WORLD BUILDING
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COMIC // 12 x ISSUES
With 26 pages of extended narrative and gags the comics will entertain but with 6 pages of foraging insight intertwined with the narrative of that issue, they will also reconnect youth with nature and ancient wisdom!
I am a big fan of how historically the narrative of folklore and foraging have played a part in human subsistence. It’s rich with information that enabled us to safely and efficiently acquire information, pursue fitness and health, and develop important habitats. I am reminded of this when I see my dad actually run to the discounted shelf at Waitrose on a Thursday!
The Secret of the Stone Circle comic allows us to explore themes of ‘the healing power of nature, well-being techniques and ancient foraging wisdom’. Any imitable behaviour concerns, being duly addressed, of course. We're pleased to say that Miles Irving will be our story consultant for the comics. Miles is an internationally renowned foraging expert and author of the 'Foraging Handbook' - hailed as the foraging bible. He will carefully be selecting plants that would both be available the month the comic came out and choose a selection of plants that are internationally available ready for comic translations. At the back of the comic there will be a receipt of how to forage and make something from nature. There will also be a free tester on the front. All safety concerns duly addressed of course!
This theme is ripe, for the conscience of society, which is turning towards the environment, carbon neutrality and an awareness of the world around us, and taking only what we need, as our ancestors once did.
12 x ISSUES
TARGET AUDIENCE: 8-12 YEARS
BUDGET: £145,750
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ANIMATED TV SERIES // EPISODES 1-13
When a young girl uncovers her late grandmother’s unpublished folklore novel she discovers a hyperactive magical new friend that helps her unravel its mysteries whilst inadvertently complicating her life as she navigates integrating at her new school.
Our story begins a month after Elisabeth’s passing when Erin (12 years old) discovers an unpublished folklore book when going through her grandmother’s possessions. It is called “The Secret of the Stone Circle” and it reveals that creatures Erin thought were fictional really do exist!
One such creature is Lazy - a trainee shaman from a teleporting fairy tribe. Lazy is a curious and bumbling sort who insists on being Erin’s travelling companion to learn about the human realm. Their dynamic will fuel many adventures and create comedy across the series as Erin struggles to maintain any sense of normality as a Welsh girl trying to fit in at an English school!
Each episode will start with a thematically relevant flashback shared between Erin and her Grandmother. This will allow Elisabeth to remain in the show as a “living” character and also provide much needed backstory to her interactions with Erin and the fantastical folklore creatures.
The first 13 episodes will focus around Celtic folklore, with Erin coming to terms with the loss of her grandmother whilst managing her internal conflict of being an outsider, trying to fit in whilst having an over enthusiastic and socially unaware magical fairy shadowing her every move.
13 x 11 MIN EPISODES
TARGET AUDIENCE: 8-12 YEARS
BUDGET: £1,072500 (£82,500 PER EPISODE)
Graffiti Art in the City, Aesthetically our characters were inspired by Graffiti characters and collaborating with Graffiti artists is part of our strategy for building awareness. We will collaborate with Graffiti artists in Soho and Brick Lane to include our characters in their large graffiti murals.
Art Installations in Nature, Intricate Fairy Tree Houses with lights and different scenes with hand painted miniature fairies. These sets/nature art installations can be hired out at private nature parks like Kew Gardens, Painshill Park or the various National Trust parks for events for families and children.
Merch starts by giving T-Shirts to Musicians, Youtubers, Instagrammers, Ticktockers. Foragers, Gamers, Skaters with a decent amount of subs. Start by only selling shirts in Soho, Brick Lane and Skate Shops, then release later in National Trust shops, online etc.
Music Inspired by the fact that 50% of wildlife has disappeared in the last 50 years. We have some top producers who performed at Cop26 collaborating with successful producers like Craigie Dodds, mixing different artists from around the world, all with subtle conscious nature sounds i.e. one track will involve shrimps that will be extinct in 10 years.
