development pro forma

Digital Graphic Narrative

Development

name

Shape Task

Evaluation

What did you like about your image?I like the simplicity of the image which brings out some of the main features in the animal for example the spots clearly identify that it’s a leopard and this could be spotted by a young child. I also like how easy it was to create using the shapes to get a basic outline of the animal. I also like how I used the grass tool on the paintbrush icon to make the leopard seem like he is placed in a scene and he’s walking through the grass.What would you improve if you did it again?If I were to improve my work I would give the leopard more shading to bring out more of the features in it and make it look slightly more realistic but not too much to be able to keep the cartoon characteristics.

Shape Task 2

Evaluation

What did you like about your image?I like how this image is created using the shapes and shadows to create more depth and detail to the image. I also like how I have designed the background to blend in with the rest of the image using shapes and Gaussian blur.What would you improve if you did it again?To improve my image I would make the foreground blend in with the background more to make the image look more realistic.

Rotoscope

Evaluation

What did you like about your image?I liked how simple these images were to create and the results they produced. When making these I created a basic outline of the characters using the polygon lasso tool and then change the colour of them using the colour overlay tool. I then used the colour range tool to use the shadows and features from the original photo to then use on my own. I think it works well as an image and stands out well. What would you improve if you did it again?If I were to do these type of images again I would choose a more detailed image rather than a close up to create more of a challenge and produce a more professional image.

Text Based

Evaluation

What did you like about your image?I liked how easy they were to create and how they look as a whole. I like the spacing have between each letter as i think it is a good amount to have as you can clearly see each letter and they are not merged together. My favourite text would be the 3rd one as it looks good as a title and with it having a clipping mask to show the image behind it it works really well.

What would you improve if you did it again?If i were to do this task again i would try and use shading in some of the letters to give them more depth and make them look slightly 3D.

Comic Book

EvaluationWhat did you like about your image?I liked how the effect of using the filter gallery can change the look of this image and in this case making it look more comic book looking. I think I used the threshold tool to my advantage creating more shadows on the characters bringing out more detail and shadows in the image. I liked my first image as it created a more dated look of the image like an old photograph or a torn up picture. The effect created fewer detail in the characters faces giving it a more abstract effect. My second image was a more realistic approach to a comic book keeping most of the detail in the image but still making it look more cartoon like. My third and final image was again an abstract image and mostly includes shapes to give the character his features. I like this image the most because it looks like it could be in a comic book. What would you improve if you did it again?If I were to do this task again I would find an image that I could create a black and white comic book effect out of it as I think this would work really well with some images.

Photography

EvaluationWhat did you like about your image?They show good emotions and showed good childhood themes. Each photo showed a good amount of joy for example the one with the person flag poling. In my images I was trying to capture the joy of childhood and how you feel invincible and love to show off to your friends. I think I captured this well in the first image of the person jumping off the hill as his arm movements show a feeling of happiness and joy as they are in the air. I also think the second image captures the feeling of being invincible as it shows strength and concentration.

What would you improve if you did it again?If I were to do this shoot again I would capture a image of a group of friends together doing something like jumping of a hill or running together

Illustration

Evaluation

What did you like about your image?I like this hand drawn image as it looks quite nice without colour. I think the angle that I drew it on is good because it shows more depth into the car and works well with the image.

What would you improve if you did it again?If I was to create this image again I would add more shading to it to give it more detail and I would draw things like sponsors on the sides of the car.

Initial Ideas

Mood board of inspiration

Idea Generation

On this mood board I am displaying the different styles of jack and the bean stalk that have been drawn and even directed before. From the styles of the basic cartoon style image to a film style image. I like the style of the 3rd one as it is easier to draw by using either roterscoping or shaping

This mood board is about the type of beanstalks and what I can make them look like. Some look 3D but other can look 2D and very basic like the 1st image above. I like the 3rd image as it looks like it was hand drawn and can be done using the paintbrush tools on Photoshop.

In this mood board I have looked at different types of giant I could use. I think the first image looks the best but is really dark and unsuitable for a children's book, I would probably use the second image on here of a more nimble giant.

