Layout Experiment And Script Fragment

Seeing if I was happy thumbnailing just with photoshop


'Curse of the Lion Killers

Page One

P1...Close up of lion's head- napping lying down

P2...pulled back showing several lions. Area shaded by rock formation in the background.

P3...Close in on rock shape...Man shape in the shadows.

P4...Female Lion on top of the shade rock

P5...Lion jumps down into resting area of the Man "ROAR"

Page Two

P1...Lion close up-"Roar"

P2....Hand reaches in and drags at lions ear.

P3...Man holding lioness' head to his chest. "Hush, don't be anxious"

P4...Close up of man's eyes gleaming in the dark (like Conan, scarred) "Night will be soon enough."

Page Three

P1....Close up of Horse's head

P2....Full shot of dwarf with the reins.

P3...Close up of Dwarf, Mid-shot smiling, calling out "How many miles left?"

P4...Group of horsemen , the carriage and big dogs.

Page Four

P1...Mid-shot of warrior looking at the sky "It will be night before are in the Claw Valley fort."

P2...Shot of woman leaning head out of the coach window "Stop"

P3...Sillo of woman getting out of the coach

P4..... 3 men dismount

P5.....Men kneel next to carriage at different heights.

Page Five

P1...Nadia, huntress and leader, ascends the bent over men like a staircase, to the top of the Coach

P2....Stands with hands on hips- Hair flowing

P3...."You men know what night brings in this region." Shot of men looking up from horse back, some dismounted, posed holding horses.

P4 ...Dwarf, hands holding onto beard, listening to the speech...Nadia,"Lions! They're why we're here."

P5..."Lets be ready." Sillo of woman holding up a crossbow. Maybe closer on the crossbow.

Page Six...

P1...Full moon, carriage traveling.

P2...Horse heads, eyes wide open Caption...[ The horses saw the lions with their noses]

P3....A lion's eyes

P4..Lion's eyes gleaming in the dark- deep grass-black regions.

P5...Dwarf pulls reins in with a hand the other hand up,Holding up a lamp, next to a horseman.."Ready-Now!"

Page 7

P1...Dwarf smashes lamp onto a lance rigged with a torch wrap.

P2...pov 1st lance rider, two other lances with torch wrap touching his

P3...Every rider now has a lit torch, flaring brilliantly, group shot with harsh shadows.

P4...Lion lit brilliantly, snarling, backing off.

P5....Dwarf excited, laughing, profile. "Torchlight has shrunk their bellies Nadja."

P6...Draws up reins "What the...Nadja! You'll see this!"

Page Eight

P1...Seen from behind, large beast man. Silohuette, Moon in bakgd, . Torch bearers and coach composed in the background

P2...Figure of woman pulls herself , gymnastically to the top of the coach.

P3...Woman posed next to dwarf driver, "Ready your bows!" Aiming crossbow , big stance.

Page Nine

P1...."Fire!" Man from horseback shooting his bow

P2.. Beast being covered with arrows blurring into his body.

P3...More arrows hitting him

P4....Dwarf pulling on reins- foot on the brake-Nadia catching her weight with the stop.

P5..Mid-shot - Beast with arrows sticking in him- blood curdle style typography- "Death, At your service."

Page Ten

P1...Nada- close up- Flaming lance tips framing her " It's an honor to meet you after spending so much time working for you."

P2...Profile shot of beast surging between two halted cart horses- vaulting off the horses- arrows flying into him. Some missing.

P3...Dwarf knocked aside by the beast, leaves his knife in the beast.

P4...Towering over the huntress, face to face. "Who are you and why have you come?"

P5...Huntress close up..."I'm the lion killer of Bornanew. I'm here to kill you."

Page Eleven

P1...
Nose to nose- silence

P2..."Then you are welcome." Same shot as above

P3...Beast Jumps over the flaming lances

P4...Lands- pulling arrows from himself "Leave two of your horses. A night travel toll if you will."

