Digital Graphic Narrative

Development

Lewis Powell

Shape Task

Shape Task

Shape Task

Evaluation

What did you like about your image?The thing that I like best about the shape images is their cartoon style. I think this technique works for creating a cartoon animal, this is because the features are more noticeable and exaggerated. Overall I like my images created using the shape technique, I like how simply building up shapes created clear image of an animal.

What would you improve if you did it again?If I was to do improve anything, next time I used this technique I would try to create an animal with more colours and pattern. Adding more colours and patterns, I feel would create a more interesting final image.

Rotoscope

Rotoscope

Rotoscope

Rotoscope

Evaluation

What did you like about your image?The thing I like best about these images is the finished look and how adding extra detail created a really good image. I also like how in my later images how it used different tones of colour and shade, which created a better overall finish. Overall I really like the images I have created using the rotoscope technique and feel that this is a technique I am very comfortable using.

What would you improve if you did it again?Although I really like my finished images, I feel that I could still add detail to them. Next time I used this technique I would try and also create a background to make the image look more complete.

Narrative Environment

Narrative Environment

Evaluation

What did you like about your image?The things that I really like about this image are the bright colours and interesting shapes which have come together and formed an image. Another thing I like about this image is the overall finish, I like the details, like the logs and windows. Overall I really like this image and defiantly see how I could use this when creating a setting for a story.

What would you improve if you did it again?There is a couple of aspects of the image that I think could be improved, and that this the grass and sky. The grass could have more detail like shading and colours, as well as flowers and other things to make the areas look better. The sky colour is not quite right and I feel that some clouds would make the setting appear more complete.

Text Based

Text Based

Evaluation

What did you like about your image?I really like most of the styles of texts I have created, and feel that they could all be used and altered to suit different uses. I think that the best text style that I have created is the final one with the image of the skyline creating the letters. This one is the most clear and could be useful for a front cover.

What would you improve if you did it again?If I was to create other text types, next time I would focus on making sure that the styles are readable. This is because with some of the styles I have created they are slightly unclear. So making sure that the text is clear and interesting is defiantly something I will focus on next time.

Comic Book

Comic Book

Comic Book

Comic Book

Evaluation

What did you like about your image?I like the style and overall look of the comic book images. I like the fact the the images can look very realistic or quite abstract. In my images I like the shadow detail, especially in my final image, which looks more realistic that the others because of the high detail in the threshold step. Overall I really like the images I have created in this style and enjoyed changing the colours and appearance of the images.

What would you improve if you did it again?If I was to use this style again, I would look more into the use of the text boxes as in some of my images I don’t feel like they truly fit the image and they don’t appear to have been added carefully, and therefore stand out.

Photo Story

Evaluation

What did you like about your image?I really like the image that I have created and feel that it combines the comic book a style to use it as a story. I like the fact that this process is quicker and an easier way of achieving a story than creating every aspect. Overall I really like the image that I have created and I feel that it could be used as a way to create a story.

What would you improve if you did it again?If I was to do this again I would possibly try and have a more interesting story as well as use more images of the page. I feel that if the story could have been better and if I had the chance I would add more detail and location. Also I think if I was to use more images the final image would be fuller and have many more interesting aspects.

Illustration

Evaluation

What did you like about your images?I like the small animal images I have drawn and parts of the logos and symbols. However I don’t feel that my person and some other aspects are quite as good. My best image is of the lion which I feel has good detail, but looks quite cartoon like in style. I feel this image as well as some of the other animals would work well in a child's story.

What would you improve if you did it again?If I was to do this again I would take longer to draw my images, and add more detail including colour. If I was to take longer and develop my images I feel that they would, overall come out with a better standard. If I added colour to some of my images I think this would elevate them to having a much more interesting appearance.

Image from Quote

Evaluation

What did you like about your image?I like the overall finish of this image and how it clearly shows the western landscape. I really like the colours in this image and there brightness adds a lot of aesthetic value to the image. Overall I think this image works well in the style I have tried to create it in, and looks good as a cartoon.

What would you improve if you did it again?There are however a few things that I know could be improved if I was to create this image again. First of all I would be more careful with detail especially in the grass areas, which I feel could have tone variation to make the area look better. One last thing that could be improved is the text, now I feel that it is too small and for some may be hard to read.

