BDM126 Colour Rendered Pose

BDM126 Pose Sheet

BDM125 Final Script

IDO 

By 

Madilyn Davidson

INT. HOUSE - MIDDAY

The room is dark and dusty, the old potter, IDO, sits at his desk, face in hand staring at a half finished Kantharos vase.

Bread crumbs cover his desk from a previous meal, the floor is strewn with broken pots and his bed is unmade and dishevelled.

There is a loud bang as the door swings open, a large wealthy patrician, AMOS, fills the doorway.

AMOS

Ido! I need a vase

IDO

What kind?

AMOS scans the room his eyes settling on the Kantharos vase and he points with authority

AMOS

That vase. But with me on

the front eh?

AMOS strikes an exaggerated pose IDO’s eyes are distant as he stares through the vase in front of him

AMOS

If you can’t I’ll find a

potter to live here who can

IDO

(Shakes and nods his head) 

No, I-i-i can do it

IDO closes his eyes, the unfinished Kantharos vase sits on the desk

FADE TO WHITE:

INT. HOUSE – LATE NIGHT

The Kantharos is portrayed in flickering candle light and a young women, ELLISA, concentrates intensely on painting the vase.

FADE TO WHITE:

INT. HOUSE – MIDDAY

IDO is in the same seat as ELISSA, tears form in his eyes  

SLAM CUT TO:

IN. HOUSE – AFTERNOON

IDO sits at the potter’s wheel, he begins to form a shape but the vase collapses in on itself

His fist comes down on the wheel sending wet clay out of the shot.

  

FADE TO BLACK:

EXT. HOUSE – NIGHT

IDO is outlined through the window of his house, a candle flickers on his face as he sits alone at the wheel

SLAM CUT TO:

INT. HOUSE – MORNING

AMOS comes through the door and IDO is on the floor, his head hung in shame as he holds a crooked mess up towards AMOS

AMOS

You’re spose to be the best!

This is all you have for me?

IDO

S-sorry, please I beg you,

give me another chance!

AMOS HUMPHS and turns his back leaving the room

AMOS

One more chance

FADE TO BLACK:

INT. HOUSE- AFTERNOON

IDO is at the wheel again with a lump of clay in front of him. His eyes are closed.

  

FADE TO WHITE:
INT. HOUSE – AFTERNOON

ELLISA sits at the wheel with IDO behind her, clay covers her face and sticks to her hair.

She begins to form a vase but it collapses in on itself and she laughs. IDO smiles behind her and reaches round.

Their hands together form a shape on the wheel

FADE TO WHITE: 

INT. HOUSE – EVENING 

IDO smiles and admires the finished vase on the wheel.

FADE TO BLACK:

INT. SYMPOSIUM – EVENING

Lavish curtains cover the walls. A platter of grapes and bread is spread across a table and we can hear AMOS talking as the Kantharos comes into view, silhouette of AMOS is painted on the side

AMOS

… and that was how I defeated

the Great Tobius, saving each

of your miserable lives! So in

my honour I toast that we may

continue to live as kings!

AMOS’s hand reaches for the vase and grasps the handles. He holds the vase to his lips and drinks its contents, wine slipping down his chins.

Finishing the wine AMOS lets out a sigh and throws the vase.

It falls in slow motion to the ground and shatters into pieces. IDO is beside it broken pieces in his hands.

IDO’s face is shocked and distraught, until one piece stands out to him, it still holds the silhouette of AMOS.

We end on IDO’s face as he smiles to himself and closes his eyes.

BDM126 Ido Turnaround

BDM125_Step Outline Remastered

Step Outline 

“Ido” 

By Madilyn Davidson 

FADE IN: 

INT. HOUSE – MIDDAY 

The old weathered potter, IDO, is sitting at his desk, face in hand staring at a half finished kantharos. There are bread crumbs all over his desk from his unfinished lunch, the floor is strewn with broken pots and his bed is unmade and dishevelled.  

There is a loud bang at the door, it swings open, a large wealthy patrician, AMOS, fills the doorway. He demands IDO make a new kantharos identical to that on his desk for the symposium or he will be banished.  

