Graphic Arts Q3

Creativity checklist items: _____ and _____.

thumbnail / sketchbooks | style

Environmental design checklist item: _____.

architecture design

Character design checklist: _____.

physical, psychological, background, progression / development

Storytelling checklist item: _____.

sequencing

The Creativity Cycle (in order): _____ → _____ → _____ → _____ → _____ → _____ → _____ → _____ → _____ → _____ → _____ → _____.

Observe | Question | Message | Associate | Transform | Check for Originality | Alter | Reflect on Process | Improve | Complete | Reflect | Restart

Creativity cycle step 1 is _____, step 2 is _____, step 3 is _____.

Observe | Question | Message

"After ""Associate"" comes _____, then _____."

Transform | Check for Originality

"After ""Check for Originality"" comes _____, then _____."

Alter | Reflect on Process

"After ""Improve"" comes _____, then _____, then _____ (the cycle repeats)."

Complete | Reflect | Restart

Creativity practice 1: _____.

Message Journaling

Creativity practice 2: _____.

Honesty from Multiple Perspectives

Creativity practice 3: _____.

Observation from Multiple Angles

Creativity practice 4: _____ — combining _____.

Association | two unrelated things

Creativity practice 5: _____.

Transformation

Creativity practice 6: _____.

Honest Reflection

"""Association"" practice means connecting _____ to make something new."

2 unrelated things

Environmental design uses the _____ questions to conceptualize a place.

5 W + H

"5W+H, Where: ""_____"""

Where is this place exactly?

"5W+H, When: ""_____"""

When in history is this?

"5W+H, What: ""_____"""

What happened to this place before now?

"5W+H, Who: ""_____"""

Who lives here?

"5W+H, Why: ""_____"""

Why would they want to live here?

"5W+H, How: ""_____"""

How does one survive here?

"The ""W"" questions are Where, When, What, Who and _____; the ""H"" question is _____."

Why | How

Environmental design includes _____: buildings should reflect _____.

architecture design | who lives there, the time period and how they survive

Character traits: _____ (strengths / flaws), _____ (strengths / flaws), _____, _____.

Physical | Mental | Background | Morals

A character's physical and mental traits should each include both _____ and _____.

strengths | flaws

Character progression compares the character's _____ versus the _____.

starting point | end

Character development asks _____ the character changed.

how

Character design checklist: physical, psychological, _____, progression / _____.

background | development

"Storytelling sequencing warning: never use ""_____""."

and then

"Instead of ""and then"", link events by cause and effect with words like ""_____"" or ""_____"" (standard storytelling rule)."

therefore | but

Storyboards and thumbnails show _____: each panel follows from the last.

sequence

Film appreciation views: _____ (visuals), _____ (sound/score) and _____ (story).

artistic | musical | narrative

Artistic view asks about _____.

color, lighting, composition, camera movement and character/background design

Musical view asks about _____.

melody, instruments, tempo, lyrics' purpose and mood

Narrative view asks about _____.

character, conflict, plot function and theme

A _____ moves the camera alongside a character or action.

tracking shot

_____ uses strong shadows and contrast to create mystery, danger or tension.

Low-key lighting

A _____ hides detail and makes a character feel mysterious or threatening.

silhouette

A _____ (warm vs cool) communicates _____.

color palette | mood and emotion

A _____ is a recurring musical theme linked to a character, idea or place.

leitmotif

_____ is when the story introduces setting, characters and background.

Exposition

The _____ is the event that starts the main conflict.

inciting incident

A _____ is the central message or idea of a story.

theme

Princess Mononoke is a _____ film written and directed by _____, released in _____.

Studio Ghibli | Hayao Miyazaki | 1997

The story is set in _____ in the _____ period, when humans and nature (forest gods) are in conflict.

Japan | Muromachi

The hero is _____, a young prince of the _____ village.

