Jokubas Uogintas
The Enchanted Doe
PAGE ONE:
PANEL LAYOUT:
one wide panel at the top
a six panel grid below it
PANEL ONE: A Wayfarer from a far northern nunnery is walking alongside an emissary on a horse. The Emissary is wearing extravagant garb meant to impress, more ceremonial than practical. He bears a banner marked with the heraldry of the kingdom to which he is bound. Plumage from his helmet dances behind him. The Wayfarer wares rags and it’s clear that she has been walking for a days. She has a small bag carrying her rations. They are seen partly as silhouettes in the foreground and the view is a wide panorama of a lush medieval landscape, the beginnings of a village can be seen on the right in front of them. It’s daytime. The Emissary has his head turned toward the Wayfarer.
Wayfarer: “...to see the good king”
Emissary: “For what purpose?”
PANEL TWO: A closer view of the two characters, the two are now closer to the village.
Wayfarer: “To plead for his charitable graces.”
PANEL THREE: They are within the village, which appears to be prosperous. No vagrants or poorly dressed people.
Emissary: “You overestimate the extent of his generosity.”
PANEL FOUR: The Wayfarer looks puzzled in response to the Emissary’s statement.
Emissary: “AND, I’m guessing the news of the King’s most recent avocation has yet to reach your village.”
PANEL FIVE: A few villagers trading goods in the background.
Wayfarer: “...well, from what I had heard, and now can see... “
PANEL SIX: They pass a luscious garden with apple trees, and oaks.
Wayfarer: “...this province seems closest to god’s original design...“
PANEL SEVEN: They cross a bridge over a moat, closing in on the king’s castle.
wayfarer: “and it’s all due to the king’s humanitarian efforts, surely he...”
PAGE TWO:
PANEL LAYOUT:
nine panel grid
PANEL ONE: They pass the bridge and are within the castle walls, passing by several guards.
Emissary: “Excuse me, Reverend Mother...”
CAPTION:
(top left)
Beyond the Barbican
PANEL TWO: Passing a thriving blacksmith’s shop.
Emissary: “but I don’t remember noting well-fed layabouts...”
PANEL THREE: Passing past an empty guard’s post.
Emissary: “...and tariff-free trade in the book of Genesis...”
PANEL FOUR: The Wayfarer looks scornfully at the Emissary who continues to look ahead.
Emissary: “...and especially not a King shooting...”
PANEL FIVE: They near the castle’s interior towers, while the Wayfarer looks at the Emissary and interjects.
Wayfarer: “It is not unknown that the Queen is as fruitless as the fields outside my convent!”
PANEL SIX: The Emissary appears jovial as he scoffs at the Wayfarer. The Wayfarer looks agitated. They near a line of indistinguishable people. The line has a few gaps in it.
Wayfarer: “I know of a remedy to ensure the King’s progeny.”
Emissary: “How Wonderful! You have leverage over his empty coffers. Ha!”
PANEL SEVEN: The Emissary is pierced by an arrow and his shoulder is thrown backward. His plumage swings the opposite way of his body’s backward motion.
SOUND EFFECT:
(THUMP!)
PANEL EIGHT: The pierced Emissary slumps off his horse onto and hits the ground ending up in a graceless pose.
King: “Got one!”
PANEL NINE: The Wayfarer is taken aback, silhouetted with the tower in the distance with a speech bubble coming out of it. The Wayfarer is looking at the source of the sound and also the arrow.
King: “That’s the furthest yet!”
PAGE THREE:
PANEL LAYOUT:
nine panel grid
PANEL ONE: A CLOSE UP of the tower seeing the king with a drawn bow. The king looks strong, young, and virile, he has a full beard, and long hair with not a single silver hair. He has an arrow fully drawn. He looks concentrated.
PANEL TWO: Wayfarer tries to dodge to the side and run but gets pierced in the leg. The arrow goes straight through and pins leg to the ground.
