Racists Anonymous
Research
As advised for any documentary making, data must be collected. that was the first move in the creation of this animation pitch. Collect data, which is analysed and re written to create the script for the animation. As its is a complex topic matter with several characters and opinions, collecting data not only gave me the resources for the script writing but also gave me insight into topic was most debated and spoken about, in this case between cultural appropriation , racist memes and colourism, Cultural appropriation took the lead, this means more time will be dedicated to this topic in the animation. So far as of writing this pitch I have received 34 responses which has been plenty of data.
Design Inspiration
"If I was God "- The New Yorker
Enough - Anna Mantzaris
Brice saving Youtube video Character model making
Enough - Anna Mantzaris
Story pace
PITCH
Teaser
A new type of AA has hit town, serving London's largest growing epidemic: racism! What happens when a diverse group of reformed racists sit to discuss their lives? 2 aspiring journalists aims to find out.
Synopsis
We are introduced to the Devisha, Gemma, Ed and Chip through a shakey camera lens that closely exams their appearances. Ed looks into the camera and questions the need to be filmed before the chairwoman responds that he's recording for his personal reference, Their faces and names will stay anonymous, ed scuffs before settling down. The RA meeting is set in a room resembling a history class or a science lab . Bright ceiling lights piercing through, off white walls with BLM, Gandhi and Think before you speak posters plastered around. A hand written "free donuts" sign sits underneath a box of donuts behind Gemma. Joshua (Josh) enters the room as the new member holding an invitation to the meeting. The group welcome him whilst Chip seems more than delighted to have him around. Chip introduced himself saying "wag-wan" before The chairwoman asks him to question his decision " chip we spoke about this" and he apologises as he returns to his ordinary mannerism. Devisha introduces herself, the length of her sobriety and the story behind why she ended up at the anonymous meeting. Josh appears shocked at the context of the meeting. The group continue discussing their stories as they argue laugh and bicker through their differences. In the end Josh reveals that he stumbled on the meeting as he was waiting for his sister's Alcoholics anonymous meeting to end. The story ends with a closeup of the group as they pick and share the box of donuts amongst each other.
Character Profile
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Josh/Joshua. 28-year-old black British architect from North London. His grandparents migrated from South Africa 3 generations ago and his parents met at a bar in north London. He met his current wife at his workplace, he leads a successful average middle-class life. His sister, however, has been struggling with alcohol and drug consumption issues and he has had to be her support unit and pick her up. He is newlywed with no children. He landed in the anonymous meeting in hopes of snagging some free Donus whilst he waits for his sister's arrival. (centrist)
Devisha- 45-year-old first generation immigrant Indian female. Shes a part time working professional and a mother of 4 teenage/ young adult daughters. Her husband worked as a Professor in Indian however since starting their family and moving to the Uk, He began two small independent businesses, a wigs and hair store and an off-license store. Devisha and her daughters help with managing the hair store. She has landed herself in the racists anonymous meeting by making remarks to her darker skinned daughter about the color of her skin and comparing her to her other lighter skinned daughters. (center right)
Gemma- Caucasian 19-year-old art and textiles international student from Newyork, USA. She has a Growing Tik-Tok and Instagram page, she speaks about modern political issues and world politics and creates artwork around modern issues. She's upper middle class and grew up in Manhattan and often spends her summers traveling with her family back and forth to London. Her father is an architect and her mother an art curator. She landed in the anonymous meeting for making degrading attacks in a superstore to an individual she thought was white for cultural appropriating black culture through their hairstyle and dress sense who was in-fact albino black. (far left)
Ed (Edward) 56-year-old truck driver from rugby. He is a divorced father of 2. He and ex-wife of 22 years. divorced 5 years earlier due to his anger management issues. He went through a series of childhood issues growing up in a lower working-class family. He has been a truck driver for most of his life and he landed in a racists anonymous meeting due to a racist comment he made to a younger polish coworker during one of his shipments and their inability to perform their job. He was mandated to attend these meetings to keep his job. (far right)
Chip – 22-year-old Vietnamese British young adult who grew up in southeast London, Lewisham. His family migrated to the Uk from Vietnam during the 80s, he grew up in a diverse, predominantly black neighborhood as an only child however his childhood friend oli filled the sibling role for him. He landed in a racist anonymous meeting for saying the n word in a job interview whilst trying to connect to the black interviewer. The interviewer was not pleased to say the least. (Centre left)
The chairwoman is the last character. She guides the main characters into having a coherent conversation but we do not know much about her personal life or opinions.
