Strawberry Mary and Tangerine Noreen have just left Citrus City. The two of them continue down the road and decide that they want to go towards to Ocean front. They are extra excited to see the beach because neither of them have really seen a wide body of water before. The only ones who are near the waters are those Pirate Bananas.
The two keep walking and come up on a fork in the road. The path to the right leads to the beach, and the path on the left leads towards the mountains. Mary and Noreen keep to the path on the right and continue on their way. However, they notice that this path is becoming thick with trees and shrubbery. The girls are now feeling quite cautious and worried that this may be the wrong path.
As they begin to walk quicker, Noreen feels as though they are being followed. The two girls are now quite terrified and try to get out of the forest quickly. Then out of the bushes comes a backflipping ninja!
Sheri the ninja introduces herself and questions Mary and Noreen about why they are in her forest. Sheri was supposed to be harsh and cold in her questioning, but her curiosity got the better of her once she heard the word "adventure". Sheri, Mary, and Noreen talk for a bit more and explain the purpose of their journey and what they hope to find. Sheri then takes them to her hidden village, Shinobi.
As they head into the village, the Shinobi people immediately are curious and come out to see these visitors. The first thing Mary notices is the amazing architecture of this village. There were such tall buildings and beautiful structures, Mary couldn't believe that this village was hidden. After a short tour around the city, Sheri takes them to the Emperor of Shinobi.
Over dinner, Mary and Noreen discussed their reasoning for their adventure and where they planned to go. The Emperor decided that this was something he wanted to take part in and asked for a volunteer to go with Mary and Noreen on their adventure. A very excited Sheri immediately volunteered. The Emperor agreed whole heartedly and told her to be sure to take notes of all the tall buildings and structures she saw.
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
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Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Strawberry Fields Forever - Story
Strawberry Fields
In the land of Strawberry Fields Forever, young Strawberry Mary resides in a comfy, country life-style with other Strawberry Fields citizens. Life in this city is quiet, friendly, and filled with an abundance of floral life. The residents of this town love planting and growing flowers. Each of the townspeople has a specialty item that they just love to grow. For example, Strawberry Gary loves to grow tulips. He has the most gorgeous tulips of all the Strawberries, and they come in the most interesting and eye-catching colors. Our main character, Mary, loves daisies. Day after day the citizens fill their time with laughter, chatting, and planting.
One afternoon, Mary starts to wonder what else there is outside of the Fields of Forever. All she can see around her are just fields and fields of flowers. Although the town ships their gorgeous flowers to neighboring cities, no one in the Fields of Forever has actually gone outside. A few tough looking sea people come and ship their flowers for them, and brings back other goodies in return. Mary decides that there must be something beyond these fields - where else could all these wonderful goodies come from?
After coming to that realization, Mary packs a few things and tells her friends that she wants to go on an adventure to see what is outside of their fields. Her family and friends worry about her saying that no one else has ventured outside and they fear for her safety. Mary says that she is going to keep a journal of everything that she encounters and that she will return one day to share what she has experienced. So, Strawberry Mary leaves her quiet life of the Fields Forever and heads down the long, windy road.
A few hours of walking, Mary comes upon a fork in the road. There are paths leading to all sorts of directions. Where will she go? An arrow points to Blueberry Boulevard, Citris City, Marshmellow Mountain, Pear Place, Grape Grove. Mary has heard a few things about the Citris people. There were rumors that they were all sour, mean, and overall grumpy people. Mary hesitates for a bit, but starts to wonder, how they could be so grumpy when they produce such comfy shoes? Almost everyone at the Fields of Forever owned a pair, and they all claimed that at the end of the day they all looked forward to coming home and putting on their comfortable slippers! Even Mary owned a nice pair of walking boots from the Citris folk.
With that in mind, Mary decided that she wanted to find out if these citris people were as mean as the people back home said. She wanted to see for herself how such angry people made such wonderful shoes!