FADE TO WHITE: 

INT. HOUSE – LATE NIGHT 

A beautiful young woman is painting a kantharos, the very same one from IDO’s desk.  

FADE TO BLACK: 

INT. HOUSE – MIDDAY 

IDO is staring at the kantharos, tears form in his eyes. 

INT. HOUSE – AFTERNOON 

IDO sits at his potter’s wheel, each time he starts to form the shape of the vase it collapses in on itself, he slams his fist into the clay sending bits everywhere.

FADE TO BLACK: 

EXT. HOUSE – NIGHT 

IDO is still at his wheel through the window, the candle flickers on his troubled face.  

FADE TO BLACK: 

INT. HOUSE – MORNING 

AMOS arrives to see his vase, IDO presents a crooked mess and hangs his head in shame begging for another chance to prove himself. AMOS agrees but scowls as he leaves.  

INT. HOUSE – AFTERNOON 

IDO returns to the wheel, his eyes are closed his clay lay in front of him. 

FADE TO WHITE:

INT. HOUSE – AFTERNOON 

IDO and ELLISA are sitting at the wheel, she is trying to make a vase and laughs as it fails. Ido smiles and puts his hands over hers and together they form a vase shape. 

FADE TO BLACK: 

INT. HOUSE – EVENING 

IDO smiles and admires the finished vase on the wheel.

FADE TO BLACK:

INT. SYMPOSIUM – EVENING

IDO now lounges at the symposium, lavish drapery surrounds him, AMOS stands beside the vase placed on a pedestal. He is in the middle of a speech about himself. Toasting the room he takes up the vase and finishes the wine, subsequently smashing the vase on the ground into a thousand pieces. IDO is shocked and first begins to scramble for the pieces. He picks up a large piece with the outline of AMOS still visible. IDO smiles to himself and closes his eyes.

FADE TO BLACK 

BDM125 Five Stages of Grief

I am researching the five stages of grief that IDO will go through with the death of his wife, so far he experiences denial, anger, and depression. The end of the animation will be Ido's acceptance stage.

BDM125_Step Outline

Step Outline

“Ido”

By Madilyn Davidson

INT. HOUSE – MIDDAY

The scene opens with a view of Ido’s bed, a rough blanket thrown over it and pans to the left to reveal a dusty Lyre and broken pots lying on the ground. Ido, a weathered old man is sitting at his desk elbows up and face in his hands, a half finished kantharos vase and some bread crumbs are on the desk in front of him. There is a loud bang and the door is swung open a large man with a look of authority and importance fills the doorway. He announces that he would like a vase to be made for his symposium later in the week and if Ido does a good job he will be allowed to attend the event. Ido asks what kind of vase he requires and the patrician points at the kantharos.

INT. HOUSE – LATE NIGHT

Flashback of a young woman concentrating on painting a vase, the same vase that now sits on Ido’s desk

INT. HOUSE – MIDDAY

A close-up of the bread crumbs zooming out to Ido who agrees to make the vase for the patrician and we see the hurt in his eyes from remembering his past.

INT. HOUSE – AFTERNOON

Ido is at the wheel trying to make the vase, however, each time he forms a shape it collapses in on itself.

EXT. HOUSE – NIGHT

Wide shot of house with the flicker of a candle in the window to show Ido was up all night

INT. HOUSE – MORNING

The patrician comes back but is not pleased with Ido’s vase; it is crooked and badly painted. Ido hangs his head in shame and begs for another chance. The Patrician allows it and dismiss’ him

INT. HOUSE – AFTERNOON

Ido is back at the wheel his eyes are closed and there is a lump of clay in front of him.

INT. HOUSE – AFTERNOON

Flashback, Ido and the young woman are sitting at the wheel, she is trying to make a vase. Ido smiles and puts his hands over hers and together they form a vase shape

INT. HOUSE – EVENING

Close-up of Ido smiling, the view zooms out to reveal a finished vase on the wheel

INT. SYMPOSIUM – EVENING

The symposium is laid out, Ido lies on the end couch and the vase is mounted on a pedestal. The patrician stands before it in the same pose depicted on the vase. He makes a speech about himself and toasts his guests using the kantharos. After finishing the wine the patrician cries out in gusto and shatters the vase on the ground right in front of Ido. The scene ends on Ido’s face he closes his eyes and smiles.

