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Deliverable # 6 Concept Art

Team #22

Wai Fung, Wong 301217379

Title: Your life your story

Character design

Saul is the protagonist, he is an international student who is currently studying in Canada. He is an outgoing person who spends lots of time hanging out with friends. Although his life seems like a mess, and he does not believe in school, he likes to take opportunities to try out different challenges.

Stacy is a friend of Kelvin. They were studying at the same university. She spends most of her time reading books and reviewing her class materials. She is introverted, she does not actively seek friends during her university life because she thinks that friendship is not a priority in her stage of life. She does not want to waste time making friends while she can use the time to learn useful skills. She has no idea why she was attracted by Saul. From the moment she met him, she fell head over heels.

Kelvin is a friend to both protagonists. Kelvin and Saul start living together as roommates from the day they arrived Canada. He is a person full of ideas, and he likes helping like-minded people. Even though he is a person full of ideas of his own, he respects other people’s thoughts/ideas and admire those who try to pursue their dreams.

David is the antagonist in the narrative. He is very mature. His ability and work experiences are respected by other employees, not so much his personality.

Story world and sub-setting

- The coffee shop where Saul meets Stacy

- The interview room

- Saul’s Bedroom

- Street

This story is based on real life experience where people often learn from experience. The main theme of this play is the theme of courage where one needs to be able to do what they believe is right. The play is meant to enlighten the audience that life is a learning process and that for one to be able to develop, they need to take to take bold steps and go against what the society expects. The good thing about this play is that it shows that there are times when taking these bold steps may not be rewarding as people often expect. However, it also shows that failure is not fatal and that when one door closes another one often opens and we need to be ready to switch our attention to the newly opened door. In the current society, many people often shy away from taking risks, and those who take these risks often fail to learn something when they encounter failure. The most important thing in life is to learn from our past mistakes and to try and make something good out of what they perceive as failure.

Narrative or gaming elements

Each character in this play has a particular trait, and these play a huge role in defining the plot of the play. Saul, the main protagonist, is a person who is determined ambitious and at the same time rebellious. This is because he does what he thinks is right and this sometimes involves questioning the existing rules and standards set by the society. He questions the necessity of his studies and is unable to resist the urge of challenging the interviewer. Stacy, on the other hand, is the type of person who likes to live according to the societal expectations. She tries to convince her boyfriend to have a change of heart when it comes to his studies since she has been taught the importance of taking her studies seriously. When things between her and her boyfriend hit a rough patch, she decides to move on and starts dating someone else. The narrative is straight forward, and the audience is in a good position to guess the traits of the characters simply by monitoring their choice of actions and use of words.

Interactivity & users role and point of view

The interactivity of this play is simple since the story is not complicated and the characters are also few. This, therefore, presents the audience is presented with various points of view. For one they can look at life through the eyes of Saul who believes that university education does not necessarily mean that one will be successful in life. This is the reason why he tells his girlfriend that he is sure he can succeed without finishing his studies.

Secondly one can look at the world through Stacy’s eyes. This is because Stacy can be compared to the type of person who believes that to succeed in life one has to follow the rules.

She is concerned when Saul tells her that he is not taking his studies seriously because he does not see its essence. She is also seen as a typical which is ready to cross the street in search for greener pastures because after she sees things not working out well with Saul, she starts seeing someone who can give her the type of life she desires.

The audience is also presented with the third-party point of view where they can easily make out the inner meaning of the play. By looking at this play from a third-party point of view, they can see that the real aim of this play is not only to entertain but to also motivate people to be ready take courageous steps in life and not to be afraid to question the authorities from time to time. The third-party point of view also allows people of view to look at the story differently and interpret it differently depending.

Interactivity: User Engagement

The play is designed in such a way that it keeps the audience guessing what is about to happen next due to its unpredictability. For instance, a normal story that often starts when a boy meets a girl often looks like a cliché since the audience can expect what will happen at the end of the end. However, this play defies these ethos as it takes a new plot where the boy and the girl end up being a part at the end, and the boy who was expected to either fail miserably or succeed tremendously ends up joining politics where he is free to object and query whatever he feels is not right. This unpredictability is thus enough to warrant the audience to invest their time in the play.

