Chosen Book - Haroun and the Sea of Stories

I received my copy of the book yesterday and have been very eager to have a look though and pick my section which I will be illustrating for my resolved outcome. 

Up until this point I have been using my work from Salvatore's workshop in which I selected a small passage from the book to create a storyboard for.

In order to make sure I pick the right passage to illustrate, I have re read over the brief again;

You are required to visually explore the narrative of a selected text. Your task is to adapt into a wordless illustrated sequential narrative one chapter or short story from one of the set texts.

Your resulting outcomes can be an adaptation of a specific aspect of the plot or be a broader interpretation of the over-arching themes of the story. The context you place your work in is up to you. For example it could take the form of a comic, a storyboard or a sequential picture book.

The format for your final outcome is also up to you. It may be that you choose to create a publication or a booklet. Equally the final work could be presented loose, boxed or even placed in a handmade folder. It might be that you choose to present the outcomes digitally.  The only requirement in this regard is that the chosen context and format feels relevant and suitable to the quality and concern of your illustrated narrative.

Your final outcome must be produced to a refined and professional standard. It is suggested that this will constitute a minimum of five pages. In your body of work it is expected you will have evidence of your own process of refinement, i.e. drafts and tests etc.    

I think the structure that I pick depends on the passage that I decide to go with, regardless this will be a challenge due to the abstract nature of the story I have chosen.

Characters in the book (http://www.gradesaver.com/haroun-and-the-sea-of-stories/study-guide/character-list)

Haroun

Haroun is the hero of the story. He is a boy that travels to Kahani to help restore his father's storytelling power.

Rashid

Rashid is Haroun's father. He is a master storyteller that loses his ability to tell stories after his wife leaves him.

Iff the Water Genie

Iff is a Water Genie responsible for care of the Story Water that comes from the moon Kahani. He accompanies Haroun on his journey.

Mali

Mali is a Water Gardener. He cares for the story streams in the Sea of Stories on Kahani.

Butt the Hoopoe

Butt the Hoopoe is a mechanical bird that flies Haroun to the moon Kahani and accompanies him on his journey.

Goopy

Goopy is a Plentimaw fish that helps Haroun as he ventures to the land of Chup.

Bagha

Bagha is a Plentimaw fish that accompanies Haroun. The Plentimaw fish are so named because they talk in rhyme all the time.

Prince Bolo

Bolo is the prince of the land of Gup. He leads the Guppee army to Chup in order to rescue his princess fiance Batcheat.

Princess Batcheat

Batcheat is princess of the land of Gup. She is captured by Khattam-Shud and the forces of Chup.

Khattam-Shud

Khattam-Shud, which means "silence," is the novel's antagonist. He poisons the story streams of the Sea of Stories and captures Princess Batcheat.

Mudra the Shadow Warrior

Mudra is a former Chupwala soldier. He leaves the army because he disagrees with Khattam-Shud and helps the Guppees in their fight against the Chupwala army.

Blabbermouth

Blabbermouth is a Page in the Library (army) of Gup. She disguises herself as a boy but is found out after she saves the Guppee leadership from a suicide bomber.

General Kitab

General Kitab is the general for the Guppee army. He is known for talking openly and freely about his battle plans.

The Walrus

The Walrus is the head of the P2C2E (Processes 2 Complicated 2 Explain) on Kahani. He is the person Haroun is trying to talk to in order to get his father's Story Water turned on again.

Butt the Mail Coach Driver

Butt the Mail Coach Driver drives Haroun and Rashid to the Valley of K. He is known for his alliteration of speech and his reckless driving.

Snooty Buttoo

Snooty Buttoo is an autocrat politician in the Valley of K. He brings in Rashid to tell stories to help him be elected.

Mrs. Oneeta Sengupta

Mrs. Sengupta lives above Haroun's family in the sad city. Her husband runs off with Haroun's mother.

Mr. Sengupta

Mr. Sengupta is a measly man who lives above the Khalifa family in the sad city. He has no appreciation for story and steals Haroun's mother away from the family.

Looking through the book summary, Chapter 3 is from which I did my workshop experiments. I picked this one based upon the vivid visuals created by the descriptions. Chapter 4, following on from this, introduces a number of exciting characters and sounds like one that I may really enjoy illustrating. (http://www.gradesaver.com/haroun-and-the-sea-of-stories/study-guide/summary-chapters-3-4)

I will need to read through the book to make sure that I pick the right chapter for my illustrations. Then I will be able to start working on character designs for any additional characters that appear in my chosen chapter.