#cu Aladdin au

[tornrose24]

So a fews days ago, @chinirom05 asked me some questions regarding my art and writing, and I told them the question was too good to be just on a DM, because my response might help other creatives/writers.

So to answer the questions...

When it comes to fashion, it really depends on a few factors. Since I’ve mainly done fan art on here, it boils down to ‘What’s the event/time period’ and ‘who is the character I’m dressing up.’ As a bonus, sometimes I try to factor in if I want to pay homage to the character’s ethnicity/heritage (I did this for those TGAMM Aladdin AU drawings for the princess attire).

So I’m going to go WAY back in the past for one example that the CU fandom might recall–remember the CU Tangled AU drawings and fics I collaborated with @princeasimdiya12 ?

While there was inspiration from the movie its based on, I also had to research the time period the movie supposedly takes place in (I think it was around the 1790s if I remember correctly). Edith was the best challenge for this one because there were a lot of dresses to put her in, but I also needed to design them in a way that reflected her character as well as would look good for her body type since she has a plus sized figure. The apron from the first fic was meant to show off her creative side, Her castle dress had polka dots as a nod to her canon outfit, and the ballgown used colors I thought would be good on her–but blue was a necessary element due to her iconic blue eyes. (damn, that was YEARS ago and when I had my old tablet!) Also I loved getting an excuse to research period outfits and creating dresses. George and Harold’s outfits outfits took inspiration from the characters they were based on, but I kept their color schemes and looked up clothes boys might have worn back then.

A more recent example was from the TGAMM fic Her First Forever Friend, and I did do drawings for it, including the example I’m about to talk about. It comes late in the fic (chapter 13, to be specific), but for the moment in question, I wanted to give Molly a new outfit that was meant to be symbolic/reflective of her nature and growth in the story (especially given how limited her wardrobe is in the show). I researched sundresses (or just dresses) for a girl her age, until I found a design I could work with that also looked like something Molly would wear. I also used yellow daisies in her appearance as a theme and for the symbolism behind it (I wanted to use pink lotus flowers at first, but their meaning didn’t exactly fit what I was after). If you’ve read the fic or seen my drawings for the fic (which includes her in that dress), then you’d understand the meaning behind it as well as what the outfit is meant to be parallel to. (Also, if anyone is reading this, do NOT click the link if you haven't seen the series finale of The Ghost and Molly McGee, or read up to ch 13 of my fic.)

If you mean inspiration for fashion… I get it from almost anywhere. For art in general? Well, I started taking inspiration from anime, and then gradually cartoons.

For the writing question… well, it’s not easy. When I have a story, I focus on the ideas and plan things out in my head. However, I might not have the things in between right away, so I might have scenes that take a bit more work to figure out compared to others. There are also some times where I realize an idea might not work so I’ll have to plan it out differently, or I want the story to go in another direction (or I just can’t use an idea).

One good example of this is–again–Her First Forever Friend. I thought I’d be doing a one shot, but it had the potential to be more, so I gave it a go. Here were some challenges:

-Since Molly came to Brighton earlier than usual, how would certain events change as a result? If she’s meant to defeat The Chairman just like in canon, how do I get to that? What’s going to be the big moment where ‘everything changes?’

-Chapter 4. Everyone who read this fic knows this chapter for lots for reasons. As I wrote in my notes, I had a huge decision in ‘who will stay and who will go’ by the end of it. I knew I had a much more interesting story on my hands if I made the choice that I ultimately went with, as well as a really good character arc for someone who needed it… and my readers really enjoyed how that character arc developed. (There’s one line in chapter 6 that best reflects this arc and my readers quoted it in their comments on archive.) In the chapter that came after this, I wanted to put the fortune teller oc in the dream sequence, but I opted not too as it would have made the scene too messy and I needed to keep attention on the three characters already in it.

–When I got to chapter 8, I had an idea of what I wanted to do, but then I realized ‘wait a minute, I’m seeing a problem/plot hole in the future if I just continue forward.’ So I had to give the duo a new problem as well as a way to find the solution–it extended the story to about 2/3 chapters but it was worth it, and I got some good moments to write out.