SOUND EFFECT:
(THUMP!)
PANEL THREE: CLOSE UP of Wayfarer’s face. Wayfarer is pierced to the ground by the King’s arrow. Her body is slumped down on the ground. She is face down on the ground, but her head is turned to the side. She screams.
Wayfarer: “I can make your legacy...* huff *...certain!”
PANEL FOUR: A similar panel to the third, but a little zoomed out, an organized line of castle servants are seen in a line in the background. One at random is struck by an arrow.
Wayfarer: “I bring GOD’s word!”
SOUND EFFECT:
(THUMP!)
PANEL FIVE: A similar panel to the fourth, another random servant in the background is seen to be struck by an arrow, the previous servant that was struck falls over.
King: “Do you think you know more about GOD than the crown!?”
SOUND EFFECT:
(THUMP!)
PANEL SIX: A similar same panel as the fifth. Another servant is shot by the King. Another servant drops.
Wayfarer: "The Queen needs to eat a sea dragon’s heart in order to bear your children! That’s what GOD told ME!”
SOUND EFFECT:
(THUMP!)
PANEL SEVEN: There is a line of servants at least half of whom have been killed by the king. Further behind them is the body of the Emissary, and the Wayfarer. A killing arrow hits the Wayfarer in the middle of her back. The Wayfarer has one arrow sticking out of her back, and one out of her leg.
King: “Now I know just as much as you do, dear pilgrim!”
SOUND EFFECT:
(THUMP!)
PANEL EIGHT: ZOOM OUT to see another servant fall.
SOUND EFFECT:
(THUMP!)
PANEL NINE: ZOOM OUT even further to see the line of bodies that were shot before the Wayfarer’s arrival. The surrounding area is seen to have guards around the perimeter. Another servant falls.
SOUND EFFECT:
(THUMP!)
PAGE FOUR:
PANEL LAYOUT:
one wide panel across the top
a six panel grid below it
PANEL ONE: It’s a view of a banquet hall inside the castle. A long table stretches between the king and the queen, empty of relatives. The table is filled with a banquet of dishes. Sea-dragon heart soups, hors d'oeuvres, and cuts of various dimensions are lined up in front of the queen. In front of the King, there is a hearty shank of clearly identifiable venison. The hoof clearly visible. The King’s long hair is wet, clearly due to a tussle with a sea dragon, and his bow is to his side. Sea-dragon remains stretch along the ground beside the table.
King: “This better be worth the trouble.”
CAPTION:
(top left)
a few days later...
PANEL TWO: CLOSE UP on the Queen. The Queen blows on the soup in her spoon.
King: “I followed what the priests instructed...”
King: “...for months.”
PANEL THREE: CLOSER CLOSE UP on the Queen. The Queen sips the soup.
King: “I even went beyond the call and gave away all of father’s relics.”
PANEL FOUR: EVEN CLOSER CLOSE UP to the Queen’s mouth. She finds the soup too hot. She bites her lip.
King: “Clearly that’s not how one has a conversation with the divine.”
PANEL FIVE: The Queen is clearly pregnant. She’s looking at herself in the mirror. The King’s speech bubble comes in from the right.
CAPTION:
(top left)
A few months later...
PANEL SIX: The King is seen scanning the distance with an arrow ready to fire. He smirks.
King: “I wonder whom fletcher killed to deserve so much business.”
PANEL SEVEN: The King doesn’t fire the arrow. He lets the bow string slacken. The King looks into the distance.
King: “Sadism, not charity, is God’s language.”
PAGE FIVE:
PANEL LAYOUT:
eight panel grid
PANEL ONE: Canneloro, one of the King’s twin son’s is seen on his knees holding his face. He is near a forge in a blacksmith’s shop. A bullet mold is lying at his knees, it’s bright with heat.
Canneloro: “ARGHH!”
CAPTION:
(top left)
Many years later...
