Professor Woolley | COMD3513 | HE75 SPRING22

Author: Jovannie (Page 1 of 2)

Jovannie’s Script

The House on Maple

Page 1:

  • Panel 1:

Protagonist stands in front of the fabled house on Maple Street looking at it in all its glory

Page 2:

  • Panel 1: 

Protag still standing outside looking around

Dialog:

  1. Protag: Welp
  2. Protag: no point standing around, let’s do this
  • Panel 2:

Protag starts to head inside to find the mysteries that await him

  • Panel 3:

White panel with black text saying “Earlier…”

  • Panel 4:

waitress puts down a cup of coffee

  • Panel 5:

Protag sitting in diner as the waitress walks away

Dialog:

  1. Protag: alright
  • Panel 6:

Close up of the Protag’s face

Dialog:

  1. Protag: what can you tell me about the house Mr. Jones?
  • Panel 7:

A look at Mr. Jones as he drinks so of his coffee 

Page 3

  • Panel 1:

Long shot of Mr. Jones answering the Protags questions

Dialog:

  1. Jones: the whole experience was honestly a nightmare so parts of my memory is quite hazy
  2. Protag: then how much of it do you remember
  3. Jones: mostly trying to find any way possible way to get out of there
  4. Protag: interesting
  • Panel 2:

Long shot of the protag writing

Dialog:

  1. Jones: Sir are really only writing about this house
  2. Protag: of course, any idea why you were the only survivors?
  3. Jones: No honestly, I’ve never stopped to think about and never wanted to
  4. Jones: I was just happy to make it out
  • Panel 3: 

shot of the notepad with notes

  • Panel 4:

Protag putting his pen to his lip

Dialog:

  1. Protag: hmm I’ll probably get more information from going myself 
  • Panel 5:

Mr. Jones bangs his fist onto the table

  • Panel 6

The whole diner becomes quiet and looks at the table, Protag is taken back as his now spilled coffee mug drips onto the floor

Page 4:

  • Panel 1:

A close up of Mr. Jones looking quite angry

Dialog:

  1. Jones: you stay the hell out of that house you hear me
  • Panel 2:

Protag opening this the door of the house and entering 

Dialog:

  1. Protag: Well, I wouldn’t be the department’s leading reporter if I was afraid of a little rumor, right?
  • Panel 3: 

Protag passes through was seems like an invisible barrier

  • Panel 4:

As the barrier pops, Protag feels this weird chill down his spine and shivers

Dialog: 

  1. Protag: huh?
  • Panel 5:

Protag turns around after the chill but doesn’t see anything but the open door

  • Panel 6:

Shows an eerie figure behind in the darkness that passes by over Protag’s shoulder

Dialog:

  1. Protag: ……huh.
  • Panel 7:

Protag turns back around unaware of what transpired behind him

Page 5:

  • Panel 1:

Protag continues forward into the house as it slowly gets darker inside 

  • Panel 2:

Protag takes out the flashlight in his coat pocket and enters the dining room

  • Panel 3:

Protag looks around the room pointing light around but not really seeing anything unusual, just cobwebs and some torn curtains

Dialog:

  1. Protag: Hmm seems pretty ordinary for an old house
  • Panel 4:

Protag makes his way to the kitchen

  • Panel 5:

After he leaves the room, a head dangles from the ceiling looking in his direction

Page 6:

  • Panel 1:

Protag enters the kitchen and begins to search around in the cabinets

Dialog: 

  1. Protag: Hmm I see 
  2. Protag: ah very interesting
  3. Protag: Amazing
  • Panel 2:

Protag hunched over the counter, looking disappointed

Dialog:

  1. Protag: who there really isn’t anything here, I wasted my time 
  2. Protag: they probably were all just rumors
  • Panel 3: 

Protag notices a creaking noise from the side

Dialog:

  1. Protag: Huh?
  • Panel 4:

There’s a door to the side slowly swaying from a light breeze

  • Panel 5:

Protag opens the door wide and is greeted by a flight of stairs leading to a basement

Dialog: 

  1. Protag: just what I needed
  • Panel 6:

Protag heads down the staircase, flashlight shining on everything in front of him

  • Panel 7:

He Shines the light around the new room to see what he’ll find

Page 7:

  • Panel 1:

Protag spots what looks like a pentagram on the floor and gasps

  • Panel 2:

Out of shock he drops his flashlight on the floor and the impact turns it off

  • Panel 3:

Protag Picks it up and starts banging the light in a panic 

Dialog:

  1. Protag: Come on come ooon!!
  • Panel 4:

The Light flashes brightly towards the ceiling as it turns back on as Protag sighs in Relief

Dialog:

  1. Protag: Finally
  • Panel 5:

A Demon Appears behind Protag Breathing over his shoulder with a grin across its face, happy to have a meal in so long

Page 8

  • Panel 1:

Shows the door with thumping sounds suddenly getting louder

  • Panel 2:

