Premise
It is a brand-new day. The adventures of MEO the cat begin again. What will the show us today? Will it
be a smelly slipper monster or a screaming slippers
monster?
Synopsis
MEO is a domestic cat. Its keeper is a happy
man who has two children and a beautiful wife. To MEO, every day is a day for adventure. The
ultimate goal of the adventure is a delicious dinner, a comfortable sofa castle and gentle touch. Now a new
day begins, and new adventures set off too.
The show is about a day is the life of MEO. The
theme of this show is Pursuit of Pleasure, and MEO the cat , which created to the comedy. The story is demonstrated through MEO’s perspective to show that every day is filled with
adventures for cats. The same thing may mean completely different experience for cats from that for the human. This show is comedy which is made by very soft and bright colors.
The opening of the animation is a short
title. When the cat opens his eyes, it indicates a new day begins. The
beginning of the animation will show that MEO is a curious cat, and it has a special
feeling to its house. When this animation begins, MEO opens its eyes and gets up to see its keeper
is pouring milk for it, while the hostess and two children are having breakfast in the kitchen. However, in the eyes of MEO, they are the same. The whole scene is very warm when the warm sunshine reflects in everyone’s face through the
window. When the people of the house all go out, the keeper also greets MEO before he goes out. The shadow of closing the door
is shown in the eyes of MEO. Subsequently, MEO begins its adventures of another
day. MEO inspects each room uprightly like a general. It first comes to the children’s room and carefully gets close
to the new plush toy besides the kids’ toy box. The way it looks at the
plush toy as looks at a prey; it presses the plush toy with its claws and the boy makes a noise. It is so frightened
that it immediately hides behind the toy box. After a few seconds, it moves to the toy
quietly again and throws itself over the toy. After playing the plush toy for a while,
it gets bored and goes to the laundry room. It picks up a slipper on the floor of the laundry and goes to the garden through a
small door on the white door of the laundry room. It sees a red balloon the
children left in the garden, so it drops the slipper and plays with the balloon. The MEO’s paw accidentally presses on the
balloon and the red balloon suddenly explodes. The scared MEO runs back
to the house. In the living room, it easily jumps on the sofa, and scratches at the corner of
the sofa with its claws, where exists a hole already by its long-term scratching. It seems like a task it must complete, from its face, we can find it
enjoys scratching the fabrics. It then jumps off the sofa and lightly lands on the carpet of the ground. It again goes into
the kitchen in an upright pose.
It skillfully jumps on the kitchen table and beats down the snacks on the table with its claws just like enjoys daily afternoon tea. At this time, the sunlight of noon shines into its eyes through the
window, it squints at the sun as if to identify one thing. Then it lazily walks into the master
bedroom, jumps into the double bed in the master bedroom, lies in the feather quilt, scratches over the ball
of yarn with its claws as its pillow, and begins to take
a nap. It seems it is the master of the bedroom. In the evening, with
the sound of opening the door and the voices of children and adults, MEO jumps out of the bed and goes to
the door to greet the family. The hostess cleans up the punctured
balloon and slipper in the garden; while the host puts away the
snacks scattered by MEO in the kitchen. At this moment, the
yellow light is very warm. Finally, the family are have dinner in the kitchen, and
MEO is also eating its favorite sardines canned cat food. It rises up its head
from time to time to respond the dialogue the family are making during
dinner as if it can understand it.
Treatment
This movie mainly
targets at the general people. The overall feeling of the story is warm with a
little humor. The younger audiences will find it a amazing thing to keep a pet;
while the elder audiences will feel the lovely point of the animals when there
is nobody around after watching it. I hope that this story can make more people
love pets.
The major style of
this movie is bright and warm, so the warm colors are used in the entire movie.
The character (MEO) will appear in two forms: one is a true form-a cat, the
other is itself in its own eyes in an anthropomorphic form. In the true form,
its performance is very real including various jumping movements. Its shape is
lovely fat form but it acts very agilely. Yellow and white cat is the most
common cat look. However, its shape in the anthropomorphic form will get
different anthropomorphic appearances with the cat in boots as the prototype.
