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definition of comics
juxtaposed pictorial and other images in deliberate sequence
how long have comics been around?
thousands and tens of thousands of years
the less realistic the cartoon
more the reader may identify with it
define icons
images that represent people, places, things, or ideas (visual nouns)
define closure
refers to how a reader will “read between the lines” to fill in info. between the images (the gutter)
define the gutter
space between panels
moment to moment (transition)
little closure (blinking)
action to action (transition)
single subject in progression (like a baseball batter swinging a bat)
subject to subject (transition)
moving from subject to subject in a scene (from person A to person B)
scene to scene (transition)
transports reader through time and place
aspect to aspect (transition)
moves around to show different perspectives on aspects if a place, idea, or mood
non-sequitur (transition)
no logical relationship between panels at all
sense that comics work with
sight
way to read a comic
left to right and up to down
backgrounds contribute how?
to moods and feelings
lines can represent what?
symbols, emotions, senses, invisible things in general
word specific (ways words and pics can be combined)
pictures illustrate but don’t add to what the text says
picture specific (ways words and pics can be combined)
combinations where words do little more than add a soundtrack to a visually told sequence
duo specific (ways words and pics can be combined)
panels in which both words and pictures send the same message
additive (ways words and pics can be combined)
combo where words amplify or elaborate on an image or vice versa
parallel (ways words and pics can be combined)
combo, words and pics seem to follow very different courses without intersecting
montage (ways words and pics can be combined)
where words are treated as integral parts of the picture
give an example of color-synaesthesia
red-angry, blue-cold/calming,
interdependent (ways words and pics can be combined)
where words and pictures go hand in hand to convey an idea that neither could convey alone
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