Digital Graphic Narrative

Development

Emily Shaw

Shape Task

Shape Task

Evaluation

What did you like about your image?I like how simplistic the design can be on the panda yet still show what it is clearly, even though there is only a few different colours and shapes used. For the second image I like how the textures represent where the animal would be, except those texture were added to the white portions of the whale and helps make the image look a lot different from the original but still keeps the look and main elements of the whale.

What would you improve if you did it again?If I was to do it again I would improve by adding more gradients to the pandas arms so that that look more 3D and definition to the dark sections of the body. Also to improve on the whale image I would like to increase the opacity of the black sections of the whale so that the texture is only added to the background and the whale sections.

Rotoscope

Evaluation

What did you like about your image?I liked the shadows around her face and jaw as they help to make the face look more lifelike and 3D. Also with this image I like the shape of the placement of where the hair falls on her jumper.

What would you improve if you did it again?To improve if I did this again I would add to the shadows and highlights on the hair, hat, and jumper so that they stand out more look more like her face, so if the shadowing was on her jumper it would make it look less flat and make the bag stand out so that it looked less like a stripe across the jumper.

Film Quotes

EvaluationWhat did you like about your image?For this image I liked the dark shadows around his facial features and the black and white colour scheme of the image and text. Also in this image I like the minimal amount of colour just on the name rather than a very brightly coloured image.What would you improve if you did it again?To improve this if I were to do it again I would have liked to add more things that relate to the film while still keeping it quite minimal. Another way that I could improve this image is by changed the colour, font or size of the words so that they stand out and are more of a main focus of the image. Also if I was to add more to the image I could have the text in a matching colour of the things relating to actual film and what happens relating to this quote.

Text Based

Text Based

EvaluationWhat did you like about your image?In the first image I like the perspective effect to help make the text look more 3D and interesting, as well as this I like the coloured borders around the words to help make them stand out from the page. Also I like the second type of text I used where the background of the text as a city landscape and I think this would look effective if it was used in the right way.What would you improve if you did it again?If I was to do this again I would've added in different images to text like the one which is filled in by the city, so I would've tried out using different images and what works best, or a different image on each word. As well as this to improve I would experiment with different colours of block text.

Comic Book

Comic Book

EvaluationWhat did you like about your image?For the first image I like the simplicity of it and how when adding the threshold the red tie was removed and I like this better as it adds to the simplicity with minimal colour and the black of his hair and shirt standing out the most. With the second image I like the sharp edges of the cut out around his head as I think it makes the image look more interesting and have more of a comic book style. Also in the second image I like the black and white colour scheme on his face but still having the colour come through on the background with the stripes of red and grey, and I think that the black line around his head helps to make him stand out from the background and show a border between him and the background. As well as this I like how the main colours are just blacks and whites with just the one colour of red as it helps to add interest to the image rather than it just being all black and white and simplistic.What would you improve if you did it again?If I was to do this again I would like to improve by adding some more bright colours on the first layer so when the overlay of black and white goes on top the image looks brighter and more interesting with lots of colours but keeping the dark shadows and feature of the image. Also to improve if I was to do this again I would've liked to have added more of the cut out borders, however had them in different colours and shapes around his head so that it creates a nice layered effect around him, while still keeping him as the main focus point in the image.

Photo Story

EvaluationWhat did you like about your image?I like the comic book effect on all of the images as it helps to create a running theme through the set of images so they all fit together. Also I liked the edited key in the 4th image as it has the same filter as the rest of the image. Another thing I liked about the image is the simplicity of the images as the colour scheme is all the same and makes the final image look more simplistic. Also with this image I like the darkness on the bottom of the last image with the door looking gradually darker from bottom to top.What would you improve if you did it again?If I was to do this again I would like to add some more comic book colours which are brighter, also if I was to do this again I would've liked to have added a more comic book layout to the images with equal borders or given different shapes to the images so they give a more comic book look. Another thing I would like to improve if I was to do this again is I would like to have added a different ending and edited in an alternative ending when the door opens in the final image. To improve this again I would like to have filled in the the two large white spaces next to the image of the lock and key so that the overall image was more full and filled in, I could've improved this by cropping the image differently so it filled more of the space at the bottom of the image.