P5...close shot of huntress..."Gordon, Melon, Dismount and remove all harness."

P6...tight on wide eye of a horse.

Page Twelve

P1...Close in on two guys with leather helmets, seated on carriage top. One guy patting a dog. The other guy holding his head in his hands

P2...Lions closing in, jumping onto the horses the beast holds by their necks.

P3...Dwarf throwing the reins to another man "Drive Melon- I'll have word with our employer."

P4...Interior the coach Dwarf on his side..."Well-this isn't just lions, It's as we ..."

P5...Nada, close up, finishs thought "suspected."

P6...Two shot, holding dwarf's (Himmet) hand..."And hoped."

Page Thirteen

P1....Shot of Claw Valley fort.

P2....Full shot, The Sheriff. "I'm Pleased...Surprised..You're here. We don't have many night arrivals in Claw Valley."

P3....Shot of Nada ,some of her group in the back " Yes, we saw some of the reason for that. You're kind to welcome us with a ceremony."

P4..."We'll get to know each other eh? Talk over the situation." Foreground, hunstmen watching this conversation

P5... Midshots of hunters, "Troop, lets join our host sheriff Reed for a meal"

Men "Lord love you Sheriff."

Page Fourteen

P1....The party. Shot, frontal, 2 of the huntsmen enjoying a drink and a two handed gnaw on meat. "Madam does well at the head of a table."

P2...Nada at the head of the table , the dwarf seated on her left. Holding a cup.
Over huntsmen dialogue" Aye, more than the Sheriff or his crew."

P3...Crude characters, full shots about 4 of them.

P4...Crude characters, coughing, being pigs. Van dykey beards all around. Huntress small, speaking to Sheriff on her right.
Small type over this scene " ...the whole truth, perhaps."

P5...Drunk sheriff standing, low angle, "Ah, a toast to clear speaking and truth shall we." "Ha Ha Ha." from his crowd.

Page Fifteen

P1...Sheriff, rudely saluting while leaning on the table, flagon high, leer expresion.
"Our lion killer wants to discuss her compact with us."

P2....Nadia . close up, leaning forward smiling.

P3....Hand spring to the middle of the table

P4...Low angle. Walking down the table with her wine flagon. "Lets talk about our compact. No mention of a man-beast, a supernatural creature, impervious to arrow and lance."

P5...Close , midshot of another guy eating a big drumstick as he absorbs this line from Nadia.
Nadia," A man-beast we met and luckily survived his greeting."
Drumstick guy."You met the beast? Did you curtsy?"
"Hahahahahahah"

P6....Action pose as Nadia prepares to throw herself into action.
Low angle. "I'll curtsy now. Himmet!" (himmet, the Dwarf)

Page Sixteen

P1.....The dwarf is standing in his seat throwing knives butt first to the middle of the dining table. Nadja," A curse, very well."

P2.....Nadia taking knives out of the air with swiping motions sending them on aimed point first. Two of them , with more knives coming
"We accept the false contract ...."

P3...Knife spears the drumstick out of the curtsy comment guys hand and sticks his head gear to his chair. ".....because we have an ally Sheriff Reed."

P4...strong sillo of her snatching knives and throwing them at the same time. Full shot. "The Beast!"

P5...Three thrown daggers surround the Sheriff's head on his big wood chair back.
"The beast wants us to win!"

Page Seventeen

P1...Jumping from table with a head down dancer flip. A round off.

P2...Lands in the chair and balances on it's back two legs while bowing "Or I wouldn't be entertaining you." Type emphasis somehow on "entertain".

P3...Shreiff's guards are drawing a bead on her with crossbows.

P4...Shot of four of the hunters reaching for their own weapons, , knives held in throwing style, swords half out.

P5...Sheriff reaches across his body with his right hand and screws a knife free over his left shoulder. Sound effect as the knife comes free. Kreenk.

