December 2011
36 posts
New Script
****Fine tuned the prologue, shortened the gap between the prologue and the cave. Made things more visual in the writing. Basically divided the narrative into three parts, while shortening and fixing the parts.******
Prologue// seen in a somewhat ink and silhouette style minimal color.
The world was always shrouded in darkness. Long ago the spirit Esu, was though to be the one who brought...
Draft #
Prologue// seen in a somewhat ink and silhouette style
There were eight immortal, powerful spirits who came together to create the perfect being. Four forged a world for it to live with earth, wind, water, and fire. Two gave it the breath of life and one gave it logic and reason. The last spirit, Esu, gave this being the gift of death. Angered in this imperfection, the other 7 spirits came...
Character Designs
Oyo//
Protagonist
headstrong
foolish
unafraid
Esu
trickster
crafty, sly
crazy, eery
creepy
Narrative Draft
Prologue // parchment with primitive art
silhouette style is seen and narration is heard
In the beginning, colossal beings roamed the land causing great destruction and chaos. It was said that eight spirits stood against this force and bring order. A long war took place and the eight still could not overcome these giants. One out of the eight, named Esu, found the secret in killing them. One by...
Esu
The character of the spirit i’m interesting in attributing to Oyo’s mask
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eshu
Èṣù (other names include Exu, Eshu Eleggua, Esu Elegbara, Eshu Elegbara, Elegba, Legba, Papa Legba and Eleda) is both an orishaand one of the most well-known deities of the Yoruba mythology and its related New World traditions.
He has a wide range of responsibilities: the...
Notes pt 2
In creating the prologue, I still am interested in explaining these 8 spirits with unmeasurable power. These notes are reflective of the powers and character these beings. Maybe the prologue revolves around the creation of man in this universe. The overall narrative in the story could revolve around the spirit Oyo has in his mask, that maybe resembles a spirit instrumental in the idea of...
Notes
I want a hero vs villain narrative, where the hero necessarily doesn’t win.
Moral: Somewhat to the effect of
“Curiosity killed the cat” is a proverb used to warn of the dangers of unnecessary investigation or experimentation. A less frequently-seen rejoinder to “curiosity killed the cat” is “satisfaction brought it back”.[1]
The narrative still hopes...
Ori
Ori is a metaphysical concept important to Yoruba spirituality and way of life.
Ori, literally meaning “head,” refers to one’s spiritual intuition and destiny. It is the reflective spark of human consciousness embedded into the human essence, and therefore is often personified as an Orisha in its own right . In Yoruba tradition, it is believed that human beings are able to...
