Invader Zim (art style)

Since I'm aiming the title sequence for western audiences, and given Parasyte's got a humourous tone whilst still being dark and gruesome, I figured I'd take inspiration from Invader Zim, a rather depraved show, especially for a target demographic of kids. It's about an alien called Zim who gets sent to Earth from a faraway planet and tries to invade it whilst posing a school boy to avoid suspicion. Certainly one of the darker kid's shows , and the art style very much adds to that.

As you can see, the characters are all shaped very strangely and have very sharp and exaggerated outlines. Their eyes vary in size, but are generally known for being rather huge and disproportionate. The imagery, overall, is just really grim and surreal, so it suits the dark and twisted tone of the show.

Parasyte (manga)

I decided to make the title sequence based on the japanese graphic novel, Parasyte. After looking at many novels and graphic novels, it was hard to find one that I had read that hasn't been adapted to film/television. I think, considering the manga is only 10 volumes long, it would work best as a mini-series title sequence, which are generally no different to a conventional TV series title sequences.

In terms of target audience, I'd say it would have to appeal to teenagers and young adults, seeing as it is set in a typical high school and primarily stars teenagers. Is is actually a darkly comic story, that takes a rather deep and satirical look at human nature. This could be adapted for western audiences, as a zanier and more demented show with a rather stylistic visual portrayal of the characters.

Title Sequence

After much consideration, I decided to choose the task of making a title sequence. There are a number of reasons I made this choice, one being that I have a geeky love for title sequences. I also figured this would be relevant to my aspects in life, to generally create more narrative-driven animations, and this would be a great place to start with short title sequences. I have many ideas on how I would create an animated title sequence, but I'm mainly looking at the sequence being mainly in 2-D. I have an idea on what to base the title sequence on, so I can begin planning he sequence.

Idents/Titles/Campaign

For my next task, I'll have a choice between making a TV channel ident, a title sequence for a film or series, or a short campaign.

The channel ident would be interesting, because you can get some fascinating pieces of animation from them, particularly the E4 ones, seeing as some of them are made the notorious Cyriak. They can be interesting or just simple shots of the logo appearing, a more conventional approach.

I have always had a love for title sequences, because they aren't easy to make and aren't always necessary, in fact a lot of Hollywood films of today have stopped using title sequences or use them at the end of the film, strangely enough. But I love the concept of establishing tone and narrative, and they're quite mandatory, for me anyway, because they can help excite the audience or ease them into the story.

There was also the choice of creating a campaign ad for either Amnesty International, or Childline. This would be an interesting task for me, to see if I can create something more serious and sympathetic. On the other hand, I've never enjoyed campaign ads, mainly for personal reasons that I won't go into, so I can't see myself choosing this task.