Ashitaka | Emishi

Ashitaka is _____ by a boar god turned demon (the _____), and the curse marks spread on his _____.

cursed | Tatarigami | arm

Ashitaka travels _____ to find the source of the curse and a _____.

west | cure

_____ (Princess Mononoke) is a human girl raised by the _____ goddess _____.

San | wolf | Moro

_____ leads _____ (Tataraba), a community that makes _____ and clears the forest.

Lady Eboshi | Irontown | iron

The _____ is the great deer-like god of life and death in the forest.

Forest Spirit (Shishigami)

The small white forest spirits are the _____.

Kodama

The central conflict: _____ versus _____.

humans (industry and iron) | the forest and its gods

Narrative: there is no simple _____; Ashitaka acts as a _____ seeking _____.

villain | mediator | coexistence

Themes: _____, hatred and the curse, and _____.

nature versus industry | living together

Artistic: the film is mainly _____ animation with richly painted _____.

hand-drawn | backgrounds

Artistic: the forest uses lush _____ and soft light; Irontown and the demon scenes use _____ colors.

greens | darker, harsher

Artistic: the Kodama and gods are designed with _____ shapes, giving a sense of the _____.

organic, natural | sacred

Musical: the score is by _____, mostly _____, with epic and gentle themes.

Joe Hisaishi | orchestral

Musical: the music shifts between _____ for the forest and _____ for battle and curse scenes.

calm and mysterious | driving and tense

The preview/trailer gives an overview of the premise: a _____, a _____, and a war between _____.

cursed prince | wolf girl | humans and the forest

Beauty & the Beast (1991) is a _____ animated film directed by _____ and _____.

Disney | Gary Trousdale | Kirk Wise

It was the first _____ film nominated for the _____ Oscar.

animated | Best Picture

The three scenes for the exam: _____, _____, and _____.

Bonjour | Belle takes her father's place | Beauty & the Beast (the dance scene)

"""Bonjour"" is the opening of the song/scene ""_____"", set in the _____."

Belle | provincial village

Narrative: this scene is _____ that introduces _____ and her small village life.

exposition | Belle

Narrative: Belle is shown as a _____ outsider; the villagers think she is _____.

bookish | odd

Narrative: Belle wants _____; this is her _____.

more than provincial life | desire / want

Narrative: _____ is introduced as the handsome hunter who wants to _____.

Gaston | marry Belle

Narrative: the villagers' reaction shows the conflict between _____ and _____.

Belle's individuality | village conformity

Musical: it is an _____ number with Belle's _____ weaving through the villagers' voices.

ensemble | melody

"Musical: the villagers repeat the greeting ""_____"", giving the scene a _____ everyday feeling."

Bonjour | lively, rhythmic

Musical: the song is a Broadway-style _____ that tells the story through _____.

musical number | lyrics and character interactions

Musical: the music _____ (baker, bookseller, etc.) to show different personalities.

changes with each character she passes

Artistic: the scene uses a _____ color palette to create a cheerful French-village setting.

warm morning

Artistic: the camera follows Belle with a _____ movement through the village.

long, flowing tracking

Artistic: Belle's _____ dress makes her stand out from the _____ costumes.

blue | villagers' duller/earth-toned

Artistic: the _____ (houses, shops, crowd) give the village _____.

layered backgrounds | depth

Artistic: Belle's _____ is a key visual symbol of her _____.

book | curiosity and independence

In this scene, Belle finds _____ imprisoned in the Beast's _____.

Maurice | castle tower

Belle offers to take her father's place as the Beast's _____.

prisoner

The Beast agrees, and Belle must _____; Maurice is sent away.

stay forever

Narrative: this is the _____ / turning point that moves Belle from the village into the _____.

inciting incident | castle

Narrative: Belle's choice shows her _____ (character trait).

selflessness and courage

Narrative: the scene _____ the curse: the Beast is a prince locked in a _____, and now Belle is locked in his castle.

mirrors | beastly body

Narrative: the Beast shows _____ here, so his later change is stronger (_____).

anger and power | character progression

Narrative: Belle moves from her _____ to a real, _____ adventure.

wish for adventure | frightening

Artistic: the Beast is shown in _____ at first, making him _____.

shadow and silhouette | frightening and mysterious

Artistic: the _____ and dark castle use the _____ style to create fear.

low-key lighting | Gothic