Research and Planning: Designing an Esting

     For my Esting I will be making it in the format of a Live Action Animation and the idea will be pretty simple and will consist of someone drawing the E4 logo on a whiteboard and the the logo will move move around the board and around the persons head as it then starts to multiple with the biggest one being in the middle. It will be set in a classroom so in regards to locations, finance and practicality it should be fine as it is a simple idea that shouldn't require a big budget at all to film however I do have some concerns with other aspects of it.

      The fact that audio of some kind will be used proves to be a concern but that's only if we use something that E4 hasn't allowed us to as they have given a list of the music and sound effects that we are allowed to use so providing we can find one to fit it shouldn't be a problem. My other concern with it is as we are doing this on a whiteboard and moving the logo around the board will change in each picture because we will have wiped it away meaning that it may leave marks on the board, this may not be a big problem at all it's just something that crossed my mind and may prove to be a problem. The target audience for my proposed Esting fits in with E4's audience as it is mainly aimed at teenagers but more specifically anyone that is in school or college and in that class room environment and that will be easily relateable for them but include some humorous elements in it making the idea of being in a school or college not as bad.

     This is the main character for the animation and he will be the one to doodle on the board whilst the teacher is away and then to witness the chaos that unfolds on the board once the E4 logo starts to fly around the board and multiple. Dave has always been the class clown and does anything to get attention so by doing a simple doodle on the board when the teacher isn't looking is the best way he can think of getting the classes attention.

The location is a class room and as the teacher goes away Dave will go an wipe the board clean before starting his doodling. The location is good for lighting as you can turn all the lights on in the room for a bright picture especially as the room is white as well so the light well bounce around well keeping the characters and board well lit.





     There are some difficulties to consider with this particular Esting, the first being the location as it's a classroom so filming timed will be limited to the lessons we have in there and lunch times as most of the time it will be busy with other lessons. Also there might be some conflict in the actors schedule due to when thy're available for filming and this might even go on to clash with the location itself and when we can use it presenting us with a very limited time period when we are able to film it. It's due to these reason that it might not be as practical as originally thought and if his does prove to be a problem when filming we might struggle to keep within the time frame.

     My main target audience for the Esting is teenagers between the age of 13 - 19 who are studying in school or college as this way it will be easy for them to relate to. It will also be easy for younger or older audiences to relate to as they will all know what it's like to be in that environment as they are either at school or have been to school so they know of the distractions and boredom that occur in the classroom environment.