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BLOG: Comic Advertisement
Process Instructions (time required: 2 to 4hours over 1 week period): Imagine you’ve been hired by a small independent toy company as part of the advanced concepts group. The C-suite is interested in whimsical designers like Lisa Frank or Paul … Continue reading
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08-1 McCloud’s Text-Image Juxtaposition Models & Digital Inking
Dear Students, For Thursday we’re doing an all class “Comic Carnival.” Please scan this presentation and feel free to customize your avatar using your rwu gmail address on gather.town in advance. We are going to continue work with narrative transitions … Continue reading
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08-0 Narrative Variations
Dear students, here’s a brief review of narrative transitions and the new sketch participation challenge. Try to tell a story in many different ways using narrative transitions as you shuffle frames around. Try this with a friend and see which … Continue reading
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Unit 8: Dual Coding: Text and Images McCloud’s Model
Explore… Read… Due… Play with the Storyteller Prototype on Ludomancy.com (instructions below) McCloud: Ch. 6 BLOG: Storyboard Transitions, Thursday 4/1 11:55pm QUIZ #7, Sunday 3/28 @11:55pm Instructions for playing Storyteller Prototype by Daniel Benmergui: Scroll to the bottom of the ludomancy … Continue reading
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BLOG: Storyboards
Process Instructions (time required: 1 to 2 hours over 2 day period): This assignment requires two final storyboards. First you’ll analyze existing comics. Then, you create your own and analyze it. HINT: Before creating your storyboards, use your sketchbook to work out … Continue reading
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TOKEN: 50+ page flip book
Create a 50+ page flipbook using what you know about narrative transitions and framing. Come up with a story that can be performed in 50+ pages. Any paper can be used, but make sure the page dimensions are no smaller … Continue reading
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07-1 Storyboarding Transitions
Dear students, We now apply what we know of visual perception to storytelling, working mostly from McCloud’s readings. There are two sketch participation challenges to explore narrative transitions. The first is a two frame transition, the second is a “flip-o-rama” inspired by … Continue reading
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07-0 Moving on: Action Lines and Deformation Wordless Diagrams
Dear students, For class 15, I’d like you to try making a wordless diagram about a sports move. Study the Nigel Holmes examples in the presentation. Then, study McCloud’s motion lines and try to create a 3-frame sequence showing deformation … Continue reading
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Unit 7: Orality, Literacy and Storytelling
Explore… Read… Due… Explore wordless diagrams and listen to this NPR podcast (4 minutes) about the topic, with creator Nigel Holmes. View videos below about graphic design and comic storytelling. Krum: Intro & Ch. 1 McCloud : Ch. 3 Ware: … Continue reading
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06-1 MidTerm and HowTo – Class Picture today!
Today we are having a shortened class so you can start the midterm on Bridges. Please show up at 5:25pm to pose for a group picture . The class picture is what I will use for the class 14’s participation, … Continue reading
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