Characters

Nw that I have a general idea I started developing the characters, choosing to try my hand at the brother or Him, as I had taken to calling him. I started by sketching down a couple of quick heads. I did not really like any of these particularly but the one from the top, left-hand side, at least showed a qualety of appeal that interested me, even though it was creepy.

The head not having worked I tried to attack the girl instead for two pages. The results of which you can see below.

I continued to work on the for several pages and arrived at quite a nice result.

Lastly, I thought my current progress on both of the siblings on one page to see if they would work in the same environment and make notes on what I had to change.

I have also started working on the script for my animation and will add a general outline of it after the break.

 

Box

Story outline

01     Box

§  Est. Long-shot on Box

Ø  After a few moments the Siblings (He and She) come into shot

Ø  They open the side of the box

Ø  They begin to enter, He leading the way

02     Cave

Ø  Inside of box has transformed into Cave

§  Zooming out from Medium-shot to Long-shot on inside of cave mouth

Ø  He enters around right lip of cave, torch in hand.

Ø  She enters left.

Ø  Slowly, She behind He, they progress past either side of the camera

03     Castle

§  Close-up of outside of box

Ø  The viewer can hear the two children rummaging around inside the box, it shakes

Ø  Suddenly they tumble out of the Box

§  Track out with  Children

Ø  The box has become a castle, She has a princess-hat, he cardboard sword

Ø  Exited they look over them, at the castle

Ø  They get up and pick up their things

Ø  They run up a flight of stairs on the outside of one of the castles towers and pose dramatically at the top

Ø  The weight collapses the corner of the castle and they tumble to the ground

04     Boat

Ø  The castle is a box again one corner squashed and one of its flaps sticking up in the air

Ø  He is disappointed that the fun is over. She, however, looks critically at the boxes new shape, smiles, and beckons for him to follow her.

Ø  They walk around the back of the box.

§  Pan around the front of the box, mirroring the siblings movement

Ø  The box transitions into a sailing skiff on the high seas, cutting through the waves, She is at the prow enjoying the sea breeze.

§  Low-Angle on prow of ship

Ø  He comes up beside her they both look out toward the horizon.

Ø  He gets exited, pulls out a cardboard tube and braces himself on the railing looking through the telescope

Ø  The railing crunches flat under his weight

05     Race car

Ø  The siblings look at the now wedge-shaped box

Ø  He has an idea, hops onto the box and zooms away on a racecar, leaving his sister behind

Ø  He is having fun zooming around corners and driving fast, suddenly his sister rips him out of it

Ø  She suggests something else and gently moves a disappointed Brother of the dented rectangle.

06     Horse

Ø  She gets on the box side-saddle and it leaps into motion a large horse

Ø  Her brother looks on with distaste

Ø  Suddenly he jumps in front of the horse and it rears up.

07     Rocket

Ø  The brother grabs two corners of the box and upends it, tipping his sister to the ground

Ø  The upright box transitions into a space-rocket

Ø  The brother grabs a helmet and shoots of into the stars

Ø  Suddenly a group of meteors show up, He tries to dodge around them wildly but one of them hits his sip on the nose squashing it flat

08     Bird

Ø  The brother looks on in astonishment as a smug sister grabs one end of the box, now squashed into a U shape

Ø  The box spreads a couple of wings and the girl soars away on a giant bird, sticking here tongue out at her brother over her shoulder.

Ø  With a mighty bound He leaps at the Bird and mimicking his sister from earlier, squashes the Bird into the ground with a vengeance

09     Flying Carpet

Ø  A distraught sister looks at the no utterly flat box

Ø  He grabs it and speeds of on a fling carpet, a smug smile upon his face

Ø  Just as He is starting to enjoy himself again the carpet is yanked out from under him

10     Tea party

§  Cut to longshot

Ø  The Sister Starts laying the box for a tea party, an content smile on her face, the brother in the background, his anger building

Ø  The Box transforms into a posh rug and the tea party comes to life

Ø  He grabs one end of the, but she holds onto the other

Ø  They both tug on their ends, cups and saucers fly everywhere

Ø  After a struggle the rug rips

11     Shreds

Ø  The two sibling a lie amongst the shreds of what once used to be the box, He still holds a twisted piece of cardboard in his hands, She is hugging her legs, trying not to cry

Ø  He looks around and realizes that everything is destroyed

Ø  Guilt he offers his sister the large piece of cardboard he was still holding on to

Ø  She looks at it, hiccups and her beginning sobs transition into laughter

Ø  After a moment and feeling slightly sheepish he joins in

Ø  After a moment, still smiling he gets to his feet and helps his sister up

Ø  They leave together, the same way they entered