3. Evaluation
What did you like about your image?
I like my image because it gives the impression that the panda is walking towards you, this is nice
because it’s similar to a 3D effect, the background is added to show the panda’s environment,
with the add of a grass looking pattern on the green colour too enhance the view of the panda’s
environment.
The colours on the panda are nice, effects are added to the colours so it doesn’t look like a big
ball of black and white,
What would you improve if you did it again?
I would add more detail to the surroundings of the panda, add tiny effects to enhance the overall
image, also, add more shading to the panda.
5. Evaluation
What did you like about your image?
I like the facial expression, it is a simple expression which makes the image easier to rotoscope, I
like the different shades of colours used to add effect on the face, the lettering on the hat is good
and I like the glow effect used on the letters of the hat, this adds a large white glowing outline.
I also like the highlighting in the hat, it shows the contrast between the dark and light bit of the
hat, adding more effect, The face contains near to no wrinkles or anything along those lines, so it
makes it easier to rotoscope the image.
What would you improve if you did it again?
I would add more detail into the face, and the hat, such as shading, this will make the picture look
a lot more in depth instead of just big blobs of colour, I would also make the shades of the skin
consistent so it looks like all one picture, instead of a completely different shade of colour for a
separate body part.
7. Evaluation
What did you like about your image?
I really like the fonts used in the text, and the stroke effect to add a dark border around the text,
making it look bold and smart, this makes the text stand out so it is easy to read. I like the
pictures I have used behind the text, they include: Boxing, Grime music and Gym, all these
pictures fit well with the text.
What would you improve if you did it again?
I would like the images to view the image more clear, it is hard to see what the image in the text
is, I would also like the text to be the same size as each other, making it consistent throughout.
9. Evaluation
What did you like about your image?
I really like the use of backgrounds in this image, the war photo it relevant to the book, and the
use of opacity on the image really contrasts with each other, it makes the image look more
abstract.
What would you improve if you did it again?
Part of Kurt Vonnegut’s head is missing, I would find a full head picture to cut and paste into the
image, so no body parts are missing, I would also make it so the colours of the backgrounds
match, so it makes the photo look more consistent.
11. Evaluation
What did you like about your image?
I like this image because even though the image is made to look like a cartoon, the detail is still
shown really well on the characters face/body, the shading is really good and the image looks a
lot more cartoony compared to the original, dramatic changes can be seen.
What would you improve if you did it again?
I think the image could use with a tiny bit more editing, making the picture look much more
abstract, but still keep the detail in the character.
13. Evaluation
What did you like about your image?
I like the shading in this picture, this makes the image look much more abstract, The shading
contrasts very well from one side of the image, to the other.
What would you improve if you did it again?
The image could be a little lighter, the colours in the image look quite dark, so detail could be lost
through this.
15. Evaluation
What did you like about your image?
I like the expressions pulled in this image, they differ from scene to scene, showing the emotion a
lot more, I also like the camera angles, some pictures are close up, some are not close up, this
adds diversity to the storyboard so you can see the actions taking place.
What would you improve if you did it again?
I would improve the picture quality, some are a bit blurry and the editing has added unwanted
colours to the images, having a consistent, edited storyboard throughout would improve the
quality of the storyboard.
17. Evaluation
What did you like about your image?
I like this image as it is simple yet striking, The text does not give anything away about the book, and the
picture gets the reader on edge, I like how the colour in the picture, they all work together and makes the
picture look nice and abstract.
What would you improve if you did it again?
I would spent more time putting shading in the picture to add definition. I also would make the picture neater,
instead of having sloped lines, have them all straight.
19. Mind Map
Children’s Book
Visual Style
I’ve liked the idea of a
cartoon-style book, featuring
a significant landscape, this
being a forest, with bold,
bright colours, most children
books have cartoon styled
images, this is a great way to
appeal to children, so I
decided to follow this.
Rotoscoping
Image Warping
Sketch
Colour
Overlaying
Filters
Illustrations
Layout
A common layout for a
children’s book is add
text to an image on one
page, so have an image
as the background and
have the text placed
somewhere on the
image, other layouts
include, an image on
one page and text on
another page, or a
double page image .
