When Coronavirus ends in 2021, everything seems to go back to ‘normal’ including our rekindled family relationship. During the outbreak of coronavirus, we spent more time with our family, which contribute a lot to our relationship. Is spending time together with each other the only way to maintain a good relationship? ‘I’ had a dream, that my parents were not with me last year…
Script
Voice over: VO
On-screen text: OST
Text bubble: TB
Scene 1
The main character does not reply to her Mum’s message
Title
Phone light up with the sound, new message received, the main character’s friend is complaining about her poor family relationship.
The main character tidy up her desk and find a box of watercolor
VO: During the outbreak of coronavirus last year that I’m living with my family, our relationship was a lot more better. Now my parents are in the US, with such distance and time difference, it’s so hard to keep the relationship. Still, I can’t stop myself from thinking about what if they were not here last year. I must be bored.
The main character falls asleep
Scene 2
OST: 2020
The main character was drawing a little girl with the watercolor. Yet the color appears to be black on paper
OST: Why
The little girl came to life.
OST: And she sits up
Greeting by the little girl.
TB: Don’t look at me like that! Nice to meet you
OST: I have a new roommate since then
Scene 3
The main character woke up in the morning, switching off the alarm. The little girl was still sleeping in the watercolor box.
The main character ate cup noodles, using the watercolor box to hold down the cover. The little girl reaches out from the watercolor box
The main character was watching the news. The little girl was watching the news on the main character’s phone in the watercolor box.
The main character was reading the book. The little girl trying to see what she is reading.
There was not much interaction between them.
Time passes.
Scene 4
The main character woke up in the morning, switching off the alarm. The little girl was not sleeping in the watercolor box as usual.
The main character searching for the little girl, she found the paper that she drew the little girl, she was not there.
OST: She disappeared
Scene 5
The main character tried to redraw the little girl, using the watercolor forcefully.
The little girl came to live again.
OST: What happened
The little girl remains silent.
OST: Will you disappear again
TB: I’m not sure, my energy source is your affection
OST: But I’m already staying with you all the time
The little girl cried and disappeared again.
The main character tried to redraw the little girl again, using the watercolor even more forcefully. The watercolor drops on the floor. There was a piece of note inside. But the main character did not pick them up.
The little girl only moves a bit on the paper.
TB: Accompanying isn’t love
The little girl stopped moving.
OST: What do you mean
The little girl did not answer.
OST: Tell me
The little girl did not answer.
Scene 6
The main character discovers the note. And put the watercolor back after reading it.
Content of the note:
Happy Birthday!
We send our love and affection for you along with a small gift.
Love,
Dad and Mum
The main character realized that her parents still love her when they are not there.
OST: And love, is not only about accompanying right
The main character cried and her tears dropped onto the little girl on paper.
The little girl smiles and her black heart painted bt red turns back to red.
Scene 7
The main character wakes up.
VO: It’s a dream
The main character opens the watercolor in front of her, seeing the birthday note inside. She then picks up her phone, asking her Mum if she can skype her.
VO: Now I realized, they are only my excuses, love can always overcome time and distance.
OST:
Love can be expressed in many ways
Don’t let the rekindled relationships end with the coronavirus.
Fin
Lam Yu Sze
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I really enjoyed the storytelling through the use of animations! It seemed to have been drawn and edited for some time to make this work out so smoothy and the color tones really show the change of emotional state. The calm music and slow timing also reminded me of a Hayao Miyazaki film, very well made!
Hello~You have really nice work! The topic is down to earth that talks about love and accompany. I feel resonated when I am watching your video, because, during the quarantine period, I got a lot of extra time to stay at home with my family, but this doesn’t mean that our relationship become closer. The little girl that created by you is really helping you to present the theme of the video and the interaction between you and the little girl is thought-provoking. The combination of animation and the real-life scene in your video is also balanced. I appreciate your efforts in drawing the character by yourself and she’s really cute! An inspiring video that makes people rethink their relationships with their beloved one.Well done!
An enjoyable piece. It was a creative use of animation and the idea of an imaginary friend to explore the issue of relationships. The concept of love and notions of attention versus neglect can be better researched to strengthen your film.
Well done on the framing of your subject at its scale, especially how it interacted with the objects around her. Some of the scenes can be better curated, in terms of framing, timing and textual narration. Overall, the film is well-paced, and the soundtracks complemented the storyline well.