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Digital Graphic Narrative
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Harry Stables

Evaluation
What did you like about your image?
I like the eyes of my images because I have blurred the
white reflections in the eyes, I like this because I think it
makes it feel a little more like a real image, even though it
is a cartoon, it gives the image more detail.
What would you improve if you did it again?
I think if I had to do it again I would use a different image
or a different animal with less colours so I could get it to
look more like what the animal is. Because of all the
colours it made it difficult to try merge the colours. This
makes the colours which are different stand out a lot.

Evaluation
What I like with my image is that the shapes are a lot more defined,
this allows me to actually add good shading to my image and add more
detail to it to make it look more like the original image but yet nit
copying it to make it look to much like it. I also like how the shading is
blocky and you can see where I have put the shading, how it stands
out, it makes it feel like a cartoon and the geometric shapes make it
appeal to the audience.
If I were to do it again I would spend more time on getting some of the
shapes more accurate to make it look a little less blocky however I
think I would change the colours to give it more realistic colours and
make it feel a little more like a photograph but yet still keeping it with
a cartoony style.

Evaluation
What I like about my image is that the harry and
the stables merge together so you can see more
of the guitar image. I like this because it allows
you to be able to show what job or profession
that you have or its showing people something
you like. I have added a little music note at the
bottom of the name.

Evaluation

Photography
Happy Sad
confused shocked

Evaluation
I like how he expresses the different emotions, it
allows me to have many different emotions that
I can use for my book. I shall be rota-scoping this
images to make them look like a cartoon

Evaluation
I like the cartoon simplistic style of my image, it
allows me to be able to use it for a children’s
book.

For my research I have researched
different types of fairytales and Greek
myths to make me think what story I
want to do for my children book. This
has helped me decide what story I am
going to do. The images I have used
here are not suitable for a children
book so I will be using these images as
an idea of how I can create my cartoon
image, however I will be researching
more cartoony images.

I have been going through many
different types of cartoon images
for Theseus and the minotaur. This
is to help me come up with my own
minotaur cartoon. I would need to
make it suitable for children, this
means it would have to be simple
and colourful, as well as being a
little scary just so children can see
who the ‘bad guy’ is in the book.

• These are all the
different types of
font I can use. I think
I would use the top
one as my font just
because it creates
the feel for the book
making it look like a
Greek myth related
book, which it is.
However I have got
many different types
of fonts that I could
use the inside of my
book as the main
font I could use.

Proposal
Dimensions
Amount of pages: 12 Page dimensions: 26.5x26 cm
Story Overview
King Mino of crete was taking people from athens to feed his beast, the minotaur. The
minotaur lived in a labyrinth. The son of the king of athens, theseus, didn’t like this and
was sent with the next load of people to kill the minotaur. The king of cretes daughter
fell in love with theseus. She then gives theseus a ball of string to help him find his way
out if he does kill the minotaur. Thesues walks through the dark labyrinth, then
suddenly came face to face with the minotaur, the minotaur then threw theseus in the
air and stamped down on his cheat as the minotaur picks up theseus, theseus grabs
the beasts horns and then snaps the nick of the minotaur. Then he finds his way out
with the string and the daughter of the king of crete is there waiting for him. They sail
off home to athens together, later they got married and had 3 children.
Export Format
JPEG
Advantages: small file sizes, compatible with other programs, can be compressed
Disadvantages: The quality of the image can look bad when compressed

Deadline
15th may 2015
Audience
I think that my audience will be a little older just for the reason that there is death
in my book, so I think the age range of my book will increase. I believe that the age
range is from 9 – 12 just for that core reason. The gender of my audience isnt really
something that is a big thing, I believe more boys would read my book just because
it wont be something that catches the eye of a little girl for the reason of it being a
book about mythology however I think some girls may be interested in some stuff
like this. I think most people who read this book will be located in the EU just for
the fact that this is where the book is set.
Production Methods
(Explain the methods you are going to use to produce your pages. Show us the
thinking behind your decisions for a more detail response)

What are the strengths of the proposal? What areas of the proposal need further work?
The first part of the proposal is good. The
explanation of the story is a good representation of
what you want the story to be like.
Complete the second slide of the proposal.
What are the strengths of the idea generation? What areas of idea generation could have been
further developed?
Good mood boards, nice variation of texts.
Good inspiration for ideas, different and nice.

I like wide range of graphics used in the mood
boards, to give you a wide range of inspiration for
how you want your book to look. I also like the
choice of fonts, they look suitable for a Greek
mythology style book, and at the same time
suitable for children.
I believe the story needs censoring in some areas,
such as cutting off the minotaurs neck, use “slayed”
instead. I also feel the story may need simplifying in
some ways, maybe by using more modern names,
to put a more modern twist on the old story.
further developed?
I like the wide range of ideas you have on the mind
map, keeping the options for your book open. As
well as considering Greek myths, your proposed
idea, you also looked into fairytales, meaning you
have plenty of options if your Minotaur story didn’t
work out.
Need a clearer idea on the demographic for your
book. The story in my opinion would be suitable for
children over the age of 10, due to the notion of
killing something. Need to consider how the
characters will be designed, e.g. rotoscope,
shaping etc.

