In the Pipeline…
TV Show Pitch
Good Boy & Problem Rat
Good Boy and Problem Rat are two characters that arose out of inside jokes between my partner Matt and I. As time progressed the characters became more fleshed out and additional cast members spiralled out from more jokes and silly moments over the months.
We now have a whole cast of characters, ideas for episodes and are slowly piecing together the overall message, potential overarching plot and what format the series will take … But it boils down to a story about a group of slightly wonky animals (based on our own neurodiversity) that are thrown together, and their day-to-day existence as they reluctantly form bonds even if some of them would rather be alone (wink wink, that’s me! hahah).
Novel
Magpie
Magpie started life in 2020 as a short animated film pitch, became a feature film pitch in 2024 and is now transforming into a novel on the suggestion of my literary agent.
Synopsis: Escaping to an isolated moorland cottage, Mara hopes to rediscover who she is after the sudden death of the love of her life, Rose. Initially her fascination with the natural world and writing all about it distracts her from her grief, but as time passes her suppressed feelings of guilt and regret, and complexity of her relationship with Rose, start to take their toll. Unable to avoid the past and faced with a series of sinister incidents, Mara tries to shake her building paranoia that the farmer she sees everyday is watching her …
Graphic Novel
Min
Min started as an inktober project on instagram where I wanted to tell a story across the month of the challenge rather than just individual artworks each day. It resulted in a story that was really popular with my followers and I ended up selling a limited edition of books after the fact.
Ever since people have been asking for more from Min , and I have a much bigger story in mind for her that ideally is told across two Graphic Novels, and incorporates the storyline of another book I was developing called “Soap”.
To read the original inktober comic click here. Note: The graphic novel would be digitally painted, with colour and be much more expansive than the inktober challenge artwork.
Currently I work on these projects in any spare moment I can! If you’re a producer/production company/publisher and want to know more about these projects please drop me an email at izzyburtonart@gmail.com