BFA Presentation

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1. The Making Of
   The BFA Thesis Film
   

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2. Animated shows marketed for
   adults don’t need to be
   needlessly vulgar or sexual to
   be appealing. Risque humor
   has its place in adult cartoons
   when it is done well.
   Thesis
   

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3. https://theconversation.com/what-is-the-point-of-offe
   nsive-humour-76889
   https://news.stanford.edu/news/2011/august/humor-
   coping-horror-080111.html
   https://theprint.in/features/what-makes-a-joke-funn
   y-or-offensive-who-is-telling-it-matters/328057/
   https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/6-bigg
   est-reasons-new-family-guy-episodes-will-never-t
   op-the-old-ones.html/
   https://collider.com/best-cartoons-for-adults-strea
   ming-animated-shows/
   “What makes a good show
   ‘good’ ?”
   “What makes a joke
   offensive, and what makes
   it funny?”
   “ Is shock humour an
   effective form of comedy?”
   Research
   

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4. And of course -
   

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6. WHAT MAKES A SHOW ENTERTAINING?
   

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8. 1. Intense
   Shock
   Humor
   or
   2. I have
   seen
   this
   before
   

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9. These shows have been
   on for so long,
   that they have changed
   so much.
   Some shows
   marketed for kids
   that adults also
   enjoy:
   

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10. So what makes a
    “good” show
    “good” to me?
    

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11. Originality and Authenticity!
    

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12. I will create a 3 minute long 2D
    animated pilot episode for my TV
    show pitch “Bobby and Sol”. This
    pilot will serve as a test run for my
    characters to show the audience
    their personalities.
    Proposal
    

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13. 2 undead buddies are trying to
    score beer when they run into
    some mysterious hooded figures
    who have different plans for
    their evening.
    Logline
    

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14. Style and
    Aesthetic
    

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16. Expressive
    lines
    Bold
    exaggerated
    Shape
    Language
    Confident
    Strokes
    UPA Cartoon
    Modern
    Chris Battle
    Steven Silver
    Genndy
    Tartakovsky
    

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18. Early 2000’s
    grunge / pop
    punk
    Gritty but
    Ethereal
    Spooky but
    not too
    serious
    

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19. Design Process
    

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29. Dan and Katie
    

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30. Chris Battle
    

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32. Backgrounds
    

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33. Nighttime Background Exploration
    

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34. Cemetery
    Research
    

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35. Robin Hood Daffy - Chuck
    Jones
    Home Movies - Brendon Small and
    Loren Bouchard
    Ed, Edd and Eddy - Danny
    Antonucci
    

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36. Final
    

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37. Color
    

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41. The Process
    

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42. 45 Shots
    25 Backgrounds
    6 Color Palettes
    5 Background Artists
    

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43. Background
    Layout
    

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45. Midterm Today
    

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46. The emergency post
    

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47. The emergency post
    Or how I assembled an amazing
    Production Crew
    

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49. Cleanup Artists:
    Jill Ahmann CTN
    Zharia Rahn Alumn
    Mac O’ Connell Instagram
    Tamia Dark CIA
    Kelso Floyd CTN
    Reid Frucci CTN
    Bella Guarino CIA
    Drew Harris Instagram
    Gemma Hill Instagram
    Kathleen O’Donnell CIA
    Mark Dennis Instagram
    Sasha Wootten CIA
    Thea Tsardoulias CIA
    Matthew Cox CIA
    Background
    Artists:
    Tenzin Sopa
    Lily Horvat
    Mark Santiago
    Bella Guarino
    Artists in New York,
    Chicago, Arizona and Texas
    

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50. Keeping track of
    who has what
    scene for how
    long!
    

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51. Style guide
    Powerpoint
    for
    background
    artists to
    use as
    reference
    

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53. Bobby and
    sol wont
    die here…
    

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54. Bobby and Sol
    series pitch
    A crude zombie and an aloof ghost
    wake up to find they did not ascend to
    the great beyond, but before they can
    find out who they really were before
    they died they decide to have some fun
    in the limbo known as earth.
    

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55. finally…
    The Movie
    

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56. finally…
    The Movie
    https://youtu.be/kfNErjvnhws
    https://drive.google.com/file/d/15Nt
    jEzjDrFw49PiQ5cyjVlslv_YnT9_b/view
    ?usp=sharing
    

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