Thesis previsualization, for the first 3 weeks, has largely been spent tightening our stories. How to Make a Dragon is now undergoing a second makeover, hopefully coming out for the better. Our previz advisors, Mitch Butler and Gabriel Grilli, have been hacking away at our stories, refining them and playing "what if" scenarios to help us.
So far, some interesting ideas that have come up for my dragon story: Mitch doesn't think the payoff is great enough at the end, i.e. setup = the dragon bursts out of the water, breathing flame and filling the screen, payoff = the dragon is in fact really tiny. He suggested at the very end, the dragon burps or roars, creating a flame that fries the boy to a crisp, Daffy Duck-style. I want to stay away from dark or ironic humor, but done right I think that could work.
Gabriel came up with the fantastic idea of having a UPS Make-it-yourself dragon kit, instead of a book and a chest of ingredients. The boy opens the box, and inside there is a manual explaining how to mix the ingredients. It also provides a way to enter the story, with the first step in the manual being something like: 1. Find a well, or other large container of water. Then the camera would cut to an establishing shot showing that the boy has in fact found the well.
Storyboards and story logo coming very soon, I promise.
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Jonathan this idea can provide for some really cool effects shots, especially for the summoning part, if that's where you are going with this, or will it be more like a recipe? Then I was thinking: hmmm there would probably be different ingredients depending on what type of dragon it is. Then I was thinking: hmmmm, maybe although the boy doesnt realize it, his self or soul is actually one of the ingredients necessary for the summoning and HE transforms into the dragon...
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