Digital Graphic Narrative Planning

Use this booklet to help structure your planning and collate your planning documents.

Considerations:
There are lots of things to consider in this project. Fill out each section in detail to show you have thought about each one. You
should imagine that this is a live project, so considerations like cost, quantity and codes of practice must be thought about in that
context rather than just as a college project.
Costs:
Based on my research from millcitypress.net, 1.91 per book for the first edition, which has a quantity
of 500 books. That will make 955 for first print run.
If the book sells well and has a high demand, we will print between 1500-3000 copies, which will cost
1.46 per book. For that printing run, it should cost somewhere between 2910-4380.
As a student, it will cost 15.49 per month to use the Adobe Creative Cloud software for producing the
books pages.
Available resources:
Mac computer/Macbook
Mouse
Keyboard
Adobe Creative Cloud software
Pens
Paper
Pencils
Printer
Scanner

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Quantity:
As an indie kids book, I think I should start of with a quantity of 500 sample copies to be printed at first. This is
a low quantity, however that means that unit costs will be higher. This is done to see how well the book sells
with such a low quantity of units and if I want to make additional changes to the book after seeing the first
edition copies printed. If the book sells well with those 100 copies, the book gets a higher demand and I am
100% satisfied with the final version of the book, that will green-lit around 1500-3000 more copies to be
printed and at a much lower cost.
Audience and Target Market:
The book will be aimed towards children from both genders around ages 3-9. This is for children who want to
read a fairy tale that feels fresh and non-clichd, which is why Ive picked a fairy tale that hasnt really been
adapted before. This also for kids who want to read a book that has very stylish illustrations all over and not
something so detailed to make it easy on the eyes.
Quality Factors:
Quality control and assurance
Good planning and organisation
Plenty of research on similar products so you can take notes on how they are successful
Produce different drafts
Experiment with different ideas
Create an efficient production schedule
Communication
Having a high knowledge on how to use the equipment and software
Suitable and interesting visual style
Readable font/text

Codes of Practice:
In order to protect the original artwork, an exclusive licence should be sufficient to allow the publisher to
exploit and protect the work efficiently. If this book were to be translated, edited by outside contributions, it
may be appropriate for the rights to be vested by the publisher to make the work more secure. The publisher
should be aware of the authors moral rights: the publisher should go through the terms and conditions with
the author as well as give the opportunity to share in the success in the work and keep him or her updated
with progress. If the author fails to deliver the completed book on the time set by the contract or it doesnt
meet the quality standards of the book (again, set by the contract), the publisher has the right to get their
money back from the illustrator and cancel their contract. The publisher is under no obligation to publish a
work that there is reason to believe is defamatory or otherwise illegal.
Regulation:
To be loyal to the Obscene Publications Act 1959 and the Equality Act 2010, My book will have no offensive
content thats seen as either violent, racist, sexist or inappropriate for children considering that this is a book
aimed towards children aged 3-9. The book does not have to go under the Toy Safety Directive 2009/48/EC
because the book is just an ordinary book and does not go under the definition of a toy: an object for a child
to play with, typically a model or miniature replica of something.
Copyright:
With this book being an adaption of a Brothers Grimm tale, their writing is free-use which means I dont
have to have to worry about copyright issues or asking permission to use the story.
Some of the textures on grounds/trees have patterns I got from the internet. I may need to ask the
website owners or the people who created the patterns for their permission to use it in case theyre not
free-use.
The font I want use is a font I got from an internet cartoon series called Eddsworld. I think it will be wise
to get the show owners permission to use the font.

Ethical Issues:
In one or two pages of the book, the hedgehogs wife is seen doing house work, like cleaning the
dishes and dusting picture frames. That might be seen as sexism by some parents, mainly mothers,
due to the stereotype of wives mostly doing house work. I will do investigate this issue to see if it is
suitable to incorporate this into a childrens book and I will do so by looking at recent adaptations of
other fairy tales to see if its on those books as well. If not, Ill just have to remove the housework
imagery in the book.

Resources:
A successful project relies on good planning. Considering all the resources you will need for a project and then assessing which
you already have and which you need will help ensure you are ready to start your project.
If there is a resource you dont currently have, then consider how you are going to get it before you go in to production.
Resource:

Do you have
it?

Computer/Laptop

Mouse
Keyboard

What do you need to do to get it?