Illustration

Evaluation

What did you like about your image?I like the look of the illustrations as it allows you to create exactly what you need as you can draw it and achieve the look you aimed for, also it allows you to add as much or as little detail as you want. With the illustration I did I think the eyes look the best as they have the darkest colour and therefore stands out the most from the background and looks the most effective.

What would you improve if you did it again?If I was to do the illustration again I would add smaller details to see how well they would show up when scanned and see how well you could use them in Photoshop. Another thing that I would do is I would darken the rest of the drawing up to make sure that all the small details stand out when its scanned for example the small lines on the wings of the owl could be darker to make sure that they stand out, I would also do this to the lines in the middle of the owl so they were as dark as the eyes and look as clear as they could.

Narrative Environment

EvaluationWhat did you like about your image?For the narrative environment image I created I like the leaves on the palm tree with the two different shades of green as I think it adds to the detail on the tree. As well as this I like the main trunk of the tree and the details on it, as I think the use of the different colours helps to accurately show what it is and add levels to the image.

What would you improve if you did it again?If I were to do it again I would have liked too added the same amount off detail to the water, sky and sand so that they matched more as they water could've done with some more colours incorporated into it to give it the same look that the tree has, I could also do the same to the sky and change the clouds that I have put there into clouds made by the polygon lasso tool instead of just warping a shape and decreasing the opacity to create a cloud like look, as I think it would fit better with the overall look of the image. As well as I think I could also improve the shadow of the tree on the water as the shape isn't very accurate and the colour of the shadow should be slightly different so that the shadow fits the actual tree and the colours don’t blend into the sea.

Initial Ideas

Idea Generation

Idea Generation

ProposalDimensions

10 pages, 21cm x 21cm

Story OverviewMy story is based on Jack and the beanstalk, however is set in the jungle and the characters are played by animals. Also instead of the seeds for the beanstalk being sold to Jack in place of the cow, I my story Jack (a monkey) exchanges the bananas he has for some seeds from a snake. Once Jack has planted the seeds the tree grows rapidly into a palm tree which is larger than the rest in the surrounding jungle. As Jack is curious about the tree he tells his family he's going to climb it to see what is at the top of the tree, so Jack climbs the tree to reach the top where he finds a castle in which a giant (a bear), Jack steals the seeds from outside the castle and goes back to his family and grows the seeds, which turn out to be a banana plant, the bear comes in search of Jack angrily and searches for him, the bear then tries one of the bananas that Jack has grown so the bear and the monkeys learn to share the food. So Jack has to go and take the bananas up to the bear so that they can share as they grew better when Jack grew them on the ground.

Export Format

PDF

Advantages: The image quality of PDF files are good, and they can be easily made as well as this they can compress large file sizes.Disadvantages: PDF files are difficult to edit once saved, there are also different types of PDF.

Deadline

22/4/16

Audience

I don’t think that my children's book would be aimed at any specific gender as it is suitable for everyone, also the ages of the audience of this book would be fairly young but old enough to read with guidance so that they can understand what’s happening and old enough to understand that the moral is about sharing so that they can learn the ideas of sharing so around 1-6. As well as this the colours in the book will be bright so that all ages will be interested in the look of the book.

Production Methods

To produce the actual characters I will rotoscope them to achieve a more detailed look to the animals. For the environments I will use the comic book effect so that I can keep the detail from original photos, but make them fit more with the look of the book I will use a lighter threshold so the images don’t come out too dark and I can keep the backgrounds looking fairly bright and colourful. Also for the objects in the illustrations, like the seeds and bananas I will rotoscope so they look the same as the characters and fit the theme of the book. Another thing I will do when producing is aim to have quite simple illustrations, but use bright colours so that all the pages stand out from the text.

What are the strengths of the proposal? What areas of the proposal need further work?

• A clever change of the original story by changing the humans to animals.

• A clear point to the story and gives a good lesson.

• Knows already what they want there story to look like and feel like.

• Knows who they audience is and why they think it is a good audience for they book

• They need to explain why they choose 10 pages and why it is 21cm x 21cm

• Say where they would sell they book which countries.

What are the strengths of the idea generation? What areas of idea generation could have been further developed?

