Explainer Video

Creative Brief

For this video I want to continue on with the video I made about gender identity as if it was a series, this time I want the video to be about sexual orientation. I want to utilize the same ghost characters, abstract shapes, colors, and typeface that I did in the first video so that they can be cohesive. I also want to approach the motion of the assets in a similar way that I did with the first video, although I know that with expressions I will be much more easily able to achieve a clean look. In making my first video I saw a need for education about gender and sexual orientation that was simplified and depoliticized, so in following that same principle I want to make the video as straight forward as possible, so that a young adult or their parent could watch it and better understand their own sexual orientation or that of a loved one. I want to explain that though this video is about sexual orientation, sexual orientation it’s not purely about sex and to explain the difference between romantic and physical attraction and the relationship between the two. In doing so, I also want to introduce the idea of asexuality and aromanticism, as I feel those are identities that are often misunderstood and misrepresented. I know that I cannot explain every facet of sexual orientation in such a short video, but I want the viewer to walk away with a better understanding of what sexual orientation is and to have a stronger vocabulary to understand themselves or to speak about it with others.

Outline

1. What is sexual orientation?

2. What is the difference between romantic and physical attraction?

3. What are the different ways people can identify, and what do they mean?

   1. Straight

   2. Gay/Queer

      1. Gay/Lesbian

      2. Bisexual/Pansexual

      3. Demisexual

      4. Asexual/Aromantic

      5. Queer

4. Affirmation of all sexual orientations

Script

Sexual orientation is a broad term used to describe who a person is attracted to romantically, emotionally, and physically. Sexual orientation is a person’s enduring sense of who they are attracted to, and is different from gender identity which is a person’s internal sense of their own gender. Something that gender identity and sexual orientation have in common though is that they come from within a person and are discovered not created. When discussing sexual orientation, it’s important to understand that it encompasses a wide range of distinct feelings and attractions which everyone will experience in different ways and intensities. Most people experience both physical and emotional attraction in combination to create a feeling of romantic attraction, some people however may identify as asexual or aromantic, meaning they experience either emotional or physical attraction, but not both at the same intensity. No matter how you experience it though, sexual orientation determines who a person is drawn to have a relationship with. If someone is drawn to have a relationship with a person who has a different gender identity than them, that person is considered straight, and anyone who is drawn to have a relationship with a person who does have the same gender identity as them can identify as gay or queer. These are umbrella terms used to describe a large group of identities which exist on a spectrum that looks less like this (number line) and more like this (color wheel), so it’s easy to judge a person incorrectly if you jump to conclusions.Rather,  It’s best to not assume a person’s sexual orientation and instead create an environment through your actions and words where a person of any sexual orientation feels welcome. 

Story boards are used to get a general sense of the layout of each individual shot and some indications of motion where necessary. They are messy and quick, made as a map for the animator but not for individual presentation