LO2 Planning the scene adaption

LO3 Production proposal

LO2 develop ideas for original graphic novel

Idea 1

 I think that an adapted character from a television series may be an interesting idea as it would create a bridge between the two audiences an merge the industries.I think that Mad Men would be a good television series to adapt. This would be original as there isn't a graphic novel series for mad men and would appeal to a new kind of graphic novel audience.  The idea of a period drama graphic novel is original in itself as a lot of the comic & graphic novel industry has action and adventure based genres where there isn't a lot of substance to the story other than the action.

Idea 2

Another potential original idea could be a graphic novel based on my animation Kitchen Stories. The characters have all been developed so there wouldn't be constraints with creating characters. The narrative and foundation for Kitchen Stories is very simple and could be adapted and changed to fit my graphic novel.

My chosen idea is idea 1. I believe this idea provides the best opportunities for an intersting and popular graphic novel.

LO2 Initial sketches for charater- Don Draper

Initial sketches for the character of Don Draper. These sketches show a basic representation of how I want the character to appear.

Digital illustrations of the character Don Draper.

Originally I intended on using a similar art style to the animated series Archer, but I eventually decided against it due to how impractical and also unoriginal the art style is. So instead I decided to go with a more simplistic style that reflects the personality of Mad Men. This art style also bear resemblance to the falling man intro scene to the television series.

LO2 Character profiles- Don Draper

Don Draper is the main character in this graphic novel. Don is married to Betty Draper, has two children, Bobby Jr and Sally Draper. The family lives in Ossining, a charming suburb outside of New York city. Don works as the creative director of the prestigious Sterling Cooper advertising firm. His job requires him to be creative in thinking up advertising campaigns for companies from ciggerettes to cars. He is brilliant at his job.

Don is around 36 years of age, classically handsome, has a charismatic charm about him but also has a very sharp temper. Don's ability to pitch stems from these core personality traits, he is able to manipulate them and use them to fit his audience. Don is a very complex individual who has may emotional issues, these issues came from a traumatic upbringing and events that occurred after. These issues often lead to self destructive behaviors, that cause trouble in his life. These issues give Don a dark and brooding manner. 

Don is a tall, good looking individual with a "wall street" haircut. He wears tailored suits for the most part due to the nature of his work. This appearance gave him the appearance of the classic "Mad Man" (Madison Avenue advertising business man).