Show Composition

Each Show

- Composed of 8 or 9 basic parts:

- Theme/Intro

- Introduction of client character and problem

- Off to help! World 1

- World 2

- Check-up on client character

- World 3

- Return and Inspire!/Resolution

- Closing theme/credits

- Optional: craft/quote of the day!

- Composed of 8 or 9 work elements:

- Choose and research a topic

- Choose specific artists/subject matter to deal with in the show

- Determine specific necessary works of art

- Cite those pieces

- Write the script

- Make the necessary new characters and set

- Shoot video/animate

- Record sounds and voiceovers

- Edit

- Publish/produce

- Burn to a dvd

- Eventually release on online accounts

1/17 Questions

-       Where are the copyright lines drawn? How much of an image can we use/how much do we have to disguise it? Are our repoductions of actual images infringement?

-       Can we get a video camera plz?

-       Public Access channels? Can we use tv studio equip??

1/17 Worldly

World:

-       the imaginauts interact with other imaginary characters in ImagiNation

-       The Imaginauts never interact directly with the subject/character they’re helping. “Secret Muses”

-       “Surprise technology” – things that just work, with no explanation or introduction. Ex: ‘Where are we?’ ‘Oh hold on I’ll check.’ Pulls out a seed, plants it, a compass rose springs up. ‘Aha! Thataway!’

-       Imagimometer – main and handheld.

-   Main: large complex towering device topped with a weathervane – keeps track of the world’s imaginative flow

-   Handheld: shows us a picture of the episode’s client character, with a dial going from bored/frustrated to inspired – icons for those states change with each show.

-       there is no anonymous 3^rd person narrator ever – we always know the person talking

Episode Brainstorming

Topics:
1. Television episode
2. Videogames
3. Comics
4. Imaginauts are given assignments that are the reverse of their specialty
5. Postmodernism
6. Performance art
7. Sound art
8. Video

Specific Problems:
1. Supermarket dissatisfaction
2. Cooking conundrums with a chef

Also, given that our first episode is basically our pilot, we decided that we would need to fit a typical Imaginauts episode in alongside exposition with all The Imaginauts knitty gritty. It should probably be double length to accommodate all of the things we want to fit inside of it.

The basic outline of the pilot:
1. Exposition of academy/Imaginauts
2. Problem
3. Assignment
4. Pan through a kaleidoscopic view of all the painting worlds (perhaps even sneak peaks of worlds to come in the next episodes!)
5. The first painting world they visit
6. The second painting world they visit
7. Resolution

The Sounds of the Imaginauts

We need to be aware of how we use sound in our show. Dead silence and lack of background noise can be as distracting as too much sound.

Musical moments in our show:
1. Our major theme song, which would occur at the beginning of each episode
2. Mini themes, which occur when certain actions happen, e.g. traveling in the tower always occurs with the same/similar music
3. Specific musical styles appropriate for each painting world we visit. Techno for futurism?

In addition to music, we can also incorporate ambient background noise.

Craft Segment

We've decided that we should have a do-it-yourself-with-our-help craft segment for our show. It would occur at the end of the show after the plot has been resolved, and each show would possibly incorporate each craft we teach within the set/puppets/etc. Teaching with applications!

Post all your ideas about interesting and easy crafts that our viewers would appreciate, plus directions or links to more info!

Already on the list:
1. Kites
2. Batik with glue
3. Origami
4. Marbled paper (and paper treatments in general)
5. Sock monkeys (copyrighted?)

Things we got, thing's we've not

Got:

• Stop Motion Camera (2 - Emily and Jonathan)
• Green Screen Room (KI Dept)
• Wood Shop (2 - Sculpture and Daigle)
• Metal Shop (Sculpture)
• Sound Recording Room (KI)
• Animation Studio (VisArt Center)
• Sewing machine (2 - Ha, Emily, and we can probs borrow 2 more - Mama Herr, Leah)
• Industrial Sewing Machine (Sculpture)

Not (yet!):

• Instruments for theme and topical music!
• Quality video camera - hound MK, KI, etc. 

The Worlds in Imaginauts

Because the Imaginauts are traveling inside and interacting with paintings, we need to make sets for where they travel (obv). The ImagiNATION is a place where paintings and artists can interact with each other and the scenery blends multiple artistic styles together. The paintings and artists are ghettoized, so paintings by one artist are generally found near or around each other, and paintings and artists with similar styles tend to be geographically located near to one another as well.

There are certain hot spots that are popular for characters from paintings to hang out. Famous paintings are celebrities and hot spots within the ImagiNATION. Think of the Mona Lisa as someone who would be like Madonna in pop culture.

To make each world a little distinct, we should use specific colors to differentiate them. I bet Rococo would be pink and pastel green! Also, how the world is depicted depends on the style of the paintings that exist in it.

The Imaginauts Aesthetic

1. Simple
2. Flat colors, with simple textures (possibly created by stamps!)
3. Bright colors (usually) with white for contrast and minimal black
4. Obviously handmade, we are not machines!

Characters of the ImagiNATION

So our show has two main characters, a boy and girl duo, as of yet unnamed. We've decided that the girl should specialize in history and the boy in art. Within the show, their physical form changes, but their 3D puppets are their "true" selves. If they are in a certain painting, the aesthetics of the painting world they enter alters their physical appearance, but they still retain some obvious physical features that distinguish them as our beloved main characters. <3

There will be several other characters in the show too, like the artists they talk to, the characters in the paintings, and the individuals having creativity issues. Alongside them are other characters (imaginauts??) that help out our duo. 

One possible character:

Name: General Aesthetics

Age: 50s - 60s

Bio: Civil war general with an eye for visual cohesiveness! Mustache! White horse!