Initial Ideas

Mind Map of inspiration

Idea Generation

Castle

Forest / Rumpelstiltskin’s camp

Rumpelstiltskin

Rupelstiltskin is the title character in the story. In my version I want him to appear elf like. He needs to appear kind so it is believable that he would be trusted. But he also needs to be evil and have some scare factor to him therefore he might have one then more version especially in his final scene, where he becomes angry.

Elizabeth Elizabeth is the main character in the story she is featured in most of the book. I would like the character to look like the images below. For the story there will be two version of this character, there needs to be a pauper version for the beginning of the story and a princess like version at the end, once she has married the prince.

PrinceThe Prince- In the original story there is not a prince and instead the woman marries the King. Because in my version the king is shown to be a nasty greedy man I thought it would be better for the woman to marry a prince. The prince in my story will feature heavily at the end and he has to look like a strong character. In my version the prince is going to find out Rupelstiltskins name, so he is an important character.

MillerMiller: Elizabeth's father, this character is only on one page so is not to important. I would like him to be old and quite fat. He also needs to appear as a pauper.

The King is one of the villains of the story. His greed leads him to lock up Elizabeth and force her to turn straw to gold (Which she cannot do. The king needs to be old and rich, so his appearance should be something like one of these images.

BabyThe baby in the story is one of the most important aspects. However because this character actually doesn’t do anything, I have chosen to have a baby in a blanket.

ProposalDimensions

Number of pages- 11. Page size 25cm by 19cm

Story OverviewBeginning- In the castle a young millers daughter “Elizabeth” and the prince, play in the castle. After a few years the miller and his daughter are visiting the castle again, when the miller lies to the king and tells him that Elizabeth can spin straw into gold. The greedy king had Elizabeth placed in a dungeon.Middle- Elizabeth starts to cry, when she hears a voice and looks up to see a strange man stood in the dungeon. The man tells her that he can spin straw into gold and asks for something in return. Elizabeth hands over her mother’s necklace. Then the man sits at the spinning wheel and through the night turns the straw into gold. In the morning the king arrives to see all the gold and in his greed has the room refilled, with even more straw. The king then speaks to Elizabeth and says that if she spins all of this straw into gold she may marry his son the prince. Again when the king has left she begins to cry, then the man appears and asks for payment before he makes the straw gold. Elizabeth has nothing and continues to cry, then the man tells her that if she promises him her first born child he will turn the straw to gold. Elizabeth doubts the man would actually want a child and so agrees to the promise. Over night the man again turns the straw into gold.Ending- Because all of the straw had been spun into gold the king agreed that she could marry the prince. After there wedding Elizabeth and the prince had a child, a baby boy. One day the man returned and demanded that Elizabeth hand over her baby, Elizabeth begged the man for some way to undo there promise. The man told Elizabeth that if she found out what his name was within a week, he would not take her child. Over the next week all of the kingdom searched for the strange little man, on the final night the prince stumbled upon a camp where he watched the man dance around the fire and overheard the man sing his name. The next day the man came to the castle and asked Elizabeth to guess his name. Elizabeth joked guessing strange names, and after the man got mad he demanded that she have one final guess. Elizabeth spoke his name Rumpelstiltskin, and the man disappeared. Then the kingdom celebrated and nobody heard from Rumpelsiltskin again, the end.

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Deadline

15th of January 2016- Deadline for pages of book

Audience

The audience I am aiming for is 4-8 year old boys and girls. I think that 4-8 is the right age for this story because there is some minor risk in the story and the character Rumpelstiltskin could be seem as quite a scary figure. I feel that both boys and girls can appreciate this story as there is and adventure type risk as well as magical elements. I also believe that any child with an interest in adventure or fairy tale story's will like this book. Overall I think that any child of the 4-8 in and English speaking place could read the story I am creating.

Production Methods

The production method I am going to use as the main way of creating my story is Rotoscoping. I choose to use this method because I feel that the past images I have created with this have worked very well. I also think that Rotoscoping will give the cartoon and realistic style I am trying to use. I may also use some other methods such as shape, when I am creating backgrounds. Overall these will be the two main techniques that I will utilise when creating my children's book, I think that this combination will work well and give good illustrations that children will find interesting and complimentary to the story.

