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:

Page 1 panel plan

Page 2 Panel Plan

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.

 

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.