Major Project #2

I am leaning more towards the animation side of the project being as i want to do my own thing, although I feel i would be more at home with the Art side. It is tearing me in tow at the minute my love of art and my love of animation are equal, but the freedom of the animation route is very appealing. 

My more refined ideas for animations include: 

Inspired from my Scottish heritage, I looked up where my Clan's original homeland is, it is Loch Earn. From this I found that a creature called Each Uisage is linked to the loch (as well as others) but it could be a good starting point for a story. 

Being as the Each Uisage is a "water horse" it is very monstrous and has kelp for a mane and is often confused with a Kelpie, it lures people away and drowns them or devours them- the tales vary. the story could be perhaps one of morals for children that run too far away from their parents or misbehave. It would be very cliche.

The Wulver is a creature i have always liked as a spirit that is kind and humble, with the figure of a man and head of a wolf that leaves fish on the doorsteps of the poor and less able but is hostile/deadly when approached or antagonized. Again more of a moral story similar to "the boy who cried wolf" but more of "don't judge what you don't know" story, again rather cliche.

My strongest and favorite story would be one with my own twist and not heavily based on folklore like the other two ideas: According to folklore, a sorcerer that defies natural life by unnaturally prolonging it becomes a wraith: With this as the base of my story; a sorcerer of the forest prolongs his life unnaturally and becomes a wraith, then the forest fae Ghillie Dhu beacons the sorcerer to come to the earth and be at peace. However the wraith is too warped from nature for Ghillie Dhu to control and so strikes the peaceful fae (presumably killing it). However the fae does not die and in a "rage" Ghillie Dhu manipulates the earth into swallowing the wraith dragging back to the earth where it becomes a thistle. (Basically a story about man vs nature)

My only idea for the art route is to reinvent Yoda as a padawan, although Yoda is animated he is in a live action format so I would presume it would be allowed. His character would be basically the opposite of what is depicted in the films, thus he'd be rowdy, mischievous and perhaps fearful/hateful.

---I have drawn up my ideas for Yoda reimagining and the Ghillie Dhu which I will post at a later date ---