Final Idea
The story I chose for my project was the story of The Lambton Worm, this is due to the fact that, out of all the stories I had considered, it had the most potential for puppetry and the most vivid imagery. I would also hope that through my project, I can bring more attention to the story and possibly garner a wider audience interested in British folktales and mythology.
The audience I would hope to garner through this would be a broad one, I am hoping to appeal to everyone but families and older-aged children would probably be the target audience (due to the distressing scenes within the story). I would also want to appeal to fans of puppetry by utilising multiple techniques and styles of puppetry, such as marionettes, stop-motion, hand puppets and shadow puppetry.
What I am hoping to create, is a humorous short film recounting the story of the Lambton Worm, told through narration and puppetry. With the visuals, I want it to utilse the folk traditional style of puppet booths with cardboard props and set cards that get changed out with each scene. I am hoping to also utilise a bunch of different styles of puppetry and visuals, including pagan/celtic/medieval inspired textile work to invoke the period in which it is set.



















