I recently started a new job as a Restaurant Supervisor for a 5* Restaurant.. It's really great, however, I feel absolutely knackered by the time I get home. It's not good for getting your creative juices flowing thats for sure. So with this last month being quite hectic I haven't moved the story on any further. Once I get into this new routine I'm sure things will pick up again.
On the upside I met an independant film maker in the restaurant the other day, and she happened to be Hindu! What a great opprtunity to plug my idea at someone who could have extremely valuable advice.
First off I wanted to know if my story would depict a wrong image of hindu beliefs and thus offend the hindu people. She chuckled at my story and expressed quite the opposite. She loved the idea and told me that it wouldn't offend anyone. She did comment on the story as a whole and told me, essentially, what I already knew.. finish and refine the story. It helped hearing this from a film maker, and the fact she laughed and praised the idea gave me some of the encouragement i needed.
I really look forward to the next SCC meeting to talk about my ideas with a few more people. I need a few more opinions on where his quest might lead him, and above all else the big decision of WHO are my target audience? PG, 12, 15, 18???
Monkey Cafe - Exhibition
Been a cool week for me, on thursday the 27th I was invited to join 8 other artists in exhibiting their work on the walls of Monkey. It went really well, got some great feedback and a possible magazine article about me!
I felt aprehensive at first, i was really concerned people would hate it. It was quite the opposite, however, and I recieved much praise from those who talked to me about them.
All is good in the life of Dan.. and as my last blog mentioned.. life takes another step forwards :)
I felt aprehensive at first, i was really concerned people would hate it. It was quite the opposite, however, and I recieved much praise from those who talked to me about them.
All is good in the life of Dan.. and as my last blog mentioned.. life takes another step forwards :)
2B or not 2B
Randomly I drew the sequel to "Push the Button". I didn't ink it this time, instead i took a photo, played with some variations then enhanced it with photoshop. Looks quite cool. Shows another style. I like it, it reminds me of how I used to draw when I was younger :) My inspiration is coming back Hurrah!
2B or not 2B.
The path I've chosen is clear.
The tool of my destiny is guiding me.
As I journey further away from the distractions of the modern world,
Life takes another step forwards.
The path I've chosen is clear.
The tool of my destiny is guiding me.
As I journey further away from the distractions of the modern world,
Life takes another step forwards.
Comics Collective a Complete Success! + more DeadMeat
Really happy with the meeting the other day, was great to meet some new creative minds, all with similar goals as my own. It has definately inspired me to keep the ball rolling on this DeadMeat project. I'm now referred to as "The DeadMeat Guy" hahaha! I got some great feedback and a few ideas for the story. I'm starting to fill in the blanks. The beginning is solid. The middle still needs work, and the end is starting to evolve it something more. I'm still a little apprehensive to start drawing strips until the whole story fits together.
I've got a structure in mind, it has to balance properly. Balance is integral to the story, I want it to read well, flow and captivate the audience.
I really like the idea of playing with different social structures, and language will be another bridge to cross when it comes to it. I want a believable cultural and social structure to each "race". Emphasising on gesture and actions to tell the story.
No 2 race can fully understand each other, Humans - Cows, Cows - Rats, etc. So the way they communicate is key to the success of this story. It will add a different dimension with cultural references from our own religions. I particularly like the idea of some hindu beliefs for the cows. Maybe they could represent the Natural world, with a natural and ethical way of thinking, and how it was betrayed by our material world and consumer driven society. I really want this story to be a comedy, with a deeper sub context which relates to the world we live in.
I can't forget it's a story about revenge and as much as I really enjoy revenge stories, there has to be that connection with the audience. It has to emote empathy, sympathy, love and hatred on some sort of personal level. I want the moral of the story to be justified and non-hyprocritical of who I am as a person. I don't believe in killing someone for eating meat and owning a slaughter house, that's obvious. However I do believe that in some way people should be punished for the injustices we cause to other living beings. Treating them like material objects with no thoughts, fears or emotions. This is the essence of his story. DeadMeat acts as a figure head for the natural world. The world we humans have started to forget and take advantage of. There is a bigger picture, we have been blinded from the truth.
It's great to start feeling this connection with the story, I have a contact that works for Disney/Pixar in Florida as the Director of Product Management. It would be great for me to get his feedback on the Story to see if it has potential for the Movie screen as a 3D animation (the way i see it in my mind).
