As I’ve been storyboarding I started to realize how I need to change the beginning and ending of my storyline. I had decided to leave out large bits of the original story that were boring and wouldnt work well for animating as I cant do that many characters. So now for example I left out her family story and focus it on her being tricked and lured by the wizard from the sstart. Instead of the stepmom, I will have the lilac flowers appear by her window. Thez are not just any flowers but magical live flowers, that move out of reach and pull away when Blondine tries to pick them. I will animate it sliding out of the window and castle and slipping under the gate.
That creates a chase scene that is much more exciting to watch, and a cleverer way to get her into the forest.
I find it also makes the story better if the parrot was secretly plotting to get her into the forest from the start. I will however keep my medieval tapestry foreshadowing the future in the first scene.
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