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A film about a lonely giant that lives in solitude, longing for a friend. She soon discovers she might find one in a unexpected stranger.
The film was heavily inspired by fairy tales such as Beauty and the Beast and Princess and the Frog, with the desire to make a variation where the beast didn't have to change in the end.
Eventually, I decided to make a drastic change with the film, putting more focus on the Giant in the story and her own loneliness. Taking inspiration from stories like Beauty and the Beast and Princess and the Frog, I also made the decision to give her a slightly more monstrous appearance instead of her human design from the original concept. This idea was to not only give her a bit more of a design that stands out, but also to contrast with the usual narrative between a knight and a monster as enemies.
Originally, the story was going to focus on the Knight trying to take down the Giant within her own home. He would realize the Giant was not only harmless, but very kind, and in need of a friend. This variation was completely boarded out with completely different designs for the giant and the knight.
The knight at first went through the most designs, for the first variation of the story, I went with a design that showed off something of a stereotypical hero design with a few elements to make him appear friendly and cute. However, once the story changed to focus on the giant, and her struggle with loneliness, I decided to make the knight very intimidating looking and have the reveal of an elderly woman to continue with the theme of misleading appearances to mirror the Giant. Even the finished design of her sword is an Easter Egg of sorts, having an X in the design of the hilt to symbolize the Knight becoming the second player with the giant, who only uses O's in her game.
The layout of the land was set in a forest, to give a subconscious feeling of isolation the Giant has from human civilization. With the combination of both the layout designs done by Allison E. Davis and Dustin Olivias-Gamez, and the music by the talented Sakada Srikoetkhruen gave the film a sort of storybook feeling.
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