So yeah, just some examples of my writing process. Sometimes I have things planned, and sometimes I don’t. Especially if I don’t have the entire story arc in my head.

Also, I’ve learned that I need to try to simplify some sentences to make them flow–especially if there’s action in it (a reader commented that my fighting scenes needed shorter sentences to make them easier to read many years back). However, I like going all out on the more emotional moments–if there’s a heartwarming moment in any of my fics, chances are that’s something I loved working on the most and went all out. Also, I’m sorry if you ever need to look up words–I guess that’s the academic side of me wanting to include things that hopefully the readers will look into.

Now if you are collaborating with someone, like I did with princeasimdiya12? There’s a bit of compromise, but I’ve tried to include all of our ideas and put them together. It’s been a long time since I wrote the Tangled CU AU fics and I can’t recall which exact story elements were his at the moment but I made sure to make a note as to which story elements were his. (Also, I’ve seen some collaboration fics where it looks like there’s a scene going on, but everything looks painfully out of order as if the two are writing responses at different or later times, and I can’t handle it.)

Anyway, I hope that advice helps somewhat.

[my-doru]

Banii pot aduce fericireA, și nu există un limită superioară pentru cât de multă: Ce au descoperit cercetătorii. (studiu)

Fericirea continuă să crească odată cu veniturile, arată un studiu Se spune adesea că banii nu pot cumpăra fericirea, o idee răspândită în multe culturi umane, de la viața lui Buddha până la povestea „A Christmas Carol” și chiar și în basmele moderne precum Aladdin. Cu toate acestea, conform unui nou studiu realizat de cercetătorul în fericire Matthew Killingsworth, această idee ar putea fi…

[tornrose24]

How did I miss this?!

[thedeitychildren]

@princeasimdiya12 here you go! Hope you like!

[theweirdhybrid]

Okay but does anyone else think an Aladdin au would fit Shadowpeach ridiculously well? Specifically the part where there’s a giant parade and musical number introducing Prince Ali, because Wukong strikes me as the kinda monkey who would ABSOLUTELY do that unironically. I’ve been listening to Prince Ali (the Will Smith version cus it scratches the brain just right) and I can almost see how the parade would go, almost nothing would change except it’s actually introducing “The Monkey King, Sun Wukong” and it’s legitimate instead of a wish granted by a genie. I don’t know what the circumstances would be, or even why there’s a bunch of people trying to impress Liu Er Mihou or The Six-Eared Macaque for his hand in marriage in the first place, but I just know Wukong would see the ad for it and he’d break down his generals door and yell “GUYS GET THE PARADE FLOATS READY I’M GONNA IMPRESS THE FUCK OUTTA THIS GUY” and they’d just sigh like “Ah great, here we go again”

[jackie-gremlin-ghost]

*starts humming “A Whole New World”*

I feel blessed on so many levels

[fuwafuwamedb]

Stuck in Sindria P2 (MAGI AU, Hakuno, Gudako, Gilgamesh, Solomon)

The ocean breeze was a nice feeling, Hakuno thought, smiling at the coast in the distance and the feeling of light and happiness that was all around her.

Sindria.

That was what the boy had told her this place was.

She wasn’t sure what had happened to going to America to fight Gilgamesh in New York, but this was fine. For a little while, she could hang out here until the others realized that she had been transported to another place entirely and bring her home. In these situations, sticking close to the rayshift point was best.

“Miss Hakuno!”

Speaking of that boy from before.

“Aladdin!”

The blue haired boy sprinted straight into her arms, hugging her tightly.

Yeah. She had fallen straight into the boy’s room, falling directly onto him. Thankfully, he seemed to think her chest was something special. He’d forgiven her for several moments of simply lying against her chest and giggling away.

More than Archer had ever done, although she had stopped the boy after a few minutes.

He was a kid.

It was like having Child Gil decide to try to take after Caster Gil.

