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Making comics : storytelling secrets of comics, manga and graphic novels /

Title:
Making comics : storytelling secrets of comics, manga and graphic novels /
Author:
McCloud, Scott, 1960- author.
Format:
Book
Institution:
Lesley Moriarty, MassArt
Contents:
Introduction -- Writing with pictures -- Clarity and persuasion -- The five choices -- Choice of moment -- Connecting the dots -- The six transitions -- Choice of frame -- Distance, angle and P.O.V. -- Establishing shots -- The reader's camera -- Choice of image -- Choice of word -- Choice of flow -- Directing the eye -- Beyond the page -- Five choices checklist -- Working methods -- Panel-by-panel improv -- Clarity versus intensity -- Intensity versus persuasion -- Notes and exercises -- Stories for humans -- It takes two ... -- Symmetry and recognition -- 3 steps to believable characters -- Character design -- Inner life -- Visual distinction -- Expressive traits -- Facial expressions -- Emotional communication -- Kinds of expressions -- The emotional primaries -- Mixing and matching -- Physical states -- Direct, specialized signals -- Facial muscles -- Drawing expressions -- Body language -- Differences from expression -- Types of relationships -- Elevation and status -- Distance and relationship -- Imbalance and discontent -- Other relationships -- Hand gestures -- Figure drawing -- Anatomy suggestions -- The importance of gesture -- Body language in action -- Digging deeper -- Notes and exercises -- The power of words -- Balance and integration -- The 7 types of W/P combination} -- Word-specific -- Picture-specific -- Duo-specific -- Intersecting -- Interdependent -- Parallel -- Montage -- Using the 7 types -- Word balloons -- The "desperation device" -- Balloon to mood matching -- Emphasis and cases -- Sound effects -- Writer/artist collaborations -- Picking your story -- Heritage and strengths -- Notes and exercises -- World building -- Being there -- Revisiting the establishing shot -- Regional variations -- Comic strip minimalism -- Comics about place -- Perspective -- Non-western alternatives -- Western perspective -- Perspective and comics -- Improvisation -- Reference and research -- Not just "backgrounds" -- Notes and exercises -- Tools, techniques and technology -- The only essential tools -- Drawing on the cheap -- Traditional tools -- The basic equipment -- Brushes, pens and markers -- Traditional lettering -- Digital transitions/this book -- Digital to print -- Digital to screen -- Lettering and fonts -- Equipment -- Publishing alternatives -- Who's the boss? -- Your place in comics -- Discovering your style -- Understanding manga -- Understanding genres -- Understanding comics culture -- Wandering far and wide -- Making comics -- Nice work if you can get it -- Old and new markets -- Your turn -- "The blank page".
Online access:
No online access
Library holdings:
Lesley-Moriarty Library Stacks
PN6710 .M3325 2006 – Available
MassArt Main
PN6710 .M3325 2006 – 1 of 2 available