An Alien Addiction ELIZABETH WALTER Basic information Title

An Alien Addiction ELIZABETH WALTER

Basic information Title: An Alien Addiction Logline: Sci-Fi meets comedy Duration: 12 pages

Mind map Room for a sequel Backstory: famine on home planet, needs Exaggerated, food/drink funny

Synopsis: beginning An alien comes to earth It sees someone carrying coffee and likes the smell It tries to grab the coffee off them The coffee drinker and onlookers run away and are scared, so they phone the police. Whilst the alien discovers he likes the taste of coffee too from drinking up the coffee that was dropped

Synopsis: middle Meanwhile the police pass on the information that there is a violent alien roaming the streets. The alien is unaware that it has upset anyone The government inform the town’s citizens to stay in their homes As a result the alien can’t get into any homes, supermarkets or coffee shops to get more coffee Meanwhile a little girl in a family home is frustrated that she can’t go outside to play, but the parents are adamant that she stays in so the “alien invasion” won’t get her. So, the little girl manages to find the door key and sneaks out without her parents knowing

Synopsis: Ending The alien ends up running into heavily armed police out to destroy it, so it starts running and trying to hide. (Comedic, idiotic police, slapstick humour) The Alien dashes over a fence and hides in a nearby garden where it ends up meeting the girl. She is scared at first, but when the alien doesn’t hurt her, she ends up talking to it Just then the girl’s dad notices the door is open and sees her talking to the alien, he happens to be carrying coffee at the time. He shouts to his daughter and runs outside carrying the coffee with him. The alien immediately runs towards him he’s scared, runs in the other direction. Instead of attacking him, the alien drinks up the coffee. The dad and the girl are confused Later on the alien leads them to its space ship, where it turns out it has a family and was trying to find food and drink for them as there has been a terrible famine on their planet.

Target audience and genre Young people Both genders Comedy/sci-fi fans It is a comedy-sci-fi comic

Character types A reverse on a stereotypical alien. Friendly, not meaning any harm Panicked citizens and stupid government, like in other alien/disaster movies Naïve young child stereotype Overprotective parent

Influences and setting This comic takes the “Evil” alien stereotype and reverses it. But the alien isn’t depicted quite like E. T. the “good” alien The concept was inspired by a Heavy Metal character created by Devin Townsend: “Ziltoid The Omniscient”. The difference is that Ziltoid is evil and just destroys planets if he doesn’t get the perfect cup of coffee. Whilst my Alien is good and misunderstood. Search for drinks for his planet. This comic will be set in an American style town.

Legal/ethical issues It might be too close to it’s influences and there might be copyright issues. If graphics, pictures or words are used that are not your own or public domain, there could be issues. It is a good idea to register the comic’s copyright in case someone takes your work. I couldn’t find any major ethic issues. Some people may not like the storyline or characters, but those are just opinions The fact that this was inspired by Ziltoid may not go down well. Some might not like that it is set in an “American style” town.

Concept drawings

Why is it an effective piece of viewing It is an effective piece of viewing because it is a twist but it’s comedic as well. The audience doesn’t know what the alien wants or why it’s there. Until the end. But before that it has to overcome conflict. I’d say it is an effective piece of viewing for the target audience because it is fast paced, and younger audiences enjoy fast paced comics. The characters are relatable, being lost like the alien or being lonely like the little girl.

Health and safety Computers can be hazard if you don’t sit correctly or sit for too long. Computer areas should also be in a well lit, ventilated, and in a not too cramped area. Food and drink should be kept away from computers. Cables from computers or printers can be a trip hazard. Spilled ink can be a hazard. Laser printers should be kept away from work areas and workers should not look into the lasers.

Cost 1 comic = £ 1. 09

Equipment needed Computer – for editing Printer – for printing Ink and paper/pens- for printing/drawing Script, artwork and storyline – for planning Most likely Adobe Photoshop and Adobe illustrator or similar for designing.

Comic book script Page 1: Panel #1: Clear blue sky with a few clouds, looking upwards (low angle) from the street, people walking past. Peaceful day in the town. Panel #2: the sky again, something in the distance. suddenly that something whizzes down to the ground. Possible sound effect: “zweeeee!” Panel #3: Skip to view of alien spaceship lying on the ground with houses and an empty street in the background. Little plumes of steam and smoke are coming from the ship. Panel #4: closer view of ship door, now with an alien head poking out of it. Question marks floating around it’s head. Panel #5 and #6: Alien glances back into spaceship then back outside. Panel #7: Alien walks out into the street.