Font/Text size
The font used in children’s books is
usually big, bold and clear, it make it
easier for the child to read, a large
majority of children’s books have
clear, understandable text.
Children’s books tend to have very
little text, this is good because it
allows children to learn how to read
but not get bored or impatient on
the way.
Story
A story about an
upset/lonely character,
which finds hope is
appealing to me, it will
show children how even
in the darkest of times,
there is always hope, and
for every dark day, there
is a brighter one just
ahead.
Plot Twists
Goals/Aims
Characters
I’ve always thought that having a
non-human character will appeal
more to children, such as the
use of insects or any animal in
general, it can appeal to children
by adding fun and mystery to the
book, cartoon characters are a
lot more appealing to children
then realistic characters, the
cartoon characters can send off
a positive, enjoyable vibe.
Character Personalities
How will they act?
They’re moods/emotions
Colours of Characters
Will their colours reflect
their personalities?
Will they be bright?
Will they be textured?
The storyline of the
book
what do the characters
need to achieve?
How will they reach
their goals?
20. Mood Board
Here are a few simple, cartoon forest images, with
the addition of Photoshop, I could cut out specific
objects from an image, and add them to another
image, to create my own landscape, a forest is a
good landscape to use in a children’s book, it is a
mysterious landscape and is exciting to a child.
Bright, simple forest.
Cartoon trees/sun/cloud
A more detailed forest.
21. Mood Board
Cartoon characters appeal
to children, as they are
colourful and fun, happy
facial expressions are
used on cartoon
characters to give a
positive vibe.
Something like this will be good, they
are simple and easily understandable
Bright, bold colours are good in children’s
books, they add positivity to the
character, giving a sense of happiness
and joy, this will appeal to children.
23. Proposal
Dimensions
The book will consist of about 10 pages, and have a size of around 22.4 x 0.9 x 22.4 cm.
Story Overview
My story will be based off of the Lonely Caterpillar story, with a few tweaks, The Lonely Caterpillar is a story
about a caterpillar (Cedric) that is an odd shade of brown, compared to the other, green caterpillars, when
Cedric comes back home from school, he goes to sleep and wakes up to find out he’s turned into a beautiful
butterfly, when he goes to school, all the other caterpillars want to be his friend, I will follow the same concept,
A mistreated caterpillar (Carl the Caterpillar) is the smallest caterpillar in the caterpillar community, all his
friends and family were bigger, better looking caterpillars, Carl tried harder and harder every day to get bigger
and bigger, he ate lots, he slept lots, but no luck! One lonely night, after a tough day at school, Carl laid in bed,
weeping, he fell asleep, the morning after, he woke up, feeling better than ever, he felt on top of the world, Carl
wondered why and how he could be in such a good mood, he went over to a mirror, Carl, in awe, had turned
into a big, blossoming butterfly! He flew out the window, down the road to school, all his friends were so happy
for Carl, they all wanted to hang out with him and celebrate with him, Carl went to sleep that night, a happy
butterfly.
Export Format
JPEG
Advantages: Small file sizes, good to use for small prints.
Disadvantages: Quality can be lost when edited multiple times, and when compressed and recompressed.
24. Deadline
6th November 2015
Audience
The target audience for my children’s book will be around the ages of 5-8, boys and girls, the
target audience will be global, This book teaches that even if days seem bad, there’s always
hope, and to never give up, no matter what anybody says, this is why I picked the ages of 5-8
children will be in school at this age and it is good for them to learn valuable life lessons such
as never giving up, children aged 5-8 will also enjoy this type of book, with bright colours and
cartoon characters, they will enjoy the book whilst also learning from it
Production Methods
Rotoscoping will be a big part of the creation of the book, with rotoscoping, giving the book a
cartoon-like factor will be easy, the use of filters will help develop a character or image to look
cartoony, adding those small details. text will be adding before imaging, using the site Dafont is
a great way to get creative, nice-looking text. With Dafont, I can search up fonts which look
best with a children’s book, giving more flexibility.
25. What are the strengths of the proposal? What areas of the proposal need further work?
The strengths of this proposal is the amount of
detail put into it and how clearly that the ideas are
explained throughout it. Allowing us to get a good
idea of your plans.