Users can engage in the story through the interactive video. Audience will be able to participate in two different story lines. Users can pick one option that will lead them to the different respective story lines. After the introduction at the beginning of the video and some background information about the characters, the users will be led to choose which path they would like to enter(whether the girl fell in love with the boy right in the beginning or not). When the users has pick an option, the story will start to unfold.

Medium and platform

I will use social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter to help create the necessary public attention. In these platforms, we will post some of the catchy phrases of the play and some photos which will help attract the attention of the target group. The video will also be posted on our Facebook page, and Twitter handles. The benefit of using these social media platforms is the fact that many people can easily see the video and we can get comments from our audience and thus we have the chance to converse with them. We will also post the videos on our YouTube channel and on sites like Vimeo so that people from other parts of the world can freely watch the play. To be able to generate finances from our video we will monetize our account so that when people want to watch our video, they will have to watch a twenty-second advert first before they can watch the performance.

Overview of premise and purpose

The premise of the story is to encourage the youth to be risk takers and open minded when it comes to life. In the recent past, the number of school dropouts has decreased since students have seen the importance of completing their studies before joining the corporate world. However, there are so many stories of people who dropped out of school to pursue their dream. Some of these drop outs succeeded while others ended up regretting their choices. The story is also aimed at encouraging people that if at first, you don’t succeed one should just continue trying.

In a nutshell, this interactive work is aimed at teaching the youth that the easiest way in life is through education, however, it is important to try and follow your dreams. In most cases, some of the dreams often entail using our talents more like in sports. To be able to follow your dreams one needs the courage to do what people do not expect of them. For instance, Saul is the type of person who likes to question everything around him, he questions the value of education, and he even challenges his interviewer. At first, he does not succeed, but after a couple of tries, he eventually becomes a senator which suits his nature.

Features and intended Audience

My primary target audience is the youth aged between 18 and 25 years because is at this stage where most of them often try to define their career paths especially the boys. This play advocates for the youth to be able to be wise when choosing the courses they intend to pursue in future. This is because making a wrong choice of career often ends up making many students to question the value of what they learn in class since their passions lie somewhere else. The second thing being advocated by the play is for the youth to remember that failure is neither final nor fatal and one should never give up trying because it is hard to know when we will finally find what we have been looking for. Lastly, it advocates on the need to be true to one self and for onto be courageous when fighting what they believe is right even if it means questioning the people who don’t like to be questioned.

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Deliverable # 5 Flowcharts

Team #22

Wai Fung, Wong 301217379

Title: Your life your story

Character Design (Script)

Fade in:

EXT. HOME (DAY)

Saul sleeps face down on his bed.

KELVIN, a friend of SAUL:

Hey Saul! Wake up, let’s go out for lunch.

SAUL:

I am tired, can we go later?

KELVIN:

You have been sleeping for 12 hours, you did not even go to class! Get up! I am going to introduce a friend to you.

EXT. RESTAURANT (DAY)

SAUL:

Should we order food first?

KELVIN:

My friend is on her way, let’s wait for her.

SAUL:

Alright! What have you been doing with your classes?

KELVIN:

We have a lot of assigned readings and essays to do, it’s challenging.

SAUL:

Good luck with it..haha

EXT. RESTAURANT (DAY)

SAUL:

Hey, is that your friend? She seems like she is looking for someone.

KELVIN:

Oh yes! Hey Stacy, we are here!

Stacy walks to the table with smile, the smile catches Saul’s attention right away.

STACY:

Hi guys! Sorry for being late!

SAUL & KELVIN:

No worries!

SAUL:

Hi! I am Saul, nice meeting you!

STACY:

I am Stacy, nice meeting you too!

After finishing their lunch, Saul and Stacy exchanged their contacts.

EXT. COFFEE SHOP (DAY)

STACY:

How are you doing with your classes?

SAUL:

nothing special, I skipped most classes.

STACY:

Really!? Why?