PANEL TWO: The Queen is seen in the back using tongs to grab a hot bullet mold. The Queen looks raggedy and distraught.
Canneloro: “SENILE HAG!”
PANEL THREE: A sword knocks the tongs out of the Queen’s hands.
PANEL FOUR: Fonzo is shown holding a sword and coming to Canneloro’s side.
Fonzo: “That’s it brother, you must leave”
“go!”
“There’s nothing we can do about her.”
Canneloro: “She’s insane!”
PANEL FIVE: Fonzo and Canneloro are heading out from the blacksmith’s shop. Canneloro still holding his face pulls out a dagger.
CAPTION:
(top left)
Outside...
Fonzo: “How will I know that you’re okay?”
PANEL SIX: Canneloro stabs the ground.
PANEL SEVEN: Canneloro pulls out the dagger and a myrtle (a shrub with purple/black berries) springs forth as he pulls the dagger up. The plant follows the dagger up to its very tip.
Canneloro: “If I wither, so will this myrtle.”
PANEL EIGHT: The two stand around a shrub outside of the blacksmith’s shop. Canneloro pulls the dagger away quickly swinging it.
Canneloro: “If I die, so will the shrub.”
Canneloro: “I won’t waste time, mother’s certainly not worth it!”
PAGE SIX:
PANEL LAYOUT:
four stacked wide panels
PANEL ONE: Canelloro is riding a horse with supplies and a rifle on his back. The scar from the bullet mold on his face is clearly visible. The castle can be seen far in the distance. It’s getting dark, and the moon is rising.
CAPTION:
(top left)
Somewhere east
PANEL TWO: PAN a little higher. Another view of fields stretching really far. Birds are flying
PANEL THREE: Pan a little higher. Another view of a field continuing. There is a forest that looks very dense.
PANEL FOUR: View of the sky getting dark and tree tops.
PAGE SEVEN:
PANEL LAYOUT:
nine panel grid
PANEL ONE: Canneloro is deep within the woods. He now has a beard, like his father. He has a scar on his face. He is aiming his rifle into the darkness. It’s nighttime.
PANEL TWO: A view of Canneloro’s eyes. They are searching the distance just like his father did with the bow.
PANEL THREE: A view of Canneloro’s trigger finger.
PANEL FOUR: Canneloro pulls the trigger. A flash of light can be seen.
PANEL FIVE: A full grown deer is seen falling to the ground with a bullet wound. Among a line of upright trees.
PANEL SIX: Canneloro runs turns quickly. Swinging the gun and squeezing the trigger.
Canneloro: “Got One!”
PANEL SEVEN: Another scene like panel four.
PANEL EIGHT: Another full grown deer is stumbling down to the ground, while the one that was previously shot can be seen lying in the back.
PANEL NINE: ZOOM OUT two deer are lying dead on the woodland floor, Canneloro can be seen walking closer to them.
PAGE EIGHT:
PANEL LAYOUT:
nine panel grid
PANEL ONE: Canneloro is at a fire place with the dead adult female and male deer. There is some venison on the spit that he is cooking. It’s very dark out. His gun is by his side.
PANEL TWO: Canneloro listens to the wildlife.
PANEL THREE: He puts his hands closer to the fire to warm himself.
Canneloro: “Thank god, if it weren’t for these two deer, I could have starved tonight.”
PANEL FOUR: A shot of a young doe (a female deer) looking at Canneloro’s campsite, specifically at the dead adult male and female deer.
PANEL FIVE: A shot of the doe moving slowly in the dark.
PANEL SIX: A shot of the doe closer to the campsite. The doe speaks from beyond a few bushes and trees.
Doe: “Can I warm myself by the fire?”
PANEL SEVEN: Canneloro turns towards the doe.
Canneloro: “Come closer”
PANEL EIGHT: The doe speaks from beyond a few bushes and trees and her speech bubble can be seen in Canneloro’s campsite.
