Expanded Story

In the beginning, we meet our character, Roy. He's lifting weights on the bench in his enormous weight room. Around the room, we see mats, dumbells, weights, excercise balls, and various other equipment. Roy is just finished doing his most amount of reps ever when his clock rings that it's time for lunch. Roy jumps off his bench and does some flexing in the mirror to show how strong he is. Then he travels to his kitchen.
His kitchen is tall, but narrow. Roy has no problem reaching items from the top shelves. He makes himself a hamburger. He then grabs the pickle jar out of the refrigerator. Roy attempts to open the jar, but it's stubborn. His wife asks him if he needs help, but he yells at her that he is strong enough to handle the puny pickle jar. After time of struggling and failing to open the far, he tries other various methods such as a rocket launcher and robotic arm. But, to no avail, does the jar open. Panting and tired, he realizes that even though he can lift x amount of pounds, he can not defeat this tiny pickle jar, and kindly asks his wife to open it.

Setting Research

Character Research

Setting Sketches

1) Detailed sketch of kitchen

2) Weight room sketch

3) Sketch of kitchen

Updated Character

New 7 Sentence Story

1) Tough, muscular guy is lifting weights in his weight room when his alarm goes off letting him know it's lunchtime.

2) He strains and struggles to open the jar to put the pickles on his hamburger.

3) His wife offers to help, but he declines telling her he is strong enough to take down a pickle jar.

4) Tough guy tries to blow up jar with rocket launcher, etc.

5) Wife offers again, but he yells at her having become so frustrated.

6) He pulls a muscle in his arm and yelps in pain.

7) He finally realizes he's not as strong as he thinks he is and calmly asks his wife to open the jar for him. *Pop*

Mindmap

7 Sentence Story

Tough Guy tries to open Jar

1) Tough, muscular guy places hamburger and jar of pickles on counter in kitchen

2) Dainty wife sits on couch in living room reading magazine

3) Tough guy struggles to open jar

4) Tough guy tries to blow up jar with rocket launcher

5) Wife rolls eys and continues reading

6) Wife gets up and "pop" opens the jar.

7) Guy slowly eats sandwich

Concept Statement

An athletic, tough guy struggles to open a stubborn jar.