the logo..

if possible, i want to combine the two following pictures.. however i want to find a better picture of the lily, perhaps an isolated one so it stands out more.

tigerlily...

im thinking of using the name tigerlily as the name of my programme, as it can also be applied to the name of my characters.
i will use this name in my logo, and the logo i can use in my titles, dvd cover and magazine cover. Because if i use the same for all, it will create a fluency and make all of my products look professional, and easily recognisable.

possible names for the show...

im thinking of using the names of the puppets as the name of the show.

the good puppet is going to be a girl; so i think an old fashioned name would suit as it would seem sensible.

the bad puppet is a male; so needs to have a new style name.

i googled 'girl names'

after looking at a few of these websites, i have decided to go for the name lily; a name of a flower, to represent innocence, which fits the behaviour of the puppet.

for the name of the other puppet, i want to call the other one tiger, which would allow me a play on words; 'tigerlily'

ancillary task..

as well as creating the titles for the show, for the ancillary task, i have to create a front cover of a magazine for the show, and a front cover of a dvd. i plan to have a look at other magazine covers for children ie. comics and magzines from other shows.
I think the dvd cover can also be quite similar to the magazine cover, maybe containing the same picture and the same logo.

moodboard..

the pictures used in my moodboard:

the puppet and man picture used in my story boards again!

a rainbow- to show bright colours

a tv- as it is a tv programme

cbeebies- a well known childrens channel for young kids around my target age

bodger and badger- a show that is similar to the one im planning

a six year old- as that is my targer audience

a laughing face- as i want my programme to be funny and make the kids smile

toonattik logo- as i need a trademark image to appear on my ancillary task.

storyboard..

i decided, as my drawing skills are poor, to do my storyboard on the computer, using images from clipart and google images



#1 It is for the titles at the beginning. The music note is to show that the theme tune will be playing in thye background. The picture of the man is supposed to represent the main character, the car to show the everyday antics shown in the montage of the titles.

#2The man with the puppet is self explanatory; in the titles there will be the main character and puppets.

#3 i have used the picture of the man and the puppet again, because straight after the titles, the main character and the good puppet present the show.

#4 this is to represent the search round the house for the badly behaved puppet. I have featured well recognisable features of a home; the house itself, bathroom, garden and bedroom.

#5 this is to show when the main character finds the hiding puppet.. hence the girl hiding.
this is the scene where the aunty is there, and she rewards the good puppet for good behaviour and for actually seeing her.

possible puppets..

I looked on ebay.co.uk and typed in 'hand puppets' into the search box. I thought about maybe making my puppets, or getting somebody who does textiles for alevel to help me, but because i want a professional finish, i think i am only going to get this is if i buy the puppets in and then customise them. I also need to be careful that the puppets dont resemble any other well known puppets such as Basil Brush, elmo, sooty, they need to look different.

I wanted to go with the idea of animals, as different animals have different connotations.

Above is the one of the results of my search, and I believe a monkey will be perfect, as monkeys are associated with being mischievous and naughty, and this will fit the criteria of my badly behaved puppet. For my well behaved puppet, i believe a young looking animal will be perfect, to make it seem even more vulnerable.

a lamb would be the perfect animal to feature as the well behaved puppet. It is white, which represents innocence, and people associate lambs with easter, and life and think of them as cute, so ideally, a lamb would be perfect!

possible actors..

in theory, i only really need two actors who will actually star in the programme, one to play the main, and one to play the aunty. I have a few ideas about who could play these, including people who are doing drama for a level/ as level, or people who studied drama at gcse, and who are very good at doing funny voices which the children will find entertaining. I also am thinking about doing a voice over for the bad puppet, and once again, a drama student would be ideal for this part.

my inspiration...

my inspiration for my titles, and the friendship between man and puppet comes from the show Bodger and Badger (picture, right), where Badger would misbehave and Mr Bodger would have to take care of him and tell him to be sensible.

I remember watching this programme as a child, and i remember finding the setout very funny, and one of the main features is mashed potato (it also features in the theme song, which i still remember) and each story would revolve around mash, and how it could be used to mess up things, or prank people.

Another show i remember from when i was young has to be the 'Sooty and Sweep show', with main character matthew corbett, who lived with three puppets; Sooty, Sweep and Sue. Sue was the only puppet who spoke, the other two just repsonded to what had already been said by nodding, or hand or head gestures.

The ideas behind both of these shows is one that i would like to copy, one with a main character and puppets who respond and rely on him.

the titles..

i obviously need to construct some kind of theme tune to go behind a montage of clips from other episodes.
I want to have quick clips of the three characters engaging in everyday activities such as:

• driving a car
• baking a cake
• bath time
• in bed

activities that children will be familiar with..

also, in each clip, the bad puppet will be doing something wrong.. e.g when making a cake throwing the mixture around.. or when the main character is driving, trying to beep the horn.

i have chosen to use mischievous behaviour in my show, as when i did my initial audience research, one of the children said they liked Horrid Henry the charcter as he misbehaved and was naughty, but always was told an important life lesson in the end.

finalised idea...

my finalised idea for my programme is:

i have a main character (human) who lives with the two puppets.
there is one good puppet, and one bad one, the bad puppet can speak, but the good one cannot.. this is to make the good puppet seem dependant and vulnerable.

the story goes as follows:

• the show begins with the main character and the good puppet talking about their great aunty coming to stay and discovering that because of this the bad puppet is missing.
• the two of them start a search around the house and garden looking for the puppet.
• when they finally find him they ask him to come out and be sociable.. he refuses, so they leave him and go and greet the aunty.
• The aunty gives the good puppet some kind of reward.. (possibly a gold coin/teddy?!) for their good behaviour.
• The bad puppet comes out after the aunty has gone to discover that he has missed out because he was selfish.

moral of the story: sometimes you have to do things you dont want to to make other people happy.

Button Moon

the title sequence for button moon, is short but i think it is very effective. It has a simple black background, which could be created easily, and the only things featured are the button, some bubbles and some text which appears and then disappears. I believe something like this would be easy to create as it is using simple props and objects to create a fun title sequence.

email..

i still havent heard back from the first primary school that i emailed.. so rathr than waiting around for them, i decided to contact a school which is near to mine. Browick Road Infant School is for children ages 4-7. I found the head's email address on their website and emailed him, and the email is to the left. However, because the format of the page, you cannot really read what is says.. so i have rewritten it below..

Dear Whom it may concern,

I am currently studying for my a levels at Wymondham High Sixth Form. As part of my media project, I am making a children's programme aimed at children around the age of 5. Realising that your school is walking distance from mine, I wondered if it would be possible for me to visit your school at a time convienient for you and interview your students on camera. I appreciate that you will have to obtain parental permission for the filming, but having your students on my project will help me achieve the a* i am striving towards.

I look forward to hearing from you, and thank you for your help.

(My contact details)

Yours Truely,

Grace Robertson