SAUL:

I don’t believe in school, I always think that the knowledge that we learn from school is not connected to my future life. I think I can succeed even if I do not finish my college degree.

STACY:

I don’t agree with you! I think it is important to finish our degree if we want a better life for our future. I bet you would not get a decent job.

EXT.HOME(NIGHT)

Saul keeps failing after applying for a couple jobs. Suddenly he received an interview offer.

SAUL:

Let’s try it out!

EXT. OFFICE (DAY)

Saul is sitting outside of the interview room. He heard the person inside saying next one.

DAVID:

Hi Saul, do you have a degree with your study?

SAUL:

No, I don’t.

DAVID:

So, why do you think that you are capable for this job?

SAUL:

I am sorry, but why do I need a degree to prove that I am capable for the job? Is every position in the company required a certificate from employee? If you think a degree is important to evaluate an employee’s working ability, could you tell me what is the difference between a non-degree holder and a degree holder’s working ability?

DAVID:

It is good to ask questions; however, you should be asked in a politer way. I think you may have lots of things to learn before working in our company.

EXT. OFFICE (DAY)

David asked Saul to stay at the room to wait for the result. After a while, David walks back to the room.

DAVID:

Thank you for your interested Saul but I don’t think you are capable for this job.

Saul walks away from the interviewer with a sadly face. He does not believe that he will lose this chance.

EXT. STREET(DAY)

Saul was hanging out with Kelvin, and they saw Stacy was hanging out with a good-looking guy who drives luxury car.

KELVIN:

How is your feeling?

SAUL:

I don’t feel sad because I am not a mess anymore. After all the experiences, I am matured.

KELVIN:

I am glad to hear that bro!

SAUL:

I think everybody should get crazy at least one time in their whole life when they are young.

KELVIN:

I agreed that.

SAUL:

I did not regret I challenged the interviewer, at least I got the experience from it and learned that some people does not like to be questioned too much and there is a certain way to communicate with different people.

Interaction Possibilities on the User Interface:

The main purpose of my narrative is to tell a fictional story. Users can engage in the story through the interactive video. Audience will be able to participate in two different story lines. Users can pick one option that will lead them to the different respective story lines. After the introduction at the beginning of the video and some background information about the characters, the users will be led to choose which path they would like to enter(whether the girl fell in love with the boy right in the beginning or not). When the users has pick an option, the story will start to unfold.

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Deliverable # 4 Script

Team #22

Wai Fung, Wong 301217379

Title: Your life your story

Overview of premise and purpose

Setting

The setting of the play will be in an area in Canada with a learning institution. The play will start at the university where the two protagonists will meet before later going to the coffee shop within the town. As the story progresses, we will switch the settings to firms where Saul one of the protagonist will be attending an interview. In when Saul becomes a senator we will see him heading off to Congress building.

Medium and platform

We will use social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter to help create the necessary public attention. In these platforms, we will post some of the catchy phrases of the play and some photos which will help attract the attention of the target group. The video will also be posted on our Facebook page, and Twitter handles. The benefit of using these social media platforms is the fact that many people can easily see the video and we can get comments from our audience and thus we have the chance to converse with them. We will also post the videos on our YouTube channel and on sites like Vimeo so that people from other parts of the world can freely watch the play. To be able to generate finances from our video we will monetize our account so that when people want to watch our video, they will have to watch a twenty-second advert first before they can watch the performance.

Features and intended Audience

Our primary target audience is the youth aged between 18 and 25 years because is at this stage where most of them often try to define their career paths especially the boys. This play advocates for the youth to be able to be wise when choosing the courses they intend to pursue in future. This is because making a wrong choice of career often ends up making many students to question the value of what they learn in class since their passions lie somewhere else. The second thing being advocated by the play is for the youth to remember that failure is neither final nor fatal and one should never give up trying because it is hard to know when we will finally find what we have been looking for. Lastly, it advocates on the need to be true to one self and for on

to be courageous when fighting what they believe is right even if it means questioning the people who don’t like to be questioned.

