Production notes
Every story starts as a cast and a setting. Those are drawn once, then used as reference for every picture in the story, so the characters stay themselves from beginning to end.
The cast
Lina a brave knight
humanoid, pale skin, short brown hair, silver armour with blue trim, a round shield with a lion emblem
Sounds strong and clear.
Max the royal guard
humanoid, tall and muscular, dark tan skin, black hair in a braid, heavy black armour with red accents, longsword at his side
Sounds deep and steady.
Ella a young squire
humanoid, fair skin, blonde ponytail, simple leather armour, carrying a wooden practice sword
Sounds bright and eager.
Jonas a mysterious stranger knight
humanoid, medium height, pale skin, short dark hair, dark grey cloak over his chainmail, a broad sword with runes on the blade
Sounds calm and low.
The setting
Gloomy medieval castle harbouring secrets and shadowed knights.
A sprawling medieval stone castle under a heavy grey sky, with towering battlements, shadowy archways and flickering torchlight casting long shadows on damp flagstones. The cold stone walls are covered in creeping ivy, and narrow windows glint with a faint, eerie light.
grey deep green torchlight orange dark stone
The plan
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Lina und Max bewachen das Schloss bei Nacht.
ruhig und gespannt wide establishing shot Lina, Max
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Lina findet eine geheime Tür im Schloss.
neugierig und vorsichtig medium shot Lina
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Ella und Jonas schaffen es nicht, die Tür zu öffnen.
frustriert close-up Ella, Jonas
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Lina öffnet die Tür mit einem alten Schlüssel.
erleichtert und stolz medium shot Lina
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Alle sind zufrieden. Das Schloss ist wieder sicher.
ruhig und glücklich long shot Lina, Max, Ella, Jonas
How it was made
- Pictures drawn
- 11
- Words written
- 552
- Generation steps
- 19
- Time to make
- 5 min
Drawn in crayon. Written in German at level A2, for children readers.