Storyboard and create a children's book around sunscreen/sunsafety

  • Status: Closed
  • Prize: $500
  • Entries Received: 36
  • Winner: DepartmentS

Contest Brief

****ILLUSTRATOR REQUIRED with feedback/ideas on refining the storyboard narrative****

OVERVIEW
Every person should have the opportunity to live a long and healthy life and protected from the dangers of UVA/UVB sun ray exposure when active outdoors. Through this children's book project, I am to further instilling sun safe habits to the youth of Australia/worldwide early on in their lives. Target audience will be libraries/early schooling organizations/online etc.
Through this mission of purpose and awareness, a children’s graphic book (visual-graphic children's book (target age of 5-10 years) building awareness around sunscreen use, the dangers of sunburn and UV exposure and the importance of looking after your skin/health when out in the sun.

Looking for the illustration to be very Australian-culture based, bringing in Australian scenery, Caucasian main characters, Australian animals and lifestyle / culture in the artwork. Also looking for a creative mind to collaborate with their own storyboarding input/narrative and direction ideas the book should follow.

ABOUT THE CLIENT
In early 2017, Dylan was diagnosed with a Melanoma Skin Cancer. Happily, currently Melanoma-free and proactive in all mole changes with regular checkups, he has chosen to take his life-altering experience and use it as a vehicle for good. Through his ambition, drive and entrepreneurial work ethic, he has started a sunscreen company Happy Skin Pty. Ltd., that promotes the sun safe practices of using sunscreen whilst outdoors year-round and advocating for skin cancer awareness and research.

Storyboard (idea)
Title: THE ADVENTURES OF CAPTAIN SUNSCREEN
Jack is a normal boy from Bondi, New South Wales in Australia. He loves playing Australian Rules Football, going to the beach with his Mum, Dad and dog Ruby and playing with his friends at School at recess.

One day while visiting the Beach, with the help of his Mum and Dad learning about applying Sunscreen, this allowed him to put on his 'shield' to protect his skin and gain superhero powers as CAPTAIN SUNSCREEN.

To help protect his friends and family from being burnt from the Sun, Captain Sunscreen uses his superpowers to help his friends to also learn about protecting their skin through these five steps:
- Wearing sun protective clothing that covers as much of your body as possible.
- Applying SPF 30 or higher broad-spectrum, water-resistant sunscreen, at least 20 minutes before sun exposure. Reapply every two hours when outdoors or more often if perspiring or swimming.
- Wearing a broad-brimmed hat that shades your face, neck and ears.
- Finding shade when outdoors at the beach/school etc.
- Putting on sunglasses.
(Maybe each of these things could be part of Captain Sunscreens costume, where the sunscreen is his shield, hat and sunglasses are his helmet etc.

THEME
The idea behind the story is to leverage the popularity of the Marvel Super movies that kids love and show that by using sunscreen and being sunsafe they too can be a superhero and protect.

AUSTRALIAN ELEMENTS: (How they could fit in)
Bondi Beach/Australian beach scenery could be a main backdrop of the story.
Other Australian elements of scenery could be gumtrees with Koalas, Kangaroos, Cockatoo/rosellas could be in picture.

Bondi Lifeguards are a big piece of Australian culture, so we could tie in the red and yellow flags at the beach (see Pinterest Board) and at the end of the story the Bondi Lifeguards saying something like ‘You are a lifesaver Capitain Sunscreen’?

Other elements could include him playing Australian Rules Football with his friends/family, the dog Ruby to be a Maremma (see pinterest board/google), other landmarks such as the Sydney Harbour Bridge; Sydney Opera House in the background of a scene with his Mum and Dad?

Colors to be vibrant and engage kids aged 3-8 years.
Link to Pinterest board of Australian lifestyle/culture inspiration: https://www.pinterest.com.au/cycaus/childrens-book-inspiration/

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Public Clarification Board

  • DepartmentS
    DepartmentS
    • 5 years ago

    Hi - Forgive the question, but I'm a little concerned about cross-messaging in the narrative here. In a nutshell, your kid character gets sun burned and (as a consequence) develops super-powers. I'm almost positively certain that isn't the message you want to get across and indeed - narratively - the super-powers come from using sun-screen.

    Irrespective - the kid gets sunburned and acquires super-powers as a consequence.

    Kids this age group (most especially boys) don't do a bundle on narrative subtlety. Your broad stroke message - that of getting sun-burn - reads as no bad thing at all. Kind of like Bruce Banner getting exposed to Gamma Radiation....

