‘ The Tree Spirit’

1. ‘The Tree Spirit’ We Had To Think of Something..!!

2. The Story… • Little Red leaves her grandma’s cottage and enters the forest • She absorbs the surroundings and mistakenly does something to disturb the peace • A “tree spirit” emerges and gives chase

3. What follows is a sequence of clumsy attempts to capture Little Red • Eventually the tree spirit will draw attention to itself and startle Little Red • She runs and gets her ankle tangled in uproots • It seems the tree spirit has her trapped, until...

4. Something causes alarm, making the tree spirit run for his life • A whole bunch of other spirits leg it out the forest too • Turns out the threat is only grandma, who is carrying Little Red’s forgotten basket • They hug. Grandma looks over Little Red’s shoulder to see one remaining tree spirit, and she says “boo!” making it run scared

5. Characters… Little Red

6. Grandma

7. Tree Spirit

8. Creating a Visual Style… Cinematic camera angles, referenced from source material Simplistic designs to compliment the story and keep the production efficient Props look somewhat disconnected from the set Animation ought to be snappy and expressive

9. Inspirational Designs…

11. Sound… • No dialogue. Characters will be reduced to laughs, coughs and hums • If applicable, stock music to set the tone • Grandma’s cough will sound exactly like an active chainsaw • The tree is silent except for occasional wood creaking and leaf rustling