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IVN Project 3: Digital Triptych

|30.11.2023-08.12.2023(WEEK 10-WEEK 11)
|Tang Chin Ting [ 0366473 ]
|Illustration and Visual Narrative/
|Bachelor of Design in Creative Media
|Project 3: Digital Triptych
INSTRUCTIONS


LECTURES

IVN_06_Acts Structure

Storytelling Basics
  • Central Theme: The theme is what the story is really about
  • Major Theme: An idea that is intertwined and repeated throughout the whole narrative.
  • Minor Theme: An idea that appears more subtly, and doesn’t necessarily repeat.
Conflict
  • The conflicts are what drive the story, create tension, and build suspense, which are the elements that make a story interesting.
  • If there’s no conflict, not only will the audience not care, but there also won’t be any compelling story to tell.
Characters
  • Central Characters: These characters are vital to the development of the story. The plot revolves around them.
  • Protagonist: The protagonist is the main character of a story. Although protagonists don’t always need to be admirable, they must command an emotional involvement from the audience.
  • Antagonist: Antagonists oppose protagonists, standing between them and their ultimate goals. The antagonist can be presented in the form of any person, place, thing, or situation that represents a tremendous obstacle to the protagonist.
Three-Acts Structure
  • Setup: The world in which the protagonist exists before the journey. The setup usually ends with the conflict being revealed.
  • Rising Tension: The series of obstacles the protagonist must overcome. Each obstacle is usually more difficult and with higher stakes than the previous one.
  • Conflict: The point of highest tension, and the major decisive turning point for the protagonist.
  • Resolution: This is where the protagonist finally overcomes the conflict learns to accept it, or is ultimately defeated by it. Regardless, this is where the journey ends.
Figure 1.1 Three-Acts Structure
IVN_07_Transitions

Figure 1.2 Transitions

Hieronymus BOSCH

Figure 1.3 Hieronymus BOSCH

When we look at these illustrations, we didn't know what it want to express.
Figure 1.4 Transitions

But what if we added a second shot, everything would be clear.


Figure 1.5 Transitions

Transitions
  1. Moment to moment
  2. Actions to actions
  3. Subject to subject
  4. Scene to scene
  5. Aspect to aspect
Moment to moment

One of the most common forms, metaphorically think of it as a blink or two between seconds of a film, it can be used to slow down and draw out action, but be aware, if overutilized it can make your comics dull and laborious to draw and read.

Figure 1.6 Moment to moment

Actions to actions

The next most common I’d guess, and a workhorse of superhero comics is Action to Action. Really it’s more or less a finely sliced version of Moment to Moment and typically focuses on significant events. or movement from panel to panel, and over larger intervals of time between moments.

Figure 1.7 Actions to actions

Subjects to subjects

A cut between two related moments, but focusing on a different subject in the same scene. Think conversation in a restaurant or a shift of focus onto another actor in the scene.

Figure 1.8 Subjects to subjects

Figure 1.9 Subjects to subjects

Scene to scene

A Scene is a series of events that happen in one location and continuous period. A change of location or significant jump in time between panels is considered the end of a scene and the start of a new one.

Figure 1.10 Scene to scene

Aspect to aspect

I think I use Aspect to Aspect a lot myself, it’s a favorite. It can be an interesting way to jump around a scene, taking in key details or letting the characters focus on wonder. It’s also a good way to introduce their environment to a reader, through the player's eyes perhaps, or inviting them to wander away from the players a bit.

Figure 1.11 Aspect to aspect

Point of view

Who is a point of view? 

You can tell the story from a specific character's point of view. It is to emphasize one thread of the story or get more salient points ( most noticeable ) of the narrative down as they have been told.

Figure 1.12 Point of view

SUBMISSION

Assignment Brief: Digital Triptych - Exploring Scott McCloud's Transitions


The objective of this assignment is to apply Scott McCloud's theory on transitions to create a digital triptych, comprising three panels: one before, one during (climactic turning point), and one after a significant event. Each panel will represent a different transition type from McCloud's theory.