This is a good proposal with lots of detail about the
story and a clear view of what you plan to do for
your book. Also of the file formats you have got
there are plenty of correct advantages and
disadvantages.
You need to finish the second slide. Also you could
try and come up with another file format to put in
and come with some advantages and
disadvantages for that.
further developed?
There are lots of pictures and information that
clearly describe what it is you want to do in your
book and how you want to make the art in the book
look.
You could create a second mind map on things like,
page number, page size, story specifics, etc.

Feedback Summary
Sum up your feedback.
Finish my proposal and get a age range and make it a little less violent. I have done my
storyboard well and there is many different ideas.
Which parts of your feedback do you agree with and why?
I agree with most of it to be honest, what they have said is mostly right and that I need
to work on getting it finished and make it more child-friendly.
Which parts of your feedback do you disagree with and why?
There is a bit talking about creating a new mind map with more stuff on it and i think I
can just add to the half finished on I have already.

Theseus and the Minotaur
1. King Mino, the king of Crete was taking people from Athens to feed to the Minotaur.
2. The minotaur was a big beast, which was half bull half man. The minotaur lived in a big maze called a
labyrinth.
3. The king of Athens and his son, Theseus, were annoyed at King Mino for taking there people to feed the
minotaur.
4. So Theseus went with the next lot of people, who were taken to Crete, to go kill the minotaur.
5. When Theseus got to Crete, he was met by King Mino and his daughter, Ariadne.
6. Ariadne instantly fell in love with theseus so she offered to help him escape the labyrinth.
7. Just before theseus entered the labyrinth, Ariadne stopped him and gave him a bib ball of string, she said “if I
tie this at the door you will just have to follow the string to get back” then theseus walked in.
8. Theseus is walking though the dark, damp and dingy labyrinth. Getting ready to be face to face with the
beast.
9. Just when he thought he was never going to find the minotaur, he reached out to find a big hairy beast.
10. He minotaur attack theseus, throwing him up and down and jumping on his body. But somehow theseus got
given godly strength, and then with after a mighty fight theseus defeated the minotaur.
11. Then theseus used his ball of string to follow and find his way out of the labyrinth.
12. and at the end of the labyrinth was Ariadne, waitimg for theseus to return. They lived happily ever after.
THE END

Original Script
King Minos of Crete was a powerful man, feared by the rulers of the lands around him. When he
demanded goods or men for his great armies, they felt they had to agree. When he demanded they
send tributes to honour him, they sent them without question. It was the only way they could stop
him going to war with them. But his demands on Athens became too much for them to bear.King
Minos had a great palace built for himself. Inside this palace, Minos had built a giant maze, a
Labyrinth, and, at the centre of the maze, he kept a terrifying creature, - the Minotaur. Now this
was no ordinary animal; it was a monster, half man and half bull.It was powerful, and savage and it
loved to eat the flesh of the humans who had been shut into the labyrinth by King Minos. They
would wander through the maze, completely lost, until at last they came face to face with the
Minotaur. Not a great way to die really.As for Athens, Minos demanded that every year the King
send him seven young men and seven young women."Why do we send these young people to
Crete every year?" Theseus asked his father, the King of Athens. "And why is it that none of them
ever return?""Because if we did not send them, Minos would wage war on us and it is a war that
we would not win," said King Aegeus. "And they do not return because they do not go to Crete as
slaves. They go as food for the Minotaur.""Father, this is terrible," shouted Theseus, "we cannot let
this go on. We cannot sacrifice any more of our young citizens to this tyrant. When it is time to
send the next tribute, I will go as one of them and I vow that it is the last time the Minotaur will be
fed with the flesh of any of our people."Try as he might, his father could not persuade him to
change his mind. Aegeus reminded him that every year, other young men had sworn to slay this
terrible beast and they had never been seen again. Theseus insisted that he understood the
dangers but would succeed. "I will return to you, father," cried Theseus, as the ship left the harbour
wall, "and you will be proud of your son.""Then I wish you good luck, my son," cried his father, "I
shall keep watch for you every day. If you are successful, take down these black sails and replace
them with white ones.

