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PostPosted: Tue Mar 30, 2010 1:51 pm


The story of Plaything of the Gods, in a nutshell, is a fantasy about a boy, accompanied by his unicorn, who has to clear trials in order to become the crown prince, make the country of Romanova a better place for its impoverished citizens, and get the girl arranged to marry Romanova's crown prince.

I'm writing the story, while Just EMOtional is drawing the art. When pages get done, I'll edit links to them here and such.

Anyway, I'd like CC on the script. Here's the script for chapter one...

Page 1. Two cels.

Cel one. Princess Rapunzel Anglerica sits down on top of a bed in a room lit by sunlight coming through a single window that is above her. She is reading a book of fairytales.
Cap. Moldania Castle's Towers, Moldania.

Cel two. CU to Princess Rapunzel Anglerica.

~

Page 2. Three cels.
Cel one. Maybe have a panel that looks like a thought bubble. Princess Rapunzel Anglerica is picturing what is going on in the book. A knight clad in full armor is carrying a woman in his arms while riding away on a white horse.

Cel two. Princess Rapunzel Anglerica slams the book shut.

Cel three. Princess Rapunzel Anglerica throws the book in a waste basket in the room.

~

Page 3. Four cels.
Cel one. Princess Rapunzel Anglerica is on top of a stack of a stuff in order to reach the window.

Cel two. CU to window. It's barred, but from up close, it's obvious that someone cut around it, took it out, and put it back, so no one would notice. Like a puzzle.

Cel three. Princess Rapunzel Anglerica removes the window.

Cel four. Princess Rapunzel Anglerica looks outside and sees Prince Tei Romanov on Unicorn.

~

Page 4. Five cels.
Cel one. Prince Tei Romanov beckons Princess Rapunzel Anglerica to him.

Cel two. Princess Rapunzel Anglerica looks confused. She doesn't understand him.

Cel three. Prince Tei Romanov holds his arms out as if he's going to catch her.

Cel four. Princess Rapunzel Anglerica understands that.

Cel five. Princess Rapunzel Anglerica jumps out of the window.

~

Page 5. Three cels.
Cel one. Prince Tei Romanov catches Princess Rapunzel Anglerica. Unicorn looks pissed.

Cel two. Armed guards gather behind them.

Cel three. They head off top speed on Unicorn. They're pursued by the guards.

~

Page 6. Three cels.
Cel one. The guards are on horseback and are heading after them. They're both going at top speed. The guards shoot arrows at them, but miss. Princess Rapunzel Anglerica is freaking out. She may be grabbing on to Prince Tei Romanov for moral support.

Cel two. They stop when they get to a cliff.

Cel three. Some of the guards have gotten off of their horses and are going after them with swords and polearms.

~

Page 7. Three cels.
Cel one. Prince Tei Romanov winces in thought.

Cel two. Prince Tei Romanov stands in front of Sarumon who is on all fours. Their surroundings are dark and Sarumon doesn't cast a shadow and is one of the few light sources.
Cap. Spirit World.

Sarumon: It's a pleasure to see you again. What brings you here?
Tei: I hate to be the bearer of the bad news, but I'm kind of in a bind.
Could you help get me out, please?

Cel three. CU to Sarumon.
Sarumon: I see. You've got yourself in a bad situation. I suppose it's the least I can do for a friend.

~

Page 8. Four cels.
Cel one. CU to Tei's face. His right eye is blue. If possible, make that in color, even thought the rest of the comic is black/white/gray.
Cap. Cliff, Moldania.

Cel two. Energy wings appear near Tei's back.

Cel three. Tei flies them away.

Cel four. The guards look on at this in shock.

~

Page 9. Three cels.
Cel one. They're on a dirt road. Tei looks around confusedly. Rapunzel points at the path behind them.
Cap. Hours Later.

Cel two. Unicorn follows Rapunzel's directions and heads in the opposite direction of the way they were originally going.

Cel three. Cap. Anglerica's Royal Palace, Anglerica.

They've arrived. Anglerica's royal palace is visible.

~

Page 10. Four cels.
Cel one. They cross the palace grounds. There are a lot of merchants and commoners around them. Both Tei and Rapunzel are looking around. Tei is confused, while Rapunzel is excited.

Cel two. They're at the palace's doors. There are guards.

Cel three. Rapunzel greets the guards. They're shocked.

Cel four. Everyone, but Unicorn is admitted into the palace.

