A minha casa tem muitas janelas

Abstract

This report describes the process of producing the pilot episode and creating the concept for the 2D digital animated series A Minha Casa Tem Muitas Janelas (My Home has Many Windows). This was the final project done for the Masters in Sound and Image with specialization in Animation. This document starts by describing the main goals and motivations that led to the creation of the project. After that, it is explained how the series was created in a way that made it possible to achieve the desired goals. In addition, this report includes a brief synopsis of the pilot episode already developmed, entitled “Dona Madalena”. Thereafter, we will be presenting the references that influenced the narrative and the visual style of the series and the episode produced during this school year, 2021/2022. Moreover, we will describe the methodologies used to make this project and the timelines for it. In the third part of the report, we will explain the process of making this work in further detail, dividing it into three stages. On the pre-production phase, we will describe the initial ideas for this project, the context for the origin of the idea chosen, the creation of the narrative, the characters, the writing of the script, the making of the storyboard and the animatic. We will also show some of the concept art. The following phase, the production, explains how the animation work was made and the practical creation of the pilot episode. The post-production phase includes a description of the correction, editing and promotion of the project. The last part of this report is a reflection on this whole process, what was learned and the problems that were faced. Finally, this document is a description of the whole work done for this project, including images that show the whole process.

Date of Award	9 Dec 2022
Original language	Portuguese
Awarding Institution	Universidade Católica Portuguesa
Supervisor	Sahra Kunz (Supervisor)