On this mood board I have look at what jacks house would look like both and exterior would look like and how I could draw them to make them look like they would fit into a children’s story. I like how the forth image looks as it is clear to see what it is and it is not too cartoon like.

Text Options

On this page I have researched some text idea I would maybe use as the font in my writing. I went for a basic font on each choice so that it is readable to a child and can be used as both a title and the general font.

ProposalDimensionsI want my book to be 12 pages long so it gives a good amount for a child to read. And the dimensions will be 25 X 0.15 X 20cm. I also want the book to be made from a thicker paper so it prevents a child from getting paper cuts.

Story OverviewMy book will be called ‘Jack And The Peastalk’ which is a different version from the original story jack and the beanstalk. In my story there will be 3 main characters, Jack, his mother and the not so big giant. My story has a twist on the original encounter of jack and the beanstalk which giant is a big strong creature, whereas in my story the shadow of the giant is been manipulated and he is actually a weak and nimble creature. Jack buys the pea pod from the market and his mother is disgusted with him and throws the pod outside, over night it grown into a big peastalk where at the top lives the not so giant, giant with his magic chicken which lays golden eggs when the guitar is played to it. Jack climbs the stalk and sees the chicken he then sees the shadow on the not so giant and makes a run for it. The not so giant captures him and jack sees he is not so big after all. They make a deal that jack may take the chicken and the guitar in return for his friendship. Jack shook his hand and off he went down the stalk to greet his mother with the chicken and the guitar. His mother was shocked and apologised for not believing in him and they used the eggs to make some money and rebuilt the house bigger and better that was fit for a giant. Then they all lived happily ever after.

Export FormatI want my book to be a PDF file format

Advantages: they are quickly created and easy to open. They are also securable to prevent file loss. They can compress large files so you can save RAM. Disadvantages: They are difficult to edit when created into a PDF and they are many types of PDF and it depends on which one you click to the quality of your document.

Deadline

20 March 2015

Audience

I will design my book to be based for children ages 7-11 as I think this is a good age to create a book for. It comes into advantage when designing the images as these type of books don’t have many but they are more detailed.

Production Methods

I will design my pages for my book using Photoshop. I will use methods like roterscoping and shaping to create the characters for my book. For the setting I will hand draw things like the house and barn.

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

The story and initial idea is extremely well thought through and clear. You have thought about the width of the paper so children are less likely to get paper cuts.

Slightly more detail.

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

Every area you have through of has a clear plan to go with it. The concept is well thought through


- The main strength of the proposal is the way the story is described and how it puts a clear image in my head for what he wants to do with the story and I can see this being really interesting, along with being a good idea that plays off of a story that already exists but makes changes to make it his own.

There isn’t a lot of information about the target audience, no gender or social grade have even been mentioned, I feel with these bits of information it would give me more of an idea of the target audience he is going for.


There are multiple mood boards, with lots of information on each, giving me the idea that he knows and has a clear image in his head of what his book will look like, and what all the characters, scenery and story will be about.

I feel even though he knows what he wants to do for everything about his book, and done a lot of work on his mood boards and put down some good information, there is no pictures or any mention of the characters in the book and what they will look like, apart from the giant, and I feel writing about the characters such as Jack would help a lot.


I like how you have considered the thickness of the book for the readers health and safety, I also think you original interpretation of what is essentially a classic fairytale is very imaginative and moral

You could consider on you page dimensions how many lines of the story will be on each page, taking in consideration of your audience’s reading age


The mind maps are incredibly detailed which is good as it gives me a detailed idea of what you want you story to be/look like

You could maybe explore how the chicken laying golden eggs would look in your illustrations and also how your guitar would fit into the story historically depending on the time you have set it, the guitar could not be historically accurate and could confuse the reader

Feedback Summary

Sum up your feedback.

Overall my work is said to be well detailed and includes a good amount of information. People liked that I designed many mood boards to describe my book and thought it helped with the detail of my work. My improvements are to go into more detail about the characters in my book and also if it is historically accurate.