Toys:Collectable made from recycled plastics and materials.
Socials: Previews of music and animation, Posting graffiti art/fairy characters in the city alongside fairy house art installations in nature with the same characters. We'll have monthly on brand country and city foraging tips/posts in between Merch updates and world creation art posts. Socials are private for groups of artists and creators sharing their contributions of magic.
App: Define different species by just holding the camera at them along with recipes of how to make them/ collaborate with RHS on this. Lots of opportunities for games, AR and VR.
Rewilding farms/natural theme parks, fairy forests for foraging and out door cooking, taking care of the planet and our wellbeing.
Branded food products that could also be foraged with instructions.
LICENSING FOR PRODUCTS: Open to anything that is ethically produced, good for the environment and Carbon responsible.
OUR CARBON PLAN: We will offset our carbon footprint by planting trees and building carbon neutral and negative attractions for kids to see at selected wilderness rewilding farms and parks. Starting with the Wilderness Farm in Horsham.
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MERCH
"THIS IS NOT JUST A BRAND, IT'S A LIFESTYLE FOR PEOPLE THAT LIKE THE MIXTURE OF LIFE AROUND THE CAMPFIRE AND LIFE IN THE CITY."
The second 13 episodes will blow the story wide open as Lazy beings to master his ability to teleport through stone circles. This will allow Erin to meet folklore creatures from different cultures, and the diversity of cultures she experiences helps her to be proud and confident in her own uniqueness.
These episodes will have an overarching theme with serealised episodes. For creative reasons for episodes 14-26 we they would suit a streaming service or on demand platforms so if desired they could all be watched, cliff hanger after cliff hanger.
Aside from the rare occasions, streamers like Disney, Netflix & Prime Video tend to produce content with an existing audience which by this time we will have almost 2 years audience building under our vegan friendly belts!
SEREALISED FOR STREAMING/ONDEMAND
TARGET MARKET: 8-12 YEARS
13 x 11 MIN EPISODES
BUDGET: TBC
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ANIMATED TV SERIES // EPISODES 14-26
ROAD TO ACHIEVING AMBITION
In order to give a sales agent the ammunition to get pre-sales, we still need to do some further development to finish the series bible. Below is a list of what we still need to develop as well as the ROI offer for investors in the development phase.
ELIDORUS IN FAIRYLAND
SHORT
A stand alone 5min 2D animated short introducing the characters and our world to film festival audiences. It's based on the oldest written Welsh fairy tale, originally recorded by Gerald of Wales in 1188. It was re-told by Elisabeth Sheppard Jones in 1959, published in a book of short stories entitled 'Welsh Legendary Tales'.
COST NEEDED: £37,500
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BIBLE & ANIMATED INTRO
Cost to develop TV pre-sales ready character bible and series deck along with a 3D/2D render animated intro
and theme tune for sales agent and to close distribution and production finance for 13 x 11 min .
COST NEEDED: £48,750
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PILOT COMIC
Cost to develop and print pilot comics for TV and Comic/Book Publishing meetings.
COST NEEDED: £12,145
WE ARE SEEKING FINANCE AND COLLABORATION PARTNERS TO HELP US FINISH THIS DEVELOPMENT PHASE. IN RETURN WE ARE OFFERING:
130% ROI ON FIRST DAY OF SERIES PRODUCTION & 2% SHARE OF PRODUCER NET PROFITS FOR EVERY £20,000
YOU PUT IN.
i.e. If you put in £20,000 then when series finance closes we will give you £26,000 back before we even start animating plus you will get an ongoing share of the success of the cartoon, merch, comics etc.
*Subject to signed contracts.
TO REQUEST 'ELIDORUS IN FAIRYLAND' OR 'THE SECRET OF THE STONE CIRCLE' SCRIPTS, MORE INFO OR REGISTER COLLABORATION INTEREST, PLEASE CONTACT: