A selection of boards from my thesis film, Friend Fiction.

1. Dialog
CLASS BELL RINGS

2. Dialog
Sound of pages flipping
Action Notes
pages flipping

3. Notes
RHU flips to the next page, which is blank.

5. Dialog
Rhu: Right. So last we left off, we just uncovered the SWORD OF BALDERON.
Action Notes
RHU starts to write in the notebook.

6. Dialog
It's shining there in all it's glory
Action Notes
the sword shines

7. Dialog
and we both know it's going to grant some like, insanely crazy powers.
Action Notes
CHERRY'S eyes shine

8. Dialog
Spike saunters up to the Balderon Sword,
Action Notes
SPIKE begins to step up.

9. Dialog
Spike saunters up to the Balderon Sword,
Action Notes
SPIKE begins to step up.

10. Dialog
and as she gets closer
Action Notes
SPIKE takes one step up

11. Dialog
the sword
Action Notes
the sword jostles in its socket

12. Dialog
launches into her hands and
Action Notes
The sword fliips around and launches torward Spike.
Spike's eyes follow the sword

13. Dialog
launches into her hands and
Action Notes
The sword fliips around and launches torward Spike.
Spike's eyes follow the sword

15. Action Notes
The sword shines

16. Action Notes
the sword begins to morph

17. Action Notes
the sword begins to morph

18. Action Notes
the sword begins to morph

22. Dialog
SUDDENLY, Spike realizes
Action Notes
zoom in to spike's face, fade to black

23. Dialog
that all the mysterious

25. Dialog
things that happened in her dark past make sense
Action Notes
Spike's parents fly into the distance as spike cries

29. Dialog
because she is actually
Action Notes
spike cries

30. Dialog
because she is actually
Action Notes
flame transition upwards as spike cries

33. Dialog
part dragon.

34. Dialog
part dragon.

35. Dialog
part dragon.
Action Notes
flame transition end

36. Dialog
Her true purpose
Action Notes
spike wipes away her tears

37. Action Notes
spike wipes away her tears

38. Dialog
is to travel
Action Notes
spike braces back

39. Dialog
to the dragon lands

40. Dialog
and become their ruler!
Action Notes
spike poses with the sword. lightning cracks and fills the screen white.
Slugging
(breathig fire)

42. Dialog
Rhu: Right. So last we left off, we just uncovered the SWORD OF BALDERON.
Action Notes
RHU starts to write in the notebook.

44. Action Notes
RHU closes the notebook

45. Action Notes
Rhu hands the notebook to Poppy.

46. Action Notes
Poppy opens the notebook to read. Rhu turns her attention back to the lecture.

47. Action Notes
Poppy opens the notebook to read. Rhu turns her attention back to the lecture.

48. Action Notes
Poppy is disgusted with what she's read.

50. Action Notes
Poppy sets down the notebook and picks up her pen to write.

52. Action Notes
Poppy scratches out Rhu's tale.