BDM126 Ido development

I originally had Ido at four heads high, however, i could not get the body looking how I imagined him so tried to develop him three heads high. I like this body shape as it is toned like a working class man would be and his shoulders slumping also suggest he is over worked. I have also changed his eyes again which portrays his age better

BDM126 Emotion Sheet

First Emotion Sheet

- IDO 

BDM125 Treatment

Working Title: Ido

By Madilyn Davidson

Logline: “A potter’s art, a potters life, a patrician's will is a potter’s strife.”

Being a potter was once a revered position in Athens, as plebeians and patricians alike marveled over their art and skill. However, times change and the select few are replaced by hundreds. A lonesome potter named Ido trained by Klietias himself can attest to these hardships. Finding food to eat each day becomes an underlying focus. Until one day he is approached by a notable patrician in the market for a vase like no other. The patrician requests a Katharos vase to be made in his image which throws Ido back to a past that he was yearning to forget.

A master potter at heart, he is unable to turn down the offer. Ido begins to make the vase, however he is emotionally disconnected and cannot find the skills he spent a lifetime perfecting. He stays awake all night and eventually turns out an acceptable Katharos. When the patrician returns he is disappointed in Ido for he had heard tales of his skill as a potter, he turns away in disgust and Ido is left grovelling at his knees for another chance. This time Ido must confront his past in order to move forward. We are sent back in time to where Ido is crafting a kantaros vase with his wife, he is teaching her the techniques and as Ido smiles we are back in the present, with a completed vase before him on the wheel.

Ido is invited to attend the patrician’s symposium. As he enters the vase sits on a mantle in all its glory and splendour. The patrician makes a wonderful speech about his own greatness and toasts his guests with the kantaros vase; he finishes the wine and throws the vase to the ground. It shatters into a thousand pieces. Ido’s face is blank apart from the twitch of an eye. 

BDM126 Story Worksheet

Genre:

Drama

Protagonist:

Ido- Greek Potter

Katharos Vase- artist unknown

Goal:

Make a Amphora Kantharos Vase for a notable patrician (name to be decided)

Why?

He needs money for food, it is also an emotional journey for him, he has not made a Kantharos in some time

Antagonist:

The Patrician and Idos own self-doubts

Antagonist Goal:

The Patrician wants the best vase ever made to demonstarte his wealth and superiority over others in his class

Course of action for antagonist:

He will be a difficult customer for Ido, never settling for anything substandard

Why?

As a Greek patrician it was common for there to be a competition in demonstrating their power and importance 

What does Protagonist want? 

Ido just wants to create vases, this is his life and he loves his craft.

What does he need to learn? Conflict? 

He must overcome the emotional ties attached to the Kantharos vase. To the patrician it is just a vase to demonstrate his own wealth, but for Ido it will signify an important journey of acceptance

What will the protagonist do? 

He will make a perfect vase

Domestic Architecture- Argilos

Story Beat Sheet

As outlined on Blake Snyder's webpage

Working Title: Ido 

Genre: Historical Drama 

Date: 4/3/15

Opening Image:

Ido's house, small bed and a collection of pots. A dusty lyre sits in the corner of a messy desk. There is one slice of bread left and a few crumbs scattered.

Theme Stated: 

Set-up:

Ido eats the last piece of bread, it is hard and stale like it was sitting for a long time

Catalyst:

The Patrician approaches Ido to dicuss the making of a new vase

Debate:

He points to a half made Kantharos vase that is sitting on Ido's desk 

Act-two Plot Point:

Ido stares at the vase distantly and his stomach grumbles, he accepts the Patricians terms and agrees to make him a Kantharos vase 

B-Story:

Flashback of a women painting the half finished Kantharos 

Fun and Games:

Ido begins to make the vase, he has trouble forming the shape on his wheel

Midpoint: 

