Below is an outline of a story I've created for this project. It's based on various Slavic folk tales, events take place during one night. Narrator (Boy) explains a story to a viewer from the first person perspective (his expirience).
- Action takes place during Kupala Night and tells the story of two kids who embark on an adventure to find fern flower.
Main Cast:
- Vodyanoy (wodnik) - villain of this story, who leaves in swamps, rivers and ponds and becomes very active during Summer Solstice;
- Boy - young (10-12 yrs old), small nose, freckles, brown hair, brave, loves exploring; brother of a Girl;
- Girl - young (8-10yrs old), small nose, ferckles, blond hair, braids, scared of darkness, naive, trusty companion of Boy's adventures;
Story Breakdown:
- Boy and Girl are running across the forest;
- Adults are celebrating Kupala Night by dancing around the fire;
- Boy and Girl are still in the forest, crossing the river and move towards darker part of the forest with the rocks and swamp;
- Boy points out at the fern flower that blooms on the other side of the swamp and decides to climb a tree to reach it;
- Girl looks very worried and scared;
- Vodyanoy's reflection appears in a swamp water;
- Boy looses his balance and almost falls from the tree branch;
- Vodyanoy emerge from the swamp and look at Boy;
- Boy gets back on the branch and grabs fern flower.
Story breakdown helped me outline story and pinpoint events, which makes writing script easier. Time constraint I've set (up to 2 minutes long) seems to fit nicely with the story created, allowing viewer to understand what's going on the screen.
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