RESPONSIVE GROUP

Date: 12/02/17
Present: Jay F, Jay S
Absent: Molly H

FIRST MEETING WITH THE GROUP! I was so nervous and Molly couldn't make it so it was just me and Jay. We got on really well and started to throw some ideas around. I'm relieved that we have shared interests and a similar passion for Charlie Kaufmann and Smallfilms.

We didn't want to make any major decisions without Molly so we just began brainstorming and will send this over to Molly after.

Great meeting today discussing initial responses to the brief. We explored the idea of an animated documentary format but this isn't the definitive plan, just one of many possibilities. The brief asks for 1-8 films, so Jay and I talked about this having scope for us to each undertake one (or a few) very short animations each that would work together as a series but enable us to each direct our own narrative including illustrative style. We would need to research and establish the branding/style guidelines so that they do all sit together as a collaborative project. At the moment we're looking at a light hearted/conversational tone highlighting the everyday lives and issues faced by adults on the spectrum aimed at people who don't really understand the disorder. Short clips would suit the attention span of modern audiences and could be easily applied to social media contexts. Conducting short interviews and recording narration from individuals, we could lip-sync characters speaking, though this is a long process, or animate scenarios and/or thoughts with the narration as an audio on top. Meeting again next Thursday at 10am outside the library to begin fleshing out ideas. We're making a joint Pinterest board so we can share references (some Jay and I looked at are scribbled on these sheets). For next week we should all attempt to bring: mood boards (visual/thematic references - Pinterest collections etc), ideas boards (sketchbook with mindmaps and some thoughts on concepts/content) and if there's time to start roughing some character sketches that would be brilliant. We need to post to the LCA collaborations page looking for individuals who would like to discuss their experiences of autism with us, or if you know anyone else (preferably adult) that we could use.

Next Meeting: 18/02/17