7/27/2019 Minor Project Proposal - "Never Meet your Hero"

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Minor Project ProposalPaul Lavey CG Art and Animation Year3

Never Meet Your Hero

The Premise

Create an animated short in the style of an internet celebrity gossip news report. It will chart the riseand fall and supposed rise of action hero Walter Francis as he his promoting his latest film FinalWarning 6.

Step Outline Opens with a typical celebrity gossip title sequence narrated by a female with an American accentwelcoming us to the show. She moves swiftly on to the topic of the imminent releas e of Final Warning6 and then charts the career of Walter. Presented in animated slide show, consisting of his portfolioimages, screen shots of early roles as a soap actor. Progresses on to his big screen debut in a Western tohis biggest success playin g Jack Phoenix in the popular Final Warning action films. It will also chart histurbulent social life from celebrity weddings, prison sentences and that fight with American footballmascot Billy the Bear. Throughout it will be interspersed with his latest promotion interview for Final

Warning 6 where it appears all is not well with the actor.

Name: Walter Francis D.O.B. / Age: March 18 th 1958 (55)Nationality: American Height: 5 feet 10 inches Hair Colour: Black possibly a wig Eye Colour: Blue Profession: Film and television actor

Biography Walter Francis was a big time Hollywood actor in the eighties and nineties. His first acting role was onthe television program (Title) playing a private detective called Donnie Stalwart. His big screen debutwas in the spaghetti western Dames and Dirty Dollars playing the bounty hunter Roy Blanco. This led

to his most famous role of Jack Phoenix in the Final Warning series, which made him an icon of acertain type of masculinity. Francis failed to capitalize on the momentum of his career, noticeably

gaining weight and drinking heavily. Whilst filming Final Warning 4, Francis was reportedly dissatisfiedwith the one-dimensional role expressing a wish to quit and further his career. After the release of Final Warning 5 in the mid -nineties, Francis took a hiatus from acting to establish his own Production

Company which went out of business within a year. Soon after his marriage broke down withHollywood actress Ellanore Vain, who won custody of their c hildren due to Francis excessive drinking.Many believe this was the cause of his many run-ins with the law, notably the bizarre brawl with SanFrancisco football mascot Billy the bear. Despite this, the actor has recently tried to rejuvenate hiscareer and appeal to younger audiences by logging on to social networking sites, often with disastrous

results. However he is set to reprise his role of Jack Phoenix in the upcoming Final Warning 6. Manycritics have condemned this move, suggesting the actor is cashing in on nostalgic fans.