“Miss Hakuno! Alibaba is heading off to train and Yamuraiha is avoiding training since she got caught up in some work. Do you want to spend some time together?”

“Aren’t there others here that can teach you?”

“No one else here knows magic.”

That wasn’t exactly true.

Hakuno hummed. “Perhaps I could show you some magic.”

“Do you know magic?” He was already grabbing her arm, pulling her immediately towards one of the courtyards.

“We could fight, I suppose.” Hakuno told him.

She had a few spells from Caster Gil that were at her disposal. Cu and Merlin had shown her a few moves as well. Pushing a little mana into the earth under her bare feet, she could feel the blooms already come forth.

Good.

She would use the energy from the sun to build up her mana while the fight was occurring. It may come in use to practice anyway, just in case there were enemies here as well.

“YOU HAVE TO TEACH ME THAT!”

“Aladdin, do you want to simply practice or-“

“I actually really like the idea of sparring a bit. Yamu has been trying har to teach me and I think it would be fun to try this out.”

He had his staff out.

Hakuno nodded.

“Let’s go.”

The fighting was immediate, the explosions from the fire blasts louder than she could have imagined. She took off running, setting up runes in the air and sending them in the boy’s direction. She bloomed more flowers around the edges of the courtyard, building up more of a charge for her mana.

She leaped back from another set of attacks, finding a pair of blue hands coming from the boy’s flute.

“Interesting. You’re certainly making this entertaining.”

Was she sounding like Archer? She certainly was smirking like him at the moment.

She leaped at one of the walls, climbing the broken brick and running across the top. She sent more mana blasting his way, surprised at the strange bird-like shape of it.

A figure leaped down before she could hit the boy, throwing him aside and taking the blow.

Golden jewelry, strange tattoos, the strange need to be undressed from the waist up. The newcomer looked more like he had forgotten directions to some Sumerian temple than anything. Hakuno found herself dodging a blow from the man’s hands and dropping back down to level ground.

“Fighting children is a bit under the belt, don’t you think?”

Aladdin was trying to speak up, but Hakuno shook her head.

“Jumping into a fight between two people who are friends is not really appropriate either. Did you miss directions to the nearest orgy?”

He was laughing. A couple blasts went her way, but he was too distracted. She ran around them and leaped up, sending a fist straight into his face.

Or, she had intended to do so. It was more like she had smashed her fist into the wall. Her hand cracked, pain bursting forth as she hissed. It was more surprise that sent the man to his knees, his hand grabbing a fistful of her hair to keep her in place against him.

Her face was smashed against his chest.

“SIN!”

“SIN!”

Two voices yelled out, running forward.

“OH MY GOSH! HAKUNO!”

Hakuno sighed in relief as she saw Gudako kneel down next to them.

“Sin! She’s a friend! She’s my friend! She’s a mage as well!”

“Two?!”

Sin stared at her a moment before laughing.

Yeah. Hakuno tried to pull back only to find the man pulling her closer.

“Ah, you remind me of Ja’far!” The man- Sin- told her.

“Yeah. I’m going to pass on this.” Hakuno tried to pull away again only to find Sin waving to the other voice from before.

“Sinbad, let Hakuno go.” Aladdin moved his staff between them. “She fell into my room from a portal last night and she said she would help me train today.”

“Ah, so the same as Gudako.” Sinbad pulled back, helping her to her feet.

Hakuno moved to pull herself and Aladdin a few feet away from the man. Instinct pretty much said this man was nothing more than a flirt.

She had one overly charismatic man and his duplicates in her life. No need for spares.

A hand pressed to her shoulder, a soft laugh leaving the owner’s lips.

“Don’t mind Sin.”

Sinbad’s clothes appeared, his hair turning a lighter purple color. The white haired man holding her shoulder smiled a bit.

“He’s not that bad,” White Hair told her. “My name is Ja’far. I am one of King Sinbad’s generals. We’re pleased that you decided to come here, although, in the future, please try to use the front doors.”