~

Page 11. Five cels.
Cel one. Prince Tei Romanov, Princess Rapunzel Anglerica, and King and Queen Anglerica are in the vestibule. Rapunzel is overjoyed, while everyone else is shocked. Rapunzel and the Queen are both screaming.

Cel two. Rapunzel and the King and Queen are hugging and crying.

Cel three. The three of them go into the palace proper. Tei is left alone in the vestibule. He's confused.

Cel four. A servant comes through the palace's doors.

Cel five. The servant drags Tei into the palace proper.

~

Page 12. Three cels.
Cel one. A man - a translator - is in front of Tei when he comes inside the palace.
Translator: You're Romanovan, right?
Tei: I am.
Translator: What's your name?
Tei: I'm Tei Romonov.

Cel two. The translator is shocked.
Translator: Welcome, Tei Romanov!
Please, come with me. His and Her Royal Highnesses, King and Queen Anglerica are most grateful to you for returning their daughter safely to them and would like you to stay for dinner, if you please.

Cel three. King and Queen Anglerica are sitting on their thrones in front of Tei and the translator. Tei and the translator both bow their heads.
Translator: His and Her Royal Highnesses, King and Queen Anglerica, Tei Romanov has accepted your invitation.

~

Page 13. Four cels.
Cel one. Tei, Rapunzel, and King and Queen Anglerica are sitting at a huge rectangular table set for a feast. Tei is sitting at the front, Rapunzel at the back, the King at the left, and the Queen at the right. Tei may be OP.

Cel two. CU to the King.
Cap. Later On.
King: That was a fine meal! Tei Romanov, how about you stay the night?

Cel three. Tei is lying down in bed in the dark.
Cap. Much Later On.
Tei: (Thought) Today has been a long day. I just wanted to take the reward money and leave, but I ended up here all day.

Cel four. Tei falls asleep.

~

Page 14. Four cels.
Cel one. Tei walks through the vestibule. He is escorted by guards and accompanied by the translator.
Cap. The Next Morning.
Translator: Your Royal Highness, Prince Tei Romanov, is there anything you'd like to say before you leave?
Tei: Thank you all for being so welcoming. And, I don't know if you're the right person to ask, but I was under the impression there was a reward for returning the princess safely?
Translator: Oh, that! The police will give you your reward. The guards can lead you there.

Cel two. Tei looks behind him at the guards and the translator.
Translator: Anything else?
Tei: And where's my horse?
Translator: It was in the stables. The servants should be bringing it to the castle grounds now.

Cel three. Tei, Unicorn, and the guards are in the castle grounds. Tei and Unicorn are being lead by the guards. Tei leads Unicorn by the reins. The guards are in front of them.

Cel four. Something OP catches Tei's eyes.

~

Page 15. Three cels.
Cel one. Tei is at a merchant's stall. The merchant's selling sweets. Soft toffee wrapped in cellophane is one of them.

Cel two. CU to toffee.

Cel three. Tei is looking at the toffee.
Tei: Sweet!

~

Page 16. Three cels.
Cel one. Tei has a bulk candy bag full of toffee in one of his hands. He is riding on top of Unicorn. They're following the guards off of the palace grounds.
Cap. Moments Later.

Cel two. Rapunzel and the translator are running after them. Tei, Unicorn, and the guards may be OP.

Cel three. Rapunzel and the translator catch up. Tei looks shocked after hearing what they say.
Translator: Her Royal Highness, Princess Rapunzel Anglerica says she doesn't want you getting attached to her, because she's already engaged to the crown prince of Romanova.

~

Page 17. One cel.
Cel one. May bleed into the gutters. Tei, still riding on top of Unicorn, follows the guards. They're away from the palace now.
PostPosted: Tue Mar 30, 2010 2:52 pm


What I'm noticing right off the bat is that you're only putting 3-4 panels/cels on most pages, 5 being the max. Your comic is going to be paced very, very slowly if you're only putting as little as 3 panels per page. You could go for a virtuoso feel in your comic and render the hell out of each panel, but it would be very hard to pull it off successfully.

You can probably condense a lot of the pages together. Page 1 and Page 2 could be condensed together quite easily, and still having plenty of room to show the action.

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PostPosted: Tue Mar 30, 2010 10:23 pm


Kupocake, thanks so much! I'll go edit it now. I think condensing each sequence would work fine.
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