Monday, January 28, 2008

Story Planning

Line goes for a Walk



Beginning: Line (a pencil) decides to go out for a walk out in paper land. On his walk he goes to visit his girlfriend, Linetta (a pencil). They chat for a moment and together they decide to go to “Creativity Land” where they can frolic and have much fun with their day.


They stroll along…


Middle: Once at adventure land they discover a variety of amusements including the “Ruler Ride” the “Compass Spin”, the “Interactive Color Wheel” (where they put on paintbrush suits) and “Marker Land” (where they put on marker suits).


Conflict: While in marker land, the two lovers get lost in all of the marker chaos. Line confesses his undying love for Linetta and all that entails. They shout to each other yet still are unable to locate one another amid all of the chaos. Linetta preaches the only way they will find one another will be to change out of their marker suits.

Resolution
: The two quickly change and are able to locate one another wearing their natural suits and reunite once again. They embrace lovingly.


End
: Line and Linetta stroll happily out of “Creativity Land” on their journey home, vowing to never return to marker land and leaving behind a beautiful work of art consisting of lines, shapes, color mixing concepts, and marker doodles.
Line Goes for a Walk…
Narrative:

This story will come to life using actual art supplies. The objects will be moving by their “jackets” or human hands. I envision the filming to be slightly angled from a top sort of view. The two pencils will spend a good amount of time on the “Ruler Ride”, the “Compass Spin” and at the “Interactive Color Wheel.” This will consist of the bulk of the story, their adventures in “Creativity Land.”

The story is both a “what is” and “how to” regarding the elements of design. It is also a love story that reveals to us a life lesson: during times of confusion and chaos, we are able to connect with greater truths.