“We didn’t mean to come here,” Hakuno told the man.

“Yes, well-“

“I am going to stay close to Aladdin if that’s okay,” Hakuno told him. “Gudako and I should return back to our home. We don’t need to be fighting here and we don’t really know you all.”

There was a spark of something behind Ja’far’s gaze.

“Well, I was thinking about having Aladdin sit with me a bit while I work on paperwork outside. If you would like to join me, I would be more than happy to have company.”

Paperwork…

Hmm…

“Do you mind if I help?” Hakuno asked him.

“HAKUNO!” Gudako motioned at the area, at Sinbad after a moment, earning a laugh from the man.

Hakuno bowed to Ja’far. “Please let me help with paperwork. You can cover it in a thick cloth and seal it for delivery if necessary. I just want to be of use before returning home.”

“I could use someone to help write, if you don’t mind,” Ja’far told her.

“JA’FAR!”

Both Gudako and Sinbad squawked at that.

The man wrapped an arm around her. “Let’s get you into some nice robes. The weather here is a bit different from your homeland, I’m sure.”

“It is,” Hakuno told him.

“Sin,” Ja’far gave a wink to the man. “If you would be so kind as to show Gudako to Alibaba or Morgana perhaps? She seems more eager for action.”

“I’ll come to check on you three after I deliver her,” Sin told him.

Those eyes were on her one last time before the man directed Gudako away.

There was a bad feeling running through her again. Hopefully, ja’far wasn’t one to scheme with his king. But then again, the man was smiling and directing her inside. He was ordering for tea and having her help carry some scrolls outside into the bright sunlight and comfortable sitting area under a gazebo.

Aladdin was munching on an apple as the man began to tell her about Sindria.

The man simply seemed to want paperwork done.

“Should I know all this about Sindria?” Hakuno asked, laughing a little as Aladdin was fast asleep nearby.

“They are secrets, yes, but I have a feeling that you’ll come to like Sindria. I don’t think you’ll give away the secrets.” The man told her.

“I won’t. I promise.”

The man smiled a bit more before handing another scroll over to her and beginning to explain.

~

Elsewhere, sitting quietly in a time outside of time, three kings sat awkwardly.

“So you don’t know exactly how to send us to this Sindria?”

The man shrugged, not looking up from his book.

Grand Caster Solomon glanced over at Archer, earning a warning look.

“Do you know anything about this place that they’re at?” Solomon tried. “Look Boy-“

“My name is Solomon.”

Archer busted out laughing, earning a swat from the grand caster at his side.

“Solomon,” Solomon told him. “I am trying to get to my wife. She um… got a bit out of hand and overly eager. Decided to run straight into the fighting without consulting me.”

“I’ve had Sheba do that to me before.” The man looked up from his book finally, those blue eyes meeting his in sympathy. “She’ll come back, I’m sure. My wife hurries back if she runs off. She’s very loyal… although a bit eager about food.”

“Don’t get me started on Gudako with food,” the caster groaned.

The woman had eaten through his snacks before she’d taken off, hence his finding out she was gone immediately.

Gilgamesh looked around the place behind the man, tossing books here and there into his Gates.

The damn bastard was going to get them into deep shit doing that.

“So,” Caster Solomon looked at this blue haired double. “I just need to have your help in getting to this Sindria.”

Those eyes went back to his book.

“She’ll be fine. It’s Hakuno that’ll be stuck there.”

“Say what?”

Gilgamesh paused, holding a book in his hands.

“I said,” Solomon drawled, “That Hakuno is the one in danger. Gudako will be able to easily leave. Hakuno has captured the interest of the king and she’s playing hard to get in his eyes. He’ll be smitten in no time at all… and do put that book back.”

“GET US TO THAT DAMNED COUNTRY NOW!” Gilgamesh barked at the man, tossing the book aside and storming forward.

Negotiations were going to take a while.