Protag burst through the door screaming at the top of his lungs heading towards the door

  • Panel 3:

Protag Reaches the open door and makes a final sprint

Dialog:

  1. Protag: Finally!
  • Panel 4:

Instead of running right out, Protag runs face first into what seems like an invisible wall

  • Panel 5:

Protag starts inspecting and banging on the wall in complete disbelief

Dialog:

  1. Protag: oh no no no no no no
  2. Protag: Please
  • Panel 6:

The Demon Appears behind his him grabbing the top half of his face as Protag breaks into cold sweats as the door shuts

Dialog:

  1. Protag: no…..
  • Panel 7:

Shows a Shot of Mr. Jones standing on the sidewalk watching the door close

Dialog:

  1. Mr. Jones: Every time

Story ideas

1 – Tuesday at 7:34pm, during a rainy night, a member of miss scarlet’s waitstaff accident spilled wine on her one of a kind albino bear rug. Knowing how very dangerous she is when she is angry, he tried to had it, but shy maid got blamed due to her past mistakes, having no more tolerance for her clumsiness,revolver in hand, feet tapping furiously, with the maid kneeling claiming her innocence, the butler witnessed something in the guest lounge from the hallway door that shocks him to this day.

Short ver: A Butler makes a mistake and the clumsy maid pays the price

2 – Pastor Brown was in the Church Library late at night, going through old text for Sunday’s homily when he heard a loud clunk. As he went to investigate he found a lone wrench a few aisle away drenched in blood with a trail of blood leading to a door. As he picked up the wrench, he looked around for other people,but as he looked back at the floor, the trail was no longer to be found.

Short Ver: Mystery murder tool and trail are found in the library, upon discover the trail vanishes

3 – George comes to find his brother Richard in an alleyway after he said he was going to get groceries, laid out on the floor bleeding. Rain suddenly starts to pour as George kneels there with his brother in his arms, with the rain masking his tears. Then Richard sits up suddenly complaining about the strawberry jam that he just spilled on himself.

Short Ver: A Brother is found thought to be dead in an alley but he just slipped in a puddle and fell unconscious

4 – Nelson walks into the haunted house on 3rd street, it is known the neighbourhood that those who walk in almost never walk out, only survive was old man Jones, a local legend, Nelson wanted to know if it was really haunted and went to ask him, but even with all the warnings that Jones gave him, he ignored them and proceeded to the house to uncover the truth. 

Short Ver: Journalist Enters a haunted house ignoring warnings from the locals but, gets more than he bargained for

5 – Cassidy, a member of the castle guard on patrol, when he hears a loud thud from the front. As he gets to the window, he is greeted with a large reptilian eye. He stumbles back words and as the dragon gets on its hind legs, it states “can you please take the princess, she keeps coming into my lair shouting that she’s waiting for her hero”. It then places her at the door and flies off.

Short Ver: a Knight is met by a dragon but their encounter is not what he expected

6 – Mikhal is playing his favourite rpg when he suddenly gets sucked in, as he slays the monster and completes the quest with a grin on his face, his party members slowly feel disturbed and get scared of him. After beating the boss he inquires what’s next, and they throw him back out without another word. Mikhal just lays there confused wondering what he did.

Short Ver: Young man is too excited to experience his fantasy dream and gets sent back

Jovannie’s Reading

Honestly, what more do I need to say other than I love this book and the series it belongs to? But on a serious note, I really enjoy this book a lot. From the art style and use of color, to the story and the way that it can be completely relatable to its readers, and also the way that it leaves the door open for the rest of the series to come. For those who loved the teen titans series, Teen Titans: Raven by Kami Garcia and Gabriel Picolo, is a great new take on the story of the titans and also a lovely introduction for those who are now getting introduced to the group of young heroes in a form more grounded in reality.

As the first in the series and as the name implies, Teen Titans: Raven introduces and follows a young girl by the name of Rachel Roth (aka Raven), after she moves in with her foster mom’s sister, following a car accident which resulted in the death of said foster mother. Rachel who has had trust issues since young, moving from home to home, had problems adjusting to this new home, and new school life, however her foster mother’s family gave her the support that she needed as she slowly opened up to them. Eventually she starts to strangely feel feelings she hadn’t before, but soon finds out that they aren’t hers, but that she is actually an empath, feeling and hearing the thoughts of those around her.

Soon she learns that she is not the same as others her age and that she has special family circumstances, leading others to be after her for their own purposes.

In my opinion, it is a really good read for anyone that is into the hero genre but wants something more mellow and down to earth. While it does retain the fantasy/sci fi aspect, it still addresses some common problems in its own unique way and stays true to its source materials. The story flows immensely well and each character is very unique that makes you want more when you are done. Once I started reading it I didn’t want to put it down and actually finished it in one sitting along with the second book, Teen Titans: Beast Boy (which is also a great read). This is a must read for anyone who loves a coming of age graphic novel.

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