We needed to select one panel before and one panel after the climactic turning point, surrounding a panel representing the turning point itself. This was my climatic turning point:

Figure 2.1 During climactic turning point GIF

Storyboard

" It is an urban legend called Bunny Man. The story is about a mental patient who escaped from a local asylum and found refuge in the woods around the bridge in Clifton, Virginia. Distraught by the murders of his wife and daughter (that he may or may not have committed himself depending on the version of the story you hear), he remained in hiding and lived on wild rabbits to stay alive, leaving their half-eaten remains by the bridge. One year on Halloween, some children were hanging out near the bridge around midnight, and they were confronted by a man."

This was my rationale and the reference, I did the research via Google.

Figure 2.2 Storyboard PNG

The storyboard states that the kids were strolling across the bridge on Halloween night before to this climactic turning point. Therefore, my idea was that the kids were approaching the bridge and the rabbit guy hadn't shown up at the crucial juncture for the point before the climactic turning point. Additionally, the kids were unaware that danger was approaching.

Sketch 1 - before the climactic turning point

Figure 2.3 Sketch 1

The background before the climactic turning point with the climactic turning point remained the same. I made some changes and used the kids that I had previously sketched. I then conducted more study on the Bunny Man bridge. I would want to explain the initial incident in greater detail. As a result, I updated the picture with some trees and foliage. It appeared more gloomy.

Figure 2.4 Processing

Figure 2.5 Processing

I then attempted to add more color to it. To give my images more life, I added gradients and grains.  I felt the subjects looked too basic if there was just one color used. These are the before and after I applied the gradients, you can see how much better it looked.

Figure 2.6 Processing

Figure 2.7 Processing

Figure 2.8 Processing

Figure 2.9 Sketch

I want to convey in this sketch that the kids were hanging on the bridge when they were slain by the Bunny Man. This section was more difficult for me thus I had to investigate how to sketch the children hanging on the bridge online.

After I sent my sketch to our lecturer in Teams for feedback, he thought that this sense didn't need the rabbit costume fella and that the hanging children could be silhouettes or have more shadows on them. I made the decision to exclude the Bunny Man and focus on the kids hanging on the bridge as well as the surroundings.

Sketch 2 - after the climactic turning point

Figure 2.10 Sketch 2
I started filling up the colors.

Figure 2.11 Processing

I also applied the texture of wood and placed it on the top of the illustration. However, it doesn't look as good as I expected. I decided to ask our lecturer one more time. As a result, our lecturer mentioned that the illustration should be a bit darker, I could change it to a less saturated color. I've drawn several sketches so that our lecturer, Mr Hafiz could choose the best one among the sketches.

Figure 2.12 & 2.13 Sketch#1 Sketch#2

         
Figure 2.14 & 2.15 Sketch#3 Sketch#4

Sketches #4 has been chosen, it will be my final work. Next, I did the final checked and adjustment. For the last step, I needed to place the before, during, and after climactic turning points in Google Slide. My assignment had done. 

Final Before Climactic Turning Point Outcome

Figure 2.16 Final Before Climactic Turning Point Outcome

Final After Climactic Turning Point Outcome

Figure 2.17 Final After Climactic Turning Point Outcome

The final outcome in Google Slide:

Figure 2.18 Final Outcome in Google Slide MP4


I described my illustration as a Subject-to-subject transaction in the lecture note I authored. The children first encountered the Bunny Man as they walked nearer to the bridge. After that, the Bunny Man killed the children.

FEEDBACK

Week 10:
Maybe the last scene doesn't need the rabbit costume fella and the hanging children can be silhouettes or have more shadows on them.


Week 11:
A bit darker, maybe less saturated colors. After the adjustment, our lecturer commented that it looked better.


REFLECTION
  • This activity has taught me a lot of things. Since I love comic books so much, I also hoped that I could create comics myself. After completing this assignment, I was ecstatic since it allowed me to apply my imagination to add interest to my work. The most crucial point, though, is that I discovered that comics can be categorized into five transitions as I was writing the lecture note. Additionally, I conducted research using the sample comics for these five transitions, and I discovered that the viewer will find it challenging to comprehend the comics if these transitions are not used. It doesn't work despite the color magic and picture. The five transitions—moment to moment, actions to actions, subject to subject, scene to scene, and aspect to aspect—must thus be used while making comics. Once we use it, we can illustrate the sequential story with each transition with efficacy and clarity. I sincerely thank Mr. Hafiz, our instructor, for helping me do my project. My task was finally finished.
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