There is still a lot to do, a script to be written and a storyboard to be outlined. If only I had enough money to concentrate more on this and worry less about the bloody recession in the UK right now ARGH!
I've got another Story in the works too and an idea for another Self Portrait. The Story looks at an ancient Mayan Prophecy and a new Super Hero is born from the ashes. The Self portrait is going to be similar to my last, in a similar style, but showing a progressive story. I've chosen my path and I want to see where my destiny will take me.
As you can see ideas are still flowing. Which is great :)
I'm still pressing skip unfortunately (if u get my meaning). Modern Day life's distractions still have a grip on me. I've accepted that its wrong but until my 25th birthday i don't care! Rock on! ORC SMASH!
hehe one day I will get into the Games or Film Industry. It's still a dream of mine and I won't let my University shinannigans get in the way of it!
thanks for reading,
Dan
I've got a structure in mind, it has to balance properly. Balance is integral to the story, I want it to read well, flow and captivate the audience.
I really like the idea of playing with different social structures, and language will be another bridge to cross when it comes to it. I want a believable cultural and social structure to each "race". Emphasising on gesture and actions to tell the story.
No 2 race can fully understand each other, Humans - Cows, Cows - Rats, etc. So the way they communicate is key to the success of this story. It will add a different dimension with cultural references from our own religions. I particularly like the idea of some hindu beliefs for the cows. Maybe they could represent the Natural world, with a natural and ethical way of thinking, and how it was betrayed by our material world and consumer driven society. I really want this story to be a comedy, with a deeper sub context which relates to the world we live in.
I can't forget it's a story about revenge and as much as I really enjoy revenge stories, there has to be that connection with the audience. It has to emote empathy, sympathy, love and hatred on some sort of personal level. I want the moral of the story to be justified and non-hyprocritical of who I am as a person. I don't believe in killing someone for eating meat and owning a slaughter house, that's obvious. However I do believe that in some way people should be punished for the injustices we cause to other living beings. Treating them like material objects with no thoughts, fears or emotions. This is the essence of his story. DeadMeat acts as a figure head for the natural world. The world we humans have started to forget and take advantage of. There is a bigger picture, we have been blinded from the truth.
It's great to start feeling this connection with the story, I have a contact that works for Disney/Pixar in Florida as the Director of Product Management. It would be great for me to get his feedback on the Story to see if it has potential for the Movie screen as a 3D animation (the way i see it in my mind).
There is still a lot to do, a script to be written and a storyboard to be outlined. If only I had enough money to concentrate more on this and worry less about the bloody recession in the UK right now ARGH!
I've got another Story in the works too and an idea for another Self Portrait. The Story looks at an ancient Mayan Prophecy and a new Super Hero is born from the ashes. The Self portrait is going to be similar to my last, in a similar style, but showing a progressive story. I've chosen my path and I want to see where my destiny will take me.
As you can see ideas are still flowing. Which is great :)
I'm still pressing skip unfortunately (if u get my meaning). Modern Day life's distractions still have a grip on me. I've accepted that its wrong but until my 25th birthday i don't care! Rock on! ORC SMASH!
hehe one day I will get into the Games or Film Industry. It's still a dream of mine and I won't let my University shinannigans get in the way of it!
thanks for reading,
Dan
DeadMeat Continued
going back to the rat sidekick...
Maybe he could integrate into their own society, while not
being able to communicate with them he could learn their ways and have
a small rat army. Mirroring Conan's kingship to the Aquilonians. would
be quite cool to have the whole thing themed with more grit. kinda
dark like batman or 300. maybe as he gets older he withers and dies,
the flesh of the meat could mimic growing older..?
maybe he only has 3 days til he's "Past his sell by date" to finish
his quest for revenge... Has to keep topping up in cold environments
to live longer. Mirroring the same sorta theme from "Crank"
at the end he could be pretty much dead.. and maybe serve himself to
the son.. poisoned?
Revenge is a dish best served cold you might say
hehehe
I'm looking forward to mimicing the classic disney build up to a
really brutal ednding. i want the first half to be light hearted and
happy-go-lucky with an epic crash and burn, similar to the latest
Punisher movie.
i'm looking forward to getting the ball rolling, got a few initial
concepts on my blog and in my sketch book.
let me know what u think.
I'm looking for a writer to help me conceptualise a script. The
characters are quite strong in my mind i know exactly how i want them
to be.
any response would be appreciated, good or bad.
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