He finally makes an acceptable vase and spends the night painting it

Bad Guys close in:

The patrician returns but is not satisfied, he wants to change the pose on the vase and to make it bigger

All is Lost: 

Ido begins again,but with even less motivation he cannot shake the thought of his wife from his mind

Dark Night of the Soul:

He is up at night again and cannot form the vase 

Act Three Plot Point: 

We have another flashback (Ghost style) of Ido and his wife forming the vase together on the wheel. he steels his resolve and begins to work 

Ghost- Directed by Jerry Zucker

Finale: 

Ido is the guest of honour at the patricians symposium (a very rare occurrence) The vase is on a pestle and patrician makes a toast to himself. He downs the wine from Ido's vase and in a moment of gusto smashes the vase on the ground. Shattering it to pieces.

Final Image:

Ido's face is calm, his eye twitches and the credits role.   

Animation Study- Monsterbox

Monsterbox (2012) , France
Directors: Ludo Gavillet, Colin Jean-saunier, Lucas Hudson, Derya Kocaurlu
Studio: Bellecour Ecoles D'Art
Awards: Nominated for Golden Slipper- Best Animation Film


The short film Monsterbox is a charming story about the friendship between an older man and a young girl who find comfort in each others loneliness. This animation appealed to me as the use of emotions to portray the characters feeling was inspiring. Without dialogue the mood was expressed through the change in music and the character developments. In the opening scene of 'Monsterbox' we meet the two main characters, an old man who owns a garden shop and a young girl with an unusual pet. The old man seems rough to begin with but as we watch he begins to open up as he finds joy in making the little girl smile. Act one shows us the beauty of their friendship as both characters treasure each others company and the bonsai tree is introduced as an important part of the mans life. As the animation continues the mans bonsai blooms much like the friendship. The climax of the film is when the old man realizes that his new friend is more important to him then a plant, he found more beauty in the companionship with the little girl and making her happy then he did with the bonsai tree he had been tending for a long time. 'Monsterbox' is a story that connects well with the audience, teaching us an important life lesson in the process.

BDM125 - Character Bio

Full Name: Ido 

Meaning: work/labour
Birth-date: 540 BC
Astrological sign: Capricorn
 Character strengths

• Practical 
• Cautious
• Wise

 Character Weaknesses

• Pessimistic
• Shy
• Frugal 

Appearance

Age: 47 years
Appear: 70 years
eye colour: Green
Weight: 70kg    Height: 4 heads high
Build: Lanky/thin with defined muscles
Skin Tone: Sun damaged
Type: weathered and wrinkly
Shape of face: Long
Distinguishing Marks: nil
Predominant feature: Large nose
Hair colour: washed out grey/white
                     Bald on top
                     Curly hair and long beard
Health: slightly underfed
Physical Disabilities: uses a walking stick/ cane

Favourites

Colour: Red 
Least favourite colour: does not have one, he is an artist and is fascinated by all colours
Favourite Music: The Lyre, which his wife used to play
Food: Bread
Expressions:
Expletives: He is a quiet man who rarely shows his frustration
Transportation: walking

Habits

Smokes: no
Drinks: Wine
Hobbies: Painting, pottery

Background

Home: Athens
Childhood: Raised by Kleitias the famous 'Francois Vase' Painter
First Memory: a small lost child on the streets of Athens, he was found by Kleitias
Important Event that he still remembers: sitting up at night time painting vases with Kleitias by candlelight

Francois Vase- Kleitias 570BC

Education: Basic education from a local pedagogue, nothing higher as he was from a poor family, left school at 12. Kleitias taught him the craft
Religion: The Muses and Athena/ goddess of crafts and wisdom
Finances: Poor

Family

Mother: Unknown       Father: Unknown
Siblings: nil
Kleitias: Father figure who raised Ido from a young age
Children: Two
Ido has two sons to his wife who past away five years ago from an illness, his sons Tobi/Tobius and Aeneas were never interested in pottery and Ido found it hard to connect with them after his wife died. Tobi left for the army at 17 and was killed three weeks into training. Aeneas traveled to Thebes to become a follower of Amon and never saw his father again.