Narrative or gaming elements

Interactivity & users role and point of view

Secondly one can look at the world through Stacy’s eyes. This is because Stacy can be compared to the type of person who believes that to succeed in life one has to follow the rules.

Interactivity: User Engagement

Character Design (Script)

Fade in:

EXT. HOME (DAY)

Saul sleeps face down on his bed.

KELVIN, a friend of SAUL:

Hey Saul! Wake up, let’s go out for lunch.

SAUL:

I am tired, can we go later?

KELVIN:

You have been sleeping for 12 hours, you did not even go to class! Get up! I am going to introduce a friend to you.

EXT. RESTAURANT (DAY)

SAUL:

Should we order food first?

KELVIN:

My friend is on her way, let’s wait for her.

SAUL:

Alright! What have you been doing with your classes?

KELVIN:

We have a lot of assigned readings and essays to do, it’s challenging.

SAUL:

Good luck with it..haha

EXT. RESTAURANT (DAY)

SAUL:

Hey, is that your friend? She seems like she is looking for someone.

KELVIN:

Oh yes! Hey Stacy, we are here!

Stacy walks to the table with smile, the smile catches Saul’s attention right away.

STACY:

Hi guys! Sorry for being late!

SAUL & KELVIN:

No worries!

SAUL:

Hi! I am Saul, nice meeting you!

STACY:

I am Stacy, nice meeting you too!

After finishing their lunch, Saul and Stacy exchanged their contacts.

EXT. COFFEE SHOP (DAY)

STACY:

How are you doing with your classes?

SAUL:

nothing special, I skipped most classes.

STACY:

Really!? Why?

SAUL:

I don’t believe in school, I always think that the knowledge that we learn from school is not connected to my future life. I think I can succeed even if I do not finish my college degree.

STACY:

I don’t agree with you! I think it is important to finish our degree if we want a better life for our future. I bet you would not get a decent job.

EXT.HOME(NIGHT)

Saul keeps failing after applying for a couple jobs. Suddenly he received an interview offer.

SAUL:

Let’s try it out!

EXT. OFFICE (DAY)

Saul is sitting outside of the interview room. He heard the person inside saying next one.

DAVID:

Hi Saul, do you have a degree with your study?

SAUL:

No, I don’t.

DAVID:

So, why do you think that you are capable for this job?

SAUL:

DAVID:

It is good to ask questions; however, you should be asked in a politer way. I think you may have lots of things to learn before working in our company.

EXT. OFFICE (DAY)

David asked Saul to stay at the room to wait for the result. After a while, David walks back to the room.

DAVID:

Thank you for your interested Saul but I don’t think you are capable for this job.

Saul walks away from the interviewer with a sadly face. He does not believe that he will lose this chance.

EXT. STREET(DAY)

Saul was hanging out with Kelvin, and they saw Stacy was hanging out with a good-looking guy who drives luxury car.

KELVIN:

How is your feeling?

SAUL:

I don’t feel sad because I am not a mess anymore. After all the experiences, I am matured.

KELVIN:

I am glad to hear that bro!

SAUL:

I think everybody should get crazy at least one time in their whole life when they are young.

KELVIN:

I agreed that.

SAUL:

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Deliverable #3 Design Document

Team #22

Wai Fung, Wong 301217379

Title: Your life your story

Overview of premise and purpose

In a nutshell this interactive work is aimed at teaching the youth that the easiest way in life is through education, however, it is important to try and follow your dreams. In most cases, some of the dreams often entail using our talents more like in sports. To be able to follow your dreams one needs the courage to do what people do not expect of them. For instance, Saul is the type of person who likes to question everything around him, he questions the value of education, and he even challenges his interviewer. At first, he does not succeed, but after a couple of tries, he eventually becomes a senator which suits his nature.

Setting

Medium and platform

Features and intended Audience

to be courageous when fighting what they believe is right even if it means questioning the people who don’t like to be questioned.

Narrative or gaming elements

Interactivity & users role and point of view

Secondly one can look at the world through Stacy’s eyes. This is because Stacy can be compared to the type of person who believes that to succeed in life one has to follow the rules.

