Noah Carolan NUA Animation Year 2

I've sent my initial ideas off to get some feedback, and have started to take action on what I received back. The main point that both parties discussed was the question itself; I had been struggling to define what I wanted to look at specifically, which was picked up on. I was asked about what I aim to learn from my research, what sense of direction am I going for, etc. So in cataloguing the journey of this research, I've decided to make a post to explain what I'm going to be focusing on, now that I have a better idea. WHAT IS THE WORKING TITLE / QUESTION? How do studios create a sensitive animated series reboot? This title is still a WIP, but it's giving me more direction and focus into what exactly  I need to look into. I need to give credit to Lynsey for help with this question, her comments on my initial ideas really helped me to decide what exactly I need to be asking. WHAT DO YOU HOPE TO LEARN FROM THIS ESSAY? I want to learn what a reboot has to do t...

In the same vein as the  She-Ra  research post, this post will be looking into the show  Ben 10  from 2005, and it's reboot from 2016 of the same name. For the sake of this post, I will not be looking into the sequel series  Alien Force ,  Ultimate Alien  or  Omniverse . BEN 10  (2005) Ben 10  (also known as  Ben 10 Classic ) was an animated series created by Man of Action and produced by Cartoon Network Studios. It ran from 2005 until 2008 on Cartoon Network. The series followed 10 year old Ben Tennyson on a road trip with his cousin and grandfather, where he finds an alien watch that locks onto his wrist. This watch, the Omnitrix, allows Ben to transform into 10 different aliens with different properties and personalities. As the series progressed with various story arcs, Ben lost and gained new aliens. Throughout the stories, more recurring characters (mostly villains) were introduced, including the primary antagon...

In researching my chosen topic area, animated TV reboots, I have decided to make posts cataloguing specific shows; their production & broadcast history, critical reception, and anything else I either deem necessary or interesting. For my first post, I'm going to look at She-Ra: Princess of Power (1985) and She-Ra and the Princesses of Power (2018). SHE-RA: PRINCESS OF POWER (1985) The original She-Ra: Princess of Power was produced by Filmation and ran from 1985 until 1986. It ran for 2 seasons, spanning 93 episodes before cancellation. The series was created by Larry DiTillio & J. Michael Straczynsky, with episodes being directed by Gwen Wetzler. The series, created as a female-centred and oriented counterpart for the successful He-Man and the Masters of the Universe series, follows the character Princess Adora as she leads a band of freedom fighters called the Great Rebellion to free the world of Etheria from the villains, the Evil Horde. Using her Sword o...

I think going forward, it is important for me to define the term "reboot" that I will be using in relation to my report proposal. The term "reboot" is thrown around online a lot, but there's often a misconception of the term, confusing it for other terms used for fictional works. " ...[T]o restart an entertainment universe that has already been previously established, and begin with a new story line and/or timeline that disregards the original writer’s previously established history, thus making it obsolete and void. " ~ Thomas R. Willits' definition of a reboot, " To Reboot or Not to Reboot: What is the Solution? " Essentially, a reboot is when you take a concept, world or story that has already been explored, and create a new storyline with those elements that completely ignores what has been said before, attempting to forge a new path. Examples of reboots in film would be The Mummy (1999, a reboot of the 1932 film), Child's ...

Unfortunately, Blogger won't let me format this right for a post, but this is enough for now! “THE FINAL SIN” By Noah Carolan 2 FADE IN: EXT. SPACE A planet is being bombarded by white and gold ships. Heading the pack is a command ship of the SEVEN VIRTUES, the HEAVENSENT. HEAVENSENT (OVER TANNOY, REPEATED) REPENT OR DIE. REPENT OR DIE. EXT. BATTLEFIELD, DUSK. A battle in a destroyed city. Two groups of soldiers attack each other; the Virtues’ drones versus the Sins’ mutants. Behind the mutants, stands a tall structure, topped with a spherical room with multiple openings; the War Room. INT. WAR ROOM, DUSK A war room table stands in the middle of the room, with seven seats surrounding it. Five of the SEVEN DEADLY SINS are seated, bored. At one of the openings, GLUTTONY looks out onto the battlefield, unimpressed. PRIDE, a small metal man, paces on top of the table, moving pieces of the model around. PRIDE Well, consider me humbled. I can’t come up with a good enoug...

The first draft of my newly retitled screenplay, The Final Sin . “THE FINAL SIN” By Noah Carolan FAde In: ext. space A planet, the AntiDomain, is being bombarded by white and gold ships. Heading the pack is a large command ship of the Seven Virtues, the HEAVENSENT. HEAVENSENT (OVER TANNOY) REPENT OR DIE. REPENT OR DIE. The Heavensent repeats the phrase. EXT. BATTLEFIELD, DUSK. A battle in a destroyed city. Two groups of soldiers attack each other; white & gold drones and large mouth mutants on each side. Behind the mutants, stands a tall structure, topped with a sphere room with multiple openings; the War Room. INT. WAR ROOM, DUSK A table representing the battlefield stands in the middle of the room, with seven seats surrounding it. Five are occupied by five of the SEVEN DEADLY SINS. The five seem bored. At one of the openings, GLUTTONY looks out onto the battlefield, seemingly unimpressed. PRIDE, a small metal man, paces on top of the table, moving pie...

In this post, I'm going to talk about the two main inspirations for my new storyline. First is Psychomachia , a poem from the 5th century written by the ancient poet Prudentius. It tells of battles held between the Seven Deadly Sins and the Seven Heavenly Virtues, each 1-1 battle involving two figures that are counterparts to each other; for example, Chastity fights Lust. (A carving of Psychomachia in Catalonia, Spain) I knew with Antibody out of the picture with the new script, I needed something new to push Gluttony towards acting upon his desires. When going back into researching the concept of the Sins, I found out they have direct counterparts known as the Seven Heavenly Virtues. In Christian belief, the names and particular virtues are much more flexible and variable depending on where you look, but I stuck with the ones that fit my pre-existing Sins. And as I delved deeper, I found out about this poem (albeit a rather long poem), that chronicles how the Virtues co...