Uses Resources: Primary Research

Primary Research
Questionnaire and Responses

Question #1:
What do you think of my final idea as a whole?

"I find your idea rather interesting and would like to see how it is going to be produced.

"The idea sounds cool. I voted on it when you asked me which of your three ideas you presented and I think it could make for an exciting story."

"The story seems to be the strongest aspect you're taking into this animation but I fear about the actual quality of the animating itself."

Question #2:
How do you think I should convey an emotional story?

"With death. Death scenes seem to work very well just long as the viewer becomes attached with the character but that might be pretty hard since it can take several episodes of an anime for a viewer to be that attached with them."

"You should convey an emotional story with the loss of something, just don't make it sudden."

"I feel you should convey an emotional story by making sure it's subtle and not having it be a loss since that seems too generic."

Question #3:
Which style of animation do you think I should go for?

"Anime."

"I think an anime style would work well with this just so long as it isn't too taxing."

"I like the idea of your bridging the gap or combining a mixture of both but I'm not sure how you'd portray western themes or styles very well so I feel anime and eastern themes would work best. As for layout, that idea of using 2D animation on a comic book style sounds brilliant, unique and I feel strongly about that. Sounds good!"

Question #4:
What features would you like to see included in this animation?

"Colour, voice acting and a good choice of music."

"Perhaps another animal or an elements that makes the purpose of the bird clearer."

"I would like it to be simple and flow nicely with each of the frames. Some special effects would be nice on a grand level but I do not care too much for colour, voice acting or anything like that, just so long as the animating itself is good."


Additional Comments:
"I have no additional comments."

"You can do it Ryan!"

"I would say keep the animation short, 1 or 2 minutes and hook them with a strong opening and a good conclusion but make sure the middle portion isn't too boring or not very interesting. Make it unique and make it yours."