P6...Dwarf catches the knife the Sheriff must have thrown, maybe kinda of hard but still handle first. "A formidable curtsy to be sure. You have our attention."

Gage Eighteen

P1...Linking Graphic, sillohuette of a hand holding a throwing dagger...Maybe something else, to accompany dialogue over time collapsing story telling

"Your fort is too isolated to operate from efficiently."

P2..."We will return tomorrow to the area we met the creature. There we'll fortify" Carriage and men on horseback

P3..."Your men will provide a supply line during day to this new hub." Resentful guys dropping off barrels etc, sacks of stuff.

P4.....Party outside the new area, rock lined, high ground. Carts with lances, Dogs.
"In two days we'll move two parties in a criss cross, scissoring the Northern wild."
End of time collapse storytelling.

P5...Dogs howling, Himmet, Dwarf holding them, reacting as he looks up. "Here dog, What?.."

Page Nineteen

P1...A wild haired man is walking toward the organized crowd in the background.

P2..."Ho starnger. My dogs dislike you. Stay clear." Dwarf being dragged by the dogs.

P3..."No surprize that. You've had them rooting into my scent for their blood hunt."
Dogs cower back as a whip cracks in front of them. "Here dogs" The whipper's dialogue

P4.... Nadia coiling the whip, dogs backing off with whimper..."You are?.."

P5...The two face each other. Much like the pose atop the coach. "The beast, at your service."


Page Twenty

P1...Close up of the Dwarf crouching-petting the hunting dog. Himmet, "you've changed friend. Is that what you do, change?"

P2....Shot of Beast tossing the knife into camera, leaving his fingers.
"Exactly lambchop, come night, I change. Here's your knife back."

P3...Dwarf catching the knife "Lambchop? I'm not fond of nicknames. Especially diminutives." continuing....

P4.... Dwarf "How's your liver?" Beast pulling off his shirt, most of it bundled off on one arm. Extreme muscularity with little tick marks matching the arrow entries. Beast, "I heal. But I display wounding. Marks show a fortnight or so."

P5....Full shot of Nadia. With her whip in a coil. "I wonder at the ease of this. Life has taught me not to expect easy."

Page TwentyOne

P1....Lion guy laughs at Nadia's comment.. Shot of the guy getting ready to get the shirt back on and adjusted to comfort again. "Hahaha"

P2...Horseman, foreground stirrup level holding out a net slightly away from the horse flank. Beast," By the way..."

P3...Shot of buzzards dining on horse remains, mostly bone, background element the horseman with the net is leaning forward and the horse is in motion forward.
Beast continues "Your horses were quite toothsome."
Horseman..."giddap"

P4....Fullshot of the net being thrown over the beast. Play with how much horse to have in the crop. Horseman, "You'll eat no horses today!"

P5...Beast jumps into the air, entangled in net, above saddle height, knocking the rider loose. Net is flying all about adding extra detail.

P6....Rider rolling clear

P7...Rider coming up with a knife and a fight face and a growl.!

Page TwentyTwo

P1....A whip lash disarms Malon, the rider. Close on the hand being hit by the whip. Maybe encircling the knife.

P2..."Be still Melon. I have questions he'd answer best without your steel in his heart." Whipping the whip into the air with a crack..."Crack!" Maybe close crop, not showing much whip. But showing the cracking part coming into the frame.


P3...Horizontal panel , fairly full shots, Beast ripping away at the net. Nadia with rope coil in her hands. Nadia ""We'll bind you now. Will you stand for it?" Beast " If you do the binding, certainly."

P4....Group of lions with the group small in background..."Lions" "They're watching us" " Watching our horses."

P5....Insert, midshot of beast tied up, grinning in the cart. Nadja, "we'll be back at the fort before dark."

P6....Background the cart going away, Nadia in foreground. "Secure the stockade with pike and torch defenses. Hobble the horses." "Aye, we know what to do." "Go, Mistress. It's a long trip."