Which parts of your feedback do you agree with and why?I agree with the second comments page about my mood boards lacking character development and I do feel as if I should do a mood board of jack and his mother to give me and anyone else who reads my proposal a better understanding of the characters involved in my book. I am glad to see that people have noticed the amount of detail I have in my work as I did try and do this when I was writing them.

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

I slightly disagree with the comment about the guitar being historically inaccurate as I feel most things in children's books are not real anyway and for a guitar to be in the book would mostly humour a child not confuse them.

Storyboards

Original Script

There was once upon a time a poor widow who had an only son named Jack, and a cow named Milky-White. And all they had to live on was the milk the cow gave every morning, which they carried to the market and sold. But one morning Milky-White gave no milk, and they didn't know what to do. "What shall we do, what shall we do?" said the widow, wringing her hands. "Cheer up, mother, I'll go and get work somewhere," said Jack. "We've tried that before, and nobody would take you," said his mother. "We must sell Milky-White and with the money start a shop, or something. "All right, mother," says Jack. "It's market day today, and I'll soon sell Milky-White, and then we'll see what we can do. "So he took the cow's halter in his hand, and off he started. He hadn't gone far when he met a funny-looking old man, who said to him, "Good morning, Jack. "Good morning to you," said Jack, and wondered how he knew his name. "Well, Jack, and where are you off to?" said the man. "I'm going to market to sell our cow there. "Oh, you look the proper sort of chap to sell cows," said the man. "I wonder if you know how many beans make five. "Two in each hand and one in your mouth," says Jack, as sharp as a needle. "Right you are," says the man, "and here they are, the very beans themselves," he went on, pulling out of his pocket a number of strange-looking beans. "As you are so sharp," says he, "I don't mind doing a swap with you -- your cow for these beans. "Go along," says Jack. "Wouldn't you like it?” "Ah! You don't know what these beans are," said the man. "If you plant them overnight, by morning they grow right up to the sky. ”Really?" said Jack. "You don't say so. ”Yes, that is so. And if it doesn't turn out to be true you can have your cow back. "Right," says Jack, and hands him over Milky-White's halter and pockets the beans. Back goes Jack home, and as he hadn't gone very far it wasn't dusk by the time he got to his door. "Back already, Jack?" said his mother. "I see you haven't got Milky-White, so you've sold her. How much did you get for her?” "You'll never guess, mother," says Jack. "No, you don't say so. Good boy! Five pounds? Ten? Fifteen? No, it can't be twenty. "I told you you couldn't guess. What do you say to these beans? They're magical. Plant them overnight and -- ""What!" says Jack's mother. "Have you been such a fool, such a dolt, such an idiot, as to give away my Milky-White, the best milker in the parish, and prime beef to boot, for a set of paltry beans? Take that! Take that! Take that! And as for your precious beans here they go out of the window. And now off with you to bed. Not a sup shall you drink, and not a bit shall you swallow this very night. "So Jack went upstairs to his little room in the attic, and sad and sorry he was, to be sure, as much for his mother's sake as for the loss of his supper. At last he dropped off to sleep. When he woke up, the room looked so funny. The sun was shining into part of it, and yet all the rest was quite dark and shady. So Jack jumped up and dressed himself and went to the window. And what do you think he saw? Why, the beans his mother had thrown out of the window into the garden had sprung up into a big beanstalk which went up and up and up till it reached the sky. So the man spoke truth after all. The beanstalk grew up quite close past Jack's window, so all he had to do was to open it and give a jump onto the beanstalk which ran up just like a big ladder. So Jack climbed, and he climbed, and he climbed, and he climbed, and he climbed, and he climbed, and he climbed till at last he reached the sky. And when he got there he found a long broad road going as straight as a dart. So he walked along, and he walked along, and he walked along till he came to a great big tall house, and on the doorstep there was a great big tall woman. "Good morning, mum," says Jack, quite polite-like. "Could you be so kind as to give me some breakfast?" For he hadn't had anything to eat, you know, the night before, and was as hungry as a hunter. "It's breakfast you want, is it?" says the great big tall woman. "It's breakfast you'll be if you don't move off from here. My man is an ogre and there's nothing he likes better than boys broiled on toast. You'd better be moving on or he'll be coming. "Oh! please, mum, do give me something to eat, mum. I've had nothing to eat since yesterday morning, really and truly, mum," says Jack. "I may as well be broiled as die of hunger. "Well, the ogre's wife was not half so bad after all.