Interactivity: User Engagement

The play is designed in such a way that it keeps the audience guessing what is about to happen next due to its unpredictability. For instance, a normal story that often starts when a boy meets a girl often looks like a cliché since the audience can expect what will happen at the end of the end. However, this plays defies these ethos as it takes a new plot where the boy and the girl end up being a part at the end, and the boy who was expected to either fail miserably or succeed tremendously ends up joining politics where he is free to object and query whatever he feels is not right. This unpredictability is thus enough to warrant the audience to invest their time in the play.

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Deliverable #2 Story Bible

Team #22

Wai Fung, Wong 301217379

Title: Your life your story

Narrative

Saul is an ordinary Chinese boy who lives a decadent and boring college life. One day he meets a Stacy through his classmate, and he likes her at first sight. He asked her for her contact, and they start getting in touch with each other since then. They hung out for a while, and everything seems to be going well. One day, they went out for coffee so that they could spend time together and share about their college life. Saul talked about the reason why his life has been such a mess, and why he did not see the reason to work harder in his studies. He told her that he does not believes that any of the knowledge learned from University will be connected to his future life. He thinks he can succeed even if he did not finish his College degree, Stacy, however, does not agree with this opinion. Saul then bets that he will be able to find a decent job after their conversation. He, however, kept failing after applying for a couple of jobs. At the last interview, he was on the verge of securing a job. However, he tried to question the interviewer. The interviewer felt challenged and deems his incapable for the job because of his attitude. The boy, having always thought that he is capable for every job immediately feels sad about himself after being criticized by the interviewer. The boy just walks away with his best friend. One day, He saw Stacy hanging out with a good-looking guy who drives a luxury car. Even though he felt sad, he did not feel angry because he suddenly realized that he was not a mess anymore after what he had just gone through. After all the experiences, he had matured and learned a lot in the process. He thinks that everybody should get crazy at least once in their life when they are still young. He did not regret he challenged the interviewer, at least he got the experience from it and learned that it is some people does not like to be questioned too much, and there is a certain way to communicate with different people.

Storyline and structure

To make the play, we will need to focus mainly on the tone and facial expression f the two main characters in this play. We will start by showing how Saul was smitten when he first saw Stacy and how he was happy to her contact information. We will also need to present the viewers with a confident face of Saul when he tells Stacy that he is sure that University education won't impact on his future career. At the same time, we will need to present the viewers with a concerned facial expression when she hears her boyfriend make this statement. We will also use flashback at the end of the scene where Saul will be remembering Stacy’s advice about the need of taking his studies seriously because at the end he ends up swallowing his pride and losing his girlfriend to someone who took his studies seriously.

Story world and sub-setting

Character design

There are 4 characters in this Narrative.

David is the antagonist in the narrative. He is very mature. His ability and work experiences are respected by other employees, not so much his personality.

Premise and purpose

The purpose of this interactive project is to show people that failure is neither final nor fatal. Many people often find themselves shackled in prisons of their own creation and are afraid of taking courageous steps to do something that they feel is right. Saul’s decision to challenge the interviewer showed that he was not afraid to challenge the social constrictions that are currently in play within the society. His decision from a layman perspective can be seen as a mistake that led to failure however, by looking at it critically Saul was able to learn something useful from this experience.

Medium, Platform & Genre

The platform for my narrative will be YouTube. Also, the video will be shared on social network such as Facebook. Based on the technology innovation, viewers can watch the videos from their computer, Smartphones or TV. Since Facebook are common social networking website which can target the right audience. Moreover, viewers can share the video through Facebook after the watched it. It is a good platform to gain popularity because it is so easy to be accessed and share.

The genre of this narrative would be fiction. It is a made-up life story between a few young person aiming to motivate and empower the audience.

Target audience

The target audience of this piece of work is the age group between 15 and 50. This is because it is at these stages in life that people often require to be courageous and make bold decisions that can impact on their future life. This interactive work is meant to encourage this age group to be brave and follow what they heart desires. It also reminds this group that at first one may not succeed, but one only becomes a failure if they fail to learn from their failures.

