Breaking News: The Love Interest Has a Name
- As fun as it was to write out “UNNAMED LOVE INTEREST” every time I needed to refer to that character, I’ve officially landed on Veda.
- The more fricative sound of “Veda” contrasts nicely with the liquid “Audrey” (consonant versus vowel, the more percussive name belongs to the bolder character, etc.)
- It's vaguely earthy-sounding (probably not etymologically related to “verdant” or “Venus,” but for whatever reason I associate the “veda” sound with lushness/grenness)-- see previous post’s character design notes on why MC’s love interest is green-coded
- It also doesn’t hurt that a common nickname for Venus is the “planet of love”
The start of storyboard draft #1:
I have fulfilled my role as casting director:
The figures in my imagination of the story are no longer featureless blobs, as I have actors! Well, actor. My friend Camille Esin has agreed to play Veda (see below), which is exciting. Also, for the sake of ~streamlining logistics,~ I’ll just play Audrey myself. That's one fewer person to get in the right place at the right time, plus, I don’t have to give anyone a headache by putting them in my glasses. Having a cast also means I can start playing with costume options without the threat of getting something totally ill-fitting (i.e., knowing who your actors are means knowing what size clothes could work). Speaking of, I have plans to visit a couple of thrift stores to see if I can find some pieces that match the afore-blogged-about Pinterest boards. If all goes well, my next post will show the fruits of that labor.
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