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
Игорь the seasoned knight
a tall, muscular human man wearing a battered chainmail and a scar across his cheek
Sounds deep and firm.
Лена the swift scout
a slender woman with short blonde hair, dressed in a green leather tunic and carrying a bow
Sounds light and quick.
Рудольф the royal champion
a burly man in shining silver plate armour with an ornate golden helmet
Sounds loud and commanding.
Мила the young squire
a petite girl with dark hair tied in a braid, wearing simple cloth and leather armour
Sounds soft and eager.
The setting
A mysterious medieval castle guarded by knights and a squire.
A sprawling medieval stone castle with towering grey walls and narrow slit windows, surrounded by dense, shadowy forest under a pale moonlight. The courtyard is damp cobblestone, with flickering torches casting long, eerie shadows. Inside, dimly lit halls with tapestries and suits of armour create an air of quiet suspense.
grey stone deep green flickering orange midnight blue
The plan
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Игорь и Лена заметили странный след возле замка утром.
curious and calm wide establishing shot Игорь, Лена
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Рудольф говорит, что кто-то мог проникнуть в замок ночью.
worried and serious medium shot Рудольф, Игорь, Лена
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Мила ищет следы, но не находит ничего нового.
disappointed and tired close-up Мила
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Лена замечает старую дверь немного открытой и звон ключей.
surprised and alert medium shot Лена, Игорь, Рудольф, Мила
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Все вместе закрывают дверь и решают быть внимательнее ночью.
calm and confident long shot Игорь, Лена, Рудольф, Мила
How it was made
- Pictures drawn
- 11
- Words written
- 499
- Generation steps
- 19
- Time to make
- 5 min
Drawn in crayon. Written in Russian at level A2, for children readers.