Wednesday 31 October 2012
Tuesday 30 October 2012
Short Story Synopsis
Short Story Synopsis
The soldier is a construction worker on the Empire State Building in Manhattan getting little money in the great depression for brave work. On the way home from work the worker walks into an old woman who says she is a decedent from the Native American Indians.She tell him about the secret burial ground underground through a pot-hole, which contains riches. the young worker becomes interested and follows the old woman's instructions on how to get these riches. He encounters monsters from Native American myths first a dwarf-like creature who is small but clever, the second a water serpent and lastly the great spirit. The worker give each creature food and tobacco so the creatures would bless him.
The worker becomes a wealthy gentle man in a matter of seconds after finding hundred upon thousands of dollars in the tunnel as well as an ancient native american mask that can summon these spirits. the gentleman decides to keep the money and the mask for himself so he kills the woman in cold blood and runs away to seek his new life.
Now living wealthy and happily he starts to hear rumors about the rich businessman who owns the empire state building daughter, who is kept away from others as there are rumors that she could fall for any man easily even an underclass man.
the gentleman starts to use the mask to summon the spirits enabling him to stalk the young woman so he can learn everything about her so that when he finally meets her she will have to marry him immediately. His plan unfortunately fails as her parents dislike the gentleman's origins and sly personality. After hearing this the gentleman summons the great spirit, killing the girls parents brutally in front of her. Distraught, the young woman vows to get revenge on the gentleman killing him in cold blood like he killed them.
The soldier is a construction worker on the Empire State Building in Manhattan getting little money in the great depression for brave work. On the way home from work the worker walks into an old woman who says she is a decedent from the Native American Indians.She tell him about the secret burial ground underground through a pot-hole, which contains riches. the young worker becomes interested and follows the old woman's instructions on how to get these riches. He encounters monsters from Native American myths first a dwarf-like creature who is small but clever, the second a water serpent and lastly the great spirit. The worker give each creature food and tobacco so the creatures would bless him.
The worker becomes a wealthy gentle man in a matter of seconds after finding hundred upon thousands of dollars in the tunnel as well as an ancient native american mask that can summon these spirits. the gentleman decides to keep the money and the mask for himself so he kills the woman in cold blood and runs away to seek his new life.
Now living wealthy and happily he starts to hear rumors about the rich businessman who owns the empire state building daughter, who is kept away from others as there are rumors that she could fall for any man easily even an underclass man.
the gentleman starts to use the mask to summon the spirits enabling him to stalk the young woman so he can learn everything about her so that when he finally meets her she will have to marry him immediately. His plan unfortunately fails as her parents dislike the gentleman's origins and sly personality. After hearing this the gentleman summons the great spirit, killing the girls parents brutally in front of her. Distraught, the young woman vows to get revenge on the gentleman killing him in cold blood like he killed them.
Sunday 21 October 2012
Native American legends
To replace the dogs in the story I decided to look at native American spirits and monsters. this links in well with my 1930's theme as young people started to become interested in their culture and beliefs. the first creature I looked at was a chupacabras:
But decided after looking at some reference pictures that the chupacabra looked similar to a dog so I looked a bit more deeper into the history and myths to find more unusual and stranger creatures. this included looking at the great spirit the creator of the world, a man who turned into a sea serpent, a kachina and a dwarf-like creature.
in the end i chose upon the first creature being a dwarf creature, the second a Gonaquadet and the last the great spirit. this works well in my story as the myths said that any of these creature would accept food, tobacco or sacrifices in exchange to be blessed and protected.
Appearance
The most
common description of chupacabras is a reptile-like creature,
appearing to have leathery or scaly greenish-grey skin and sharp spines or
quills running down its back. This form stands approximately 3
to 4 feet (1 to 1.2 m) high, and stands and hops in a similar fashion to a kangaroo. In at least one sighting, the
creature was reported to hop 20 feet (6 m). This variety is said to have a dog
or panther-like nose and
face, a forked tongue,
and large fangs. It is said to hiss and screech when alarmed, as well as leave
behind a sylphic stench. When it screeches, some reports
assert that the chupacabras' eyes glow an unusual red which gives the witnesses
nausea.
Another
description of chupacabras, although not as common, describes a strange breed
of wild dog. This form is mostly hairless and
has a pronounced spinal ridge, unusually pronounced eye sockets, fangs, and
claws. It is claimed that this breed might be an example of a dog-like reptile.
Unlike conventional predators, the chupacabra is said to drain all of the
animal's blood (and sometimes organs) usually through three holes in the shape
of an upside-down triangle or through one or two holes.
Pasted from <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chupacabra>
But decided after looking at some reference pictures that the chupacabra looked similar to a dog so I looked a bit more deeper into the history and myths to find more unusual and stranger creatures. this included looking at the great spirit the creator of the world, a man who turned into a sea serpent, a kachina and a dwarf-like creature.
in the end i chose upon the first creature being a dwarf creature, the second a Gonaquadet and the last the great spirit. this works well in my story as the myths said that any of these creature would accept food, tobacco or sacrifices in exchange to be blessed and protected.
100 Silhouettes
welcome to my blog where i will be blogging my projects for my game art and design course. The first project is transferring the Hans Christian Anderson's Tinderbox into a certain time and place; mine is 1930 America. These are my 100 silhouettes I'm glad to see the development in my drawing as well as the positioning of the body. unfortunately its going to be hard to decide which silhouette to choose. But by thinking about the tinderbox and the personality of the princess i will choose at least 5 silhouettes to explore and detail in colour.
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