• knows what they are looking for in they story.• What they would do to change the story.• Many different ideas about they main story.

• Add more images to the mood board like, location, style and font.

• Also say why they have chosen these animal for this character.

What are the strengths of the proposal? What areas of the proposal need further work?

Good idea for the story, a lot is happening which is relating back to the original story.

Its good that it doesn't’ aim for a specific gender as this will give you a wider circulation

Why do you want the book to be this size?

What are the strengths of the idea generation? What areas of idea generation could have been further developed?

I like that the characters are animals as, this is what intrigues children to read these kind of books.

What are the strengths of the proposal? What areas of the proposal need further work?

Interesting twist on an original story

It is a good idea to attempt this classic story in a new setting

You clearly have thought out how you are going to create the pages art style, it sounds like a long process, will you be able to keep this consistent throughout

What are the strengths of the idea generation? What areas of idea generation could have been further developed?

There is strong moral to your story. The mood board you have made is good for the purpose that it gives me an idea of how the tone and colour will look although it would be even better if you could make one for each element of the book. For example one for the bear, one for the monkey etc..

Feedback SummarySum up your feedback.My feedback is overall mainly positive and includes a lot of helpful things to improve on, like including why I have chosen specific animals to play certain roles so I will improve this to help develop my ideas.

Which parts of your feedback do you agree with and why?I do agree that I should specify why I chose the animals I did and why I would like the book to be square as these things would help me to develop the work and go into more detail about why I would want these features of the book to be like that so it gives a better idea behind what I was thinking would look best in the book. Also I agree that I could’ve made different mood boards on specific characters to show how they will look in my illustrations.

Which parts of your feedback do you disagree with and why?

I don’t think that I should’ve created more mood boards for different items in the book as I think it would've over complicated the simplicity that I wanted with the main characters as well as this there are a lot smaller details on some pages that if I were to make mood boards for everything wouldn't’t be worth it as there isn't too much that can go into the small details in some of the pages.

Original Scripthttp://shortstoriesshort.com/story/jack-and-the-beanstalk/

Once upon a time there lived a poor widow and her son Jack. One day, Jack’s mother told him to sell their only cow. Jack went to the market and on the way he met a man who wanted to buy his cow. Jack asked, “What will you give me in return for my cow?”

The man answered, “I will give you five magic beans!” Jack took the magic beans and gave the man the cow. But when he reached home, Jack’s mother was very angry. She said, “You fool! He took away your cow and gave you some beans!” She threw

the beans out of the window. Jack was very sad and went to sleep without dinner.The next day, when Jack woke up in the morning and looked out of the window, he saw that a huge beanstalk had grown from

his magic beans! He climbed up the beanstalk and reached a kingdom in the sky. There lived a giant and his wife. Jack went inside the house and found the giant’s wife in the kitchen. Jack said, “Could you please give me something to eat? I am so

hungry!” The kind wife gave him bread and some milk.While he was eating, the giant came home. The giant was very big and looked very fearsome. Jack was terrified and went and hid inside. The giant cried, “Fee-fi-fo-fum, I smell the blood of an Englishman. Be he alive, or be he dead, I’ll grind his bones to make my bread!” The wife said, “There is no boy in here!” So, the giant ate his food and then went to his room. He took out his sacks

of gold coins, counted them and kept them aside. Then he went to sleep. In the night, Jack crept out of his hiding place, took one sack of gold coins and climbed down the beanstalk. At home, he gave the coins to his mother. His mother was very happy and

they lived well for sometime.Jack climbed the beanstalk and went to the giant’s house again. Once again, Jack asked the giant’s wife for food, but while he

was eating the giant returned. Jack leapt up in fright and went and hid under the bed. The giant cried, “Fee-fi-fo-fum, I smell the blood of an Englishman. Be he alive, or be he dead, I’ll grind his bones to make my bread!” The wife said, “There is no boy in

here!” The giant ate his food and went to his room. There, he took out a hen. He shouted, “Lay!” and the hen laid a golden egg. When the giant fell asleep, Jack took the hen and climbed down the beanstalk. Jack’s mother was very happy with him.

