In this sketch, we wanted to see how a vlog review would play out if we included an animated character to the video. As our knowledge on animation is limited, we decided to communicate our idea through pictures.

Taking the cartoon Dora the Explorer as an example, Dora is a girl that explores new places with Boots the monkey, who is also a secondary character and her friend in the cartoon. This makes discovering new places more fun and interactive, and pushes it into a narrative sort of structure. And that, is what we wanted to try out with this sketch.

For instance, what if a vlog review had only one reviewer? Perhaps it might seem a little dull. In cases such as that, would it be more exciting if an animated character was in the picture? What if a reviewer could ‘interact’ with this fictional character and later edit it in during post-production? We felt that it would be interesting to watch, especially if the vlog review was given a storyline of some sort, giving the animated character an opportunity to play a part in it.

After having prepared the sketch, however, we realised that it may not be as feasible of an idea for Project Four, not only due to the fact that we have little experience with animation, but also because a vlog review done this way might require scripts and planning beforehand, which may not make the review as genuine as desired.