[stiri-noi]

Disney, în negocieri cu Tom Hanks pentru a-l interpreta pe Geppetto într-o nouă versiune a clasicului "Pinocchio"

[razvaaa]

Mama lui de televizor, o să le sece gena Au nevoie de Busu' să le spună că trece vremea Cu un stres tipicar, de frica unui destin hilar Aici Adevărul și Libertatea sunt doi termeni care chiar ies din tipar Aparent fugiți din comunism ca neanderthalii din grotă Mulți o freacă aiurea în țara lui Aladdin Vodă Ne trebuie un refresh ce instigă, nu tot românul doarme cu cash-u-n sticlă Mai sunt și unii treji și strigă

[tornrose24]

Felt like revisiting the CU Aladdin AU, especially long after the 2019 film came out and gave me some ideas. And I gave the other kids outfits for the AU, which I bet will please @princeasimdiya12.

[sandratabra-blog]

Ieri am sarbatorit ziua internationala a copilului si m-am gandit sa scriu despre un desen animat clasic care merita vazut de fiecare copil, la orice varsta.

Filmul are la baza cartea intitulata “Bambi, viata in padure” scrisa de autorul austriac Felix Salten. Cartea a fost publicata pentru prima data in anul 1923. Mai tarziu, Whittaker Chambers a tradus-o in engleza, aceasta varianta fiind republicata in 1928.

Drepturile pentru ecranizare au fost cumparate initial de catre studiourile Metro Goldwyn-Mayer. Compania a incercat timp de cativa ani sa faca un film bazat pe povestea cartii, insa in final a decis ca pelicula ar fi prea greu de realizat. MGM a vandut apoi drepturile de ecranizare catre Walt Disney, care dorea sa faca un film animat.

Procesul de productie a peliculei a fost unul complex, care a durat aproximativ 5 ani. Walt Disney a dorit ca animalele din film sa fie mai realiste decat cele din Alba-ca-Zapada si l-a angajat pe Rico LeBrun, pictor de animale, sa explice desenatorilor miscarile animalelor in cele mai fine detalii. Apoi desenatorii au vizitat Gradina Zoologica din Los Angeles, iar Disney a organizat o mica gradina zoologica intr-un studio al companiei sale, unde a adus cateva specii de animale prezente in filmul animat.

Pentru fundalurile forestiere si peisaje, Maurice Day, unul dintre artistii de la studiourile Disney, a petrecut cateva saptamani bune in padurile din nord-estul Statelor Unite, pe care le-a fotografiat si schitat.

O alta etapa, foarte complexa, a fost realizarea desenelor pentru film. Fiecare scena a fost desenata de mana inainte de a fi procesata si transformata in animatie. Mai jos, puteti viziona un scurt film despre realizarea animatiei.

Datorita celui de-al doilea razboi mondial care a izbucnit in Europa in 1939, alte doua proiecte ale studiourilor, “Pinocchio” si “Fantasia”, nu au realizat profit la box-office. Astfel, compania a inceput sa aiba probleme financiare, iar Walt Disney a trebuit sa renunte la 12 minute din film inainte de procesul final de animare.

Dupa lansarea din 1942, razboiul a impiedicat din nou realizarea unui profit, pelicula avand incasari de $1.64 mil. la un buget total de $1.7 mil.

In 2006, scene din film au fost folosite intr-un video al unei campanii de prevenire a incendiilor de padure. La un moment dat, in timpul clipului, ecranul devine negru si apare textul “Nu lasati ca padurile noastre sa devina… a fost odata ca niciodata” (“Don’t let our forests… become once upon a time”).

In decembrie 2011, Bambi a fost printre filmele selectate pentru conservare de catre Registrul National de Film al Librariei Congresului American, motivand ca a fost unul dintre filmele preferate ale lui Walt Disney si ca acest film este recunoscut pentru mesajul elocvent transmis pentru conservarea naturii.

