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
Rex the ship's captain
a tall, silver robot with blue glowing eyes, a broad chest plate, and a red stripe down one arm
Sounds firm and clear.
Milo the ship's engineer
a compact, boxy robot with green panels, a visor like screen for eyes, and multiple tool arms
Sounds quick and cheerful.
Zara the alien scout robot
slim and sleek with purple and black plating, antennae on the head, and clawed hands
Sounds soft and curious.
Bolt the security robot
bulky and sturdy with orange and grey armor plating, a single glowing red eye, and large mechanical fists
Sounds deep and steady.
The setting
Four robots bond aboard a deep space exploration vessel's bridge.
The vast expanse of space seen through the spaceship's large panoramic windows fills the scene with deep blacks and sparkling stars, accented by the glowing, colourful interior lights of the high-tech spacecraft bridge, featuring sleek control panels and comfortable seating arranged to foster collaboration among the four robots.
midnight black neon blue warm white soft grey
The plan
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The four robots meet and start talking on the ship's bridge.
friendly and calm wide establishing shot Rex, Milo, Zara, Bolt
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The ship's system shows a problem, and the robots must fix it.
worried and tense medium shot Rex, Milo, Zara, Bolt
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They try to fix the problem, but they argue and do not succeed.
frustrated and tense close-up Rex, Milo, Zara, Bolt
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They listen to each other and work together carefully to fix it.
hopeful and calm medium shot Rex, Milo, Zara, Bolt
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The problem is fixed, and the four robots feel close and happy.
relieved and warm long shot Rex, Milo, Zara, Bolt
How it was made
- Pictures drawn
- 11
- Words written
- 631
- Generation steps
- 19
- Time to make
- 5 min
Drawn in crayon. Written in English (US) at level A2, for children readers.