.

Characters: 

Female (Savior)  &  Male (Broken Soul)

Conflict: 

After our male lead is severely burned in a fire he shuts himself off from the world. He begins to

let his inner demons take hold and break his spirit. But a star falls from the heavens to heal

his heart and bring him back to the light.

Ending: 

Our female lead finds our male lead and breaks his barrier and opens him up to the world

again. As the female lead manifests back into a star, our male lead becomes a star and goes

into the heavens with her.

"Follow The Wind"

Concept Sentence: 

On our journeys to find our purpose in life we experience beautiful wonders. But when those

times come that we might want to give up, with just the right pick me up we can find our place.

Characters: 

A Scarf  &  A Little Girl

Conflict: 

In the fashion district of Chicago we see a scarf fly off of a clothing rack into the city streets.

As we follow the scarf on a beautiful choreographic journey to find its purpose we see it in its

ups and downs and even its lowest point.

Ending: 

When the scarf almost seems to give up, the wind picks it up and carries it off to a near by

neighborhood where it wraps itself around the neck of a small girl to keep her warm.

"Special Delivery"

Concept Sentence: 

Sometimes something can strike fear into our spines. Something that we don’t know and are

unsure of gives us the chills. But things can seem worse than what they actually are when we

judge a situation by first glance.

Characters: 

Milk Containers

Conflict: 

As we see milk containers being dropped off at peoples doorsteps, everything seems alright.

Until the milk containers are alerted when one is pulled into a dark house. The other milk 

containers begin to become terrified by the unknown.

Ending: 

When the last milk container is dropped off we see it put into a fridge. It waits for the worst

only to be taken out, stripped of its milk and turned into a milkshake. Kind of an upgrade if you

ask me.

Archeological Salvage Photos

Here are a few photos I took after going to the Archeological Salvage in Sarasota. We were to take photos and come up with a story for 3 of the items we took photos of. And answer questions like where did they come from and what is there purpose in this new place.

Story 1:
This chair once belonged to a wealthy man in Africa who loved to hunt. Though he loved animals he mostly loved them for the hunt of it all. Every evening he would sit in this chair and enjoy a nice tobacco pipe while he sat in front of the fire admiring his trophies of animal heads and what not. Though one day he fell in love with a beautiful woman. She was everything his heart desired, but he was nervous of what she would think of him when she saw his trophies. So though he loved to hunt he was willing to give up this hobby to be with her. But when he invited her to his home she loved everything about his home and ended up taking hunting with him.

Story 2:

For these Mason Jars in the cart I imagine that these use to be used for milk delivery during the 50's in the south. I can imagine these jars having a life of there own and "dancing" to a whistle like beat almost like the dippity-do-da song from Splash Mountain in Magic Kingdom. As these jars hop to the beat they are each left in a door step to be with there customer. But when each jar is taken into there new home the music isn't so joyous. As the other jars in the cart see each friend being taken away they begin to freak out not knowing what will happen to them. But when the last jar enters his new living we see him being put in the fridge and relax. So things might not always be what they seem.  

Story Adaptation

The story I chose for my Adaptation is Gerda and the Reindeer by Hans Christian Andersen.

Concept Statement:

Sometimes we lose sight of who are friends really are and what is right and wrong for us, but all we need is for some help to point us in the right direction when we are lost.

Concept Sentence:
Together we can point each other in the right direction.

Main Character's Personality:
Gerda is a trusting and faithful friend and doesn't give up easily.

Conflict / Quest:
A young boy named Karl loses sight of his friendship with his friend Gerda and begins to treat her badly. When the boy leaves with the mystical Snow Queen he loses his memory of Gerda. Now Gerda must go to find her friend Karl, whom she still cares for, with the help of a giant reindeer that can lead her in the right direction.

Resolution / Ending:
The reindeer leads Gerda to Karl and when she sees him she embraces him. As she cries on his chest the spell from the Snow Queen is broken and Karl becomes good again.

Reverse Concept Presentation

The animated short I pick to do my Reverse Concept Presentation on was called Oktapodi which was created by Julien Bocabeille, Francois-Xavier Chanioux, Olivier Delabarre, Thierry Marchand, Quentin Marmier and Emud Mokhberi, from the French school Gobelins. 

Concept Statement:

When two sea creatures are in love its till death do they part. But when the parting comes too soon they will do anything to stay together.

Concept Sentence:
What obstacles would you overcome for the one you love?  

Main Characters Personality:

Passionate, Worried, Persistent

Conflict / Quest:

When two octopi fall in love, the female is taken away unexpectedly to be turned into food. The male, wanting to save his true love jumps out of his tank and has to overcome the land, air, and a crazed delivery driver to save his girl.

Resolution / Ending:

When the male octopus comes to the female octopus' aid, they work together to try and defeat the delivery driver, which they accomplish. But the battle isn't over yet when a seagull swoops in to take the male octopus away, but the female seems to have the same bravery as her boyfriend.