What are the strengths of the proposal? What areas of the proposal need further work?

The proposal is very strong. Your story is very well put together and I agree with your age range. The files size you have picked I think is suitable also.

Am not sure, you have done very well.

What are the strengths of the idea generation? What areas of idea generation could have been further developed?

The idea generation is very good there are lots of great ideas and you have gone into a lot of detail. Its clear and easy to read and I like how you have laid it out.

Think you have done enough well done.

What are the strengths of the proposal? What areas of the proposal need further work?

You have though through your book in detail, its good that you have the page size and how many pages you want. I like your production method you will get good quality images by doing it that way. It’s good that you have though out your story and you know where your going with it.

What is your font and text size. Rotoscoping may take some time.

What are the strengths of the idea generation? What areas of idea generation could have been further developed?

You have though out what you have wanted to do very well, you have given me a clear image of what you wanted to do for your book and what the characters looked like.

What made you want to do rumplestiltskin and what was your inspiration.

Sorry there’s not that much, your computer froze

What are the strengths of the proposal? What areas of the proposal need further work?

I think the proposal is incredibly well thought out and detailed. I like how you have a clear idea of exactly what you want to do and I think the detail you have used will help you create a really good book.

I think its written really well and personally I don’t think you need any further work on it.

What are the strengths of the idea generation? What areas of idea generation could have been further developed?

You have gone into immense detail which I can imagine has helped you create a strong idea of what you’d like to achieve with your end product. I like how you haven’t used vague mind maps and instead you’ve elaborated really well and come up with some really good ideas.

I think you have researched really well and have enough ideas to create your book and therefore I don’t really think you need any further improvements to your idea generation.

Feedback SummarySum up your feedback.Overall my feedback was very positive, everyone has said that I have gone into a lot of detail about how I would like my story to appear and be made. Some things do need to have something's added to them, but they are minor details which I have not decided upon yet such as font style and size.

Which parts of your feedback do you agree with and why?One person in my feedback has shown there concern about the production time of my chosen technique rotoscoping, I see where this comment has come from as when taking time to add immense detail the process can take a long time. To avoid running out of time I will plan out my time, into making the contents and putting the pages together.

Which parts of your feedback do you disagree with and why?

There are no parts of the feedback that I strongly disagree with.

Original Script-http://www.worldoftales.com/Rumpelstiltskin.html

There was once a miller who was poor, but he had one beautiful daughter. It happened one day that he came to speak with the king, and, to give himself consequence, he told him that he had a daughter who could spin gold out of straw. The king said to the miller, "That is an art that pleases me well; if thy daughter is as clever as you say, bring her to my castle to-morrow, that I may put her to the proof."When the girl was brought to him, he led her into a room that was quite full of straw, and gave her a wheel and spindle, and said,"Now set to work, and if by the early morning thou hast not spun this straw to gold thou shalt die." And he shut the door himself, and left her there alone.And so the poor miller's daughter was left there sitting, and could not think what to do for her life; she had no notion how to set to work to spin gold from straw, and her distress grew so great that she began to weep. Then all at once the door opened, and in came a little man, who said,"Good evening, miller's daughter; why are you crying?""Oh!" answered the girl, "I have got to spin gold out of straw, and I don't understand the business."Then the little man said,"What will you give me if I spin it for you?""My necklace," said the girl.The little man took the necklace, seated himself before the wheel, and whirr, whirr, whirr! three times round and the bobbin was full; then he took up another, and whirr, whirr, whirr! three times round, and that was full; and so he went on till the morning, when all the straw had been spun, and all the bobbins were full of gold. At sunrise came the king, and when he saw the gold he was astonished and very much rejoiced, for he was very avaricious. He had the miller's daughter taken into another room filled with straw, much bigger than the last, and told her that as she valued her life she must spin it all in one night. The girl did not know what to do, so she began to cry, and then the door opened, and the little man appeared and said,