In mai 2017, in Beverly Hills, California, a fost organizat un eveniment care celebra implinirea a 75 de ani de la lansarea desenului animat. Invitati speciali au fost Donnie Dunagan (vocea tanarului Bambi), Peter Behn (vocea tanarului Thumper / “Bocanila”) si Andreas Deja (animator legendar al studiourilor Disney – “Frumoasa si Bestia”, “Regele Leu”, “Lampa lui Aladdin”). In cadrul evenimentului, Bambi a fost inclus in Colectia Reprezentativa a lui Walt Disney.

Acest desen animat a devenit atat de cunoscut pentru emotiile puternice pe care le transmite, incat a ajuns sa fie folosit pentru caracterizarea anumitor personaje. Uneori, mai ales in filme de comedie, un personaj dificil, rau sau crud este intrebat daca momentul in care mama lui Bambi este omorata i s-a parut trist, macar putin. Asta pentru ca scena respectiva este intr-adevar emotionanta si nu prea lasa ochii uscati celor care o vizioneaza.

Bambi este un desen animat important de vazut de catre copii pentru mesajele despre viata pe care le transmite si pentru felul superb in care arata desenele care compun fiecare scena. Inchei cu o declaratie a lui Peter Behn la aniversarea din mai:

“Sunt foarte emotionat sa fac parte din ceva care a durat aproape la fel de mult pe cat a durat viata mea!”

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Yesterday we celebrated the international children’s day and I thought I should tell you about a movie for children of all ages.

This film is based on a book called “Bambi, a life in the woods”, written by the Austrian writer Felix Salten. It was first published in 1923. Later, Whittaker Chambers translated it in English and it was published in 1928.

Screening rights were initially sold to Metro Goldwyn-Mayer. The company tried for several years to turn the book into a motion picture, but ultimately decided it would be too difficult to do so. MGM then sold the rights to Walt Disney, who wanted to turn the book into an animation.

The production process was a very complex one and it lasted for about 5 years. Walt Disney wanted the animals to be more realistic than the ones in Snow White, so he brought Rico LeBrun, an animal painter, to explain to the animators the movement of animals in the finest of details. Then, the animators went to the Los Angeles Zoo and Disney set up a small zoo in a studio where he brought a few of the species of animals used in the animation.

For the forest backgrounds, Maurice Day, one of the artists at the Disney studios, spent several weeks in the northeastern forests of America, photographing and sketching them.

Another highly complex stage in the production process was the making of the drawings. Each scene was hand-drawn before it could be processed and turned into an animation. Here a small video explaining this stage.

Due to the Second World War starting in Europe in 1939, two other projects of the studios, Pinocchio and Fantasia, flopped in the box-office. Therefore, the company faced financial difficulties and Walt Disney had to cut 12 minutes of Bambi before the final animation process began.

When the animation was released in 1942, the war prevented once more a box-office success, grossing $1.64 mil. compared to a budget of $1.7 mil.

In 2006, a few scenes from Bambi were used in a campaign spot aiming to prevent wildfire. At some point, the screen turns black with the text “Don’t let our forests… become once upon a time!”

In December 2011, Bambi was one of the films selected for preserving by the Library of Congress’ National Film Registry. The reasoning behind it was that it was one of Walt Disney’s favourite films and that Bambi is recognised for the eloquent message it sends for preserving the nature.

In May 2017, in Beverly Hills, California, an event was organised to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the release. Special guests were Donnie Dunagan (voice of the young Bambi), Peter Behn (voice of young Thumper) and Andreas Deja (legendary animator of the Disney studios – The Beauty and the Beast, The Lion King, Aladdin). During this event, Bambi was included in the Walt Disney Signature Collection.

This animation has become so well-known for the powerful emotions it sends that it has become used to characterise some fictional characters. Sometimes, especially in comedies, a difficult or mean character is asked whether he/she found the killing of Bambi’s mother scene sad one bit. That is because the scene is incredibly emotional and those who watch it cannot refrain from shedding a few tears.

Bambi is a wonderful animation worth watching by any child for the good life messages it sends and for the superb imagery of each scene. I’ll close with a quote from Peter Behn at the May event:

I’m so touched to be a part of something that’s lasted for almost as long as I have!

