New Ideas and Youtube Research

I was just thinking that maybe I shouldn't start with him walking in, but start it with him in like a comfy Professor chair, like Ludwig Von drake has, and have a whole bunch of diplomas, awards and pictures behind him to show that he is a very credible scientist. Something to think about.

Here are some clips from Home Improvement to give you a general idea.



I wanted to find an example of the announcer introducing Tool Time, but all I could find was it in this foreign language.



Examples of sponsors from the Flintstones





Examples of the kind of accents I want from this clip of Song of the South

Environment Research

I was thinking about the environments and where this informational film should be located. I thought it was a fun idea to have the characters come from Louisiana as the swamps are interesting, the accents very iconic for the vocal performance and it gives the characters an interesting back story.
I thought that we could also use a lab and a house to live in.


For the background I wanted to evoke the simple designs elements from sixties television cartoons. Solid colour and simple geometrical shapes that the characters could react upon. Here are some examples from the Flintstones.

A modern equivalent would be Kim Possible.

Character Research

I decided that I wanted a wide variety of characters in my informational film. I first wanted a Professor of some kind, one whose is intelligent and knowledge but also is so easily excited and curious about everything. I was thinking of prof Ludwig Von Drake, Doc Hunnydew and the Doc from Back to the Future.









I wanted a dumb lovable kind of guy that could act as the everyman, and of course I thought of Goofy.



I wanted a computer assistant who is equally as capable and who has a nature to commenting on the Professor's actions and I thought of Al from Home Improvement.

I wanted to have a wife for the Professor. She is suffering but loves him dearly. I thought of Betty from the Flintstones.