Original Script

So she took Jack into the kitchen, and gave him a hunk of bread and cheese and a jug of milk. But Jack hadn't half finished these when thump! thump! thump! the whole house began to tremble with the noise of someone coming. "Goodness gracious me! It's my old man," said the ogre's wife. "What on earth shall I do? Come along quick and jump in here." And she bundled Jack into the oven just as the ogre came in. He was a big one, to be sure. At his belt he had three calves strung up by the heels, and he unhooked them and threw them down on the table and said, "Here, wife, broil me a couple of these for breakfast. Ah! what's this I smell? Fee-fi-fo-fum, I smell the blood of an Englishman, Be he alive, or be he dead, I'll have his bones to grind my bread. "Nonsense, dear," said his wife. "You' re dreaming. Or perhaps you smell the scraps of that little boy you liked so much for yesterday's dinner. Here, you go and have a wash and tidy up, and by the time you come back your breakfasts' be ready for you. "So off the ogre went, and Jack was just going to jump out of the oven and run away when the woman told him not. "Wait till he's asleep," says she; "he always has a doze after breakfast. "Well, the ogre had his breakfast, and after that he goes to a big chest and takes out a couple of bags of gold, and down he sits and counts till at last his head began to nod and he began to snore till the whole house shook again. Then Jack crept out on tiptoe from his oven, and as he was passing the ogre, he took one of the bags of gold under his arm, and off he pelters till he came to the beanstalk, and then he threw down the bag of gold, which, of course, fell into his mother's garden, and then he climbed down and climbed down till at last he got home and told his mother and showed her the gold and said, "Well, mother, wasn't I right about the beans? They are really magical, you see. "So they lived on the bag of gold for some time, but at last they came to the end of it, and Jack made up his mind to try his luck once more at the top of the beanstalk. So one fine morning he rose up early, and got onto the beanstalk, and he climbed, and he climbed, and he climbed, and he climbed, and he climbed, and he climbed till at last he came out onto the road again and up to the great tall house he had been to before. There, sure enough, was the great tall woman a-standing on the doorstep. "Good morning, mum," says Jack, as bold as brass, "could you be so good as to give me something to eat?” "Go away, my boy," said the big tall woman, "or else my man will eat you up for breakfast. But aren't you the youngster who came here once before? Do you know, that very day my man missed one of his bags of gold. "That's strange, mum," said Jack, "I dare say I could tell you something about that, but I'm so hungry I can't speak till I've had something to eat. "Well, the big tall woman was so curious that she took him in and gave him something to eat. But he had scarcely begun munching it as slowly as he could when thump! thump! they heard the giant's footstep, and his wife hid Jack away in the oven. All happened as it did before. In came the ogre as he did before, said, "Fee-fi-fo-fum," and had his breakfast off three broiled oxen. Then he said, "Wife, bring me the hen that lays the golden eggs." So she brought it, and the ogre said, "Lay," and it laid an egg all of gold. And then the ogre began to nod his head, and to snore till the house shook. Then Jack crept out of the oven on tiptoe and caught hold of the golden hen, and was off before you could say "Jack Robinson." But this time the hen gave a cackle which woke the ogre, and just as Jack got out of the house he heard him calling, "Wife, wife, what have you done with my golden hen?” And the wife said, "Why, my dear? "But that was all Jack heard, for he rushed off to the beanstalk and climbed down like a house on fire. And when he got home he showed his mother the wonderful hen, and said "Lay" to it; and it laid a golden egg every time he said "Lay. "Well, Jack was not content, and it wasn't long before he determined to have another try at his luck up there at the top of the beanstalk. So one fine morning he rose up early and got to the beanstalk, and he climbed, and he climbed, and he climbed, and he climbed till he got to the top. But this time he knew better than to go straight to the ogre's house. And when he got near it, he waited behind a bush till he saw the ogre's wife come out with a pail to get some water, and then he crept into the house and got into the copper.

