CP2 Narrative Map Beginnings

 

As part of the CP2 we have to produce a narrative map of a story of our specialism. This map must represent both space and time and how the characters move and interact within their space. We have been given the opportunity to produce a creative piece of work with freedom of choice of how we present our work.
I have chosen to produce an image of a map of my chosen film. This way the audience can differentiate between the different locations throughout the whole film and visualise the narrative of the film.

 

I started by creating a short list of potential films I could choose from, I started with the film: The Road To Eldarado. I watched the film, then started to produce a map of the narrative. I took notes about locations, characters and events which are all associated with each other to refer to while I created the map.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As I created the map, I began to face problems. I used Photoshop and the piece did not turn out as intended, therefore I moved onto another film.
I chose the film: The Nightmare Before Christmas because I saw the potential of events associated with locations and I enjoy film. Again I took notes as I watched the film to refer to as I produced the map.

 

This time I started with an initial layout sketch of the world in pencil which provided a guide. Using reference Ive maintained the style of Tim Burton.

I will continue the work of this map by filling in the worlds with line and colour in Photoshop/ Illustrator. I will also add a feature where there will be an additional later which will cover all of the world in snow and decorations to represent the time passing in the film. Events will also be separated layers which will appear and disappear to represent the passing of time within the narrative as the characters move within the space.