My first set of ideas was set on writing down random "this but with this" concepts.
- Alice in Wonderland (fairytales in general?) but it's set in a Post Apocalyptic future.
- Cinderella but it's set in the 1950s.
- Seven Deadly Sins but they’re pirates.
- Romeo and Juliet, but they’re Demons in opposing Mafia.
- Red Riding Hood, but she’s an assassin tasked to kill the wolf.
- Esmerelda from the hunchback of Notre Dame, but she’s a hunter/archer.
- Wendy from peter pan but she steals/manipulates shadows
- Hansel and Gretel witch hunters
They were quickly shot down and I was given some advice to make better concepts.
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My next set of ideas were much better already but still needed tweaking.
- Sentenced as a witch in a previous life, this undead girl seeks revenge on those who wronged her. However whilst doing so she uncovers an organisations plot to use gathered magic to destroy the world. Can she stop them before its too late?
- In the world of Guelliera, there is an alienated race leading a revolution against the masses. Hired by the main kingdom, our heroes (a group of pirates assisted by the Queen's guard) set off to end the revolution and stop countless of innocents from dying.
- Bought up in a family of super villains, this naive young girl is torn between continuing her families legacy, and joining the side she deep down knows it right.
- Chosen by prophecy as a hero that could change the world, this young man is doing everything in his power to avoid his responsibilities as a hero.
- In a world where people are born “souls” that emit energy, this young person has 2. One is dormant and doesn’t bother them until an event at their high school ball awakens it and their life changes forever.
- A young girl who is shunned by her friend group and told to kill herself for no reason develops PTSD as a result of the abandonment. As she grows up, she struggles to make and keep new friends, but one has stuck with her throughout it all. How will she cope when her only true friend begins to drift away.
- In hell, there are 7 royal families known as the Seven Circles. When two of the families merge through marriage, the Circles start a competition to crown the new Seventh Circle. Only the one who survives in this contests fight to the death can win.
- Hunted by humans her whole life, this young demon finally comes across a camp of others just like her. Growing up alongside them she falls in love with their leader. However, one day she finds out that this group of people are not all they seem, and she must work with those who previously hunted her to save the world.
- A witch abandoned at a wizarding school is cursed with bad luck powers. Struggling to keep up with her studies when everything keeps crashing and burning (literally), a new exchange student with healing powers befriends her. Attacks happen to the school and her curse isn’t doing much to help the schools defences. Will she be able to keep her powers under control with the help of her new friend?
Alan suggested I give them some real-world grounding, a sense of 80% and 20% fantasy.
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- Wrongly sentenced as a witch and left for dead, this girl seeks refuge in the woods. Taken in by a wise magic wielder, she learns the hidden magic of the realm. She becomes the very thing her village feared, but will she take revenge? Or will she choose to help them? (modern-day Salem?? 1690 Salem?)
- Set in 17th-century Europe, a group of alienated individuals plan to lead a rebellion against the masses. Hired by the main kingdom, our heroes (a group of pirates assisted by the Queen's guard) set off to end the revolution and stop countless of innocents from dying.
- Bought up in a family of super villains, this naive young girl is torn between continuing her families legacy, and joining the side she deep down knows it right. (set in modern-day UK, where superheroes/villains are known to exist, but not common)
- Chosen by prophecy as a hero that could change the world, this young man is doing everything in his power to avoid his responsibilities as a hero. (set 1960s UK)
- In a world where people are born “souls” that emit energy, this young person has 2. One is dormant and doesn’t bother them until an event at their high school ball awakens it and their life changes forever.
- In hell, there are 7 royal families known as the Seven Circles. When two of the families merge through marriage, the Circles start a competition to crown the new Seventh Circle. Only the one who survives in this contests fight to the death can win. (unsure how to link this one to the real world.. Could just be a strangely done monarchy based in the real world instead of hell. But I also like the idea of linking the seven deadly sins and the circles of hell to something.)
- Hunted by humans her whole life, this young woman finally comes across a camp of others just like her. Growing up alongside them she falls in love with their leader. However, one day she finds out that this group of people are not all they seem, and she must work with those who previously hunted her to save the world.
- A young girl cursed with bad luck is abandoned at a secret wizarding school. Struggling to keep up with her studies when her world is changing and everything keeps crashing and burning (literally), will she be able to keep her newfound powers under control when an unknown force starts to attack? (set in a public boarding school in the 2010s)
- This still needs a bit of 'magical lore' and character specifics, but it works. The visual potential is in the period setting not modern day.
- Again this could work and has a nice period setting. Its still a little vague though - Basically, it needs more detail about the 'alienated individuals and their reasons'. Missing character specifics too. Have you heard of the 'Oak Island' treasure?. Look it up. There is potential in that islands 'real' mysteries in relation to this story.
- This has potential, but its missing a better setting. Modern day is a little dull for pulp design. For example, you could combine it with the idea and setting below (1960's UK). On one side, a young 'villian' girl wants to be good. On the other side a prophecised young Hero wants nothing to do with his destiny - Both are rejecting their 'lot in life'. Its possible that the hero is rejecting his status by opting to 'being bad'. May be they need each other?
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- Interesting but very vague.
- Nope!
- Vague and no setting/character specifics
- Interesting (albiet a little bit Harry Potter). Not sure how much depth this idea has beyond one character flaw?
After this, I chose 2 of these ideas to develop. My plan is to do a character design project, working toward designing, modelling, rigging and skinning, texturing and animating short vignettes with them. And also having a character design bible as an outcome.
- Set in 17th-century Europe, a group of alienated individuals (who/why?) plan to lead a rebellion against the masses. Hired by the main kingdom, our heroes (a group of pirates assisted by the Queen's guard) set off to end the revolution and stop countless of innocents from dying. - Again this could work and has a nice period setting. Its still a little vague though - Basically, it needs more detail about the 'alienated individuals and their reasons'. Missing character specifics too. Have you heard of the 'Oak Island' treasure?. Look it up. There is potential in that islands 'real' mysteries in relation to this story. - (I can see the oak island treasure being something that the two groups fight over somehow. maybe its something the alienated group need for their plan, or its some kind of ancient magic.)
- Bought up in a family of super villains, this naive young girl is torn between continuing her families legacy, and joining the side she deep down knows it right. (set in modern-day UK, where superheroes/villains are known to exist, but not common) - This has potential, but its missing a better setting. Modern day is a little dull for pulp design. For example, you could combine it with the idea and setting below (1960's UK). On one side, a young 'villian' girl wants to be good. On the other side a prophecised young Hero wants nothing to do with his destiny - Both are rejecting their 'lot in life'. Its possible that the hero is rejecting his status by opting to 'being bad'. May be they need each other? Chosen by prophecy as a hero that could change the world, this young man is doing everything in his power to avoid his responsibilities as a hero. (set 1960s UK) - Above - (This i can absolutely see being like a prince and the pauper story. with the two switching their roles)
Next, I plan to do more research surrounding these ideas to figure out which one I want to take forward and would have more fun with.
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