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    Burning the earthen beasts : the purpose of this project was to investigate the process of creating a pitch bible and its supporting character artwork through the creation of production material for an adult animated TV series, which explores themes of ecological impact caused by the wildlife trade : Master of Design, Massey University, New Zealand
    (Massey University, 2022) Sutton, Christopher
    Over the last decade, animated series have become increasingly popular as a form of entertainment for young adults. Many modern animated shows such as Arcane (Linke, C. et al. 2021) and Rick & Morty (Crofford, K. et al. 2013) have achieved success and a wide range of viewership, thanks to the advent of streaming services, adult animation is seeing an industry boom. To many aspiring young animators and creators, this is a great time to get into the industry. With many companies seeking to embrace the opportunities of these new animated intellectual properties, it begs a question how companies or individuals go about creating these works of media. To this end, this research project pursued a goal of investigating the process of creating a pitch bible which is a proposal document presented to a board of executive producers that visually and textually describes an animation license. The final output for the project was a pitch bible, which is supported by a series of character designs. The concept design load for this project focuses on the character design pipeline as a means to cover the widest range of previsualization design work needed for a pitch. This has allowed the research to focus on the centerpiece of narrative development and the area for the greatest range of design. The narrative for this proposed pitch has developed is centered around a fictional animated TV series. As a way to imitate the requirements of an actual animated television series, the narrative of the series sought to explore themes surrounding the illegal wildlife trade and the role humans play in species extinction both on a personal and societal level.