Episode Structure (Detailed)

Fred the Rabbits Christmas Special:
In this episode Fred comes out of his burrow and finds that there is snow everywhere and that it is christmas, and all of the fern trees have grown and have snow covering them so that it looks all Christmassy, he is woken up by some snow following into his burrow from how much snow there is which falls on him and wakes him up from the cold whilst he is snuggled up in bed. He then goes to look around the forest to see if anyone else is awake for christmas, and finds a reindeer wandering around the forest, so Fred goes up to him to ask why he is there, as there is not usually reindeer walking around the forest only common deer, and the reindeer tells him that he is called Dasha and got lost when Santa's sleigh crashed and that he needs to find Santa to help deliver all of the presents to the young boys and girls, Dasha manages to persuade Fred to help him go find Santa as Dasha does not know where to go, because he doesn't come on to the ground only flys in the sky. They go off to start looking for Santa, and have to overcome loads of forest obstacles to get to where Santa is, also they are only going the direction that Dasha thinks the sleigh fell as there are no clear signals as to where the sleigh fell. They have to go across a frozen river, and have to get through the thick snow that covers the ground, which Dasha finds very difficult as he is used to flying in the sky with nothing else other than clouds. They also have to deal with the bear and the mouse, who are trying to stop fred from helping Dasha reach Santa. They alos have to find somewhere to sleep during the night time, as they are both far from their home and natural habitat, climbing mountains, and looking for the way asking other forest animals for directions and if anything has been seen, looking for tracks. At the end they find Santa's sleigh and manage to return Dasha to Santa, and get all of the presents to the young boys and girls in time for christmas, they also return Fred to his burrow, and Dasha and Fred become best friends in their adventure.

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voice Casting

I understand Mel Blanc is dead and therefore am using him as a dream voice casting.

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Target Audience

Name: Ace and Shiniqua

Age: 5 - 7 (family)

Average Day: In the average day of Ace, he goes to primary school, and does the normal subjects such as English, Maths and Science and P.E, he also enjoys to play football and being outside riding his bike. Shiniqua also goes to primary school and studies English, Maths and Science, she plays Teachers in her spare time.

Hobbies and Interests: Ace's Hobbies are to go outside and ride his bike and enjoy football with his friends, he also enjoys watching Kids TV like 5 Alive and Milkshake. Shiniqua likes playing with her dolls in her bedroom, and watching milkshake and my little princess.

Spending Power: Shiniqua and Ace both rely on their parents for money, and only have their own money on either distant family visits, or Christmases and Birthdays, to spend on leisures and sweets etc.

Typical Media Consumption Per Day: Ace and Shiniqua both watch Television in the mornings before primary, and also in the afternoon and sometimes evenings, they also play on their parents tablets and phones sometimes during the day, They may also own a nintendo to play games on.

Why The Animation Will Appeal To Them: The animation will appeal to them because it is a children's show and also short, therefore will not lose their attention, and goes straight into the story as children have a tendency to have a short attention span. It will also appeal to this audience because it is a comedy, and children enjoy to laugh at things, it also has sequel of events happen therefore keeping the audience entertained at all times, and the idea that it is animated with animals adds a more childlike feature. It also has aspects of adventure to keep the film eye catching.

Representation and Ethics in Cartoons

Why does the write of the article believe Rio 2 is problematic in terms of its representation?
The write of this article finds many problems with the film Rio 2 such as the two main characters are voiced by white Americans and the comedy characters are voiced by Black oriental actors, which is stereotyping the black accent (funny voices). The writer believes this to back up the Wal Disney's history for being racist.

What are PEPs and why are they an issue for racial representation?
PEPs are problem contexts, entertainment contexts and performance contexts. This is to show the racial context in voice acting for films such as Rio 2 or Madagascar etc. having White Americans as the hero and African Blacks as the comedic characters.

Why does Da Costa believe we end up with stereotypes in animation?
Da Costa suggests that the reason for the racial casting is because they do not have enough time to cast according  therefore they go by a picture and just deal with it, for example a man with a sombrero can be voiced by a mexican.

What Turbo say about social mobility?
Turbo has been said to be racist because, the main character is voiced by a White American, yet all of the people who help him are played by Blacks.

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My Animation:

In my animation Feisty mouse and Berry wake up Fred, which makes him really cranky with everybody, and puts him in a bad mood. He rings Dasha to tell dasha what is going on, and then more noise starts to occur, and he gets angrier with the disturbance, and comes out of his burrow to find feisty mouse and Berry building a big den right next to Fred's burrow, Fred is angry about this, and a series of events happens, when Fred is trying to get rid of Berry and Feisty mouse to make them move away but he keeps failing.

Running Time Details etc.:

This animation is a short, and comes on during breaks of films, last about 12 minutes, and in every episode something different happens to Fred the rabbit, all year round this short occur but has seasonal episodes as well e.g Christmas, Easter, Halloween.

Main Episodes Synopsis:

1) Feisty Mouse and Berry Bear moving in:

In this episode Feisty mouse and Berry wake up Fred, with loads of noise outside Freds burrow, this wakes him up and makes him incredibly cranky. He rings Dasha to tell dasha what is going on, and then more noise starts to occur (hammering, drilling, banging), Fred becomes angrier at this and comes out of his burrow to find Feisty Mouse and Berry building a den next to fred's burrow, fred doesn't want this and does everything he can to stop this happening, he tries a variety of techniques such as trying to destroy the den, persuade them otherwise, involving the other neighbours and surroundings etc. he fails in making them move in the end though.

2) Fred the Rabbit's Christmas Special:
In this episode Fred the rabbit meets Dasha the reindeer (his best friend), this episode shows how they met and became best friends, when Dasha finds himself lost in the snow away from Santa after a crash of the sleigh, and Fred comes out of his burrow find ing show everywhere "Its Christmas!!!" then he finds Dasha and they go on an adventure to find Santa's sleigh.

Rabbit Profile

Model Action Sheet (Final Design)

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