I would perhaps go into more detail when
explaining about the audience and say about how
you would make the story and its characters appeal
to your intended audience. I would also say why
using a JPEG file can negatively affect your book
once it has been converted.
What are the strengths of the idea generation? What areas of idea generation could have been
further developed?
A very clear and detailed mind map of the ideas
that you had of what you could possibly use. Very
clear annotations on your mood boards and a good
idea all around.
I would perhaps go into more detail with looking at
different types of caterpillars and their natural
patterns and colours and what sort of butterfly a
type turns out to be. This could perhaps give your
story a more realistic touch to it while keeping it in
the same cartoon style that you want it to have.
26. What are the strengths of the proposal? What areas of the proposal need further work?
The proposal is detailed with a well thought out
storyline. They have also explained their target
audience well by explaining why they picked the
age range they have.
20 pages will mean a massive workload to be done
in the time that we have to complete this task. A few
less images that have had more time and effort put
in would be better than lots of rushed ones. Their
target audience could be improved by explaining
why they have picked every aspect of that target
audience, not just the age.
What are the strengths of the idea generation? What areas of idea generation could have been
further developed?
They have annotated well on their mood boards
and included lots of examples of pictures they want
to use.
The mind map could have explored more options
than just the one storyline to show they had
considered a lot more ideas before focusing on just
one. The mood boards could have included past
versions of this story to show what they look like so
it would contrast with the version they are doing
now.
27. What are the strengths of the proposal? What areas of the proposal need further work?
The story is very detailed and explains what is
going to happen within the story. Your explanations
are very clear and you have said why you will be
doing each thing.
You probably wont have time to do the amount of
pages you would like to do. You could go into more
detail on the target audience explaining every factor
of the audience.
What are the strengths of the idea generation? What areas of idea generation could have been
further developed?
You have a wide variety of images to choose from
and a explained reason to why you have chosen
them.
You could of looked at other areas within the mind
map not just the ones you are going to use within
the story and then explain why your ideas are
better.
28. Feedback Summary
Sum up your feedback.
My feedback suggests to focus more of the quality and not the quantity, use less pages
and add more detail.
I could analyse the story I am basing it off and compare it to my ideas, see where I can
improve or change.
Which parts of your feedback do you agree with and why?
I agree with the amount of pages I chose to be too much, 20 pages would be a lot of
work and maybe focus more on the quality, not the quantity, going into more detail
about the target audience will give me a broader view of why ages 5-8 will be suitable.
Which parts of your feedback do you disagree with and why?
I disagree with the idea of researching different types of caterpillars, it is not necessary
in a children’s book, and the idea of giving it a more realistic feature, it is a cartoon-style
children’s book, realism will not appeal to children aged 5-8
32. Original Script
Scene 1 – Once upon a time, there was a caterpillar named Cedric. Cedric was born in the forest on a summer day in June.
Scene 2 – Cedric was different than the rest of his brothers and sisters, in fact, he was different than the entire caterpillar
community.
Scene 3 – Cedric was born an odd shade of brown. His brothers and sisters and all of his classmates, however, were a brilliant green
colour.
Scene 4 – At school, Cedric’s classmates told him that he was different and no one would ever like him. He just didn’t fit in with the
rest of his peers.
Scene 5 – One Tuesday night, Cedric prepared for bed. He said good night to his parents and curled up in his warm cocoon.
Scene 6 – The next morning, Cedric opened his eye to find himself completely changed. He had become a butterfly!
Scene 7 – Brilliantly beautiful and full of life, Cedric made his way to school as confident as ever. His classmates couldn’t believe
their eyes!
Scene 8 – Everyone wanted to be Cedric’s friend. Deep down, Cedric was truly a beautiful butterfly all along!
LINK: http://www.storyjumper.com/book/index/4755822/The-Lonely-Caterpillar
33. Final Script
Draft
The Caterpillar’s Miracle
Scene 1 – On a frosty early morning, Carl the Caterpillar awoke from a deep slumber, not looking forward to the day ahead.
Scene 2 – Carl wasn’t like his other caterpillar friends, Carl wasn’t as big or as strong as them, This made Carl very upset, day afterday.
