Digital Graphic Narrative

Development

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Shape Task

Shape Task

Shape Task

Evaluation

What did you like about your image?I really like my pig, as I feel the shape fit well together and really make a good shape that looks like a pig.

What would you improve if you did it again?I would improve by adding more detail to the house and otter as they lack details.

Rotoscope

Rotoscope

Rotoscope

Evaluation

What did you like about your image?I like how the body looks, I feel I have god the shapes made well and you can clearly tell what it is.What would you improve if you did it again?Next time I would take more time in adding the details, and features as this is unfinished.

Film Quotes

Film Quotes

Evaluation

What did you like about your image?I like my UP film quote, I think the way I made the balloons is very effective and is easy to identify as the film.What would you improve if you did it again?I would want to re do the text on my lion king quote as it doesn’t look very effective, and it is hard to read.

Text Based

Evaluation

What did you like about your image?I really like the one where there is a pattern/image behind it I think this loos very effective and eye-catching. What would you improve if you did it again?I would next time be more adventurous when editing my texts, by adding more colours or making them more obviously distorted.

Comic Book

Comic Book

Comic Book

Comic Book

Evaluation

What did you like about your image?I like these images in this style, I think when the colours are used they can make the image look more affective and eye catching.What would you improve if you did it again?Try another image and make it more colourful, I would like to do one which is more adventurous.

Photo Story

Evaluation

What did you like about your image?I like how my images loo, I think they look effective as I have made them look like a cartoon.What would you improve if you did it again?The photos I took were not that good, I think next time I would spend more time planning how to take my images more effectively.

Illustration

Evaluation

What did you like about your image?I like the shaping of my character, I feel it is the style I am going for when making my story.

What would you improve if you did it again?Im not a very confident drawer, so I feel It could look a lot better if I had made it on Photoshop so It wouldn’t have been hand drawn.

Narrative Environment

Evaluation

What did you like about your image?I like the texture of the snow I used on the ground, I think this makes the image look more realistic.What would you improve if you did it again?I would make more effort with the trees, by making a few different ones, with different colours and sizes.

Initial Ideas

Idea GenerationThe three little pigsStory – the pigs make three different houses out of different materials, the wolf comes and blows 2 down but the third one stays stable, so he tries to climb in the chimney but he gets burnt. Moral – hard work pays offThere are no real bad themes or language in this, it will also be able to fit with in 8-12 pages as it is quite a short story. It shouldn’t take too long to do as there are only four characters, three of which are pigs. There will also only be a few different locations to make which will help speed up the making.Locations – There will be a setting for each of the pigs houses, and also the settings for when they are finding the straw, sticks and bricks to make the houses.Characters – there will be the wolf, and three little pigs to be made, the pigs will be easier as I can make one and copy it and just add a little something different on the each one to tell them apart.

The ugly duckling.Story – ducklings are born, one is grey and ugly. He is bullied by the other ducks by the way he look, this make him very sad. He runs away and is sad for a very long times. He goes to the river one day to watch the pretty ducks swim, when he gets to the water he sees a pretty duck looking at him, then he realizes this is his reflection and he is now a beautiful swan. Moral – don’t be afraid to be yourself.The vocab and themes are not to dark for young kids, it will also fit between 8-12 pages as it is a small story.It shouldn’t take me too long to make as there will only be a couple settings and a few different ducks to create.Locations – There will be one for when he is little this is of some grass with a small river which will be used a few times. There will also be one of where he runs away to, and lastly the new lake which is is on when he finds out he is no longer ugly.Characters – there will be 2 ducks for the main duck, one when he is ugly and one when he transforms. There will also be a mother duck, and the 3 or 4 other sibling duckling to be made. And lastly there will be the 2 or 3 pretty ducks/swans he sees towards the end.

Mood board of chosen idea

Mood board of chosen idea

Mood board of chosen idea

This is the colour scheme I want for my story, I want it al Christmas colous, very bright. Greens, reds and whites will be mostly used.

Mood board of chosen idea

This is the idea I have for what the inside of the grotto, or workshop area will look like on the inside. It looks cozy and is very Christmassy with the lights and tinsel, this will help to keep the children interested as it is so bright and eye catching.

Mood board of chosen idea

This s how I want my reindeers to look, I want them to be quite cartoony, but look cute as well as it is a children's book they can look less realistic.

Mood board of chosen idea

Mood board of chosen idea

ProposalDimensions

For my book I think I will have around 10 pages.

Story OverviewThere are three reindeers who have been asked by Santa to help build a sleigh that is strong enough to carry all the presents. He gives them a year to build it, the first reindeers starts straight away, the second one starts a few months till Christmas and the third starts the night before. Santa comes to test the sleighs. The second and third reindeers sleighs break as they didn't try hard enough when building them, but the first reindeers sleigh doesn't break and holds all the presents, ad for his hard work Santa lets him lead the front of the sleigh on Christmas.