It was late afternoon when Mary realized that the air had a slight scent of lemons, limes, and grapefruit. She breathed it all in and gathered her strength as she walked towards the city.
Once inside the city, Mary saw that the citris people here were quite ... mellow. They were all lounging in trees or on the grass, singing or sewing materials for shoes! They played music and even smiled at Mary even though she was quite obviously not a citris!
As Mary walked deeper into the city, she was greeted by miss Tangerine Noreen. Noreen and Mary bonded very quickly as Noreen showed Mary her town and told her about her people. Mary could not believe her ears or eyes as she saw how welcoming and friendly this whole town was! Everyone in Citris City was just as curious about Mary as they she was about them. They all wanted to know how they could keep their freshly cut flowers longer, and how they could never get their flowers here to grow as lovely or as fragrant as from Fields of Forever. Mary was surprised to hear that most of the townsfolk here thought that residents in Fields Forever were the most frightful and timid people ever. Mary set them straight and even showed them how to plant a few of her favorite daisies.
After dinner, Noreen offered her tree home to Mary as a place to stay for the night. She noticed that Mary was busy writing and writing away in her journal. Mary then told Noreen about her desire for adventure and to see what the other neighboring cities were like. Noreen was also curious because like Mary, no one has ever gone out of the City and come back to talk about their findings. Mary decided to stay at Citris City for a few more days to learn about the people here. The Citris were very earthly people. They showed her how they made those famous, comfy shoes, how to play a guitar, and even how to prepare their most favorite dishes.
At the end of the week, Mary decided that it was time to move on, and told the Citris that she would never forget their kindness. As she said her good-byes and turned to leave, Noreen came running out with a suitcase in hand. Noreen has decided that she too would love to see what else is out there. Mary welcomed this new friend and fellow adventurer, and together the two of them walked out of Citris City and onto their next adventure.
In the land of Strawberry Fields Forever, young Strawberry Mary resides in a comfy, country life-style with other Strawberry Fields citizens. Life in this city is quiet, friendly, and filled with an abundance of floral life. The residents of this town love planting and growing flowers. Each of the townspeople has a specialty item that they just love to grow. For example, Strawberry Gary loves to grow tulips. He has the most gorgeous tulips of all the Strawberries, and they come in the most interesting and eye-catching colors. Our main character, Mary, loves daisies. Day after day the citizens fill their time with laughter, chatting, and planting.
One afternoon, Mary starts to wonder what else there is outside of the Fields of Forever. All she can see around her are just fields and fields of flowers. Although the town ships their gorgeous flowers to neighboring cities, no one in the Fields of Forever has actually gone outside. A few tough looking sea people come and ship their flowers for them, and brings back other goodies in return. Mary decides that there must be something beyond these fields - where else could all these wonderful goodies come from?
After coming to that realization, Mary packs a few things and tells her friends that she wants to go on an adventure to see what is outside of their fields. Her family and friends worry about her saying that no one else has ventured outside and they fear for her safety. Mary says that she is going to keep a journal of everything that she encounters and that she will return one day to share what she has experienced. So, Strawberry Mary leaves her quiet life of the Fields Forever and heads down the long, windy road.
A few hours of walking, Mary comes upon a fork in the road. There are paths leading to all sorts of directions. Where will she go? An arrow points to Blueberry Boulevard, Citris City, Marshmellow Mountain, Pear Place, Grape Grove. Mary has heard a few things about the Citris people. There were rumors that they were all sour, mean, and overall grumpy people. Mary hesitates for a bit, but starts to wonder, how they could be so grumpy when they produce such comfy shoes? Almost everyone at the Fields of Forever owned a pair, and they all claimed that at the end of the day they all looked forward to coming home and putting on their comfortable slippers! Even Mary owned a nice pair of walking boots from the Citris folk.
With that in mind, Mary decided that she wanted to find out if these citris people were as mean as the people back home said. She wanted to see for herself how such angry people made such wonderful shoes!
