Thursday, February 28, 2019
Wednesday, February 20, 2019
Lo3 - Develop an original character
After i did my research i decided that i wanted to make a character based comic strip rather than a graphic novel. This is mainly because my artistic skill isn't great so a more simple approach would work better in the creation of the character. I started by mindmapping ideas:
https://www.gocomics.com/comics/lists/1722463/
I wanted my character to be fun like this one and have short adventures that would hold a younger person's attention. I also looked at corporal clott in the Beano as this was similar to my original idea:
https://twitter.com/BeanoOfficial/status/1108673605402005507
I decided to use 'Pirate Pete' as my title and developed the idea of a really rubbish pirate. He would go on great adventures but never really get anywhere. I decided that the character would feature:
A simple art style
Stand alone stories
Cartoonish drawings
Non offensive humour
In terms of appeareance I decided teh character would need:
Eye Patch
Pirate Hat
Sword
Long coat
Beard
I decided to avoid hook hands and peg legs as this would limit some of the story for younger audiences. Also it would be easier to draw.
From these ideas i liked the idea of an inept adult that would appeal to a younger target audience. I started by thinking about developing 'General Chaos' but found this was too close to an existing Beano character. I then thought about what other type of person would be good for younger children and decided on a pirate. This would allow each comic strip to be a short story that told a joke or set the charatcer up to fail. I looked at existing pirate comics, and found good examples from Pirate Mike:
I wanted my character to be fun like this one and have short adventures that would hold a younger person's attention. I also looked at corporal clott in the Beano as this was similar to my original idea:
I decided to use 'Pirate Pete' as my title and developed the idea of a really rubbish pirate. He would go on great adventures but never really get anywhere. I decided that the character would feature:
A simple art style
Stand alone stories
Cartoonish drawings
Non offensive humour
In terms of appeareance I decided teh character would need:
Eye Patch
Pirate Hat
Sword
Long coat
Beard
I decided to avoid hook hands and peg legs as this would limit some of the story for younger audiences. Also it would be easier to draw.
Sunday, January 13, 2019
Lo2 - Panel Layout
I decided to use a basic panel layout as this was similar to the comics i had looked at. I planned out the panels as below:
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| Page 1 panel plan |
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| Page 2 Panel Plan |
Thursday, January 10, 2019
LO2 - Script
Pirate Pete
Week 1 - "The Open Sea"
EXT. A body of water.
A lone ship sails through unsettled waters, the wind blowing through its sails.
NARRATOR: The Wind Blows
Unseen Sailor(shouts):Splice the mainbrace!
EXT. Ship's bow
Waves break against the bow of the ship, which continues on its course.
NARRATOR: The Waves Roll
EXT. SHip's Bridge
A captain stands steady behind his wheel, gazing into the distance.
NARRATOR: A steady hand.
CUT To: MAP
A well worn map sits on the deck, the captain's measuring compass laid next to it.
NARRATOR: ...and a plotted course
EXT. SHip's deck
UNSEEN SAILORS(shouts): LAND AHOY!
The captain takes up his telescope and spies the island in the distance, this could be it. The treasure they have searched for.
PIRATE PETE(Commanding):All hands on deck!
UNSEEN SAILORS: Aye Aye Captain!
The ship sails on toward the island, the excitement builds.
EXT. Ship's deck
PIRATE PETE(triumphantly): To the treasure lads!
EXT. Park boating lake
The hire boat sails softly across teh boating lake. The 'captain' stands alone at the rear of it as an electronic scratchy voice can be heard.
BOATING LAKE ATTENDANT (off through tannoy): Come in no 47, your time is up.
PIRATE PETE: GRRRRRRRRRR
END.
Monday, January 7, 2019
LO2 - Develop an original story to be told within the graphic novel or comic
I decided that each of my character's comic strip would be its own adventure or tell a joke. As this is the first of the comic i wanted to set my character up as a comedy figure by making a joke of how serious he is:
"On a choppy water a lone vessel is sailing in full sail. The captain at his wheel has set the course carefully and is waiting for any sign of land. He keeps the ship sailing straight even though wind and waves push him around. Eventuall the call of 'land ahoy' goes up and the captain peers through his telescope. He sees the island, the one from the map and stirs his crew into action.
At this point a crackly electronic voice comes over the waves, 'come in number 47, your time is up!', Pirate Pete is upset, he's spent all his weekly allowance and has to stop his voyage across the park boating lake. Its tough being a 21st century pirate. "
This approach fits with similar stories/characters from british comics and comic strips. Making the hero seem foolish or ridiculous.
"On a choppy water a lone vessel is sailing in full sail. The captain at his wheel has set the course carefully and is waiting for any sign of land. He keeps the ship sailing straight even though wind and waves push him around. Eventuall the call of 'land ahoy' goes up and the captain peers through his telescope. He sees the island, the one from the map and stirs his crew into action.
At this point a crackly electronic voice comes over the waves, 'come in number 47, your time is up!', Pirate Pete is upset, he's spent all his weekly allowance and has to stop his voyage across the park boating lake. Its tough being a 21st century pirate. "
This approach fits with similar stories/characters from british comics and comic strips. Making the hero seem foolish or ridiculous.
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