Research & Planning

We have decided upon themes, settings, locations and  characters for our childrens film which will promote the idea of equality in an applicable and enjoyable way for children to comprehend. In doing this we must ensure that our mise-en-scene is firstly an accurate relection of the location which is the savanna grasslands. Furthermore, we must ensure that our characters are well illustrated and detailed. Our film is an animation therefore we must incorperate aspects of the location into our illustrations. In order to understand and develop ideas we will conduct research of appropriate costumes and props for the mise-en-scene of our opening sequence.These will include bright and colourful props in order to keep childeren interested and engaged.

As the main character in our opening sequence is not your typical Zebra, we must show the conventional Zebra in the natural surroundings yet enhance these in order to engage children.



The outcast Zebra who is our main character will look relatively similar to this one. The fact that he has no stripes causes problems for him as he is not accepted by his fellow zebras, in hsowing his lonliness we will emphasize the importance of equality in an entertaining fashion.





Although we would like to further colour and brighten this scene to make it more appealing, our central location will be vastly similar to that of this scene. With emphasis on the freedom of the grasslands.



In conclusion, the overall intention of the props, mie en scene and images is to illustrate equality in a way that is made appealing for childeren to understand and learn from whilst enjoying the story.