Red Envelope/ Ang Pao
Objective
- To introduce Chinese culture in Malaysia
- To Introduce usage of Ang Pao
Target Audience
- Kids
- Age: 6 - 12
Brief Description
Content
1)Introduction
~ About - Red Envelope/Angpow is also called as laisee.
~ Origin - There was a Chinese story about the origin of Ang Pow. Our ancestors used to harm by a monster named "year" (nian) which could even eat human being. When those who are lucky enough to survive for another New Year celebration, the elders will give the young people Red Envelope to restrain the sense of tenuous existance and give protection against evil or inauspicious Chi.
~ Ang Pow is in red color because Chinese believe that red color is lucky and auspicious.
2)When to Give?
~ Chinese New Year - Ang Pow are given by married couples to small children, teenagers and unmarried adults, elders(grand parents) to young people and also parents to children.
~ Weddings – Ang Pow are given by the relatives and guests to the married couple as a sign of blessing. The couple will also give Ang Pow to the children who follow their parents to the ceremony.
~ Birthdays - It is traditional to give red envelopes to parents when their baby celebrates his/her first month. Or the parents give to their own children during their birthday as a sign of blessing. Sometimes, the elders also give them to the younger generation when they celebrate, for example, their 70th birthday.
~ Baby born - It is traditional to give red envelopes to parents when their baby celebrates his/her first month.
~ Prior to the New Year – It is given by the boss to the employees as a gift or bonus. It is believed that if you gift them, their good fortunes will come back to your company.
Concept
The main design theme for our prototype is cute as our target audience is kids. There will be cute characters with thick outline.
Elements
Images are the element that will dominant in the application. Most of the images are drawn using Macromedia Director and Freehand. Some pictures such as the samples of ang pao will be edited in Adobe Photoshop and then import into Director. Besides, different music will be added in as background music for each scene, depends on their contents. At least 6 songs will be used, some of them are crystal and instrumental music, mostly are without lyrics but only melody.
Timeline
Week 1 - Form group
Week 2 - Discuss theme/title, contents
Week 3 - Storyboard
Week 4 - GUI
Week 5 - Drawing
Week 6 - Scripting
Week 7 - Audio and Submission
Flowchart
Intro --> Origin --> Chinese New Year --> Wedding --> Baby Born --> Birthday --> The End os the year --> End
We arrange the storyline as shown because there will be a main character in our application. The overall story is about the life of a boy, from his childhood until he is old, the events which are related to Ang Pao that he has experienced. He will have a special mark which will make him easier to be identified.
Graphic User Interface (GUI)
This will be the design of our application. A different column at the bottom for all the controls.
Storyboard
Origin of Ang Pao
There will be the monster “Nian” and firecrackers, some Chinese traditional houses, the boy(main) who is receiving ang pao from an elder.
Chinese New Year
Parents giving ang pao to the boy(main), and another kid holding ang pao in his hand happily.
Wedding
The boy has grown up become a man(main), and going to marry. He together with his wife, receiving ang pao from their parents, and they also give ang pao to the children who attend their wedding.
Baby Born
The man(main) and his wife has their first child, their relatives celebrate the first month of the baby and give the couple ang pao, as a blessing to the new baby.
Birthday
It has been some years and the man(main) is now old, celebrating his 70th birthday, accompany by his wife, together give ang pao to their grandchildren and other kids.
End of The Year
The old man(main) as the boss of his company, deliver ang pao to his staff, as bonus for them.
