Bringing Elliot to life
- Shade Game
- Mar 5, 2019
- 1 min read
The concept for Shade grew out of an old prototype called Penelope and the Shadows.
In it, a shy little girl found bravery by realizing that her shadow had special powers.
During pre-production, the team never quite figured out how the magic worked: was the shadow her imagination? A representation of her inner strength? A magical companion? We spent some time exploring the magical companion idea and had fun playing with "Kid + Creature" concepts.
There was an idea there, but it wasn't ready yet!
When the "Penny" idea came up again, we got serious about understanding how the people and world would look and feel:
Penny became Elliot: an ordinary kid who meets a quietly extraordinary creature.
She's not quite ready for the big reveal yet, but we're excited to share a glimpse of her character development:
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