This week’s focus was on worldbuilding. When creating a fictional world, it’s important to use key visual and narrative elements that quickly communicate the setting to the audience.

First idea

My first story has a feeling similar to Top Gun. I imagined a world where people race with fighter jets, like F1 racing but in the sky.

The main character loses his best friend in an accident during a race. After that, he feels very sad and stops flying. He goes back to a normal life, but one day he remembers the last words his friend said before the crash. After thinking deeply, he decides to return to flying and join the race again.

Feedback

Although the theme of my story seems clear enough, it’s still important to provide enough background information at the beginning to make the whole story feel more complete and well-rounded.

Second idea

My second story is more focused on action. It’s about a robot that breaks into a lab to get its memories back. On the way, it fights many robot guards and finally reaches the memory storage.

At first, this story didn’t have much meaning, so I added a small twist. When the robot finds its memory card, it is already broken. In the end, the robot decides not to hold on to the past. Instead, it takes a blank memory card nearby and chooses to create new memories for the future.

Feedback

The second story has a similar issue — it lacks a clear background to support the narrative. Since it mainly focuses on animation, it’s important to add a more detailed setting to give the story more depth.

Third idea

The third story is a continuation of a project I made last term. In that work, I used the human body as a metaphor — like a huge factory — and designed a mechanical heart inside it. The idea was told in a fable-like way to remind people to take proper rest and care of themselves.

In this new story, I continue with the same theme and explore it further.

Feedback

The third story has the most serious problem — it doesn’t even tell a complete story. Although the background is well-developed, the narrative needs to be finished to make it whole.

Reflection

Overall, although I’m able to develop a relatively complete storyline, I need to focus more on strengthening the background and setting. This helps provide strong motivation for the characters and builds a believable and coherent world.