Page Twenty Three

P1...Later time is established by scene change. Dwarf and Nadia two shot. Nadia horseback, Dwarf in cart seat. Looking over his shoulder. Nadia" My God. He goes to his death and he drowses."
"Yes, his horse feast has made him logy no doubt."
"Not just that. He has no fear. Even one who wants death should have some fear of it."

P2....Cart arrival in the background. Sheriff is the foreground doing some broadsword fencing exercise with an opponent.

P3...Nadia taking the horses by reins and pulling them into a shed. "Himmel. Ask the Sheriff to see our prize." Himmel bounding from cart. "Of course."

P4...Himmel walks through the spectators, the ones that look at him look down their noses. Scornful. Sounds of clashing and exertion.

P5...Sheriff knocking the sword out of his opponents hand "Ha." Crowd, "yay" ClappCllapp.

P6...Dwarf at the front of crowd, standing with arms folded. Very calm looking.

P7...Sheriff's sweaty head noticing Dwarf. "Eh?"

Page Twenty Four

P1...Sheriff mopping his brow, taking a drink from a ladle. "You seem unimpressed low pockets. " Crowd laughs "hahaha"

P2...Dwarf, Himmet, drops his hands and gestures behind him, mid shot. "Apologies Sheriff. We've ridden fast and long to bring."

P3...Low angle, looking up at the Sheriff. "You're tired then lowpockets? Not bemused at my skill.?"
Himmet, "Sir, your skill is obvious but."

P4...Same low angle, looking around to crowd. Sheriff Reed (looks like Oliver reed.) "I have obvious skills. Such a flatterer." "Hahahaha"

P5...Dwarf Looking up and about at crowd around him "I do lack descriptive skill at times..."

P6...Horizontal Two shot, Sheriff casting a sword to the dwarf. "Lets see if you have a weapon skill that forgives your descriptive skill!"
Dwarf "This is not.."

Page Twenty Five

P1...Sheriff attacks with a war whoop, White, no background. "Yaahhh!"

P2 Two shot showing easy parry by Himmet.

P3...Parry drives Sheriff sword point in the ground. Close up

P4...Same shot, Himmets foot kicks in and breaks sword off close to the pommel guard.

P5...Sheriff face plants into the foreground as Himmet dances gracefully aside, kicking foot still slightly raised in the air.

Page Twenty Six

P1...Himmet, throwing his sword to one side. "My advice Sheriff Reed, always use your personal guard for fencing opponents."

P2..Slow to stand, midshot of furious face , scratched, Sheriff, holding broken sword "I'll hang him by his stubby legs..." Not loud, grumbled.

P3....A whip cracks above the head of the crowd. Making them bend and cower down from the cracking sound.

P4...A vision of loveliness, Nadai her hair flowing, her whip uncoiled. "If you're done playing with Himmet, I have business to discuss."

P5...Staggering sheriff, pushing people aside , dropping broke sword, apparent direction would be to Nadia's location.

Page Twenty Seven.

P1... Mid shot, Sheriff close enough to leer and finger Nadias hair. "You are a vision. A foot taller than any of the wenches in Claw Valley. Your hair is so free and beautiful."

P2....Nadia pushes the hand aside and reaches up to her scalp with the whip hand. "Thank you. My father was a tall man. " "I'm not so attached to my hair I wouldn't sell it for a fair price." Seperate balloons

P3...Foreground, Nadia's whip hand gripping a wig she holds out to the background shot of horrified Sheriff Reed.

P4....Profile, close up of Nadia's head. Scalp scars take up all the forward part of her scalp. Remaining long hair at the back turned into a pony tail.."I have a lion to thank for ridding me of most of my vanity." The beast laughs from somewhere in the background.

P5....Sheriff looking into camera, next to Nadia who is tying a kerchief, pirate style across her forehead, leaving the pony tail out. Sheriff "Who laughs?!"
Nadia "Your tormentor-The beast."