Export FormatI will be exporting it as either a PDF or a JPEG.

Advantages: These files can be compressed so the files size becomes smaller, this means it can be sent to others more easily. It also keeps its quality. Disadvantages: These file can only be viewed on adobe software, which can be inconvenient for some people. Also once compressed the file cant be re-edited.

DeadlineI will have till the third of February to complete the production of my book.

Audience

My audience will be both boys and girls ages 3-5. I felt that have my book suited to both genders will make it more appealing to the parents when buying it, as they can have one book instead of two. The geodemographics for my book is British children mainly, as it will be written in English. Also my book is to do with Christmas, so children who are maybe from different countries may not celebrate Christmas, so they wont be interested in the same way an English child will be. My book will most likely be appealing to all the children as both boys and girls get equally excited over Christmas.

Production Methods

To make my backgrounds and characters I think I will use a mix of both the shapes and rota scoping, as i feel this will be the best way to get the look for the characters I am aiming for. The rota scoping will be helpful when making my background as I will be able to get the shapes of pants in the background in more detail and the shapes will look realistic. I will also use the shapes for a lot of the bigger more simple shapes as this is quick and easier than the rota scoping an will help save me time, so I can add more detail in the time I have.

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

A lot of thought when into the proposal and this is clearly shown thought the detail in it. The story is well thought through and the target audience is very clearly known.

The only improvement that could be made is adding more advantages and disadvantages for the Export Format and who the reindeers are as the first reindeer get to lead the slay however normal it is Rudolf

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

You have clearly thought about other ideas in detail and know clearly how you would do them and have been thought through just as much as the actually idea

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

You have gone into a good amount of detail referring to the the audience and production techniques that you are going to use. I feel that these cover how your finished product is going to look as well as the creation process.

Try and add the dimensions of the paper size that you are going to be using in your piece of work to better understand how your finished product is going to be expressed.

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

You have provided a strong range of mood boards which help to demonstrate the type of book you are trying to create. The individual mood boards dedicated to the characters shows that you are putting a large emphasis on character development which is a key part of the story telling process.

Maybe try and adapt more on the mind map that you have produced. Whilst all the content there is useful, it could use some more information to back it up. Possible information could be how you aim to adapt the children’s tale into your own book, or information based on the environment the book is set in as well as many more alternatives.

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

I like your story idea and I think that it is perfect for people aged between 3-5. I like the how the story is easy to understand so that the children will be able to read it with ease. I like the detail that has been gone into with the productions methods and I think that the methods that you have chosen to complete your 10 pages will be the most effective.

For the proposal I wouldn’t change much but if I was to change one thing it would be to add some more disadvantages and advantages when it comes to the file types.

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

I like how you have done lots of mood boards that show each individual part of the story and how you have covered it in mass detail. This means you will have lots to use for you Rotoscoping. I also like how you have used two different stories in the mind map section. I like how you have gone into lots of detail with the second mind map and you have looked into each section in good detail.

If I was to change one thing it would to be to go into the same amount of detail in the first mind map that you did the second.

Feedback SummarySum up your feedback.All feedback said there is lots of detail being put in, the mind maps were also mention and how they show what I am going t do very clearly. A couple of times it was mentioned that I should add more on to my mind maps too, for example more about how I am changing the stories.

Which parts of your feedback do you agree with and why?I agree that I need to add in the dimensions of the paper, I thought I had added it but I didn't. I also agree that I might want to go in to more depth about how the other few stories were.

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

I disagree that I need to add more to my mind maps about how i am changing the story, I think that I have shown this very well and it is clear how I will change the story.

