After receiving feedback on my last story ideas, I decided to add more complexity and other characters into the new story ideas. They are longer than my previous ones, so not sure if I can take some details out?
I like that idea about the child prodigy being bullied and his glasses being like magnifying glasses; that's a strong image in terms of character design and you've also got some conflict in there. I can't help feeling that the image of the formal restaurant is trapping you a bit; isn't it true that a school refectory is a restaurant too?
A clever kid at school is bullied because he is a) clever and b) because he has these giant magnifying-glass style glasses; perhaps every day, it's the same public humiliation in the school canteen; something to do with food... and then somehow, the clever kid turns the tables on his bullies - perhaps using his glasses as an active component in some kind of invention or gadget that creates some kind of action or event - and the clever kid is finally triumphant?
Oh.. also, sorry I forgot to give you this... remember I was unable to remember the name of the 'test' by which you can see if female characters are active in their own narratives... it was this!
I like that idea about the child prodigy being bullied and his glasses being like magnifying glasses; that's a strong image in terms of character design and you've also got some conflict in there. I can't help feeling that the image of the formal restaurant is trapping you a bit; isn't it true that a school refectory is a restaurant too?
ReplyDeleteA clever kid at school is bullied because he is a) clever and b) because he has these giant magnifying-glass style glasses; perhaps every day, it's the same public humiliation in the school canteen; something to do with food... and then somehow, the clever kid turns the tables on his bullies - perhaps using his glasses as an active component in some kind of invention or gadget that creates some kind of action or event - and the clever kid is finally triumphant?
I like that! Thank you
DeleteOh.. also, sorry I forgot to give you this... remember I was unable to remember the name of the 'test' by which you can see if female characters are active in their own narratives... it was this!
ReplyDeletehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bechdel_test
Just in terms of some of those rather more 'morbid' examples of child-centred stories...
ReplyDeleteEdward Gorey (The Gashleycrumb Tinies)
http://www.bbc.com/culture/story/20181121-a-new-biography-looks-at-the-appeal-of-edward-gorey
Tim Burton - Oyster Boy
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Melancholy_Death_of_Oyster_Boy_%26_Other_Stories
The Addams Family - Charles Addams
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Addams_Family
The Garbage Pail Kids
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garbage_Pail_Kids