I have decided to do a cartoon 3d animation for my Major Project. It is going to be a tongue-in-cheek parody of evil overlords in fantasy worlds. I want my fantasy world to still be as fleshed out as possible even if many of the elements play to the cliché.
It will be set in an inhospitable wasteland with rugged mountains, dead trees, smoke, fire and terrifying beasts. Thus it is inhabited only by the most hardy of beings: dark lords, their minions, barbarians and other fantasy beasts. I'm thinking of setting it as an early fantasy world featuring prehistoric dinosaur like creatures along with the standard fantasy elements hopefully adding some variety to the world concept.
The protagonist is a Dark Lord who hasn't yet made it big in the overlord world. He is a short, melodramatic character who acts up his evil nature for the status of being evil rather than for power or riches or for the sake of committing evil acts.
The plot will revolve around the collecting of a set of artifacts, as many clichéd fantasy stories do, which grant power to the owner. As the land is inhabited by mostly evil beings the antagonists will be other overlords and/or creatures of the land. This brings about a survival of the fittest situation with no heroes to save the day.
Though I'm creating a parody of standard fantasy characters, I'm looking to create a more original, interesting environment for these characters. I want to create an animation which, while comical, can still be enjoyed for its fantasy side.
References so far (discussed below):
Conan the Adventurer
Dragon's Gate
Terry Pratchett
The Lord of the Rings
Mastermind
Overlord
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hahaha, this could be quite fun. Be sure to reference World of Warcraft et al as well. I like the idea of an overly ambitious warlord who cannot command the respect that he deserves / aspires to.
ReplyDeleteHow will you tell the story? What happens in the end? The project will rely on a good punch line and effective comedic timing...
A good way in is to start developing the main character - his name, personality and so on. Be sure to keep it simple. Not only is it more fun and communicates clearly, it is also more feasible from a production perspective.