ONE PAGE – 6 PANELS.
1. Ext. My small country primary school on a
hot summers day.
CAPTION ME: I could tell you so many stories of how
my passion for writing was sparked.
CAPTION ME: But like all good tales it’s worth
starting at the beginning.
2. Int. Classroom a substitute teacher, who
looks a heck of a lot like Captain Haddock from Tintin stands before his class
in front of the white board. He is broadly smiling and clearly so very happy to
be teaching.
CAPTION ME: He told us a tale that ended…
TEACHER: … You stumble and fall down the hole in
your back garden.
(Linked)
TEACHER: Now what happens next? I want you tell me.
CAPTION ME: Anything could happen next…
3. A young me walks down a dark tunnel.
CAPTION ME: I remember the thrill of my pen on
paper. My words could make anything appear at the end of this tunnel.
4. A young me sits a top a dragon, a long cloak
around my shoulders blowing in the wind a crown on my head, a wooden short
sword in my hand.
CAPTION ME: I made a lot of things appear.
5. The large old hand of my substitute teacher holds
a copy of the Hobbit and hands it to me.
CAPTION ME: My teacher read my story. He told me I’d
like a book of his.
CAPTION ME: So he lent it to me.
6. Close up on a computer screen.
The screen reads: And here I am still falling down
that hole.
I really love the imagery at play in this one. It really gets across that raw, visceral feeling of adventure and escapism.
ReplyDeleteNice page Shaun. That unspoiled potential when you start a new story really is a great driving factor.
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