Tuesday, August 31, 2010
Monday, August 30, 2010
"Dragonfruit Drifter" Production Goals
09/21 - 15% - animatic done, half of the backgrounds done, composer and actors contacted
10/26 - 35% - voice acting done, first 3 minutes roughed, sound designer contacted, 75% of backgrounds done
11/16 - 45% - last 3 minutes roughed, composer has a rough mix, all backgrounds done
11/30 - 50% - begin animation, rough out lip sync, composer has a pretty final mix
New Script - Dragonfruit Drifter (working title)
STYLE - Chomet, European graphic novel, Miyazaki except more experimental approach. Less clean, more unfinished watercolor look. Especially the background. And things transform into each other.
MAIN CHARACTERS -
Euclid - age 8 boy, rebellious, great imagination, wants adventure, hates the boring
Dr. Stan - pipe, sometimes obnoxious, Euclid's buddy
Mom - caring, loves her son, concerned for his safety, lost her husband.
Homeless guy - free-spirit with no responsibility. drifter. armless - uses feet with dexterity and perfection. Wishes he had a family.
EXT. STREET – MID-DAY
0:0
Armless homeless dude runs on top of the train, going the opposite direction. Running from the train conductor. Jumps off and loops in the air, floats (OS Voice: Wooow!) and lands gracefully on a mushroom tree making many birds fly away.
0:15
Meanwhile, Euclid, fascinated, is watching on his rooftop with telescope glasses on.
The rooftop is adorned with a pet rooster eating a reluctant worm, buckets, a bowling pin with a top hat and his dad's picture.
The pipe (Dr. Stan) in his hand, mesmerized, says: ...my brain just exploded.
0:30
Euclid takes his glasses off and gives a glance: Impossible, Dr. Stan.
0:35
Blows on the pipe, brain lifts and Dr. Stan goes into a brief euphoria.
0:40
Dr. Stan: W-ww-wait Euclid! Did you not see that!? Go meet him! You could be the superhobo's armed sidekick.
0:45
Euclid responds: ...wouldn't that be something...
Euclid imagines the joy he saw in the jumping hobo and makes a thinking face recalling it somewhere. Takes the picture off the bowling pin and lies longingly on his back looking at it. It's a picture of his dad being a goofball and him as a baby. Shot of it against the sky. The dad has a similar joy seen in the hobo. Cut to a bird's eye of him underneath a dragonfruit tree branch on a higher roof.
1:00
TRANSITION = dragonfruit tree silhouette shape turns into a faceless silhouette of a woman walking across revealing Euclid and his mom in town
1:10
NEXT DAY – EXT. STREET – MID DAY
Mom takes Euclid out to the bland town for groceries. He’s carrying a large stone egg and has his toy pipe. People are bland and faceless.
Dr. Stan: Over there!
1:20
Euclid sees homeless guy on the street, talking to animals, tugs on mom’s shirt.
1:25
Mom looks, cocks an eyebrow and dismisses him: Good-for-nothing bum. Come on, hun, let’s go.
1:30
Homeless dude smiles and waves with his foot. Euclid is entranced…
1:35
Mom: Euclid! Please!
Euclid follows but looks back. Homeless guy is making faces using his feet. Animals laugh delightfully.
1:40
TRANSITION = happy animal face turns into bummed out Euclid face at dinner
1:45
INT. EUCLID'S HOUSE - EVENING
Shot of empty, undecorated dark house with Euclid and Mom eating a silent dinner. Another dad photograph being silly is on the fridge. Euclid spins around his gruel. The mom never makes eye contact. Mom’s face is blurred.
1:55
Dr. Stan: You gotta go meet him! What if he leaves tonight! Just do it. Imagine his tales. Everything's boring here!
Mom: Rid that dirty pipe, sweetie.
Euclid reluctantly places it to the side where the pipe continues.
Mom: Eat slowly now. Chew your food. …Euclid, are you listening?
Dr. Stan (over top of mom's voice): Do it. do it. do it. do it. do it. do it. do it. c’moooooon.
