Sharkskin
A New Take on an Old Fairy Tale
A New Take on an Old Fairy Tale
This was an assignment for Drawing for Storyboarding class here at Savannah College of Art and Design. The objective was to write our own spin on a fairy tale of our choice, create six full-color beat boards, and then pitch it to the class as either an animation, a film, a TV show, graphic novel, or commercial.
I started off with the German fairy tale, Bearskin, a story of transformation through a deal with the devil. From there, I adapted it into a simple undersea adventure, a full-length animated movie catered towards children and families. Sharkskin tells the story of an over-fished ocean, an angry sea god, and two fishermen who wish to make amends on behalf of the humans.
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