Featured image photo credit: Deviantart.net

Bambi (1942) Ieri am sarbatorit ziua internationala a copilului si m-am gandit sa scriu despre un desen animat clasic care merita vazut de fiecare copil, la orice varsta.

[jackie-gremlin-ghost]

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[princeasimdiya12]

I've talked with @tornrose24 some about this, but I'd like to hear your opinions as well. I'm working on a CU Pirates AU atm and I've made a fair bit of progress with the world-building and plot. What are you recommendations/advice on AU building so I can pull it off as well as you and @tornrose24 do with your AUs?

Oh wow! I was not expecting to get this type of question. lol But I’ll happily answer it for you. :)

So when it comes to advice for AU building, here’s what comes to mind.

First, when creating an AU for a favorite show, try to think of the adaptations/original source that the AU came from. Such as the Aladdin AU and how it came with the original Chinese story along with its Broadway adaptation. This is to give you more ideas on how the story for your AU regarding plotlines, characters, story elements etc. And it’s also a good way to give characters from your favorite show a higher chance of being involved in the AU now that there are more character roles/plot points involved.

Second, try to be mindful of the AU source’s problems such as controversial themes or bad writing. Not every story has solid writing and it’s not like you want to repeat those mistakes when creating your AU. (Ex. When I wrote my CU Frozen AU, I wanted to give a valid reason for why George had his frozen powers and also give depth to his and Harold’s relationship; this to contrast the movie which did nothing to explain how Elsa got her powers and also giving a lackluster relationship between her and her sister). It makes the storyline alot stronger if you can acknowledge these problems and try to fix/resolve them within the AU.

Third, try to keep in mind the original personalities of the characters when placed in the AU setting. While they may get new roles or storylines, it wouldn’t make sense for the characters to act/do something that would defy their personalities. If an action is necessary for the plot to advance, then try to think of a way around the issue while still keeping their personalities in tact. (Ex. In the Piqua Falls AU, Krupp and Edith are cast in the roles of Stan and Ford. And while Edith/Ford falling through the portal is an important plot point, it wouldn’t make sense for Krupp/Stan to push her into the portal out of anger and resentment, considering that she’s one of the few if only people that he’d never lash out at. To get around this, me and tornrose24 made it so that Krupp implored her to show her the portal in action to convince him to help her. This in turn resulted in the portal going haywire resulting in Edith being pulled in after the electrical storm after failing to stop it and Krupp feeling guilty for provoking her to do so despite her protests). Sometimes by doing this, it creates new/origiinal plot points that make the AU more interesting rather then being just copy and pasted from the original source.

And the last reason, have fun and be as creative as possible. You are the creator of the AU and I’m sure any and all who see it will be amazed by what you come up with. So feel free to let your imagination loose when thinking through of your AU.

And that’s my advice for you. I hope this was helpful. ^_^

[tornrose24]

@princeasimdiya12 More CU Aladdin AU drawings.

I referenced both movies and illustrations of the Arabian Nights for the outfits while trying to keep a color theme for various characters.

But I’d say Moxie and Erica/Grace’s outfits were my favorite as well as the most challenging. I wasn’t sure what kind of hair accessory to give Erica and  it felt like it would be a sin to cover that afro. Moxie was similar, but I was able to come up with something that looked regal without hiding her hair. I also had to design the outfits to reflect their roles while also tying into their personalities. (also, I think she’d actually be taller than Edith).

Ree and his brother have their own uniforms to reflect their positions (one as head of the guard/captain in the palace, and one for the streets of the city). But I took heavy inspiration from both films.

Same with Murdsley, but I tried not to make it ‘obviously evil’ (don’t really care for drawing the guy though).

Melvin’s outfit and colors became easy to put together... and then there’s the OTHER outfit.

