Script Exemplars

The Beano

‘Badminton’

LITTLE PLUM

1. Plum points to Chiefy and Chief of Um Puttyfeet playing badminton on court with net strung between two totem poles.

“Instead of fighting, our tribe are playing um nice game of badminton against members of um Puttyfoot tribe.”

2. Puttyfoot Chief smashes shuttle which jams on Chiefy’s nose.

PUTTYFOOT CHIEF “I win! Next match please!”

3. Plum pulls shuttle from Chiefy’s nose.

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No matter if you are interested in doing 3d computer animation or stylised 2d drawings if you can’t draw you are at a disadvantage. Drawing is best learned from doing life drawing lessons, from studying other people’s work who can draw and from just practising.

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In Term 3 of Year 8, if time allows before the end of term, we introduce the students to Comics & Cartooning using Comic Life.

The students are required to demonstrate their knowledge and understanding by creating their own characters, front cover and comic strips or narrative.

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Annotated Beano Comic

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Annotated Spiderman Comic

Alan Moore Interviews

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WJEC GCSE Media Studies Section B Mock Exam

You should study the two comics on the separate sheet carefully. One is a story about Desperate Dan from the comic Dandy and the other is a page from Hunt Emerson’s ‘The Rime of the Ancient Mariner’.

5. Choose one of the comics and explain how two of the following have been used. [10]

• Frames
• Links
• Speech bubbles
• Neologisms

6. Create a new comic which targets 15 year old girls or boys.

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Script Exemplars

The Beano

‘Water Snake’

LITTLE PLUM

1. Plum terrified as a rattlesnake rears up in front of him.

“WAH! Um deadly rattlesnake. I’m done for.”

2. Another brave grabs the snake by the neck.

3. And rams its mouth onto a nearby tap.

4. Then turns the tap on. Snake starts to inflate rapidly…

5. ....then shoots out of frame with a blast of water. Plum delighted.

“Har-har! Lucky Little Mole has lost his glasses and thought um...

Script Exemplars

The Beano

‘Snow’

LITTLE PLUM

1- 4 Plum doing daft dance and chanting.

“OOGA-WOOGA-WAGGA-WUGGA…”

Chiefy and large spiky cactus also in fourth frame.

Chiefy -

Plum’s doing um rain dance to get us some water to drink.

5. Mist starts rolling in. Plum dances on.

Chiefy -

Oh, oh! Looks like he’s doing um Fog Dance instead.

6. Totally foggy. PRANG!

Plum’s voice -

YEOWL! Couldn’t see um pesky cactus!

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Script Exemplars

The Beano

‘Paintballing’

LITTLE PLUM

1. Plum comes running into the village in terror.

“HELP! HELP! Um new tribe are on um warpath!”

2. He puffs and pants as he explains.

They’ve got guns, and they’re covered in warpaint and…”

3. Wise old brave says to Plum.

“These warriors - they’re not injuns, are they?”

PLUM

“You’re right! How did you know, o wise one?”

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Script Exemplars

The Beano

‘Night Class’

LITTLE PLUM

1. Plum strokes his chin outside CACTUS GULCH NIGHT SCHOOL.

“Wonder if I should try um night class.”

2. A hand comes from within and yanks him in.

“Do come in!”

3. From inside rattlesnake and vulture hear.

“NO! STOPPIT! LEAVE OFF!”

4. Plum comes out scowling, a large arrangement of pretty flowers in his headband.

“Flippin’ flower arranging class!”

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Script Exemplars

The Beano

‘Cool Drink’

LITTLE PLUM

1.Plum bursts through swing doors of saloon. Tough hombres look at him in amazement.

2. Plum’s nose looks over top of the bar.

“Gimme um drinka water on um rocks, bartender!”

3. Barman slides glass of iced water along the bar. Tough guys grin.

“COMIN’ UP!”

4. The glass hits Plum’s nose and deposits its contents over him. Tough guys laugh.

5. Happy Plum dripping wet as he heads out...

An index of all Alan Moore’s interviews currently available online with a summary of chief topics and subjects discussed. The site below is compiled and designed by Shaun Pimlott.

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Podcast of MIT talk by comics legend Chris Claremont (X-Men) about superheroes, genre, and the creative process.

http://cms.mit.edu/news/2009/04/podcast_opening_doors_building.php

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Claremont

Listen to Hunt Emerson, a leading cartoonist in the UK’s Comic Underground, talk about comics and his relationship with them.

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Part One

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