Story Board

I decided to combine most of my cat storyboards to make a longer film. This would make it more suitable for festivals as well as making it long enough (or more than long enough) for the One Minute to Save the World campaign if they decide to hold another competition.


Cat wants to get outside, but when the owner opens the door and the cat sees that its raining heavily, he changes his mind and backs away (if you've ever owned cats, this will be familiar to you). Frustrated, the owner makes the cat go outside anyway. Having rained through the night, the owner opens his curtains to find his cat perched precariously on the ledge, avoiding the water level that has risen to the upper level of the house. At which point the message is revealed 'Don't let climate change take you by surprise' (or something similar) followed by the website address (climatecats.co.uk is available so I might choose that for a name.)

The idea is to entertain the audience enough with the film, or provoke enough curiosity that they visit the website where there will be more information about the topic, as well as a bit more humor so the audience doesn't feel falsely lured.

I tried to incorporate the tips from the Ed Hooks lecture, each character having an action in pursuit of an objective, overcoming an obstacle. The cats objective is to go outside, his obstacle is the door and the man who has to open it. When the door is open we see the cat's objective change when he sees the rain, he now wants to stay inside to keep dry. The man's objective is to put the cat outside, his conflict is with the cat who has decided against it.