Scene 3 – Carl got ready for school and made his way there, he saw some of his friends, but they were too fast for Carl to catch up to, so he had
to walk alone.
Scene 4 – Carl arrives at school, exhausted and tired, he sees all his friends playing and laughing together.
Scene 5 – Carl decides to try and join in on the fun and games, but all his friends won’t let him, they said Carl was too small and too weak to play
with them.
Scene 6 – Fed up, Carl goes on with his day, but his friends tease him and laugh at him, only joking around, but Carl doesn’t take it as a joke
Scene 7 – It’s the end of the day and Carl is on his way home, after having a long and stressful day, Carl just wants to jump into bed and go to
sleep.
Scene 8 – Carl arrives home and gets into bed, sobbing and weeping, his mum sees that Carl is upset but decides to let him sleep it off.
Scene 9 – The next morning, Carl wakes up, feeling good, feeling great in fact! He rushed to the mirror and he sees, in shock, he was turned into
a beautiful, blossoming butterfly!
Scene 10 – Carl decides to fly to school, to show all his friends what has happened, when he arrives, all his friends look in shock and amazement,
they’re all so impressed and want to be friends and hang out with Carl! Carl never looked back at his caterpillar days since.
34. Final Script
Draft 2
The Caterpillar’s Miracle
Scene 1 – On a frosty early morning, Carl the Caterpillar awoke from a deep sleep, not looking
forward to the day ahead.
Scene 2 – Carl was not like his other caterpillar friends. Carl wasn’t as big or as strong as them, this
made Carl very upset, day after day.
Scene 3 – Carl got ready for school and made his way there, he saw some of his friends, but they
were too fast for Carl to catch up to, so he had to walk alone.
Scene 4 – Carl arrives at school exhausted and tired, he sees all his friends playing and laughing
together.
Scene 5 – Carl decides to try and join in on the fun and games, but all his friends will not let him, they
said Carl was too small and too weak to play with them.
Scene 6 – Fed up, Carl goes on with his day but his friends tease him and laugh at him, only joking
around, but Carl doesn’t take it as a joke.
Scene 7 – It’s the end of the day and Carl is on his way home, after having a long and stressful day
Carl just wants to jump into bed and go to sleep.
Scene 8 – Carl arrives home and gets into bed sobbing and weeping. His mum sees that Carl is upset
but decides to let him sleep it off.
Scene 9 – The next morning Carl wakes up feeling good, feeling great in fact! He rushed to the mirror
and he sees, in shock, he has turned into a beautiful, blossoming butterfly!
Scene 10 – Carl decides to fly to school to show all his friends what has happened, when he arrives
all his friends look in shock and amazement, they’re all so impressed and want to be friends and
hang out with Carl! Carl never looked back at his caterpillar days since.
35. Final Script
Complete
The Caterpillar’s Miracle
Scene 1 – On a frosty early morning, Carl the Caterpillar awoke from a deep sleep, not looking
forward to the day ahead.
Scene 2 – Carl was not like his other caterpillar friends . Carl wasn’t as big or as strong as them, this
made Carl very upset, day after day.
Scene 3 – Carl got ready for school and made his way there, he saw some of his friends, but they
were too fast for Carl to catch up to, so he had to walk alone.
Scene 4 – Carl arrives at school exhausted and tired, he sees all his friends playing and laughing
together.
Scene 5 – Carl decides to try and join in on the fun and games, but all his friends will not let him, they
said Carl was too small and too weak to play with them.
Scene 6 – Fed up, Carl goes on with his day but his friends tease him and laugh at him.
Scene 7 – Carl arrives home and gets into bed sobbing and weeping. He decides to sleep it off and
hope for a better day tomorrow.
Scene 8 – The next morning Carl wakes up feeling good, feeling great in fact! He rushed to the mirror
and he sees, in shock, he has turned into a beautiful, blossoming butterfly!
Scene 9 – Carl decides to fly to school to show all his friends what has happened.
Scene 10 – Carl gets to school and all his friends look in amazement, all his friends want to hang out
and play with him! Carl has never been happier and has not looked back to his caterpillar days since!