Original Script
That way I will know you are coming home safe to me."As the ship docked in Crete, King Minos
himself came down to inspect the prisoners from Athens. He enjoyed the chance to taunt the
Athenians and to humiliate them even further. "Is this all your king has to offer this year?" he
jeered. "Such puny creatures. Hardly even a snack for the mighty creature within the labyrinth.
Anyway, let's get on with it. I am not a hard-hearted man, so I will let you choose which one goes
first into the Minotaur's den. Who is it to be?"Theseus stepped forward. "I will go first. I am
Theseus, Prince of Athens and I do not fear what is within the walls of your maze.""Those are brave
words for one so young and so feeble. But the Minotaur will soon have you between its horns.
Guards, open the labyrinth and send him in."Standing behind the king, listening, was his daughter,
Ariadne. From the moment she set eyes on Theseus, Ariadne fell in love with him. As she listened
to her father goading and taunting the young prince, she decided that she would help him. As he
entered the labyrinth and the guards walked away, she called softly to him. "Theseus, take this,"
she whispered. "Even if you kill the Minotaur, you will never find your way out again."She threw
him a great ball of string and he tied one end of it to the entrance. He smiled at her, turned and
began to make his way into the maze, the string playing out behind him as he went.Theseus walked
carefully through the dark, foul-smelling passages of the labyrinth, expecting at any moment to
come face-to-face with the creature. He did not have long to wait. Turning a corner, with his hands
held out in front of him feeling his way, he suddenly touched what felt like a huge bony horn.In an
instant his world turned upside-down, quite literally. He was picked up between the Minotaur's
horns and tossed high into the air. When he landed on the hard cold stone, he felt the animal's
huge hooves come down on his chest. Every last breath seemed to be knocked out of him and he
struggled to stay alive in the darkness.But Theseus was no ordinary man. He was the son of the
King, he was brave and he was stubborn. As the Minotaur bellowed in his ear and grabbed at him
with its hairy arms,

Original Script
Theseus found a strength which he did not know he possessed.He grabbed the animal's huge horns, and kept on
twisting the great head from side to side. As the animal grew weak, Theseus gave one almighty tug on the head,
turning it almost right around. The creature's neck snapped, it gurgled its last breath and fell to the floor with an
enormous thud.It was over, he had done it. The Minotaur was dead. All he had to do was make his way out
of...and then he realised the awful truth. In the struggle, he had let go of the string, his lifeline. Theseus felt all
over the floor in the pitch darkness and kept thinking he had found it, only to realise that he all he had was a long
wiry hair from the Minotaur.Despair set in and Theseus wondered if this was where his life would end, down in
the dark, all alone, next to the stinking body. Then, his hand brushed a piece of string and, with a whoop of
delight, he knew he had found the thread which would lead him back out. As he neared the entrance of the
labyrinth, the darkness began to fade and he made out the figure of Ariadne, waiting for his return."You must
take me back to Athens with you," she cried, "My father will kill me when he finds out that I have helped
you.""But of course you must come with us," said Theseus, "it would be cruel to leave you here." Quickly and
quietly, they unfurled the great black sails of their ship and headed for home."I cannot believe how my life as
changed," said Ariadne, as they sailed across the calm seas towards Athens. "To think that I am free of my cruel
father and that I will soon be married to a great prince.""Married?" said Theseus, "Oh, yes, that will be...er...
wonderful." But in truth, Theseus did not really find her attractive.So, when their ship docked at an island on
their way home, to collect fresh water, Theseus sent Ariadne off to find bread and fruit. The moment she was
gone, he set sail and left her on the island. Now, you might think that this was a bad way to reward someone who
had helped him and had saved him from certain death. The Gods clearly thought the same thing, for they had a
further horror in store for him, as a punishment for his ungrateful treatment of the young girl.In his haste to get
away, Theseus forgot to change his sails to white. King Aegeus, waiting on the headland, saw the ship
approaching with its black sails flying in the wind. "My son has failed and he is dead," he cried. And in despair, he
flung himself from the cliff into the raging waters below. From that day on, the sea was named in memory of
Theseus' father, and to this day, it is known as the Aegean Sea.
http://myths.e2bn.org/mythsandlegends/textonly563-theseus-and-the-minotaur.html

Final Script
Theseus and the Minotaur
1. The minotaur was a big beast, which was half bull half man. The minotaur lived in a big maze
called a labyrinth.
2. King Mino, the king of Crete was taking people from Athens to feed to the Minotaur.
3. The king of Athens and his son, Theseus, were annoyed at King Mino for taking their people to feed the
minotaur.
4. So Theseus went with the next lot of people, who were taken to Crete, to go kill the minotaur.
5. When Theseus got to Crete, he was met by King Mino and his daughter, Ariadne.
6. Ariadne instantly fell in love with Theseus so she offered to help him escape the labyrinth.
7. Just before Theseus entered the labyrinth, Arianne stopped him and gave him a big ball of string. She
said, “if I tie this at the door you will just have to follow the string to get back.” Then Theseus walked in.
8. Theseus walked though the dark, damp and dingy labyrinth. He got ready to be face to face with the
beast.
9. Just when he thought he was never going to find the minotaur, he reached out to find a big hairy beast.
10. The minotaur attacked Theseus, throwing him up and down and jumping on his body. Somehow
Theseus was given godly strength, and then after a mighty fight, Theseus defeated the minotaur.
11. Theseus followed his ball of string to find his way out of the labyrinth. At the end of the labyrinth was
Ariadne who had waited for Theseus to return.
12. Theseus was so happy to see Ariadne that he took her back to Athens and they lived happily ever
after.

Digital Flat Plans
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with Theseussosheoffered
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labyrinth.

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