| dc.description.abstract | There has been previous research on how to make animation entertaining and engaging
for a variety of industries, not just for the entertainment industry. There has also been
an extensive use of imagination in books, film, and animations that are meant to bring
excitement to stories. In order to make the animations entertaining for industries other than
entertainment, I am presenting a methodology to use traditional storytelling techniques for
safety education, where technical information and/or directions need to be expressed in a
creative way. My goal is to provide a foundation of knowledge that could help artists
create interesting and engaging visual stories based on any script, which can lead to the
creation of entertaining animations for safety education.
My research work is based on a project given by the Texas Department of Transportation
that included creating seven individual 2D safety education animations. The
animations were about mice siblings, Harley and Hobbit, who learn new safety lessons
and procedures. As I worked on the storyboards for the animations, I thought about several
methods to make the safety animations more entertaining, such as establishing a relationship
between characters, incorporating dynamic compositions, establishing familiar
settings, and incorporating imagination sequences.
Overall, by combining traditional concepts used in entertainment animations and implementing
new methods for creating engaging stories, I hope to make the educational
animations informative and fun to watch. | en |