Original Script

Once upon a time there was an old mother pig who had three little pigs and not enough food to feed them. So when they were old enough, she sent them out into the world to seek their fortunes.The first little pig was very lazy. He didn't want to work at all and he built his house out of straw. The second little pig worked a little bit harder but he was somewhat lazy too and he built his house out of sticks. Then, they sang and danced and played together the rest of the day.The third little pig worked hard all day and built his house with bricks. It was a sturdy house complete with a fine fireplace and chimney. It looked like it could withstand the strongest winds.The next day, a wolf happened to pass by the lane where the three little pigs lived; and he saw the straw house, and he smelled the pig inside. He thought the pig would make a mighty fine meal and his mouth began to water.So he knocked on the door and said: "Little pig! Little pig! Let me in! Let me in!"But the little pig saw the wolf's big paws through the keyhole, so he answered back: "No! No! No! Not by the hairs on my chinny chin chin!”Then the wolf showed his teeth and said: "Then I'll huff and I'll puff and I'll blow your house down."So he huffed and he puffed and he blew the house down! The wolf opened his jaws very wide and bit down as hard as he could, but the first little pig escaped and ran away to hide with the second little pig.The wolf continued down the lane and he passed by the second house made of sticks; and he saw the house, and he smelled the pigs inside, and his mouth began to water as he thought about the fine dinner they would make.So he knocked on the door and said: "Little pigs! Little pigs! Let me in! Let me in!"But the little pigs saw the wolf's pointy ears through the keyhole, so they answered back: "No! No! No! Not by the hairs on our chinny chin chin!"So the wolf showed his teeth and said: "Then I'll huff and I'll puff and I'll blow your house down."So he huffed and he puffed and he blew the house down! The wolf was greedy and he tried to catch both pigs at once, but he was too greedy and got neither! His big jaws clamped down on nothing but air and the two little pigs scrambled away as fast as their little hooves would carry them.The wolf chased them down the lane he almost caught them. But they made it to the brick house and slammed the door closed before the wolf could catch them. The three little pigs they were very frightened, they knew the wolf wanted to eat them. And that was very, very true. The wolf hadn't eaten all day and he had worked up a large appetite chasing the pigs around and now he could smell all three of them inside and he knew that the three little pigs would make a lovely feast.So the wolf knocked on the door and said: "Little pigs! Little pigs! Let me in! Let me in!"But the little pigs saw the wolf's narrow eyes through the keyhole, so they answered back: "No! No! No! Not by the hairs on our chinny chin chin!"So the wolf showed his teeth and said: "Then I'll huff and I'll puff and I'll blow your house down."Well! he huffed and he puffed. He puffed and he huffed. And he huffed, huffed, and he puffed, puffed; but he could not blow the house down. At last, he was so out of breath that he couldn't huff and he couldn't puff anymore. So he stopped to rest and thought a bit.But this was too much. The wolf danced about with rage and swore he would come down the chimney and eat up the little pig for his supper. But while he was climbing on to the roof the little pig made up a blazing fire and put on a big pot full of water to boil. Then, just as the wolf was coming down the chimney, the little piggy off with the lid, and plump! in fell the wolf into the scalding water.So the little piggy put on the cover again, boiled the wolf up, and the three little pigs ate him for supper.

https://americanliterature.com/childrens-stories/the-three-little-pigs

Story Breakdown

boxing day – Santa asks the three reindeers to make him a sleigh

reindeer1 (Steve) gets started asap

reindeer2 (Allen) waits a few months and starts half way though the year

reindeer3 (Brian) only starts the night before

Santa arrives on Christmas eve to check on the sleighs

he tests reindeer3 sleigh and it breaks

he tests reindeer2 sleigh and it breaks

then he tests reindeer1 sleigh and it hold all the presents

he is so please with reindeer1 he gives him a glowing red nose

he is in the front of the sleigh and they flight away and leave the other two lazy reindeers.

Draft Script

Page 1: One day, Santa asked his reindeers to make him a sleighPage 2: reindeer 1 wanted to get started straight away but his brothers were too lazy, so he decided to start on his own.Page 3: 8 months had past and reindeer2 was getting worried he hadn't started yet, so he decided to make his own sleigh.Page 4: It was one night to go before the sleighs had to be ready for Santa, and reindeer3 was fast asleep with still no sleight made!Page 5: Santa has arrived to collect the sleigh.Page 6: he is very disappoint to see that reindeer3 has not bothered to help or make his own.Page 7: He goes to tests reindeer2 sleigh, as he loads his presents in to the sleigh its breaks in two!Page 8: upset by the other reindeers lack of effort, he takes he sack of presents and try's it on reindeer1 sleighPage 9: reindeer1 sleigh holds the presents and Santa is so happy,Page 10: Santa reward reindeer1 with the red nose and lets him lead the sleigh, leaving reindeer2 and reindeer3 behind.

Final Script

One boxing day, Santa asked his three little reindeer to make him a sleigh.Brian wanted to get started straight away but his brothers were too lazy, so he decided to start on his own.8 months had past and Allen was getting worried he hadn't started yet, so he decided to make his own sleigh.There was one night to go before the sleighs had to be ready for Santa, and Steve was fast asleep with still no sleigh made!Santa arrived to collect the sleigh, he was very disappoint to see that Steve has not bothered to help or make his own.He went to test Allen's sleigh, as he loaded his presents in to the sleigh it broke in two!Upset by the other reindeers lack of effort, he took his sack of presents and tried it on Brian’s sleigh. Brian's sleigh held the presents and Santa was so happy.Santa rewarded Brian with the red nose. Brian also led the sleigh for Santa that Christmas, leaving Allen and Steve behind.

Digital Flat Plans

Digital Flat Plans