Euclid flips out: OKAY!
(at the same time bangs fist on table and the brain bounces out of Dr. Stan)
Mom looks down at Euclid and his toy pipe. Euclid looks up not sure what to think and glances at the photo on the fridge
2:25
TRANSITION = dinner table scene turns into his rooftop/Euclid turns into himself climbing to his rooftop
2:30
EXT. ROOFTOP - NIGHT
Euclid grabs a dragonfruit off the tree and shoves the pipe in the rooster's beak.
Euclid: Sorry Dr. Stan... you've done enough today.
Dr. Stan: Aw Euc--don't---
Rooster blows the pipe making him go euphoric and Euclid disappears.
2:40
TRANSITION = floating brains turn into dragonfruit
2:45
EXT. STREET - NIGHT
Euclid shyly brings the dragonfruit to the homeless dude places it in front of him. Dude smiles, rubs his feet and breaks it in half and gives Euclid the other half.
3:00
Homeless dude starts eating his half.
Euclid: ... uh hi I'm Euclid.
Homeless dude continues eating the fruit. Euclid watches not sure what else to say. Dude looks up smiles and signals with his feet to eat.
Euclid: ... Oh! Ok...
He looks at his hands and hesitates spooning it in with his hand. Puts his hand in.
3:10
Homeless dude kicks the fruit into Euclid's face.
Euclid frowns: HEY!
They look at each other with fruit all over their face. Pause for 5 seconds. Euclid tries to hold in his laughter. Homeless guy heartily laughs. Euclid responds by letting himself laugh some more.
3:35
Homeless dude: Yum... now grab on.
Euclid grabs on to his blanket. Homeless dude jumps on a roof and eventually jumps up to a tall mushroom tree and sits down. A stunning view of the bland town. Fireflies rest around the two.
3:50
Homeless dude relaxed: Ah. this is nice... so kid, what brings y'here?
Euclid: ... looking for adventure.
HD: Yer mum must be worried.
Euclid: ... nevermind that. Can I come with you?
HD: Absolutely not! Responsibility's not for me, boy.
Euclid: None required. I can help you carry stuff.
HD: Ha! My two feet can outhandle anyone. But let me tell ya, if there's one thing that matters... one thing i wish i had.. it's a family that cared for me. that's real love.
4:05
Euclid: Mines so boring.
HD: Not with you there, it ain't.
4:10
Train approaches.
HD: Oooh! I better run. Maybe this train isn't as uptight.
HD jumps on the train and lands.
4:15
Euclid yells: Where are you going?
HD: Everywhere!
Train keeps going. Euclid starts to climb down the mushroom.
4:20
HD yells: Hey kid
Euclid looks back.
HD: Thanks!
Euclid thinks. "Not with you there". Stern expression.
4:30
TRANSITION = Mushroom tree turns into his roof.
4:35
EXT. ROOF - DAY
Euclid is playing harmonica. His rooster and worm are dancing to it.
4:40
His pipe is resting on the roof.
Dr. Stan: Sooooo, how was it?
Euclid: Magical.
4:45
Euclid brings his pipe to eyelevel.
Euclid: hey please don't talk over my mom anymore.
Dr. Stan: Oh. ...Sure.
Euclid: Thanks. (Offscreen - Mom: Euclid!! Lunch!)
Euclid perks up.
TRANSITION = Euclid’s face turns into his face eating, Bg changes
4:55
INT. HOME - DAY
The sun turns into his plateful of crumbs. Euclid and his mom are eating a nice lunch .
5:00
Euclid: ...I'm sorry, mom. I didn't mean to scare you yesterday.
Mom: It's alright.
They continue eating a bit.
5:10
Euclid: Hey... can I show you something?
TRANSITION - mom climbing up on the roof. Her face is no longer blurry.
5:15
EXT. ROOF - DAY
Mom: Wow…
Euclid: Dessert?
Euclid gives mom half a dragonfruit and they sit and eat.
