When I was asked to make this project, I wanted my characters to be completely random. So, I paired up a dinosaur and penguin. Then, I wanted this story to have a deep/dark meaning so I used the silly concept of them two searching for more surviving life on their destroyed planet.This is my script:
Act I: Clive and Ollie Meet
{The scene starts out with Ollie the dinosaur (who has a humble and innocent personality)and Clive the penguin (who has a relaxed mind and just focuses on the present instead of also thinking about the future) hiding from the destruction of their neighborhood caused by Shadow.}
{Both characters come out of hiding and walk toward each other}
Clive: Ahhhhhhhhhhhh!
Ollie: Ahhhhhhhhhhhh!
Clive: Please, please don’t kill me too!
Ollie: What?
Clive: Aren’t you one of Shadow’s soldiers?
Ollie: No, I’m just a child who lost his mom even before Shadow destroyed this place. I’m Ollie.
Clive: Oh. Ummm…I’m Clive.
Ollie: Are YOU one of Shadow’s soldiers?!
Clive: Do I look like a dinosaur?!
Ollie: I don’t know, I‘ve never seen one.
Clive: [sigh]OK well let’s look for survivors.
Ollie: Why? Isn’t it obvious that we’re the only survivors of this tragedy?
Clive: A little but since there’s responsibilities in order for a community to run smoothly, we need to be the search team.
Ollie: That’s the stupidest thing I’ve ever heard!
Clive: It’s not the stupidest thing I’ve heard.
{A few hours later}
Clive: Okay, so you were right. There seems to be no one else but us.
Ollie: Yay! Do I get a gold star?
Clive: Hell no! Plus, there aren’t any to give you anyway.
Ollie: Awwwwww. So, know what do we do?
Clive: We have to keep looking. There has to be more creatures that can help us rebuild this place.
{Clive thinks: Plus, I can’t hang out with this big innocent kid any longer. It’s driving me insane.}
Ollie: Yay! An adventure!
{Characters get off the stage and Act I ends}
Act II: Clive and Ollie Search for Survivors on their destroyed planet
{Setting: Underwater}
Clive: HERE WE ARE! Underwater!
Ollie:Whoa! How’d you do that?!
Clive: Did I forget to tell you? I’m magic.
Ollie: {gasp} Can you turn me into a dinosaur like one of Shadow’s soldiers?
Clive: Ummm… No, I can’t…uhhh… because… uhhh… I can’t turn someone into something they’re already are.
Ollie: Oh. Okay! Wait, what?
Clive: ANYWAY, let’s search!
{A few more hours later}
[Ollie starts to sob]Clive: Can you not cry? Please?
Ollie: I can’t. It’s to sad to know that there’s no one left on this planet!
Clive: Uhhhh… We just have to keep looking.
{Setting changes to the inside of a castle}
Clive: HERE WE ARE! Somewhere I’ve never been to before!
Ollie: Before we start looking, I have one question.
Clive: Yessssss?
Ollie: How were we able to breath under water?
Clive: I told you, I’m magic.
Ollie: I thought your name was Clive.
Clive: [sigh] Let’s just start looking.
{Even more hours later}
Ollie: There is no one here, either.
Clive: Come on, Ollie, let’s go take a walk and look at the sky.
Ollie: I love the sky! It’s blue.
{Characters get off the stage and Act II ends}
Act III: The Dramatic Ending of Clive and Ollie (Not Really)
{Setting changes to the forest surrounding the castle}
{Scene I begins with both characters walking through the forest}
Ollie: So it’s official. There’s no one left but us.
Clive: I guess so.
Ollie: I miss my mom. I wonder where she is.
Clive: [sigh] [Clive thinks: This kid!]
{Rustling is heard from a distance}
Ollie: What was that?!
Clive: I don’t know but I think it’s coming towards us.
Ollie: What do we do?!
Clive: We run. Duh.
Ollie: But what if it’s a survivor?
Clive: We just agreed there was no one left!
Ollie: So, we could disagree with ourselves.
[Clive thinks: I can’t believe this.] [Clive and Ollie look closely at the moving individual] [Shadow appears]Clive: Nice knowing you, Ollie.
Ollie: You too, Clive.
[Background changes to blank background.]Ollie: Are we in heaven?
Clive: [sarcastically] I have no idea.
Ollie: Let’s keep walking.
Clive: Let’s.
Ollie: Hey look its the whole town.
Resident: Hey guys we were wondering when Shadow would finally kill you.
Clive: I have no idea how to take that.
Ollie: If this is heaven, my mom could be around.
Ollie: MOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!
Ollie’s Mom: Ollie?!
[Ollie’s Mom starts to move out of the crowd.]Ollie: Mom, I missed you so much! This is my new friend, Clive.
Ollie’s Mom: Nice to meet you, Clive. I’m glad you two are here. Now we can really start rebuilding the city.
[Clive thinks: This is unbelievable]Clive: Why have you guys waited for us all this time?
Ollie’s Mom: We don’t know where to start so we want everyone to have something they want for this city. The others have made me in charge and I want you guys to help me.
Ollie: YAY! We get to work as a family.
[Everyone cheers.]Clive: I don’t have a family.
Ollie: You could be part of ours.
Clive: Nah, I’m good.
{The End}
With this script and how the animation is going to turn out in mind, I used scratch.mit.edu to make an animation of this story. (Making storyboards weren’t really part of my creative process, more like something annoying I was required to do)
By using the script, I finished The Story of Clive and Ollie.
Here is a link to my project:
https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/126132096/
