Initial+Proposal

Initial Proposal 1. Identify the argument of my topic's thesis.

Animation is an art from which has major possibilities, even some yet to be archived/explored, however an increasing number of major companies see it as a business and make decisions biased on assumptions of how to generate more profit. Too many of these companies are giving up their artistic integrity for these reasons, yet viewer's reactions are not based solely on the type of animation style. Viewers react upon an artistic combination of all animation/production aspects, and effective animation will be able to use this to communicate better with the audience than would media created for commercial purposes of being a certain type of animation.

2. Why do I want to research this topic for my Project?

Over the past few years, certain animated media has impressed, amazed or inspired me, just as others have disappointed or upset me. I have always wanted to talk about how i feel about these specific examples, so with these in mind, i can research them and present them in a fashion like i have been wanting to do for a long time.

3. Why do I want to do this Project?

I have a passion for animation, and the recent decline in artistic integrity within the animation industry over the past 5 year has upset me and motivated me to speak up about it. Besides purely having a passion for it, i want to join the animation industry to change this problem, and I feel motivated to speak on this issue now.

4. Who should be involved in negotiating the problem/issue?

Moviegoers of America, who have been told by studios that computer animation is somehow better. I hope to change their outlook on animation, showing them the possibilities of the various techniques, and convincing them that it is an art form which should be appreciated more. Also, I hope to convince them not to label animation as "kid" movies.

5. What should be done about this problem?

Major Companies should continue to invest in traditionally animated movies, since the type of animation actually does not determine the success of the movie, therefore every type of animation should still be explored for the sake of artistic integrity.

6. What action should be taken to resolve this problem/issue?

Classic Animated movies should be shown on TV more and re-released on DVD or BlueRay to promote awareness of this medium, then more traditionally animated movies should be produced.

7. Why does this topic have a significant impact on society?

The movie industry is one of the largest industries in both the US and the World, and in terms of art, it is currently the largest distributed art from of our modern era. Just as paintings went through various phases and development in order to be accepted as art, and not just to sell well, Animation is a type of media just as impressionism is a type of painting.

8. To which larger class of issues or events does my topic belong?

Mostly the issue of artistic integrity or development. I feel as if many of the companies now have the ability to create works which could be cherished as art for a long time, however the heads of their companies are only focused on commercial success of their products. I think that most people would agree that giving up on a certain art form is ridiculous, however the problem is that people fail to see this with traditional animation vs. computer animation because they have not recognized the artistic qualities in animation recently.

9. How am I tentatively planning my Project?

A. I am going to make a mural with cartoon characters to try and communicate reading habits to kids. B. I am going to talk to elementary school students about cartoons and animanation, then have them help with the mural C. I am going to survey the students on what animated TV shows or Movies they watch. D. I want to interview some kids on video, to use in my presentation. E. I will prove the effectiveness of cartoon characters in the thought process of kids. F. I will explore how the animation industry has effected kids over the past few years.

10. How am I tentatively planning to complete my research for my paper? [Indicate four general goals and how I can achieve them.]

I personally know most types of animation and I have opinions on each of them. Learning of the techniques of each of these is not completely necessary since i can write about that easily. I need more sources about why major companies have made decisions over animation, and also critics reviews of these movies biased on the artistic integrity. Other people's opinions about the issue can be helpful as well, because they can broaden my argument or give rebuttals to create defense for.

11. Identify the subtopic areas of research (nouns verbs and adjectives from mind map) needed to complete the project and research.

1) Different types of animation and their successes or failures. 2)The History of major animation companies and their investments or changes in animated media 3) Examples of artistic integrity or success compared to commercial success or failures. 4) The communication abilities and impacts that animation and cartoons posses.

12. Which are four sources which can serve as my topic overview sources? What three sources can serve as my research keystone?

13. What do I anticipate this project involving, in terms of work, time and resources? or How is this project a personal stretch for me?

I need donations, volunteers and lots of work time, all of which i have gotten. My project already has allot of work hours put into it however I still have a bit more work to go personally. It is a large consumption of my time, so i have been very busy since it began.

14 .What issues/challenges can I foresee?

People will have a bias for supporting Disney because of the nature of their history and how people come to cherish their work as children. The same can be said for other companies or media which people have come to cherish or support. This fan base is a challenge with talking about these issues, because when you say something which may upset people who favor a certain group, they will start to block out your arguments because they are offended.

15. How can I consider negotiating the identified problems?

The issue of fan base is a difficult one to deal with, This is why I am going heavily praise successes in animation in the past, and highlight good things about it now, in order to be fair when i criticize or expose certain actions made by companies, that way they will be able to accept my argument. Showing clips of traditional animation which show its abilities will allow me to give reason for the praise.