In different scenes it will have different dress and hats. The cat in general’s
hat and knight’s armor will also appear. In the eyes of MEO, all items will be
exaggeratedly deformed and designed. Its keeper’s family is a very harmonious
and happy family, and the style of their dress is very warm and comfortable
without any sharp color. The color of the environment is also very warm.
Totally there are three great scenes: one is the bright sunshine in the
morning, then is the lazy sunshine in the afternoon, and finally is the warm
lighting inside the room, bright but slightly yellow.
This animation will
combine 2D 3D and live action for the
movement . The 3D character and real scenes as well as some 2D environments and
props will make it richer and more vivid close to the cartoon. The beginning of
the movie will make the 2D frame-by-frame animation to show the title and
various simple 2D characters. The entire scene will be shot in a real home to make
the movie more realistic. The good combination of 3D character and real scene
will make the audience feel friendly. 3D character design will apply both MAYA
and 3DMAX. Moreover, PHOTOSHOP will turn every clean color tune into the ideal
color. The function of NUKE lies in the combination of 3D and real scenes. All
the lights will be produced when we are making 3D characters. Sound track will
be utilized in the post production of
movie sound and sound effect. We will make use at the green screen studio for
making live action for reference of movement. FINAL CUT will also be used in
the post clips and the final subtitles.
Short Outline
The camera turns to
the positive side of MEO, follows MEO’s viewing direction, and comes to the
host, the hostess and two children, and places the light on their faces.
Finally, the camera shoots the host is giving milk to MEO.
The camera turns to
shoot the scene that MEO is drinking milk.
The camera turns to
the back of MEO to shoot the door, and the owners are getting out. Then it aims
at MEO’s eyes. The screen of the door being closed is reflected in the eyes of
MEO.
Cut the shoot. The
camera shoots the walking foot, then tilted tail and then the head of the MEO.
Finally, there is a panoramic view of the entire MEO. 2D animation of MEO wears
military uniforms.
Now the shoot is the
whole scene, then it zooms the plush toy for 2 seconds and then immediately
turns to MEO. The shoot follows MEO to the plush toy and MEO touches the plush
toy with its claws. Then shoot follows the scared MEO, zooming and returns to
the panoramic view of MEO then to the plush toy. The 2D animation of MEO in
armor is fighting with the plush toy in monster form.
The shoot follows MEO
to the laundry room and then to the slipper. MEO takes the slipper and rushes
to the garden.
Cut the shoot to the
red balloon in the garden and then to the face of MEO. MEO's eyes are reflected
with the balloon. The shoot is switched to the back of the balloon to overlook
the whole scene. The 2D animation of MEO in ninja suit is wrestling with the
balloon monster. The slow motion of MEO’s claws that puncture the balloon. The
shoot stays at the punctured balloon and
long shoot when MEO runs back to the house.
The shoot is placed
on the roof to overlook the whole scene. MEO walks to the living room. Cut the
shoot to MEO’s jumping on the sofa, then to MEO’s claws that are scratching the
sofa, then to its face. MEO's face shows enjoyful expression.
The camera follows
MEO to the kitchen. MEO finds snacks and eats snacks. The 2D animation of MEO
in gentleman's clothes is having afternoon tea. Cut the shoot to MEO face.
Place the light on MEO's face for a few seconds.
The camera follows
MEO to the kitchen. MEO finds snacks and eats snacks. The 2D animation of MEO
in gentleman's clothes is having afternoon tea. Cut the shoot to MEO face.
Place the light on MEO's face for a few seconds.
Switch the shoot to
the bedroom. MEO enters and jumps on the bed. MEO hooks a ball of yarn with its
claws and lies above it. Camera stays on MEO. MEO is sleeping.
The light on MEO's
face darkens which indicates the evening is coming. Suddenly the light is on,
and together with the sound of the family. MEO opens its eyes suddenly.
The shoot comes to
hostess who is cleaning up the garden and laundry, and the host who is packing
the snacks. The light is the home lighting.
The shoot is cut to MEO
THE CAT who is having dinner. The camera slowly gets farther into a panoramic
view to overlook the entire kitchen. Then the shoot is switched to MEO THE CAT.
MEO THE CAT raises its head from time to time to see its owners.
The entire scene
slowly becomes dark and the subtitles begin to show all the members of the
group...
The ending
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