5:20
Euclid shows her the pipe: This is Dr. Stan... he's my sidekick.
Dr. Stan: Actually, you're mine.
Mom looks back: And look, dad's here too.
5:30
She sees the photo of their dad on the top-hatted bowling pin overlooking the town. The rooster and the worm also sit.
Mom places Euclid’s head on her shoulder.
5:40
Pans up to the sky.
5:45
END
MAIN CHARACTERS -
Euclid - age 8 boy, rebellious, great imagination, wants adventure, hates the boring
Dr. Stan - pipe, sometimes obnoxious, Euclid's buddy
Mom - caring, loves her son, concerned for his safety, lost her husband.
Homeless guy - free-spirit with no responsibility. drifter. armless - uses feet with dexterity and perfection. Wishes he had a family.
EXT. STREET – MID-DAY
0:0
Armless homeless dude runs on top of the train, going the opposite direction. Running from the train conductor. Jumps off and loops in the air, floats (OS Voice: Wooow!) and lands gracefully on a mushroom tree making many birds fly away.
0:15
Meanwhile, Euclid, fascinated, is watching on his rooftop with telescope glasses on.
The rooftop is adorned with a pet rooster eating a reluctant worm, buckets, a bowling pin with a top hat and his dad's picture.
The pipe (Dr. Stan) in his hand, mesmerized, says: ...my brain just exploded.
0:30
Euclid takes his glasses off and gives a glance: Impossible, Dr. Stan.
0:35
Blows on the pipe, brain lifts and Dr. Stan goes into a brief euphoria.
0:40
Dr. Stan: W-ww-wait Euclid! Did you not see that!? Go meet him! You could be the superhobo's armed sidekick.
0:45
Euclid responds: ...wouldn't that be something...
Euclid imagines the joy he saw in the jumping hobo and makes a thinking face recalling it somewhere. Takes the picture off the bowling pin and lies longingly on his back looking at it. It's a picture of his dad being a goofball and him as a baby. Shot of it against the sky. The dad has a similar joy seen in the hobo. Cut to a bird's eye of him underneath a dragonfruit tree branch on a higher roof.
1:00
TRANSITION = dragonfruit tree silhouette shape turns into a faceless silhouette of a woman walking across revealing Euclid and his mom in town
1:10
NEXT DAY – EXT. STREET – MID DAY
Mom takes Euclid out to the bland town for groceries. He’s carrying a large stone egg and has his toy pipe. People are bland and faceless.
Dr. Stan: Over there!
1:20
Euclid sees homeless guy on the street, talking to animals, tugs on mom’s shirt.
1:25
Mom looks, cocks an eyebrow and dismisses him: Good-for-nothing bum. Come on, hun, let’s go.
1:30
Homeless dude smiles and waves with his foot. Euclid is entranced…
1:35
Mom: Euclid! Please!
Euclid follows but looks back. Homeless guy is making faces using his feet. Animals laugh delightfully.
1:40
TRANSITION = happy animal face turns into bummed out Euclid face at dinner
1:45
INT. EUCLID'S HOUSE - EVENING
Shot of empty, undecorated dark house with Euclid and Mom eating a silent dinner. Another dad photograph being silly is on the fridge. Euclid spins around his gruel. The mom never makes eye contact. Mom’s face is blurred.
1:55
Dr. Stan: You gotta go meet him! What if he leaves tonight! Just do it. Imagine his tales. Everything's boring here!
Mom: Rid that dirty pipe, sweetie.
Euclid reluctantly places it to the side where the pipe continues.
Mom: Eat slowly now. Chew your food. …Euclid, are you listening?
Dr. Stan (over top of mom's voice): Do it. do it. do it. do it. do it. do it. do it. c’moooooon.
Euclid flips out: OKAY!
(at the same time bangs fist on table and the brain bounces out of Dr. Stan)
Mom looks down at Euclid and his toy pipe. Euclid looks up not sure what to think and glances at the photo on the fridge
2:25
TRANSITION = dinner table scene turns into his rooftop/Euclid turns into himself climbing to his rooftop
2:30
EXT. ROOFTOP - NIGHT
Euclid grabs a dragonfruit off the tree and shoves the pipe in the rooster's beak.