It was late afternoon when Mary realized that the air had a slight scent of lemons, limes, and grapefruit. She breathed it all in and gathered her strength as she walked towards the city.
Once inside the city, Mary saw that the citris people here were quite ... mellow. They were all lounging in trees or on the grass, singing or sewing materials for shoes! They played music and even smiled at Mary even though she was quite obviously not a citris!
As Mary walked deeper into the city, she was greeted by miss Tangerine Noreen. Noreen and Mary bonded very quickly as Noreen showed Mary her town and told her about her people. Mary could not believe her ears or eyes as she saw how welcoming and friendly this whole town was! Everyone in Citris City was just as curious about Mary as they she was about them. They all wanted to know how they could keep their freshly cut flowers longer, and how they could never get their flowers here to grow as lovely or as fragrant as from Fields of Forever. Mary was surprised to hear that most of the townsfolk here thought that residents in Fields Forever were the most frightful and timid people ever. Mary set them straight and even showed them how to plant a few of her favorite daisies.
After dinner, Noreen offered her tree home to Mary as a place to stay for the night. She noticed that Mary was busy writing and writing away in her journal. Mary then told Noreen about her desire for adventure and to see what the other neighboring cities were like. Noreen was also curious because like Mary, no one has ever gone out of the City and come back to talk about their findings. Mary decided to stay at Citris City for a few more days to learn about the people here. The Citris were very earthly people. They showed her how they made those famous, comfy shoes, how to play a guitar, and even how to prepare their most favorite dishes.
At the end of the week, Mary decided that it was time to move on, and told the Citris that she would never forget their kindness. As she said her good-byes and turned to leave, Noreen came running out with a suitcase in hand. Noreen has decided that she too would love to see what else is out there. Mary welcomed this new friend and fellow adventurer, and together the two of them walked out of Citris City and onto their next adventure.
Strawberry Fields Forever - Characters
These are some of the characters that our main character, Mary will encounter.
Strawberry Mary
Strawberry Fields Forever
Tangerine Noreen
Citris City
Pear Blaire
Pear Place
Grape Kate
Grape Place
Blueberry Billy
Berry Boulevard
Banana Ana
Banana Boardwalk
Cherry Sheri
Shinobi Village
Project 2 - Strawberry Fields Forever Storyboards
Location: Fields Forever
Strawberry Mary is leaving her hometown and off to explore the world beyond her city walls.
Location: Citris City
Mary has arrived and met the Citris'. She is befriended by Tangerine Noreen who gives her a tour of the city.
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Monday, March 8, 2010
Chapter 07 - Summary
Chapter 7 - Color
Hue: pure spectrum colors like red, orange, yellow, green, blue, violet.
Saturation (chroma): purity of the hue.
value (intensity): the relative darkness or brightness of the color ( 100% is black and 0% is white)
Primary colors: 3 colors by which all hues can be mixed.
painters primaries: red, blue, and yellow. (subtractive)
printers primaries: cyan, magenta, yellow. (subtractive)
primaries of light: red, green, blue. (additive)
secondary colors: the mixture of two primary colors.
additive colors: mixing of two or more sources of light to create color. (white light is all three colors)
subtractive color: mixing pigments of ink or paint. (mixing three primaries will result in a grey/brown hue)
complementary & triadic relationships: complementary colors are found 180º apart from the color wheel. triadic relationship colors are separated by 120º.
warm colors: yellow, orange, red
cool colors: blue, green, purple
analogous colors: colors that are adjacent to each other on the wheel. (ie: red and orange)
contrast: relation between the perceived values of the adjacent.
simultaneous contrast: how colors are relating to each other and its environment.
monochromatic color: using a single hue that dominates the frame.
bichromatic/trichromatic: two or three colors used within a frame.
Begleiter tells us that colors play a very important role in the story. Colors can also have a different meaning or symbolism depending on the culture as well.
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