Ariel Griffiths Pre-Production Blog

A floating mechanical blob like creature that Ellie accidentally imagines to life during her visit to the park. Squidgy is inspired from drawings by Ellie, but due to the way she was created by accident, Squidgy is unable to be anything other than permanently delightful, no matter the situation. She is inspired by other  characters who may have defects but are helpful to the main character. Such as Morph from Treasure Planet, ORF from X-Ray & Vav, Dory from  Finding  Nemo and Winnie the Pooh

Ellie:  The main protagonist, a nine year old girl who lives with her single mother, Ellie does not have close friends at school and her mother can’t spend much time with her. This means she spends much of her time reading stories, playing with her toys, and imagining worlds in her back garden. That is until she wakes up in her own brand new world. Ellie is inspired by many other Main Characters with a sense of wonder and adventure, such as Riley (Inside Out), Hero Girl (Polar Express),  and Tommy (Rugrats)

Hi Everyone welcome to this blog for my pre-production module project; a Children's TV show called Ellie's World. The story of a nine year old girl who lives with her single mother, who is forced to work two jobs to keep ends meet. Feeling especially lonely one night, Ellie falls asleep to wake up in a fantastical and endless amusement park, with all the attractions she could ever want to ride, every food she could ever want to eat, and every person she could ever wish to meet. Indeed, when she enters this world for the first time, the park is completely empty, save for a few guiding robots who run attractions and serve food. However, Ellie soon finds she can literally imagine anything to life. Soon however, she wakes up and returns to the real world, never to return to this world of dreams again. Until the next night when she finds herself there again, and the next night, and the next. Ellie’s World has opened up to her, however she may soon find that being i...