Initial idea-

The initial idea for this project is to visually create a suicide note with words and potentially art on the screen. This will be effective as it will have a meaning and will also be a eye opener for many of the people watching this project.

The type of animation that we have decided to use is photographic stop motion as this fits with the theme and darkness that we are using. This type of animation will be good to use as it will allow us to be able to tell a story and create a timeline of events that occur throughout this animation.

The reason for us creating this type of animation is that it is a conversation starter for many of the people who believe that this issue of suicide and depression doesn’t effect people and that it isn’t real. Suicide and depression can effect people closest to you and sometimes not knowing about this can cause the situation to be worse for the person suffering from these illnesses, the final outcome can be worse than what it would of been if someone can just see the signs.

Another one of my ideas was to link this project to LGBT+ issues like depression, bullying and suicide as this effects a huge amount of the community. The LGBT+ community has one of the largest rate of suicides, this is huge but still people are ignoring and not taking it seriously with will just allow this issue to carry on and effect many more people.

The lighting for this project will be harsh lighting that’ll create strong shadows so that when it is put into black and white we only see part of figure but what we do see has a lot of detail. This will link to the idea of sadness and loneliness that can be caused by depression and suicidal thoughts and how it can lead to the end of someones life.

The audience that this animation will be targeted towards is mostly teens and young adults as they are mostly affected by depression and suicide, we are also targeting the LGBT+ community as they are hugely at risk of depressive symptoms and suicidal thoughts.