Coming up with a writing prompt is really hard. I've also been avoiding After Effects. I need to get my butt moving. Hopefully I'm not writing too much- I plan to have several people read over my 'story' as it will be a potential fake KickStarter image prompt.
For as long as we can remember, humans and animals have co existed with one another. In a perfect world, we can say we have lived alongside these beautiful creatures peacefully and without conflict. This however, is not the case. As of right now, over ten species of animals are already facing possible extinction- and the year is only 2015.
According to a recent study published in Nature, 41 percent of amphibians, 26 percent of mammals, and 13 percent of birds face extinction. Another study shows that in 300 years, 75 percent of mammal species will be gone. It has been stated that humans are creating a mass extinction on the same scale as previous cataclysmic events- with 30 percent of all species facing elimination over the next four decades.
We have created a shirt that consists of the alphabet- with each letter representing an animal that is facing current extinction. Within the shirt is a computer chip programmed to take away letters throughout the day. The way that these letters fade from the shirt are determined by the hours passed. For example, the Jaguar species currently holds between 100,00 and 200,000- which is only half of what it was in the 1960s compared to 2015 now. Estimating on the multiplication of 2, 2 hours can equate to 20 years. Depending on the species, the 20 years that pass can represent the animal’s timely demise.
So, While the shirt worn holds appeal in design, as time progresses more and more animals in the alphabet fade away. The elimination of species as the hours pass symbolizes the rate of losing these animals until the point where the shirt is blank. Within a day you will go from a shirt with all the animals to a shirt with none, before it resets itself and the cycle repeats.
The creation of this shirt is to promote saving the endangered species, and also create awareness that these animals need to be protected. All donations will be given to funds driven by the WWF. Imagine a world where we will no longer see animals. Elephants and Rhinoceroses are already facing ultimate extinction, and there is nothing we can do about it. While extinction for animals is a natural, common phenomenon, humans have increased the rate of extinction by 1,000. We hope to achieve awareness of this growing dilemna.
As class continued, I asked for some feedback with my written text. It will be efficient overall to verbally address my text, compared to having some text and some not. I will also be trying to provide infographic slides that correspond with my speaking in terms of rates and numbers. I was told that my first two paragraphs were really strong, and that I just needed to take my tone down a little and try to explain my idea easier for people to understand.
At SilverMoon Studios, we have designed an alphabetical shirt, with each letter representing an animal that is currently facing extinction. Throughout the day, the letters on the shirt disappear. This is done through a computer chip located in the shirt, and is also determined by how many hours have passed. For example, two hours equates to forty years. Depending on the species, the forty years passed represent the animal’s timely demise. As the day passes, you will go from a shirt with all animals on it to none, before it resets itself and the cycle repeats.
The SilverMoon organization is dedicated to promoting saving the endangered species, and bring awareness to how serious the situation is. All donations will be given to funds organized by the WWF. Contributors will be given a t-shirt and small plush of a common, endangered animal of their choice.
It should also be noted that while this shirt’s function is to take away its design, patrons can obtain the shirt without the computer chip. We hope to achieve awareness of this growing dilemma.This is what I added and also changed. Further below are more links to where I obtained my research and information in terms of statistics and numbers.
http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20121101-a-looming-mass-extinction
http://www.wildexplorations.com/jaguar/s2/s2_1.htm
http://www.natureworldnews.com/articles/11587/20150102/2015-may-see-several-species-go-extinct.htm
http://matadornetwork.com/change/13-species-might-say-goodbye-2015/
I also referenced KickStarter so that I could see just what people normally say in order to try and obtain patrons.
https://www.kickstarter.com/help/handbook
What I will probably end up doing is creating a fake KickStarter and incorporating it into my video.
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