    • 5 years ago
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    1. NatashaIlich
      NatashaIlich
      • 5 years ago

      :) your welcome

      • 5 years ago
    2. NatashaIlich
      NatashaIlich
      • 5 years ago

      hey man Im so happy , congrats on your winning

      • 5 years ago
  • HugoVedes
    HugoVedes
    • 5 years ago

    Is the contest still open for new entries? Or already working with one of the illustrators above? Thank you

    • 5 years ago
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    1. HugoVedes
      HugoVedes
      • 5 years ago

      Sorry for the "last minute" entry! I hope you like it, but even if you don't i would love to have your feedback. Thank you

      • 5 years ago
    2. HugoVedes
      HugoVedes
      • 5 years ago

      #47

      • 5 years ago
  • aliameermujeeb
    aliameermujeeb
    • 5 years ago

    #39 face expressions can be changed

    • 5 years ago
  • nuwanrasangana
    nuwanrasangana
    • 5 years ago

    Hi there, I will submit wait for me.

    • 5 years ago
  • adalbertoperez
    adalbertoperez
    • 5 years ago

    Is the contest still open?

    • 5 years ago
    1. thehealthyskinco
      Contest Holder
      • 5 years ago

      Yes still open

      • 5 years ago
    2. adalbertoperez
      adalbertoperez
      • 5 years ago

      #sealed Hello thanks, I'm working on it, can you seal the contest please? is to prevent other designers stolen or copy ideas ...

      • 5 years ago
  • labtop08
    labtop08
    • 5 years ago

    you should write a story about a boy(dylan) that gets fused with a koala in a nuclear blast, or something and then he has to drink the sunscreen (because he likes the taste)

    • 5 years ago
    1. thehealthyskinco
      Contest Holder
      • 5 years ago

      Sorry not interested in that

      • 5 years ago
  • desingero
    desingero
    • 5 years ago

    Please #23

    • 5 years ago
  • sreejith651998
    sreejith651998
    • 5 years ago

    can i use ur own story to create illustration

    • 5 years ago
    1. thehealthyskinco
      Contest Holder
      • 5 years ago

      Hi Sreejith yes you can

      • 5 years ago
  • MyFlyingWorkshop
    MyFlyingWorkshop
    • 5 years ago

    Hi. I have some really good ideas to add onto the story so please don't close the contest early. I'm currently working on it and will post my illustrations/ideas soon for you to review. I'm also Australian so bringing in australian aspects will be easy.

    • 5 years ago
    1. thehealthyskinco
      Contest Holder
      • 5 years ago

      Hi Annie, no problem keep in touch via chat

      • 5 years ago
  • mdimtiaz805
    mdimtiaz805
    • 5 years ago

    Please sealed, #3

    • 5 years ago
  • ergalimyrzabekov
    ergalimyrzabekov
    • 5 years ago

    That`s good project! Hi sir, wait my entry, i`m working on! )

    • 5 years ago
  • luckyslogan
    luckyslogan
    • 5 years ago

    If I get you right, this is two contests in one. A graphic children's book in one hand and storyboarding on the other. Am I correct?

    • 5 years ago
    1. thehealthyskinco
      Contest Holder
      • 5 years ago

      Hello Bello, check the updated project description, storyboard idea is there so looking for an illustrator however input/ideas on refining the narrative would be helpful

      • 5 years ago
  • Hyperactivecat
    Hyperactivecat
    • 5 years ago

    Hey, could you maybe clearify what 'Australian Elements' you are looking for exactly? Thank you :)

    • 5 years ago
    1. thehealthyskinco
      Contest Holder
      • 5 years ago

      Hi Felix, I will put together a pinterest board and brief outlining requested

      • 5 years ago
    2. thehealthyskinco
      Contest Holder
      • 5 years ago

      Hi Felix, please see updated project description in detail

      • 5 years ago
  • sdney58
    sdney58
    • 5 years ago

    I find it very difficult to find a person who is a good writer and illustrator at the same time :-)

    • 5 years ago
    1. thehealthyskinco
      Contest Holder
      • 5 years ago

      Hello Thiago, it is to participate in story boarding as a collaborative ideation, the main contest objective is illustrator

      • 5 years ago
  • mdimtiaz805
    mdimtiaz805
    • 5 years ago

    Please check, #3

    • 5 years ago
  • bhole279
    bhole279
    • 5 years ago

    can you attached some similar file ...i am interested about this project...

    • 5 years ago
  • mdimtiaz805
    mdimtiaz805
    • 5 years ago

    Please check, #3

    • 5 years ago

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