THE FUZZY FLYING BEARS
A. Guidelines:
- Need to create the alter egos for the theme park
- How many characters and what relationships do they have?
- Length – not sure how long but I think it should be maybe 4-6 pages if that.
- Does it need a theme or a story arc? I think it would be best to develop as it goes.
- Maybe 8 issues
- Types of Humour: obvious pratfalls type, black humour, social commentary type like Bill Hicks/Seinfeld so it might come off as a bit quirky and maybe a bit intelligent or ironic maybe, paradoxical.
B. Characters/Alter Ego No:
1. Domney / AE1 – Female works with Casey, very timid in a
relationship with her, but has a secret side -
2. Casey / AE2 – Female but very butch, likes to fight but
also dominate
3. Vincent / AE3 – Alpha male, temperamental and quick fire
back
4. Shinsu / AE4 – Chinese female with a punk look
5. Brand / AE5 – Indian male, a dope head
6. Bella / AE6 – Alpha female enjoys drugs and men, anyone
always looking for someone with money
7. Christophe / AE7 – French male but is a relaxed Nazi
8. Hal / AE8 – Male is a dwarf who is bi, just wants to get
laid really has a habit of fighting
C. Background Setting:
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The park is called The Rainbow Dream Land.
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Their groups is called The Fuzzy Flying Bears
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They have a rival group is called The Happy Camper Smilers.
Notes. Looks good. Made a couple changes and suggestions. The
dialogue’s got flow and’s interesting. Start to think in terms of page layout
and how you want each page to start and finish.
STORY
Panel 1:
Shows the logo, a unicorn with
animals around them and bears above them with a rainbow over the top of them.
Beneath them is the tagline “Welcome to the happiest place on earth”
Panel 2:
A flame is lit on the end of a
match, dark with the fire glow.
Dialogue 1: Wow that…I mean that
is something.
Dialogue 2: I know it makes you
think what we were doing before…so young, so naïve,
Dialogue 1: Haha…yeah
Panel 3:
The panel pulls out to two guys,
Brand and Vincent. Vincent is watching Brand, who is smoking a J, the smoke is
rising above.
Panel 4:
Close up of the J, which Vincent is
now smoking.
Vincent: Oh yes…that’ll get me
through the day!
Brand: This is the more potent
but ever rare Peruvian weed, mixed in with 85% pure Columbian weed and finally
some Chilean herbs. It’s the south of America baby.
Vincent: Shit…who needs to
travel when you can get this man?
Brand: I know, a puff of this
and you’re floating on the clouds of the Andes.
Vincent: Genius
Panel 5:
The panel pulls back to them
standing over a table which is covered in beer bottles, some matches,
cigarettes, and some powder on a table. A door is behind them with a circle
window. Vincent is still smoking.
Brand: I think we’re on a bit
dude…lets’ hurry up.
Vincent: Cool
Brand: And save some of it man,
that’s the last bit and my dealer’s on holiday.
Panel 6:
Close up of the ashtray, with
Vincent stubbing out the J, slowly.
Vincent: Your dealer’s on
holiday, how does that work?
Panel 7:
Now they are walking through a
corridor, the door with the glass circle is behind them. They are wearing their
costumes and carrying their heads in their arms. Vincent is walking down with a
beer in his hand whilst Brand is smoking a cigarette.
Brand: Well I mean, he needed a
holiday, I guess, the work was too much for him.
Vincent: But he’s a drug dealer,
he hasn’t got to clock in and out, have lunch breaks, staff meetings. They get
up when they want, work when they want, watch TV and bum around. If it gets too
stressful, just smoke some herbs, problem solved. Maybe
add in a comparison with their jobs…like how the dealer doesn’t have entertain
kids all day or some shit like that…not a big essay though…
Panel 8:
Similar shot to the above maybe
their arms are in different position, but they are getting closer to the front,
so they are bigger objects.
Brand: Yeah but you don’t know
my dealer, he runs a pretty tight ship. He has a padlock on his front door and
everything
Vincent: Where’s he gone
anyways?
Brand: Dam!
Panel 9:
This panel shows the door open,
with Brand and Vincent coming in, one after the other. Shinsu is at the bottom
of the page looking back towards them both.
Shinsu: About time, you’re late,
we’re on in 5 minutes.
Vincent: Maybe your five minutes
too early.
Shinsu: What does that even
mean? And what is that smell?
Brand: It’s the smell of a south
American baristas.
Vincent: Hahahaha Add in more swearing.
Chapter 1, Page 1. I haven't put the name of the theme park on the on the first panel as I've done it on Photoshop and I'm only displaying the pencil work I've done.
In terms of character design I gave Brand and Vincent mid-nineties looks. Brand's wearing a Tool t-shirt 'cause I was listening to them while I was working and gave Vince a FUCT vest simply 'cause I thought it would be cool.
The fourth panel was supposed to be one panel of the s***ff, but I decided to split it in two to make it more interesting.
I tried to make the staff room shabby and unsafe. For example next to the door (at the top of the page) there's a table with a hot water machine next to a hi-fi. The fire exit is blocked off by a display board.
By the time I got to the seventh panel I was listening to The White Stripes hence the JW on the ash tray.
With the last panel, I didn't know what to do with the bear head that vincent is carrying while he was opening the door, so I just had him kick the f***ing thing.
