| Shot 1: | "hungry cat" |
| Duration: | 3 sec. |
| Scene: | closeup of cat's face |
| Animation: | cat's head weaving side to side |
| Why: | introduces the cat. the cat is watching something. viewer wants to know what. |
| Shot 2: | "we see the fish" |
| Duration: | 4.5 sec. |
| Scene: | 3/4 back shot from over the cat's shoulder showing that he's watching the fish. |
| Animation: | The cat's head is turning from side to side watching the fish as it swims. The fish is swimming around in the tank. |
| Why: | introduce the fish. resolves what the cat is watching builds up anticipation that the cat will do something |
| Shot 3: | "pounce and smack" | |
| Duration: | 4.5 sec. | |
| Scene: | side view of the cat(1/2 screen) and fish in Tank(1/2 screen) | |
| Animation: | the fish is swiming around (including through the castle), then stops and looking at the cat; The cat sniffs at the tank, and then pounces at the tank. The base never leaves the ground but it slides forward. The cat hits the tank. | |
| Why: | resolves what the cat does shows that the cat wants the fish. shows how the cat can locomote |
| Shot 4: | "head shake" |
| Duration: | 2.5 sec. |
| Scene: | From in front of the cat's head, like shot 1. |
| Animation: | The cat shakes its head, then looks up and to the left then the right. |
| Why: | The cat shakes his head because he just bumped his nose. emphasizes boundries of the tank to the viewer |
| Shot 5: | "exit stage right" |
| Duration: | 7 sec. |
| Scene: | Same as shot #3, but further out. |
| Animation: | The cat turns around and exits stage right. After a short period of time the fish that had been swimming stops and looks the direction of the cat and blows bubbles. The cat comes hopping fast on stage. |
| Why: | The cat leaves acting like he didn't care about the fish. introduces the environment cat needs running start to jump high enough to get in the tank. |
| Shot 6: | "big jump" |
| Duration: | 0.5 sec. |
| Scene: | Side view of the cat, cat fills most of screen |
| Animation: | The cat is making is final big leap out of the camera view. |
| Why: | heightens viewer's curiosity as to whether the cat will succeed |
| Shot 7: | "in the tank" |
| Duration: | 3.5 sec. |
| Scene: | A reverse shot of that done in shot #2 |
| Animation: | The cat lands in the tank and turns around |
| Why: | The cat is landing and then looks for the fish. |
| Shot 8: | "where's the fish?" |
| Duration: | 2 sec. |
| Scene: | The camera is in the same position as in shot #3 |
| Animation: | The fish swims around the outside of the tank. The fish then swims to the tank facing the cat and blows a bubble. |
| Why: | the punch line Let the viewer know that the fish doesn't need to be in the tank to swim. |
| Shot 9: | "wide shot" |
| Duration: | 3.5 sec. |
| Scene: | A wide shot of the environment |
| Animation: | The fish swims though its environment. Through the plant causing its leaves to move, and swimming through the handle of the mug. |
| Why: | To better instill into the viewer that the fish can
survive anywhere. denouement |
