Character Bio
Russell: A man in his 40’s with no defining
attributes. He is a boring person who lives a boring life. Russell lives in an
apartment, is single, makes ends meet, and has never been out of the country.
Trapped in a continuous circle of boring, Russell longs to travel to exotic
destinations to add some excitement to his life/start a new one.
Treatment
Russell,
an average blue-collar worker in his 40’s, leads a boring life. He goes to
work, sits in his cubicle, pretends to work, stares at the random stuff in his
cubicle, goes home, and repeats the process. Russell does this every Monday
through Friday. Over the course of many pointless working days, Russell has
gathered a number of toys for his desk and created a collage of pictures on his
cubicle wall. The toys include a stuffed lion, T-Rex, miniature Roman
Colosseum, etc. The collage of pictures is made up of historical landmarks and
exotic travel locations. Russell longs for a change of scenery and as such he
needs money so he keeps going to his boring job.
On
one of these boring days Russell goes through his typical routine, however,
when Russell gets home he finds that in his bathroom a random door has
appeared. The door is shrouded in heavenly light. Russell, confused by the
sudden appearance of the door in his bathroom, rubs his eyes to make sure he is
not seeing things. He isn’t. Questioning the random door, Russell doesn’t know
how something like this could happen, and he can’t remember the door ever being
there before. Curious about the door, Russell eventually decides to open it.
Cautiously Russell turns the knob, slowly inching the door open for fear of
what is behind it. As the door continues to open Russell begins to hear the
sounds of crashing waves. The familiar yet confusing sound eases Russell’s
nerves as he finishes opening the door. Behind the door is an island paradise.
Russell, in awe at what the door has opened to, steps through the door. Looking
around and exploring, never more than a few feet away from the door, Russell
realizes that he has seen this place before. Still in wonderment about the deja
vu he is experiencing, Russell abruptly steps back through the door into his
bathroom fearful that this magical door could disappear. Back in his bathroom
Russell decides to open the door again. This time the door reveals a different
setting. Quickly Russell realizes that the deja vu he is experiencing is due to
the fact that each different setting behind the door correlates to the collage
of pictures on his cubicle wall. Never having been happier in his life about
finally getting to see the places from the collage on his cubicle wall, Russell
keeps opening the door. What Russell doesn’t realize is that the toys on his
desk are also part of the equation and at any point Russell could open the door
to a lion or a T-Rex.
My
goal for the animation is to make it entertaining and comical. In order to
animate this story I plan on creating a mundane look for both Russell’s
apartment and his cubicle in order to amplify the feeling of boredom in the
beginning of the story. In contrast I want the settings that the mysterious door
reveals to be colorful, inviting, and anything but boring. I plan on using
mostly After Effects and Flash to animate the story.
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