Story

= Mark = = Ms. DeezLaJoy = = Alex = = Rossi = = Clayton = =MOOD:= Kid is rotten little kid. Kettle is pristine at beginning and dented and dirty

=STORY:= = Why isn't anyone working on this? = = I don't know. I'm done, though. =

dad is lamenting grandmother's death

and unpacks from dead momma's war chest.

Dad is reaching out to worthless girl ("This was my grandmother's kettle and it used to sing for her.")

Dad gives Prettle

She gets Prettle and puts on toy oven.

gets mad because it doesn't work

throws away.

maid's daughter sees it and takes it home

they use it for real

dad sees the love maid's daughter has for it and lets it go

Aesthetics and such:

Hey guys. We're a little behind but that's ok. Our chapter is about Prettle at a child's tea party. I think we discussed something like him sitting on an Easy Bake Oven waiting to heat up and sing but of course he can't sing because the oven is just a toy. Things I think we need to go over are 1. How did Prettle get into this situation? 2. What is the look of the scene? 3. What else happens? 4. How does it end? Feel free to post any of your ideas. -Alex

I imagine Prettle in some very fancy house. The girl having the tea party is spoiled rotten. Her father bought Prettle thinking that the girl will love it but this isn't the case. When Prettle doesn't sing the girl gets angry and DEMANDS that Prettle be taken away from the household immediately. And Prettle is off on his next adventure. -Alex

Perhaps the environment is in a light, pastel sort of color scheme. Old-school classy with lace and floral patterns. The little girl's room or playroom, wherever the tea party takes place, could be in light pinks and white to give her the appearance of being a sweet little girl, but then her attitude and actions would provide the spoiled brat persona. I was thinking a table set with white china and doilies, and full sets of silverware. Then various dolls and teddy bears could be seated around the table, awaiting their tea. (In a darker version maybe the guests aren't as perfect, perhaps they are ripped, torn, or otherwise 'injured' to show the little girl's rage?) I envision the father as being a callous and clean-cut man, often wearing a suit, that is genuinly reaching out to his daughter for once, and is crushed by her rejection of Prettle. Prettle could be the favorite teapot of his mother's or a deceased wife's. --Teagan

Love it. I see the dolls becoming animated when she isn't around. Warning Prettle of the terror that the little girl is with obvious fear in their voices. -Alex

Our group idea is the deaf people that can't hear Prettle whistle.


 * What do we want the characters to look like?

Here is my idea...A sweet old couple goes to the Goodwill to get a "new" tea kettle. (I'm not sure what has happened to their old one, and I don't think it's important) In the GW they walk by the nasty cappuccino maker (see Mark's comments in Group X) and comment on how they just don't understand the fancy bells and whistles on the machine and how they think it's useless. They pick Prettle because he/she is perfect for them.This couple has a a daily tea ritual during which they talk, share, and spend meaningful time together. However, since they have gone deaf they must watch Prettle on the boil water on the stove and turn the gas off as soon as they see steam. Prettle is treated well, but does not get to sing. Often, their granddaughter comes to visit and shares in their daily tea time. When the couple passes on (or moves) Prettle is left behind. The granddaughter insists that she get to keep Prettle...lead in to next chapter/story.

-I see the couple's house with muted, but not dull, colors. When the granddaughter visits she is a bit brighter. She's not a girly-girl though. I love the idea of a rough and tumble little girl learning about etiquette from people she respects and loves. -Val

I love it. :) But any ideas on the aesthetics?? Should I just come up with some ideas and post them? Or does anyone have a specific style in mind? -Rossi

Rossi-Post whatever comes to mind. Once ideas are out there we can all work with them! :)-Val

=Mark's thoughts: "Prettle Goes Home" aka "Prettle Gets Bullied by 'King Cappuccino'" =
 * 1) **What my film looks like**: I can see this as a gritty, stop-action film. The viewer would not see the entire persons in any shot; she would only see only hands or allusions to people. The angles of the shots would be odd. The feel is dark and gritty--but not terrifying!
 * 2) **What my book looks like**: I can see the book as stills from the film. It would have a surreal quality.
 * 3) **What my film sounds like**:The music is over the top, operatic and heavy. This is the music for the video. Their should be a song about the treatment of Prettle, but I don't know what that sounds like; but if it matches the music, that would be cool!
 * 4) **What my song sounds like**: It sounds BIG!
 * = ====// Don't push those you know out of your life, //====

// some of us doooooooooooo!!!!!! //
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 * Here is my version of the story:**
 * 1) Prettle is brought home, new in a box.
 * 2) He is put down beside a cappuccino machine.
 * 3) King Cappuccino (KC) is upset because a person uses Prettle to heat water and make coffee through a cone coffee maker (the thing where you put hot water in a thing and the water drips through the coffee and ends up in the cup).
 * 4) KC turns the other appliances against Prettle, for example, the stove turns off when the person leaves the room and turns back on when the person comes in. So the person thinks that Prettle doesn't work. Two more appliances are turned against Prettle.
 * 5) At the end of the story the persons put kettle in a box marked "Goodwill (or some other group that helps people through donations and sales)." At the same this is taking place, a person breaks the handle on KC, and he gets put into the box, too.
 * 1) At the end of the story the persons put kettle in a box marked "Goodwill (or some other group that helps people through donations and sales)." At the same this is taking place, a person breaks the handle on KC, and he gets put into the box, too.
 * 1) At the end of the story the persons put kettle in a box marked "Goodwill (or some other group that helps people through donations and sales)." At the same this is taking place, a person breaks the handle on KC, and he gets put into the box, too.