Three - Act Structure

Character Bios

Character Bios.

• Ella the Elephant - Ella is the main protagonist of the story. She washes upon the island of penguins where she is raised as one of their own. One day she realizes that she is not actually a penguin and becomes upset. She then comes to realize that no mater where you come from or what you look like family is family.
• Ella starts off as a baby and then grows up throughout a series of montages in the film.

• Pan the Penguin - Pan is an over eccentric little penguin that one day stumbles upon Ella's crate and brings her home to his village. Pan is the one that inevitably shows Ella that family is important and that they love her no matter what.
• Pan is also a child in the beginning, he grows up alongside Ella. Unfortunately for Pan, he does not grow much taller.

• The Villagers - The villagers of Penguin Island are all fun loving happy characters. They like to spend their free time playing in drum circles and roasting marshmallows. The villagers do not necessarily have important character roles. They are merely what non animated film would consider "extras."

• The Shop Keep - The shop owner doesn’t pertain much to the story,  but he is a character none the less. His job is to run the island trading post where Pan purchases the trumpet for Ella after the climax of the film.

Treatment for Ella

                                                                      
                                                                     Treatment for Ella

A cargo ship containing a new shipment of animals to a zoo is traveling through a rough storm. One of the crates proceeds to fall off the ship and drift aimlessly as the ship continues its course. The next day the storm has passed and little Pan the penguin is going for a walk on the beach where he discovers a broken crate on the shore line. As he inspects the crate the side opens and reveals a small elephant inside. Excited as to what he discovers Pan tries to approach the startled elephant and she is skeptical at first, but once she realizes that Pan means her no harm she goes with him back to his village. The village of penguins is small, but functional. the penguins like to have campfires and roast marshmallows while they play bongos and other lively island music.
Ella grows up on the island with her new family. She learns how to play drums. Collect rocks and search for fish. One day during the normal drum circle, Ella has grown too large and breaks one of the drums. this proceeds to happen until she has broken the biggest drum that they have. Feeling bad and out of place Ella runs back to where she was found all those years ago and stares down at her reflection. She sees that she is different. Pan, at this point who is basically her brother, approaches her and before he can try to comfort her she turns away. She feels like there is nothing that anyone can do to make her feel like she belongs again.
Pan decides that it is up to him to help his sister. he goes back into town ad visits the only shop. he explains the situation to the shop keeper and he make the perfect suggestion. A new trumpet. Pan excitedly rushes back to his sister to give her her gift. Ella picks up the trumpet and blows a beautiful tune instinctively. Pan and Ella then make their way back to the village where everyone was waiting for them. Ella shows her new trumpet and the villagers look surprised, but once she plays a sweet melody

they all know that everything is back to normal and they can play music again together and be one big happy family.