Unit 32: Assignment 2: Task 1

Ideas Generation

I have mind-mapped and storyboarded a suite of three idents for the broadcaster CBBC, they all have a similar theme between the three being the seasons. First of all, we had to create a mindmap of ideas that would've been suitable for use on children's programming, so we came up with a few basic ideas, and expanded from that.

We had ideas such as animals, colours, cartoons, and toys, as these were all child friendly, and would fit in with the theme of children's programming. Once we'd mind mapped a few rough ideas, we then expanded into a few other ideas, and then from there created a suite of idents, and storyboarded them along the way throughout the creation process. The theme that all three share are seasons. I think it is suitable for children's TV channels such as CBBC, due to it being a very child friendly subject, it will also teach younger viewers about the general differences between certain seasons, such as winter being colder, and summer being hotter.

Originally, I had an idea about basing all of my idents around the theme of Halloween, which would feature things such as witches, jack o lanterns, and skeletons. However, I later believed this to be too narrow of a spectrum, and thought that sooner or later, I would run out of ideas, or my idents would soon become too similar, I also believed that it might scare some of the younger viewers.

Eventually, I decided on what I considered to be a more child friendly topic, which was seasons. I would then go on to design 3 idents that fit in with my chosen theme.