Serge Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf. Vancouver Symphony Orchestra

After a discussing with Brandon for my final project last week, I just got realise that I need to go through with what he had suggest me to do. If I want to make some classical story telling without a narrator, I need some strong music instrument to have in my projects.

So I search the Wolf Pack group and finding with the answer. The instrument can have a strong message on how we present it. Here I upload the video of this group playing the instrument and not interrupted with the narrator or poet. They are very original from what I've seen and have unique creativity to combine this instruments.

LAILA WOOZEER AND THE WOLF PACK

They truly experiment with all the music instrument and quite have fun doing it. I need to think on how my character in shadow theatre will go along with this kind of instruments.

Opus Number Zoo - Berio - WOLF PACK

I just use this video for my research purpose only, I give you the link and credit all their hard work.
https://vimeo.com/watchwolfpack

Concept Image Through Final Projects

This mood board that I've made just to create the right mode and theme for my final project. I do not own every single of this artwork and it just for the purpose of reference only. 

Below I include with the costume mood board to give some clue what my character will be wearing all the time. The image of little kids wearing an animal hoodie and how their hair flow out from the hoodie.


Third mood board based on how I like my story to have this kind of look and once again it just for my reference and I need to have feeling of this concept before I go through it.

Character Design Reference

I do some research on how cute the kids when they are wearing an animal costume. So I come across with an idea of kids story that involve with different culture but have common in it. So I try to combine 4 culture into this story that come from Southeast Asia, China, India and Scotland.

Influence of Lotte Reiniger

Lotte Reiniger’s animation is so emotional and memorable through the use of outstanding cut out animation even though she was simply retelling well known fairy tales. Her sense of colour and attention to every detail of each cut out puppet, made her work recognisable and established within the industry. I use this two book as my reference to understand more on shadow puppet from the west.

'The Adventures Of Prince Achmed'

'Cinderella"

'The Adventures Of Prince Achmed'

  
We brainstorm all the idea and draw a mind map based on the original idea and also the combination of our own idea. Then, we finally combine a little bit of Four Mary story with the Supercats story.



It was a very fun and impressive day I had at DC Thomson. I learn a lot on how to create a character based on the story line that we had. The brainstorm and discussion make me have a clear idea and everyone were very helpful and respect each other opinions. I hope to see this kind of workshop again in the future. ^_^