ITAP Week 6 - Development of Ideas and Structure in Moving Image

-BRIDE WARS- 

Principle 1 - Story Development -- Three Act Structure

Bride Wars is about two childhood girls had the same dream of having a wedding. They planned for their wedding since young, and even saved money since 16 years old. They share almost everything together, except there is one thing they can never share.

Act I
Introduction of the protagonist -- Emma Allen (starring Anne Hathaway) and Liv Lerner (starring Kate Hudson). The origin of their wedding dream introduced. The career scene to show character personality. Liv and Emma finally are engaged to their respective partners (Emma & Fletch , Liv & Daniel). The bond and the love between the two best friends is conveyed through scenes like Liv buying Emma a shirt, and Emma let Liv to have the wedding dress she really wanted. Story develops nicely and everything works fine, they both booked the date and venue for their wedding which is the place they planned when they were young.

Before

After

Act II
Crisis occurred -- St. Claire the wedding planner, made a mistake with the dates, now they both have the same date and same venue. They both wanted each other to be in their wedding, so both Emma and Liv decides to negotiate with the other bride to change date. Unfortunately they failed so they waits for each other to move the date and not to do anything until one of them changes their mind.

They started a cold war, until Emma sent out her save-the-dates after knowing Liv did the same, they both argued and trying to ruin each other's wedding like giving orange skin and blue hair. While the story develops, both protagonist starts to reflect on their mistakes and just when things gets calmer, during the wedding Liv ordered her mister of honor to change back the montage video that was suppose to be shown. Emma's wedding was ruined so she fights with Liv.

Act III
Happy Ending -- Both calms down and they both made up, said sorry to each other. Emma finds out that she and Fletch aren't meant for each other but Liv however proceeds her wedding and they happily celebrated the wedding. Everything goes on well, Emma later is married to Nate, Liv's brother. Both Emma and Liv were pregnant and are due at the same date giving the happy and coincidence ending.

-Ciel Phantomhive-

Principle 3 - Pre-production - Character Design

Kuroshitsuji is a manga and anime illustrated by Yana Toboso. The series follows Sebastian Michaelis, a demonic butler who is bound by a supernatural contract to serve Ciel Phantomhive, the 12 years old head of the Phantomhive noble family, and in return Sebastian will obtain Ciel's soul when Ciel has finished all of his missions about taking orders from the Queen and including getting revenge on the people who killed his parents. After that Sebastian is then allowed to kill him and take his soul.

Costumes and appearance:

As the head of the noble Phantomhive family, Ciel dresses in long jacket, button-down shirt, shorts, knee-high gartered socks and boots or high-heeled pumps. He usually has accessories like a top hat, gloves and a cane. 

He always wears two rings, one emerald-cur deep blue stone, passed down through his family for generations and wears it at the left thumb as its an adult's ring so its too large for him. The other one a gold seal ring in the form of the family crest, used to stamp the wax seal on documents. The rings and canes reminds him of the passed down family company he bears and to take revenge from the people who killed his parents. 

Ciel is always wearing an eye patch over his right eye because there's a sign of his Faustian contract with Sebastian is hidden. 

There are also times Ciel has the pauper's clothes, a pink ball gown and religious uniform for disguise during missions. 

Action:

Ciel Phantomhive plays as a mastermind and always make the orders. He is seen comparing himself the king piece in the chess and other people as his pawns. 

During dangerous missions, Ciel is never worried of his own safety as he is certain that Sebastian will come to his rescue. Ciel is determined to take revenge on the people who killed his parents, to do that he made a contract with Sebastian to help him and in exchange he will allow Ciel to take his soul.

Interaction:

The Phantomhive residents

Ciel hired Baldroy the chef, Maylene the maid, and Finnian the gardener not because of their competency in their chosen jobs. but because they are capable of protecting his manor and his family's pride and secrets. The old man at right is Tanaka and has been working in the manor even before Ciel was born. Ciel doesn't interact with his staff much, except Sebastian his butler.

Together with Ciel's comrades they take revenge on the people who killed his parents.

Ciel's happy childhood with Elizabeth

Elizabeth and everyone else

Elizabeth, Ciel's cousin is a childhood friend of his, ever since Ciel's parents passed away he is less interacted to Elizabeth. However, Elizabeth has feelings towards Ciel and tries hard to let Ciel to be happy like before his parents passed away. Elizabeth even decorates the Phantomhive manor and brought new girlie clothes for his staff and for Ciel too.



Bibliography:
http://kuroshitsuji.wikia.com/wiki/Ciel_Phantomhive#Noah.27s_Ark_Circus
Pictures all obtained from google website.