Original Script

He hadn't been there long when he heard thump! thump! thump! as before, and in came the ogre and his wife. "Fee-fi-fo-fum, I smell the blood of an Englishman," cried out the ogre. "I smell him, wife, I smell him. "Do you, my dearie?" says the ogre's wife. "Then, if it's that little rogue that stole your gold and the hen that laid the golden eggs he's sure to have got into the oven." And they both rushed to the oven; But Jack wasn't there, luckily, and the ogre’s wife said, "There you are again with your fee-fi-fo-fum. Why, of course, it's the boy you caught last night that I've just broiled for your breakfast. How forgetful I am, and how careless you are not to know the difference between live and dead after all these years. "So the ogre sat down to the breakfast and ate it, but every now and then he would mutter, "Well, I could have sworn --" and he'd get up and search the larder and the cupboards and everything, only, luckily, he didn't think of the copper. After breakfast was over, the ogre called out, "Wife, wife, bring me my golden harp. "So she brought it and put it on the table before him. Then he said, "Sing!" and the golden harp sang most beautifully. And it went on singing till the ogre fell asleep, and commenced to snore like thunder. Then Jack lifted up the copper lid very quietly and got down like a mouse and crept on hands and knees till he came to the table, when up he crawled, caught hold of the golden harp and dashed with it towards the door. But the harp called out quite loud, "Master! Master!" and the ogre woke up just in time to see Jack running off with his harp. Jack ran as fast as he could, and the ogre came rushing after, and would soon have caught him, only Jack had a start and dodged him a bit and knew where he was going. When he got to the beanstalk the ogre was not more than twenty yards away when suddenly he saw Jack disappear like, and when he came to the end of the road he saw Jack underneath climbing down for dear life. Well, the ogre didn't like trusting himself to such a ladder, and he stood and waited, so Jack got another start. But just then the harp cried out, "Master! Master!" and the ogre swung himself down onto the beanstalk, which shook with his weight. Down climbs Jack, and after him climbed the ogre. By this time Jack had climbed down and climbed down and climbed down till he was very nearly home. So he called out, "Mother! Mother! bring me an ax, bring me an ax." And his mother came rushing out with the ax in her hand, but when she came to the beanstalk she stood stock still with fright, for there she saw the ogre with his legs just through the clouds. But Jack jumped down and got hold of the ax and gave a chop at the beanstalk which cut it half in two. The ogre felt the beanstalk shake and quiver, so he stopped to see what was the matter. Then Jack gave another chop with the ax, and the beanstalk was cut in two and began to topple over. Then the ogre fell down and broke his crown, and the beanstalk came toppling after. Then Jack showed his mother his golden harp, and what with showing that and selling the golden eggs, Jack and his mother became very rich, and he married a great princess, and they lived happy ever after.

http://www.pitt.edu/~dash/type0328jack.html

Basic Outline

Page 1: Introducing jack and his mother and where they live and how poor they are, then about having to sell the cow. Page 2: Jack selling the cow at the market for the magic beans from a strange looking old man. Page 3: Jack coming home to his mother being angry with him because he sold the cow for beans and she throws them out of the window. Page 4: Jack wakes up to there being a massive beanstalk outside his home and his mother looking at it shocked. Page 5: Jack climbing the stalk and reaching the giants castle at the top. Page 6: Jack sneaking around the house and he spots the chicken surrounded by golden eggs and the magical guitar. Page 7: The giant smelling jack and capturing him in the corner for jack to find he is not very giant. Page 8: The giant making the deal with jack about giving him the chicken and the guitar in return for his friendship. Page 9: Jack climbing down the stalk to be welcomed by his mother with the chicken and the guitar. Page 10: They all lived happily ever after.

Draft Script

Page 1: Once upon a time there was a boy named Jack who lived with his mother in a cottage house in a village. They were a very poor family and struggled to afford food and drink.

