The grid ident ideas

Ident - Cube

Shooting schedule and storyboard

The storyboard above shows a Rubix cube all jumbled up with the letters from 'The Grid' scattered over it. Throughout the ident the cube shuffles itself around until it is complete. Once it has completed itself it slowly rotates revealing to the audience 'The Grid' written across the side of the Rubix cube.

Location

No location is required for this ident except a table as this ident is stop animation. It makes it easier to make as no specific location is required and no necessary background is needed.

Cast and Crew

For this ident no characters are needed. This means that Kelly, Ben and I are all able to be part of the crew. I'm the camera man which means I am incharge of the camera and what we are recording. I have to take orders from Kelly who is the director which means she tells me what to record and where from. Ben is incharge of moving the Rubix cube into the correct positions ready for filming.

Teacher Observation Unit 32

Teacher Observation George Proctor

The grid ident ideas

Shooting Schedule + Storyboard

Ident = Superhero

The storyboard above has been broken down into 4 sections so you can see a clearer description of what is going on. This ident idea also relates to The Grid in a clever way as it is represented through a rubix cube. In the above storyboard, 'Griddy Boy', the superhero, flies into Grid land to complete the dreaded rubix cube. With his reputation he completes the rubix cube with a variety of shots showing us this. After he has completed it the whole town congratulate him and he receives a certificate which has 'The Grid' on it.
This is a clever alternative ident idea as it relates to the current ident as at the minute no-one can complete and then a super hero comes along and saves the day. Its also creative as the rubix cube relates to the grid so there is relevance behind the idea. Its also keeps the viewer hooked as they want to find out whether the superhero completes his task.There is a variety of shots being used in this ident such as an over the shoulder shot, and extreme long shot which keep the viewer interested in the ident as the camera is constantly changing and the mise-en-scene is continuously changing aswell.
Additionally the shooting schedule shows where our ident was going to be filmed, what costumes we would have needed and what props were going to be used, the actors and crew members involved.

Location

We chose these locations as the mac computer in a media room is the perfect location to film our fake TV report. The double doors outside the Jubilee wing was choose to film the end of the ident when 'Griddy Boy' receives his certificate for completing the rubix cube. An area with nothing in it was ideal for us to film the crowd for the ceremony at the end as he could fit a number of people in it and there was enough room in it to see them celebrating. The jubilee building itself was good as we are going to use it as a background for our animation of 'Griddy Boy' flying past buildings on his was to the rubix cube. A normal media room was chosen for the filming of the rubix cube as it continues the location from the previous ident (puzzle).

Crew

We decided that I would be the man character (the superhero) as i am tall and would stand out in a crowd. This would leave Kelly and Ben to follow the storyboard and film the required shots. On top of this we would need between 8-12 support actors to form a crowd and to make noises that resemble a crowd chanting and cheering.This actor is a good choice for the superhero as they are tall and will stand out in a crowd as they tower above everyone. This signifies that they are the stand out character. Additionally they can compare to an everyday person before becoming a superhero.

The characters in the crowd are all everyday people that everyone can relate to. It signifies that everyone is thankful for the superhero and his services to the town. It creates a joyful and victorious atmosphere with chanting, cheering and clapping going on in the background.