After some days, Jack once again climbed the beanstalk and went to the giant’s castle. For the third time, Jack met the giant’s wife and asked for some food. Once again, the giant’s wife gave him bread and milk. But while Jack was eating, the giant came

home. “Fee-fi-fo-fum, I smell the blood of an Englishman. Be he alive, or be he dead, I’ll grind his bones to make my bread!” cried the giant. “Don’t be silly! There is no boy in here!” said his wife.

The giant had a magical harp that could play beautiful songs. While the giant slept, Jack took the harp and was about to leave. Suddenly, the magic harp cried, “Help master! A boy is stealing me!” The giant woke up and saw Jack with the harp. Furious, he ran after Jack. But Jack was too fast for him. He ran down the beanstalk and reached home. The giant followed him down. Jack

quickly ran inside his house and fetched an axe. He began to chop the beanstalk. The giant fell and died.Jack and his mother were now very rich and they lived happily ever after.

Original Script

Story BreakdownJack’s mother tells Jack to go and sell their only cow at the market.

When Jacks on his way to market, he meets a man who he asks ‘What will you give me in return for my cow?’ and the man says ‘I will give you five magic beans!’ Jack accepts this offer and goes home to his mother with the beans.

Jacks mother is very angry that he wasted the cow for some beans, so she says ‘You fool! He took away your cow and gave you some beans!’ and threw the beans out of the window.

The next day when Jack woke up he looked out of the window and saw the beans had grown magically into a giant beanstalk. Jack climbed up the beanstalk and when he got to the top he reached a kingdom in the sky, where he discovered that a giant and his wife lived. Jack asked the giants wife ‘Could you please give me something to eat? I am so hungry!’ so, the giants wife did so and offered Jack the food.

Whilst Jack was eating the food, the giant arrived home looking very big and fearsome. Jack was terrified so went and hid inside. The giant smells Jack in the air, but his wife persuades him that there is no boy there so the giant eats his food and goes to his room where he gets out bags of gold coins, counts them and then sets them aside and went to sleep. Whilst the giant was asleep Jack came out of hiding and took one sack of gold down the beanstalk and back to his mother where his mother was very happy with him.

A few days later Jack climbed the beanstalk, and once again asked the giants wife for some food, but the giant returned whilst Jack was eating so he leapt up and went and hid under the bed. Once again the giant said he could smell the blood of an Englishman but his wife said there was no one there again. So the giant ate his food and went to bed, where he took out a hen which would lay gold eggs on his demand, once the giant had gone to sleep Jack took the hen and climbed down the beanstalk back too his mother where she was once again very happy with him.

A little while later Jack climbed the beanstalk again and went up to the giants castle and asked the giants wife for some food, which for the third time she had given him some milk and bread. The giant came home while Jack was eating again and thought he could smell the boy again but the wife said ‘Don’t be silly! There is no boy here!’. The giant had a magical harp which could play him beautiful songs, so whilst the giant slept Jack took the harp and was about to leave when the magic harp cried ‘Help master! A boy is stealing me!’ The giant woke up and saw the boy with the harp. The giant chased Jack but Jack was too fast for him, he ran down the beanstalk and reached home, but the giant followed him down the beanstalk. Jack quickly ran to get an axe and began to chop the beanstalk down. The giant fell and died.

Jack and his mother were then very rich and they lived happily ever after.

Draft ScriptOnce upon a time there lived a monkey and her son Jack, one day Jack’s mother told him to go and sell the only bananas they have, to help get them some money.

When Jack goes to sell the bananas. He encounters a snake who says he will swap the bananas for some seeds. Jack accepts the offer and takes them home to his mother.

Jack’s mother is very angry with him for wasting the only food they had*, so throws the seeds into the distance far away from where they are.

When Jack woke up the next day, he looked over and saw that the magical seeds the snake had given him had grown into a giant palm tree, much larger than any of the others around it. Jack goes to investigate and climbs the tree, when he reaches the top he discovers a magical kingdom in the clouds and a large castle. When Jack gets to the castle he discovers that a family of bears live there, he asks the bears wife for some food because he is really hungry*, the wife offers Jack the food.

