lesson1 digital graphic narrative
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Digital Graphic Narrative
Graphic Narrative and Digital Graphics
Aims:• All of you will be able to discuss the
different types of graphic narrative
• Most of you will be able to generate ideas for a graphic narrative
• Some of you will be able to draw on examples to generate ideas and discuss graphic narratives.
Warm Up• Introduce yourself and explain who your
favourite character is and why.
• Could be a game, or comic book character.
The Unit • Learn how to use Photoshop and create digital
graphics
• Learn how to create your own 15 panel graphic novel
• Learn about digital graphics theory
• Learn about inking, pencilling, lettering and colouring
Assignments• Assignment 1- Concept art portfolio and pre-production
• Assignment 2- Graphic novel or comic book with production diary
• Assignment 3- Digital Graphics Theory Podcast Presentation
• Assignment 4- Creating an animated sprite of your character for a game
• Assignment 5- Interview Evaluation
Grading
What does the term graphic narrative mean?
• Graphic Narrative represent a form of fiction that tells a story in a sequential, visual narrative.
• two dimensional visual stories
• E.g: Storyboard, comic book
Creating Graphic Novels and Comics
Places you might see graphic narratives Discuss in Pairs and Share
Places you would see graphic narrative
• books, • newspapers, • magazines, • TV, • film, • internet;
Types of graphic narrative
Graphic Narrative Formats• illustration, • cartoon, • comic strip, • flick book,• photo-story,• storyboard, • film, • video, • animation; • new technologies, eg computer animation, interactive
media
Features of Graphic Novels and Comic Books
• Analyse the examples in pairs and share your thoughts.
• Consider what the typical features of a graphic novel or comic book are.
Generating Ideashttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YV1qwdF8W0U
Creative Doodling • Use the phrase to come up with a
single graphic novel/ comic image
Genres of Comic book and Graphic novels
Come up with ideas for your own comic
• Mind map initial ideas for a comic or graphic novel
• Your comic or graphic novel should be based on your game idea.
TASK: Use the worksheet to begin writing a story for your comic or graphic novel.
• Use the worksheet to generate initial story ideas
• You will work on refining your ideas but all of your ideas should be kept for your portfolio.