User’s role and point of view

The audience is presented with various points of view. For one they can look at life through the eyes of Saul who believes that university education does not necessarily mean that one will be successful in life. This is the reason why he tells his girlfriend that he is sure he can get a good job without finishing his education.

Secondly one can look at the world through Stacy’s eyes. This is because Stacy can be compared to the type of person who believes that to succeed in life one has to follow the rules. She is concerned when Saul tells her that he is not taking his studies seriously because he does not see its essence. She is also seen as a typical which is ready to cross the street in search for greener pastures because after she sees things not working out well with Saul, she starts seeing someone who can give her the type of life she desires.

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Deliverable #1 Concept Document

Team #22

Wai Fung, Wong 301217379

Title: Your life your story

Narrative

An ordinary Chinese boy lives a decadent and boring college life. One day he meets a girl through his classmate, and he likes her at first sight. He asked the girl for her contact, and they start contacting each other since then. They hung out for a while, and everything seemed to be going well. One day, they went to coffee shop and share about their college life. The boy talked about the reason why he his life has been such a mess, and why he did not work harder. He told the girl that he does not believes that any of the knowledge learned from University will be connected to his future life. He thinks he can succeed even if he did not finish his College degree, which the girl does not agreed. Therefore, the guy bet that he will be able to find a decent job after this conversation. The guy kept failing after applying for a couple jobs. At the last interview, he was about to get the job. However, he tried to question the interviewer. The interviewer felt challenged by him and thinks that he is not capable for the job because of his attitude. The boy, having always thought that he is capable for every job immediately feels sad about himself after being criticized by the interviewer. An employee tells him to stay to see if he has a chance to talk to the interviewer in order to make a turn. Therefore, he kept waiting for the manager at the office for the whole night. Suddenly he thinks that something is not right, he realized that the door has been locked by someone. He called his best friend for help, and his friend found a locksmith to open the door for him. After leaving the office, they saw the employee who locked the door. The employee told them that he locked the door because the interviewer was angry about his attitude. The boy unexpectedly just walks away calmly with his best friend. One day, He saw the girl hanging out with a good-looking guy who drives a luxury car. He did not feel sad about it because he suddenly realizes that he is not a mess anymore. After all the experiences, he matured. He thinks that everybody should get crazy at least one time in their whole life when they are still young. He did not regret he challenged the interviewer, at least he got the experience from it and learned that it is some people does not like to be questioned too much and there is a certain way to communicate with different people.

Second Ending: The girl likes the boy and she put up with his messy life style. He did not change much, and got a mediocre job with a mediocre wage. After a while, things start to take a down turn. The girl and the boy are both miserable in their lives. Nobody has the courage to do anything about it.

Third Ending: After the incident, the boy found out his passion. He became a senator who fights for the right of lower income people. He asks shrew questions in a daily basis to improve the life of people. He lives a fruitful life and impact a lot of people’s life positively.

Platform: Video on Youtube

Target audience: Teenager

Purpose: Encourage teenager to try different new things when time is allowed. Nowadays, there are lots of teenagers who are not willing to challenge themselves. There seem to be a certain Guideline that everybody has to follow in order to become successful. However, everybody writes their own stor . Do what you feel is right, and bravely face the consequences. It might be tough but this is the way you grow and mature in life. There are many things that you cannot learn from books or other people. Sometimes people have to fail in order to succeed. Failing is not a bad thing unless you treat it improperly. Not everybody can become successful on the first attempt. There is zero chance if you do not try. If you do not step out of the circle, you will miss the opportunity to see how far you can go.

Structure: A short film will start filming at SFU campus. The follow up will be presenting the main character with messy life style. After meeting the girl, they start hanging out. After that, it will be the scene of the boy going to an interview, and how he questions the interviewer. The focus of the short film is to show how the boy step out of the circle to see how far he can go.

Process:

- Find actor (friends)

- Check out locations

- Go through the story line with actor

- Decide where and when to apply camera features

- Set up date and time for video shooting

- Video editing

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