Magic Christmas
Premise
Little Isabella
lives with her humble grandfather. It is Christmas time and she is expecting her
typical Christmas present from Santa (chocolates) but this year she really
wants a doll and decided to ask Santa for it. Will she get it?
Synopsis
It is Christmas
time and the lovely little Isabella wishes a doll as Christmas present this
year as she always gets the same chocolate box year after year, so she decides
to write a letter to Santa Claus asking him for 20 Euros so she can buy the
doll, she then sends the letter and wait a few days. As days go by the letter
reaches the post office and Harry who is responsible for returning all the
letters with the wrong address sees the letter, opens it, reads it and decides
to send the money to little Isabella from his own pocket, but then he realizes that
he only has 10 Euros, but he sends the money anyways.
Christmas day
arrives and little Isabella is over exited as she sees two presents from Santa
instead of one as usual, she rushes to open the one that looks different and
opens it and realizes that there is only 10 Euros and not the 20 she’s asked
for, she gets really sad and disappointed so she writes back to Santa telling
him not to trust the people from the post as she only got 10 Euros instead of
the 20 Euros she’s asked for and to send money on a cheque in the future.
Then she sees the
other present from Santa and decides to open it, to her surprise there is a
doll from Santa and she gets very happy.
Treatment
This short 3D animation
film will show the Christmas spirit experienced by a sweet little girl called
Isabella as she deeply believe in Santa Claus, but her believe will make her
doubt the honesty of the post service, it’s a sweet story of faith and good
intentions misunderstood by the main character Isabella, expressed in a
comedy/drama genre. This short story will touch your heart, make you sad, laugh
and appreciate the "innocence of childhood" which is the underline theme.
The intended
time for the animation is 2-3 minutes approximately. The story will be told by
a narrator over soundtrack and sound effects emphasizing the mood changes of
the main character in order to give the audience that extra feeling of
Christmas which is the intended style and look. It is a Christmas story that is
intended to target an audience of all ages.
The little girl
called Isabella really wants a doll for Christmas this year, so as the story
develops she will take us through her feelings of Christmas, she is sweet and
innocent, but she is aware of the economical situation of her family, that’s
when the post office worker Harry appears, a good hearted man willing to help Isabella
get her so desired doll, but his good intentions were misunderstood by little
Isabella as she thinks the post office people stole part of the money she’s
asked Santa Claus, which creates a sad felling on her. The comedy appears once
she decides to send another letter to Santa giving him advised about the
dishonesty of the post office service, then comes the happy ending as she opens
the second present from Santa Claus.
The animation
will have a cozy Christmas overall look and style, using Christmas decoration, warm
lighting from a fire place, a Christmas tree and candle lights, imagine a mix of Hotel Transylvania warm looks without the horror for the interior and the winter looks of Alma for the outside environment, with a Pixar appeal characters..
In order to
achieve the Pre-production/production and post Production of the animation the
following technique/software are intended to be used: Pencil/marker drawing,
PS, soundtrack pro; after effects, premiere pro, nuke and 3Ds Max.
Outline
Camera zoom of
a cozy humble house with simple Christmas decoration.
We meet
Isabella in her bedroom sitting on a chair in front of her desk with a wishful
look, there is a blank paper and a pen or her desk.
Isabella start
writing a letter to Santa Claus.
Isabella is
placing the letter in the post box outside her house.
We meet harry
the post office worker sitting on a chair in front of his desk sorting the post
from the “approved letter” box to the “to return” letter box.
Close up, we
see a Christmas calendar on the wall, two days passes by.
Then Harry the
post office worker looks at Isabella’s letter with a curious look and opens the
letter and reads it.
Harry writes a
letter and puts 10 Euros in it and places the letter in a post box.
Close up, we see the calendar on the wall again,
it’s Christmas day.
Isabella is in
the living room next to Christmas tree super exited as she sees to presents
from Santa Claus and picks the one that’s different to open it.
She’s back in
her room sitting on the chair in front of her desk with a very happy face as
she looks at the present.
Then the camera
zooms at the letter that says from Santa with love and shows 10 Euros next to
the letter.
A close up of Isabella’s face shows her sad feelings emphasize with watery eyes.
Then we see her
little hand holding a pen writing a new letter to Santa Claus telling him not
to trust the post office service as they stole part of the money and to send money
on a cheque in the future.
Then we see
Isabella in the living room again with the sad and disappointed look on her
face still as she looks at the second present from Santa Claus under the
Christmas tree.
A close up of
her little hands holding the second present from Santa Claus that says from Santa
with love, may all your wishes come true, and fade out.
Fade in, we see the open present with the shinny doll
in it.
This the final
scene where we see Isabella holding the doll jumping up and down of happiness
next to the Christmas tree.
The end.
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