“Versus” Ink
Here’s one scene hat took quite sometime. Even though I’m not animating to recorded dialogue, I still needed to animated every characters’ mouths in the background.
“Versus” animatic
Here’s the animatic for the final episode (for now):
“Versus” Storyboard
Here’s the storyboard for the final episode for the time being. At the end I was a little choked up, but also excited for my next project!
“Sporting Hill Saga” Script
Here’s the entire script for the epic four part Sporting Hill Saga complete with all the typos. I wrote this and must have rewritten/revised it four more times. I just wanted to make sure everything was really clear and that the episode breaks were happening in the correct places:
Part 1: “Goodbye Elm Tree”
We were told about some “exciting” news.
-teacher in front of class (all excited)
This was going to be our last year we will be attending our school Elm Tree.
-all puzzled
See, our school district was very expansive and split into a lot of small country grade schools.
-map
-little schools pop up (with names)
They were all filled with kids from kindergarten through 6th grades.
-zoom in
-K-6
All the classes had about 30 kids in each,
-grades multiply out all with 30 kids each
but our class didn’t,
-zoom into our class
it only had fifteen,
-15 kids disappear
and so did another school.
-zoom over to Sporting Hill
-15 kids there
Thus we were going to be combined with them.
-our class os
I didn’t think this was exciting news.
-on me thinking (slow truck in)
I had to endure the longer bus ride,
the new teachers
and mostly the stress of making new friends.
Elm Tree was filled with great memories,
-look up, cam off
great places,
-trees
great stories.
-shooting pencil
Even my parents were heavily involved in the parent teacher association.
-parents at fair
But all of that was over because I was forced to leave my school
-out of door past sign
my Elm Tree
-crane up
and spend my summer worrying about an uncertain future.
-fade out
to be continued next week…
Part 2: “The Right Bus”
It was the first day at my new school and I had my instructions:
-me looking at note walking away from house with Mom in doorway
ride my normal bus to my old school Elm Tree
-(drawings on note) bus to elm tee e
get off
-get out
catch a different bus to my new school Sporting Hill.
-get on other bus
But my friend from down the street had different instructions
-on bus with Kim
her Mom told her to stay on the bus and it will take you to Sporting Hill
-both looking at her note
When it was time to get off at Elm Tree
-bus wheel stops
she begged me to stay
-up ready to leave, she’s holding onto my arm
she didn’t want to be alone
-pov looking down at her
-on me, thinking
-sit
It was a long bus ride
-wide on bus
-pass Sporting Hill
We definitely did something wrong
-bus pulls up in front of Jr. High
We went to strange new places
-bus pulls up in front of Sr. High
Maybe if we just laid low, no one would ever notice
-sink into our seats
-everybody gets off
-bus driver eyes
-us
-bus driver
-us
-bus driver
-long pause
He just asked if we were supposed to be at Sporting Hill
-bus driver
Then he explained that we were supposed to get off at Elm Tree.
-us
I was upset and felt an idiot
-on me
-look over
but I can only imagine how she felt
-look at her
as we rode
-wide on bus
I didn’t regret it,
-on me
I knew I did the right thing, she was my friend
-looking at her
on our first day at our new school,
-bus in front of Sporting Hill
we were over an hour late
-in doorway
and the entire class would never let us forget it
-class in awe
-all start to giggle and whisper
to be continued next week…
Part 3: “We Eat Elm Tree Meat”
The first day at my new school was turning out to be the worst day of my life
-standing in doorway with Kim
I got to school an hour late with my friend,
-pissed sitting in new desk
I missed actually meeting my new classmates,
-looking around
the introductions,
-weird kids
and now I’m basically married
-look over at Kim
-pissed
As we got closer to recess a strange energy started rising in the class
-x-dissolve to later looking around, puzzled
a strange tension
-pan past kids
something was going to happen at recess
-clock
a rumble
-kids exchange glances
a showdown
-kids exchange glances
a kickball game
-passed a note
Sporting Hill vs. Elm Tree
-look up
now kickball was OUR game
-get determined
the game we played at OUR recesses
-look over at Avery
-nod
-he nods
not there’s
-both look over at Tommy
-grant pissed
it was our chance to prove ourselves
-on me
show our Elm Tree pride
-ready
-bell
-doors open
they just wouldn’t stop chanting “We Eat Elm Tree meat! We eat Elm Tree meat!”
-fists in the air
the stage was set
-wide, both teams lined up (music builds to Bob reveal)
-pan across their team
-pan across our team
and we had this
-all standing there
-Bob rises above everyone
-reaction
to be concluded next week…
Part 4: “Verses”
It was first day at the new school
-bus in front of school
at the first recess
-door opens
-kids run out
and it was a showdown:
-wide lined up
Elm Tree vs. Sporting Hill
us, the new kids
-pan across us
verses
-cam spin
them, the original
-pan across them
and they just brought out the big guns
-bob pans out
he was tall
-up shot
sure of himself
-smile with glint
their secret weapon
-all smile
-we look neutral
-we smile
-Derek rises up
we had our secret weapon too
-pan across eyes (letter boxed)
-pan across atari jacket (letter boxed)
-they look worried
the game
-ball rolled
was on
-kick
and we were losing
-catch
they were good
-all smile
(moving stills)
so were we
-derek kicks home run
we started to get some runs
-running around bases
came back
-high five
but the more we all played
-kicking/catching
the longer the game went
-running
the more it wasn’t about the game
-sliding
we started to realiize that it wasn’t even important who won
-helping up someone
we were all playing together
-laughing together
I couldn’t tell you who won that day
-running
I couldn’t tell you the score
-kicking
I could just tell you that by the end
-all happy
we were all one team…
-all walking in together
-bob and derek shake hands
one class at Sporting Hill…
-super wide
The End
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Part 2:
Part 3:
Part 4:
The Sporting Hill Saga
With today’s release, you can enjoy the entire Sporting Hill Saga:
Part 1:
Part 2:
Part 3:
Part 4:
“We Eat Elm Tree Meat” Inks
This is definitely one shot I wanted to keep all the detail I poured into the storyboard:
“We Eat Elm Tree Meat” Animatic
Here’s the animatic for the third installment of the Sporting Hill Saga “We Eat Elm Tree Meat” (just in case you missed it):