Doe: “Unload your gun”
PANEL NINE: Canneloro opens up his rifle and is pulling out the bullets.
Canneloro: “Alright, I have enough meat for days...”
PAGE NINE:
PANEL LAYOUT:
eight panel grid
PANEL ONE: The doe carefully pokes out her head, into the campsite.
PANEL TWO: The doe steps into the campsite.
Canelloro: “Are these your parents?”
PANEL THREE: The doe stands next to the fire across from Canneloro.
PANEL FOUR: The doe bends it’s legs to lay down next to it.
Doe: “Yes they were”
PANEL FIVE: The doe is sitting across from Canneloro. The fire is between them. The gun is unloaded and out of reach.
Canneloro: “I am grateful to God for this meal, and the one’s to come... ”
PANEL SIX: CLOSE UP of doe’s face. The light of the fire flickers across the doe’s face.
Canneloro: “...it’s only a practicality that I had to kill them.”
PANEL SEVEN: CLOSE UP of Canneloro gesturing casually, while in conversation. The doe’s speech bubble comes in from the right.
Doe: “Of course...”
PANEL EIGHT: CLOSE UP of Canneloro looking down at the fire.
Doe: “How’d you get that scar?”
PAGE TEN:
PANEL LAYOUT:
eight panel grid
PANEL ONE: CLOSE UP of Doe. The light from the fire flickers around.
Canneloro: “My mother, the Queen. Her mind, it has not held up.”
PANEL TWO: CLOSE UP of Canneloro. The meat is getting singed on one side.
Doe: “There’s got to be more to this story.”
PANEL THREE: CLOSE UP of Doe. Her ear twitches.
Canneloro: “According to her midnight musings, she despises me because my twin brother prefers my company over hers. It’s absurd.”
PANEL FOUR: CLOSE UP of Canneloro.
Doe: “Wouldn’t you attribute this to an act of fate as well?”
PANEL FIVE: ZOOMED OUT CLOSE UP of Doe. The doe’s hair is standing on end.
Canneloro: “It doesn’t make any sense though, why would I be at a disadvantage? I followed my father’s footsteps.”
PANEL SIX: ZOOMED OUT CLOSE UP of Canneloro. He looks disturbed.
Doe: “Maybe that’s the problem.”
PANEL SEVEN: Canneloro is hurriedly clamoring backwards for his gun. A large shadow is passing over him.
PANEL EIGHT: Canneloro grabs the gun.
PAGE ELEVEN:
PANEL LAYOUT:
eight panel grid
PANEL ONE: Fonzo’s inside the blacksmith’s shop. He’s holding a hot bullet mold with tongs. It’s night time.
PANEL TWO: The myrtle is shown wilting. A few of the dark berries are on the ground. Fonzo looks up at it from the inside of the shop.
PANEL THREE: A shot of the hot bullet mold being thrown and hitting a pale water.
PANEL FOUR: Steam fills the blacksmith’s shop.
PANEL FIVE: Fonzo opening a glass case inside the castle.
PANEL SIX: Fonzo grabs the King’s bow.
PANEL SEVEN: With the quiver and bow on his back. Fonzo’s getting ready to go.
PANEL EIGHT: Fonzo sets his foot in the stirrup of the horse.
PAGE TWELVE:
PANEL LAYOUT:
one wide panel across the top
a six panel grid below it
PANEL ONE: Fonzo is riding through similar terrain through which Canneloro rode. The sun is beginning to rise
PANEL TWO: Fonzo’s in the forest with his bow pulled tightly. Looking like his father. It’s morning.
PANEL THREE: His eyes scan the distance.
PANEL FOUR: A shot of the doe with Canneloro laying unconscious on his back.
PANEL FIVE: A shot of Fonzo aiming at the doe, the doe is turning is head to look back at him.
PANEL SIX: The doe stands still and looks back at Fonzo.
PANEL SEVEN: The string on Fonzo’s bow goes slack. The arrow is missing.