Page 2: One day Jack and his mother were forced to sell their cow to make enough money for the for that month. So Jack took the cow to the market to sell. At the market he met a strange looking old man who said that he would trade the cow for the magic beans he had in a bag. Jack saw the seeds and traded the cow to the man.

Page 3: Later that day he got home and showed his mother the seeds and she was so angry with him she sent him up to his room with no tea. She then threw the seeds out of the window into the garden.

Page 4: In the morning Jack woke up to his room been strangely darker than normal so he opened his curtains to find a huge pea stalk which had grown in the garden from the magic seeds. He shouted his mother and ran outside to have a look.

Page 5: Jack begged his mother to let him climb the pea stalk so he could see what was at the top and after some persuading she finally let him go up. So with that Jack started climbing the bean stalk leaf by leaf until he reached the top to find a huge house shaped like a pea pod.

Page 6: Jack went into the house and started sneaking round to have a look what he could find. In the corner there was a guitar leaning up against a wall and a chicken sleeping in its bed. Jack lifted up this chicken to find a golden egg underneath. With that the chicken let out a loud squeak which was loud enough to wake a giant.

Page 7: Jack suddenly heard footsteps in the room next to him so he grabbed the guitar and the chicken and made a run for it. “Fi Fi Fo Fum, I smell the blood of an Englishman” Shouted the giant. Jack was sure to be seen. As the giant got closer the shadow strongly got smaller and smaller. When the giant got to Jack it turned out he was not so giant after all.

Page 8: The not so giant, giant saw Jack with the chicken and the guitar and saw that he looked poor, he then made a deal with Jack that he could have the chicken and the guitar in return for his friendship. Jack agreed with the not so giant, giant and shook his hand.

Page 9: Jack climbed back down the pea stalk where his mother was waiting for him at the bottom. “look what I found” he said “we can be rich.” Jacks mother smiled at him and gave him a big hug.

Page 10: Both the not so giant and Jack and his mother all lived happily ever after. The End

Final Script

Page 1: Once upon a time there was a boy named Jack who lived with his mother in a cottage house in a village. They were a very poor family and struggled to afford food and drink.

Page 2: One day Jack and his mother were forced to sell their cow to make enough money for the for that month. So Jack took the cow to the market to sell. At the market he met a strange looking old man who said that he would trade the cow for the magic peas. Jack took the offer for the cow and set of home.

Page 3: Later that day he got home and showed his mother the peas and she was so angry with him she sent him up to his room with no tea. She then threw the peas out of the window into the garden.

Page 4: In the morning Jack woke up to his room that was darker than normal so he opened his curtains to find a huge pea stalk which had grown in the garden from the magic peas. He shouted his mother and ran outside to have a look.

Page 5: Jack begged his mother to let him climb the pea stalk so he could see what was at the top. “no jack it could be dangerous up there there could be monsters, creatures or even giants.” After some persuading she finally let him go up. So with that Jack started climbing the pea stalk leaf by leaf until he reached the top to find a huge house shaped like a pea pod.

Page 6: Jack went into the house and started sneaking round to have a look what he could find. In the corner there was a guitar leaning up against a wall and a chicken sleeping in its bed. Jack lifted up this chicken to find a golden egg underneath. With that the chicken let out a loud screech.

Page 7: Jack suddenly heard loud footsteps in the room next to him so he grabbed the guitar and the chicken and made a run for it. There was a huge shadow of a man which filled the walls of the house. “Fi Fi Fo Fum, I smell the blood of an Englishman” Shouted the figure. Jack was sure to be seen. As the figure got closer the shadow strangely got smaller and smaller. When the figure got to Jack it turned out he was not so giant after all.

Page 8: The not so giant, giant saw Jack with the chicken and the guitar and saw that he looked poor, he then made a deal with Jack that he could have the chicken and the guitar in return for his friendship. Jack agreed with the not so giant, giant and shook his hand.

Page 9: Jack climbed back down the pea stalk where his mother was waiting for him at the bottom. “look what I found” he said “we can be rich.” Jacks mother smiled at him and gave him a big hug.

Page 10: Both the not so giant and Jack and his mother all lived happily ever after. The End

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