Euclid: Sorry Dr. Stan... you've done enough today.
Dr. Stan: Aw Euc--don't---
Rooster blows the pipe making him go euphoric and Euclid disappears.
2:40
TRANSITION = floating brains turn into dragonfruit
2:45
EXT. STREET - NIGHT
Euclid shyly brings the dragonfruit to the homeless dude places it in front of him. Dude smiles, rubs his feet and breaks it in half and gives Euclid the other half.
3:00
Homeless dude starts eating his half.
Euclid: ... uh hi I'm Euclid.
Homeless dude continues eating the fruit. Euclid watches not sure what else to say. Dude looks up smiles and signals with his feet to eat.
Euclid: ... Oh! Ok...
He looks at his hands and hesitates spooning it in with his hand. Puts his hand in.
3:10
Homeless dude kicks the fruit into Euclid's face.
Euclid frowns: HEY!
They look at each other with fruit all over their face. Pause for 5 seconds. Euclid tries to hold in his laughter. Homeless guy heartily laughs. Euclid responds by letting himself laugh some more.
3:35
Homeless dude: Yum... now grab on.
Euclid grabs on to his blanket. Homeless dude jumps on a roof and eventually jumps up to a tall mushroom tree and sits down. A stunning view of the bland town. Fireflies rest around the two.
3:50
Homeless dude relaxed: Ah. this is nice... so kid, what brings y'here?
Euclid: ... looking for adventure.
HD: Yer mum must be worried.
Euclid: ... nevermind that. Can I come with you?
HD: Absolutely not! Responsibility's not for me, boy.
Euclid: None required. I can help you carry stuff.
HD: Ha! My two feet can outhandle anyone. But let me tell ya, if there's one thing that matters... one thing i wish i had.. it's a family that cared for me. that's real love.
4:05
Euclid: Mines so boring.
HD: Not with you there, it ain't.
4:10
Train approaches.
HD: Oooh! I better run. Maybe this train isn't as uptight.
HD jumps on the train and lands.
4:15
Euclid yells: Where are you going?
HD: Everywhere!
Train keeps going. Euclid starts to climb down the mushroom.
4:20
HD yells: Hey kid
Euclid looks back.
HD: Thanks!
Euclid thinks. "Not with you there". Stern expression.
4:30
TRANSITION = Mushroom tree turns into his roof.
4:35
EXT. ROOF - DAY
Euclid is playing harmonica. His rooster and worm are dancing to it.
4:40
His pipe is resting on the roof.
Dr. Stan: Sooooo, how was it?
Euclid: Magical.
4:45
Euclid brings his pipe to eyelevel.
Euclid: hey please don't talk over my mom anymore.
Dr. Stan: Oh. ...Sure.
Euclid: Thanks. (Offscreen - Mom: Euclid!! Lunch!)
Euclid perks up.
TRANSITION = Euclid’s face turns into his face eating, Bg changes
4:55
INT. HOME - DAY
The sun turns into his plateful of crumbs. Euclid and his mom are eating a nice lunch .
5:00
Euclid: ...I'm sorry, mom. I didn't mean to scare you yesterday.
Mom: It's alright.
They continue eating a bit.
5:10
Euclid: Hey... can I show you something?
TRANSITION - mom climbing up on the roof. Her face is no longer blurry.
5:15
EXT. ROOF - DAY
Mom: Wow…
Euclid: Dessert?
Euclid gives mom half a dragonfruit and they sit and eat.
5:20
Euclid shows her the pipe: This is Dr. Stan... he's my sidekick.
Dr. Stan: Actually, you're mine.
Mom looks back: And look, dad's here too.
5:30
She sees the photo of their dad on the top-hatted bowling pin overlooking the town. The rooster and the worm also sit.
Mom places Euclid’s head on her shoulder.
5:40
Pans up to the sky.
5:45
END
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