I have decided to have a lead character to 'guide' the reader through the adventure. This character will speak, meaning I can keep my actual text to a minimum and focus more on the more unusual modes such as sound and music.
I have considered various characters to act as the ‘guide’ for the reader on this adventure, originally deliberating a Tudor child, of whom the reader (as a child themselves) would be able to directly relate to. I then decided to go down a more ‘gruesome’ route, as I have found this would be more interesting and appealing to a young reader; something for them to go ‘ewww!’ at. I considered a rat and a flea, before eventually deciding on a fly. By choosing a small animal it is easier to have a sense of perspective, the reader is able to appreciate big and small backgrounds, but I mainly liked the idea of having something with wings, so I can create a variety of more unusual angles for the multimodal text, such as flying over a room or scenery. With a fly I can also more modes, such as a 'buzzing' sound effect and hovering custom animation.
I have considered various characters to act as the ‘guide’ for the reader on this adventure, originally deliberating a Tudor child, of whom the reader (as a child themselves) would be able to directly relate to. I then decided to go down a more ‘gruesome’ route, as I have found this would be more interesting and appealing to a young reader; something for them to go ‘ewww!’ at. I considered a rat and a flea, before eventually deciding on a fly. By choosing a small animal it is easier to have a sense of perspective, the reader is able to appreciate big and small backgrounds, but I mainly liked the idea of having something with wings, so I can create a variety of more unusual angles for the multimodal text, such as flying over a room or scenery. With a fly I can also more modes, such as a 'buzzing' sound effect and hovering custom animation.
After extensively
searching for cartoon fly images, I was unable to find anything quite suitable;
I wanted a fly with a bit of character to it, so I decided to create my own. This way I could personify it more and make it more relevant to the story by adorning
the fly with a typical hat from the Tudor era! I started by drawing my own fly,
but I found it difficult to get rid of the off-colour background to paste it
seamlessly onto a background picture.
I have ultimately decided to create my own design on the computer itself. This meant I could easily edit the fly in order to change its facial expressions, adding that extra bit of character. I downloaded GIMP (The GNU Image Manipulation Program) and used this as an aid to create and enhance my Tudor fly. This software is brand new to me and I have been finding it relatively difficult to manipulate, but it is useful to try a new way of adding colours and using filters.
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