[tornrose24]

More ideas for that CU Aladdin AU

To be shared with @princeasimdiya12

So long after both the TetoCU and Aladdin 2019 film came out, I thought of more things that could be included to this AU

The kids:

So I’d imagine all of them would be poor to some degree like the boys, but they have specific occupations tied to the setting. And also they’d be in on the ‘fake kingdom’ that the boys create to make it seem more authentic. (though I think the boys would have to reveal their secret in order to pull it off to them). They’d also possibly have to be disguised as adults in order to ensure no one recognizes them.

Erica-perhaps her family would be somewhat more well off, but she prefers to be amongst the children of the streets and has dreams of improving the kingdom’s poverty situation as well as to become an ambassador who could further improve the kingdom’s luck.

Likely disguise in the fake entourage: The advisor. She can’t trust the boys to properly lie, or that either genie has enough charisma and smarts to know which lies to say.

Bo–His family would deal in pottery (since we see a lot of pottery in the original film).

Likely disguise in the fake entourage: either the royal sculptor, pottery merchant, or bodyguard.

Gooch-The kid probably has the comical sort of bad luck when it comes to poverty, but I could see him tied to music since it was something PM12 pointed out in another AU.

Likely disguise in the fake entourage: probably a snake charmer. Given his luck with snakes in the series, it goes as well as you’d expect.

Dressy-Her family is street musicians. It was too easy to figure out.

Likely disguise in the fake entourage: court singer. Or herbalist.

Stanley–his family grows and sells food. I’m pretty sure anything that’s too old is given away to other families for free. (Also, I don’t know if living in a desert region works for him or not, especially if you lose a lot of water via sweating.)

Likely disguise in the fake entourage: Probably sells rare fruit/veggies. Though I’m not sure how the sweat problem can be solved if its a giveaway...

Jessica and the Sophies- Ok I admit I originally had them be well off if that one comic I did was anything to go by. (Also, they weren’t part of the entourage in that comic, so... maybe it could be changed?)

The adults

-So I’m not sure what to do with Barbara, but maybe Moses fixes carts and Grace is a struggling painter. 

-It’s tricky to pick the right people for Edith’s court (AKA the people who are trying to manipulate her besides the obvious one) given PM12 wanted an oppressive court. We have the usual school staff, but then we had Murdsley and Dupe Licitous (who could have been a better potential antagonist)... man, we didn’t really have a lot of human antagonists from the show, did we?

-I know that in the 2019 Aladdin, the captain of the guard was nicer than the animated version, so I could see either Ree or his brother in that role (honestly, I COULD see Lavator as a guard the boys easily trick). Or Moxie, come to think of it.

-While I could see Murdsley being part of the oppressive court, I could also see him as the luckless suitor who fails to charm Edith. I could see Jerry in this role instead as well for added hilarity (because it’d be funny to see her unimpressed with him and the fact that not even being a prince means Jerry has the best of luck). Though alternatively, there IS Cash if we want to add even more additional hilarity later on (he’d make a better suitor, but I doubt he’d make for an instant fail compared to Murdsley or Jerry.)

-Also there’s that festival that happens in-between ‘Prince Ali’ and ‘Whole New World’ and that one prince shows up again and annoys Jasmine. I can see that happening with Krupp and Edith, but the level of hilarity would depend on which suitor approaches the Queen and requires him to ‘save’ her from them. (Either a narcissistic jerk or an annoying wuss). And I’m SERIOUSLY eager to talk to PM12 about the possibilities with the festival.

-Speaking of Krupp, I’m facing a serious problem. Given we had the idea of ‘Edith was a former master like 20 or so years ago as a child’ I face a divide between ‘keep the illusion of him appearing like a generic hot guy’ or ‘have him disguised to somewhat resemble how he appeared as a human and think Edith won’t recognize him.’ I bring this up since the Genie stayed in his human disguise for quite some time in the 2019 film.

[tornrose24]

Me: Watches clip of Genie introducing himself with a puppet version of himself.

*remembers the CU Aladdin AU, Krupp being a genie, and that he’s also got a puppet of himself in TetoCU.

Me: Oh... HELL NO! NOPE! NOPE! NOT DOING THAT! NOT DOING THAT!

( @princeasimdiya12 )