Adobe Creative Cloud Software

Pens

Paper

Pencils
Printer

Scanner

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Production Schedule(s):
In-Class Schedule:
Delivering your project on time is vital. In order to do this, you need a solid plan of action. This will help you divide up your work in
to manageable chunks to be tackled one at a time. It will also allow you to plan which tasks need to be done in which order. It will
also allow you to track your progress each day. If you are falling behind, you will need to modify the way you work. If you work
faster than expected, you can clearly see what the next steps you need to take are.
Each session is a full day of college.
Session 1: Monday 31st October

10:30-11:40: Page 4 - Characters

12:45-13:45: Page 4 Characters
13:50-15:00: Page 4 Background Shaping
15:20-16:30: Page 4 - Background Shaping
Session 2: Tuesday 1st November
09:00-10:10: Page 4 Effects/Text
10:30-11:40: Page 5 - Characters
11:45-12:45: Page 5 - Characters
Session 3: Thursday 3rd November

12:45-13:45: Page 7 Characters

13:50-15:00: Page 7 - Characters
15:20-16:30: Page 7 - Background Shaping
Session 4: Friday 4th November

09:00-10:10: Page 7 Effects/Text

10:30-11:40: Page 8 - Characters
Session 5: Monday 7th November

10:30-11:40: Page 9 Background Shaping

12:45-13:45: Page 9 Effects/Border/Text
13:50-15:00: Page 10 - Characters
15:20-16:30: Page 10 - Characters
Session 6: Tuesday 8th November

09:00-10:10: Page 10 Background Shaping

10:30-11:40: Page 10 Effects/Text
11:45-12:45: Page 11- Characters

Out-of-class Production schedule:

These are sessions that are scheduled for outside the classroom. These will keep
Wednesday 26th October:
19:00-22:00: Page 1 - Characters

Thursday 27th October:

19:00-22:00: Page 1 Background Shaping
22:20-00:20: Page 1 Effects/Text

Friday 28th October:

12:00-14:15: Page 2 - Characters
23:00-00:10: Page 2 Background Shaping
Sunday 30th October:
19:00-22:00: Page 2 Effects/Text
Tuesday 1st November:
19:00-21:20: Page 5 Background Shaping/Effects/Text

Wednesday 2nd November:

13:00-15:20: Page 6 - Characters
15:45-17:45: Page 6 Background Shaping
19:45-21:15: Page 6 Effects/Text

Thursday 3rd November:

19:00-21:20: Page 7 Background Shaping
Friday 4th November:
19:00-20:10: Page 8 Characters
20:10-21:20: Page 8 Background Shaping
21:45-22:45: Page 8 Effects/Text
Saturday 5th November:
19:00-22:00: Page 9 - Characters
Tuesday 8th November:

19:00-20:30: Page 11 - Characters

Wednesday 9th November:
13:00-14:30: Page 11 Background Shaping
15:00-16:30: Page 11 Effects/Text
Note: Page 3 is not included in this schedule because it has already been made for the test page. In order to save time, I will use
that test page in the book because it looks exactly the way I want the book to look like aesthetically.
Health and safety:
Your health and safety and that of those around you is very important. Just like in industry, an accident could prevent you from
working. Whilst we dont work in a highly dangerous environment, there are still risks. Some are short term, such as trips and
spillages whilst others, such as long term damage to eyesight or back problems, may affect you much later in life.
Consider the risks based on the activities you will be undertaking during the project. Explain how you could prevent them from
happening.
Ensure you reference appropriate pieces of legislation, design to protect people at work.

Health and Safety Issue

Repetitive Strain Injury (RSI) from too much repetitive

work.

How can you prevent it?

Take breaks every now and then to relax your muscles

from repetitive tasks.

Food and water near electronic devices can cause

potential fires and electric shocks.

Keep all liquids away from electrical equipment.

Serious back problems due to poor posture when sitting

at a computer.

Have a good posture when sitting at a computer by

having a fully adjustable chair, footrests, tilt-able and turnable computer screens and keeping your back straight.

Too many wires in the electrical equipment and sockets

can cause an fire as well as explosions.

Try to keep the amount of wire connected to the electrical

equipment to a minimum.

An overly bright screen can really hurt your eyes and

potentially damage them.

Make sure the brightness on the computer screen isnt

too bright but also not too dark as well. Also, make sure
that natural hazards, such as the sunlight, dont get in the
way as well. Try to have as much shade in your room as
you can.