Recording my Audio

Over the weekend, I have managed to record my audio. I got my dad to provide the voiceover, and used one of the college's own microphones as they are good quality.
The recording I have isn't too long, although I will have to edit out some of the pauses and possibly cut some parts of the story out so I can keep each part under 1 minute long.

Thinking of Art Styles

Althought it would looks a bit similar to the propaganda posters from last year, I was thinking about a style that would work well with illustrations, that would also fit in with the time period of the story, The first thing I thought of was the WW2 posters or srt in that style, as it would be possible for me to emulate that style in Illustrator or Photoshop.

More Research on the Bombing

On Wednesday, I went to visit where the bomb hit years ago, and what it looks like now. From this trip, I got an idea of how big the blast radius of the bomb was, and what it would have been like to be there at the time.

What the garage looks like now.

Where a bomb shelter (where my granddad ran to) was situated.

I have also met my granddad's cousin, who although was very young at the time, had a part of the bomb that was dropped, so I have a couple of pictures of that.

             

I also got some more facts of the bombing, which are in my sketch book.

Time Plan

Before I start, I thought I'd plan out my time,so I can get my ebook finished for the deadline. I have also planned my time around crit, and should certain things done before then.

Where I started, so far I have thought of my idea and I kind of have an idea for my art style. In the first week of this project we started looking at existing ebooks and got the brief.

I should get the interview done for my story well before the pitch, so I can get some animation done to show. I'm planning to do this by getting a college microphone, and then interviewing my dad over the weekend. Then I can star my first animatics to get feedback from crit.
After this, I need to plan out my animations further on after effects before I start getting my main animations ready...

During November, I really need to get on with my drawings, animating, and then start putting everything into iBooks Author. Hopefully the drawings won't take too long, and I can get them done by around mid-November.

Lastly, by the start of December I should more-or-less be done, just making final touches to my ebook.

What I am Going to do

Earlier in the week I talked to my dad about how to tell the story, and he said that he would be able to narrate it for me, which is good. He also told me some more details about the story, such as the specific times the bombs struck, and what happened to my grandfather during the bombing.
I have also visited the bombsite to get a clearer picture of how it happened.
I shall update soon with some pictures I have took recently.

Possible Problems?

Although I think that the bombing of Newick would be an interesting story to tell, the problem is that my grandfather is not alive to tell his side of the story. Even thought I do have a first hand account from somebody, they are not from my family, so I don't think it is suitable for the brief.
I shall talk to him soon, to see if my dad knows anything that my granddad told him, otherwise I will have to see if my Nan knew anything about this story, as she might have not known about it. If not, I may have to choose another story...

Research

For my research, I have got a report written by one of the locals, which is about the garage and how it was repaired following the years of the bombing.
The incident happened on the 22nd May 1941, and there is a account of what happened that day written in this article.
These are some quotes from this account:
"Only two enemy planes reached England on that day, one in Wiltshire and one here in Sussex. The German bomber came in over Shoreham at 4.45 in the afternoon dropping bombs at Henfield and Lindfield, then at Chailey/Scaynes Hill and it reached Newick at about 5 o’clock."
"The bomb fell on Dove Cottage opposite the garage with a massive explosion, blasting lime tree branches through the air. After the sound of breaking glass with rubble and tiles falling there was silence. Then came the voices of the frightened people, gradually seeing the damage caused."
"The chemist’s shop ‘Oddie and Whitby’, by the garage, was damaged and inside on the floor surrounded by broken glass was the dead chemist, 62 years-old Percy James Horsley. Broken glass had hit the back of his neck. The blast had lifted and damaged the roof of Terry’s garage and the staff there were injured from flying glass. One of the mechanics Cecil Holman had been trying to get to the air raid shelter at the back. The walls and roof of Bannister’s shop and post office were damaged and the windows were all shattered. Rubble and glass lie over the pavements. Staff had injuries. Mr Carter had intended to dive underneath a lorry for protection but was pleased that he hadn’t because the lorry had rubble scattered all around and under it and the concrete had lifted and jammed against the underside. Soot had come down the chimney of Mrs Annels house and the clock fell off the wall at Red Brick House, the home of Mr and Mrs Fuller."

As seen by these quotes, there was a lot of damage done to part of the village, and my grandfather, Cecil Holman, was part of this incident as he mas a worker at the bombed garage.

This is an image of damage done to a shop nearby to the garage. It was taken from a local newspaper.