While Jacks eats his food, the bear arrives home looking very angry so Jack runs and hides. The bear could smell Jack, but his wife denies that there is anyone there*, once the giant has eaten his meal he goes to bed where he takes out two large bags of gold, counts them and sets them aside. While the bears are asleep, Jack takes the gold and runs down the beanstalk to take the gold to his mother where she is very pleased with him.

A couple of days later Jack climbed the beanstalk again and the bears wife greets Jack with some food, but the bear returned whilst Jack was eating again, so Jack lept up and went to hide under the bed so the bear wouldn’t find him. Once again the bear said he could smell Jack, but his wife persuades him there's no one there but her*. So the giant ate his food and went to bed, where he took out a bunch of golden bananas, so whilst the giant bear was asleep Jack took the bananas and took them down the beanstalk to his mother.

A few days later Jack went back up the beanstalk to the castle again, and the bears wife greeted Jack with some food and water, once again the bear comes home whilst Jack is eating but Jack quickly runs to hide. Once the bear had eaten and gone to bed, he took some golden seeds out of the draw and set them on the side. While the bear was asleep Jack went to take the seeds down the beanstalk and planted them next to where he sleeps.

The next morning Jack woke up and looked to the side of him where he saw that the golden seeds had grown into a small banana plant which grew golden bananas. The next thing Jack noticed was that the bear was eating one of the golden bananas peacefully next him.

Jack and the bear agreed for Jack to help grow the golden bananas on the ground if they shared the produce among both of their families*. So both Jack and his mother, and the bear and his wife lived a very rich life.

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Final ScriptOnce upon a time there lived a monkey and her son Jack, one day Jack’s mother told him to go and sell the only bananas they have, to help get them some money.

When Jack is on his way to sell the bananas he comes across a snake “what will you swap these bananas for?” Jack says “3 magical seeds” the snake replies, Jack accepts the offer and takes the seeds home to his mother.

When Jack’s mother found that Jack had swapped the bananas for some seeds, angrily Jacks mother shouted “You fool! He took away our food for some seeds!” and threw the seeds away into the distance.

Once Jack had woken up the next day, he noticed that the seeds his mother had thrown away had grown into a large palm tree much bigger than any of the others. Jack went to investigate and climbs the tree, when he reaches the top of the tree he finds a magical castle in the clouds. Once Jack reaches the castle he notices that there are two bears living there. Jack asks the bears wife “Could you please give me something to eat? I am so hungry!” so the wife kindly provides Jack with some food and water.

Whilst Jack is eating, the bear arrives home looking very angry so Jack runs and hides under the bed. The bear could smell jack “Fee-fi-fo-fum, I smell the blood of an Englishman. Be he alive, or be he dead, I’ll grind his bones to make my bread” The wife said “There is no boy here!” to reassure the bear there was no one there. Once the bear had eaten he gone to bed, where took out two bags of gold coins, counts them and sets them aside. Whilst the bear’s asleep, Jack quietly went into the room and stole the bag of gold, ran down the beanstalk and took it back to his mother who was really pleased with him.

A couple of days later Jack climbed the beanstalk again and the bears wife greets Jack with some food, but the bear returned whilst Jack was eating again, so Jack lept up and went to hide under the bed again so the bear wouldn’t find him. Once again the bear said he could smell Jack “Fee-fi-fo-fum, I smell the blood of an Englishman. Be he alive, or be he dead, I’ll grind his bones to make my bread”, but his wife persuades him there's no one there but her. So the giant ate his food and went to bed, where he took out a bunch of golden bananas, so whilst the bear was asleep Jack took the bananas and took them down the beanstalk to his mother.

A few days later Jack went back up the beanstalk to the castle again, and the bears wife greeted Jack with some food and water, once again the bear came home whilst Jack was eating but Jack quickly runs to hide. Once the bear had eaten and gone to bed, he took some golden seeds out of the draw and set them under the bed. While the bear was asleep Jack went to take the seeds down the tree and planted them next to where he sleeps.

The next morning Jack woke up and looked to the side of him where he saw that the golden seeds had grown into a small banana plant which grew golden bananas. The next thing Jack noticed was that the bear was eating one of the golden bananas peacefully next him. Jack and the bear agreed for Jack to help grow the golden bananas on the ground if they shared the produce among both of their families. So both Jack and his mother, and the bear and his wife lived a very rich life.

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