The Foes: character info and design ideas

Pirate: The Pirate is a scruffy character with a simpler, more humble costume that "Vix" when she is in Pirate form. This character must be defeated by "Vix" and must only be capable of saying stereotypical Pirate sayings such as "Yargh" and "Avast".


Musketeer: The Muskateer must be more decadent in costume than the Pirate. He is to be a stereotypical French Man. He must only say noises such as "hoh-hoh-hoh!". He must be immensely proud of himself and his moustache, in a way that makes him seem cocky. His costume can be more decadent than that of "Vix" in Musketeer form, but this does not have to be the case.


Knight: The Knight is harder to design in a way that keeps the character simple in style but powerful looking. He must have no part of his body exposed, covering himself completely in chain mail, metal and cloth. He must be completely silent to emphasise his power. Below is a basic idea that I am not satisfied with.

"Vix": character info and designs

"Vix" as a character is slightly simple in both design and personality. My favoured stlye has always been to make things cute.

In the animatic "Vix" must draw in her papaer pad. She must not be un-nerved by the threats of any of her three foes. She must not recognise any of Natalie or E-Ling's story overlapping with much attention. She must defeat all three foes in simple ways. Her costume changes automatically when each new foe arrives. She may talk, but not overly.

In her orignal form she wears a green top and green skirt. She has long brown hair. I have omitted the glasses I wear in real life as they detract from the character in my eyes. In her Musketeer form she has a moustache, boots, hat with plummage, sword, the lot. She keeps her top and skirt on under her new coat though. The same applies when she is a pirate with the outfit only changing colour and style slightly and an eye patch being added with the moustache being removed. As a Knight her green top becomes white with the symbol of the Knights Templar. She also gains a helmet. The Knight is the simplest costume.

"Vix"

"Vix" ideas for original costume

From left, "Vix" as a Musketeer, Knight and Pirate respectively

My Story: Not scripted

When "Vix" goes into the classroom and starts to draw, you see her drawing a Musketeer, Knight and Pirate. Something in the background makes her jump (perhaps a roar from Natalie's proposed saber tooth tiger) and she drops her book.

Unfortunately, now the Pirate has come to life and climbs from under the table. Looking at "Vix" she is now dressed as a pirate too, and they have a sword battle. Eventually "Vix" yells out "You look like a monkey in a Negligé!"* and the Pirate is defeated. However, reaching under the table he pulls from her paper pad the Musketeer!

The haughty Musketeer pings his moustache and battles with "Vix" who is now in full Muskateer regalia. Stopping to mock her with his pride "Vix" quickly raises her sword and whips off his moustache. Defeated now too the Musketeer decides it's time for the "big guns" and reaches to pull up the Knight.

The Knight, a character exuding power, is silent and "Vix" now in Knight regalia is ready to battle. A cut to either Natalie or E-Ling's story is required here so that when it cuts back "Vix" is standing with one leg on the fallen, defeated Knight drinking orange juice. The Muskateer and Pirate are in awe.

The lecturer can now enter and the story be completed.

*This is an insult from the sword fights of my favourite game series- Monkey Island. A tribute to it's might, if you will.

Team Squiggle and our animatic

I would like to introduce you to Team Squiggle, the group I am in for this project. It consists of Natalie, E-Ling and myself (Vix).

Together we're going to be creating an animatic. What's it going to be about, I hear you ask? I shall tell you.

Thinking over what our animatic should be about we came up with the "idea" of us as characters thinking of what to do for the animatic. Perhaps not the most creative idea that ever was. This seems to have developed into our characters now just drawing in a class before a lecturer arrives with strange goings on occuring.

Given that it's to be about five minutes long, we're each going to create a minute worth of animatic using our own story, character and artistic style. Each segment will then be cut into more segments so that the stories flick between all three of our ideas and we don't end up with a chunked animatic. In our own stories, aswell, each other's stories will slightly overlap. We will create the start and ending together.

The main idea is that each of us in character form go into a class before the lecturer arrives. We then sit down at our desks and begin to draw. But what we draw comes to life, causing chaos in the class. Upon arrival, the lecturer is not very happy about all the mess and commotion.

Stories are still being finalised at this point individually, and then they will be put together to create the final script.