Original Script-http://www.worldoftales.com/Rumpelstiltskin.html

"What will you give me if I spin all this straw into gold?""The ring from my finger," answered the girl.So the little man took the ring, and began again to send the wheel whirring round, and by the next morning all the straw was spun into glistening gold. The king was rejoiced beyond measure at the sight, but as he could never have enough of gold, he had the miller's daughter taken into a still larger room full of straw, and said,"This, too, must be spun in one night, and if you accomplish it you shall be my wife." For he thought, "Although she is but a miller's daughter, I am not likely to find any one richer in the whole world."As soon as the girl was left alone, the little man appeared for the third time and said,"What will you give me if I spin the straw for you this time?""I have nothing left to give," answered the girl."Then you must promise me the first child you have after you are queen," said the little man."But who knows whether that will happen?" thought the girl; but as she did not know what else to do in her necessity, she promised the little man what he desired, upon which he began to spin, until all the straw was gold. And when in the morning the king came and found all done according to his wish, he caused the wedding to be held at once, and the miller's pretty daughter became a queen.In a year's time she brought a fine child into the world, and thought no more of the little man; but one day he came suddenly into her room, and said,"Now give me what you promised me."The queen was terrified greatly, and offered the little man all the riches of the kingdom if he would only leave the child; but the little man said,"No, I would rather have something living than all the treasures of the world."Then the queen began to lament and to weep, so that the little man had pity upon her."I will give you three days," said he, "and if at the end of that time you cannot tell my name, you must give up the child to me”

Original Script-http://www.worldoftales.com/Rumpelstiltskin.html

Then the queen spent the whole night in thinking over all the names that she had ever heard, and sent a messenger through the land to ask far and wide for all the names that could be found. And when the little man came next day, (beginning with Caspar, Melchior, Balthazar) she repeated all she knew, and went through the whole list, but after each the little man said,"That is not my name."The second day the queen sent to inquire of all the neighbours what the servants were called, and told the little man all the most unusual and singular names, saying, "Perhaps you are called Roast-ribs, or Sheepshanks, or Spindleshanks?" But he answered nothing but"That is not my name."The third day the messenger came back again, and said,"I have not been able to find one single new name; but as I passed through the woods I came to a high hill, and near it was a little house, and before the house burned a fire, and round the fire danced a comical little man, and he hopped on one leg and cried,"To-day do I bake, to-morrow I brew,The day after that the queen's child comes in;And oh! I am glad that nobody knewThat the name I am called is Rumpelstiltskin!"You cannot think how pleased the queen was to hear that name, and soon afterwards, when the little man walked in and said, "Now, Mrs. Queen, what is my name?" she said at first,"Are you called Jack?""No," answered he."Are you called Harry?" she asked again."No," answered he. And then she said,"Then perhaps your name is Rumpelstiltskin!""The devil told you that! the devil told you that!" cried the little man, and in his anger he stamped with his right foot so hard that it went into the ground above his knee; then he seized his left foot with both his hands in such a fury that he split in two, and there was an end of him.

Story Breakdown.

1. (Introduction) – Little Prince and Elizabeth are friends.

2. Miller lies and tells the king his daughter can spin straw into gold

3. The King arrests Elizabeth and tells her she must spin the room full of straw into gold.

4. Elizabeth meets Rupelstiltskin who offers to turn the straw into gold in return for a necklace.

5. in the morning the King sees all the gold. He has the room filled again, but this time is she succeeds, Elizabeth can marry the prince.

6. Again Rumpelstiltskin appears, but this time he wants her first born child.

7. The king sees all the gold and Elizabeth marries the Prince. Baby is born

8. Rumpelstiltskin appears and asks for the baby. He gives one week to guess his name.

9. The prince overhears the man say his name in the woods.

10. Elizabeth guesses his name RUPELSTILTSKIN. The man disappears.

11. Elizabeth and the Prince become King and Queen. The end.

Final ScriptFinal script goes here.

Once upon a time in a far away land, lived a greedy king. The King took everything he wanted, if it belonged to him or not. The King had a son who was best friends with the Miller’s daughter Elizabeth, the children always played together throughout the whole kingdom.

After some years the two were now grown up. The Miller was so proud of his daughter and often boasted about her to all the kingdoms people. One day the Miller was dining with the King, when the King began to tell story's of how the prince had battled a dragons. The jealous Miller told the greedy King that his daughter Elizabeth could spin straw into gold.

The greedy King ordered his knights to arrest Elizabeth and lock her in a room full of straw. The King told her that she must turn all of the straw into gold. Elizabeth pleaded with the King that she couldn’t spin straw into gold, but the King wouldn’t listen. Once he left, Elizabeth sat alone and cried

Knowing she couldn’t spin straw into gold, Elizabeth wished someone would help her. When she turned round, a strange small man stood in the dungeon. The man told Elizabeth that he would spin the straw into gold for her but he wanted something in return. Elizabeth handed over her mother’s necklace, and the strange man began his work.

In the morning Elizabeth woke up to see the room full of gold instead of straw. When the King entered he was so exited to see all of his gold, in his greed he filled the room with even more straw. The King then promised Elizabeth that if she spun all of the straw into gold she could marry the Prince.

Again Elizabeth began to cry and again the strange man appeared and offered his help. But Elizabeth had nothing to offer him in return, so the strange little man asked for her first born child. Elizabeth thought that the man wouldn’t want to take care of a baby, so she agreed. The the man sat at the spinning wheel and again began to work.

Final ScriptFinal script goes here.

In the morning the king arrived again to see all the straw had been spun into gold. To keep his promise the next day the Prince and Elizabeth were married, in a grand celebration for the whole kingdom. The next year Elizabeth had a baby boy, the whole kingdom was so happy.

However, the day after the new prince was born the strange man walked into the castle. He stood and demanded that Elizabeth kept her promise, and handed over her child. Elizabeth begged the man to take gold and jewels, but he refused. The strange man then offered her a chance to keep her child, if she guessed his name within a week.

For the next seven days the whole kingdom searched for the little man, but nobody could find him. One night, while riding in the woods, the Prince stumbled upon a campfire. He looked around to see the strange little man dancing and then he spoke his name. RUMPELSTILTSKIN.

The last day had arrived and the strange man appeared, in the throne room. Elizabeth teased the man guessing silly names, But the man got mad. He gave one last change for Elizabeth to guess his name. Elizabeth smiled at him, and asked if his name was RUMPELSTILTSKIN. The man looked shocked and couldn’t believe she had guessed his name ,he was so angry that he disappeared.

The Kingdom celebrated that there baby Prince was safe. Because of their bravery, Elizabeth and the prince became King and Queen. As for RUPELSTILTSKIN he was never heard from again.

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1- Wide landscape view of castle2- Close up of two characters sat at table (Throne Room)3- Large room full of straw and a spinning wheel. 4- same room but close up of strange man.5- same room now full of gold.6- Same room again full of even more straw.7- Same room full of even more gold.8- Throne room characters holding baby.9- Forest setting with a camp (Dark scene)10- Throne room again similar to page 8.11- Ending night sky with firework celebration.

Test Page

Changes made• Final Script Draft twoIn the morning the king arrived again to see all the straw had been spun into gold. Amazed by all the riches, the king let Elizabeth go from the dungeon. The King remained in the dungeon surrounded by his precious gold. Elizabeth ran home and told her father the whole story, about the strange man.

NEW PAGE-The next week the Prince and Elizabeth were married, in a grand celebration for the whole kingdom. Elizabeth and her father moved into the castle and were so exited. The next year Elizabeth had a baby boy, the whole kingdom was so happy.

However, the day after the new prince was born the strange man walked into the castle. He stood and demanded that Elizabeth kept her promise, and handed over her child. Elizabeth begged the man to take gold and jewels, but he refused. The strange man then offered her a chance to keep her child, if she guessed his name within a week.

For the next seven days the whole kingdom searched for the little man, but nobody could find him. One night, while riding in the woods, the Prince stumbled upon a campfire. He looked around to see the strange little man dancing and then he sung his name. RUMPELSTILTSKIN.

The last day had arrived and the strange man appeared, in the throne room. Elizabeth teased the man guessing silly names, But the man got mad. He gave one last change for Elizabeth to guess his name. Elizabeth smiled at him, and asked if his name was RUMPELSTILTSKIN. The man looked shocked and couldn’t believe she had guessed his name ,he was so angry that he disappeared.

The Kingdom celebrated that there baby Prince was safe. Because of their bravery, Elizabeth and the prince became King and Queen. As for RUPELSTILTSKIN he was never heard from again.