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Digital Graphic Narrative

Development

Emily Fox


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Shape Task


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Evaluation

What did you like about your image?I like the look of the sharks fins; I tried to get them as defined as possible byusing the warping tool to shape rounded rectangles. I textured the sharkusing colour range, and while I do like the lighter shading on the bottom ofthe body, if I were to do it again I would refine the texturing so that its moresubtle and there arent chunks of darker colour dotted about. To try and addsome detail I warped straight lines to make gills.

What would you improve if you did it again?

If I were to redo this task I would choose a different picture of a shark as Ithink the initial image I used was quite simple and lacking in content (forinstance, the background of the picture was plain blue), and thereforerestricted me from utilizing all the editing methods I'd been taught to theirfull extent in order to develop details. I would also refine the colour of the

shark by altering the colour overlay.


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New Shape Task


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Rotoscope


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New Rotoscope


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Evaluation

What did you like about your image?I like the texture and colours of the background, which I attained by usingcolour range and colour overlay. I also like how the black stripes of the zebrastand out against the background and the white of the body.

What would you improve if you did it again?If I could do this task again I would take more time to improve and refine themane of the zebra, as the blocks of black make it look clunky and slightlycartoonish when I was hoping for it to be more realistic. The edges of theblack blocks look too sharp and I wouldve liked them to blend in more withthe white. To achieve this I couldve experimented with colour range like I didfor the white parts of the mane. Also, not all of the black stripes on the zebraline up with the white body underneath, so I would try to rectify this by eitherexpanding or moving them.


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Text Based


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New Text Based


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Evaluation

What did you like about your image?

I like the fact that the Dark Side of The Moon text relates to the clippingmask, and I also like the way the text is tilted and warped and the look of thedark background with the bright spots of colour.

What would you improve if you did it again?If I were to do this task again I would choose a font with a larger area for myname in order to let more of the clipping mask show through. I would also

use a larger variety of the transformation tools, such as skewing, to make thetext look more dramatic. The Thunderstruck text looks too squashed and itshard to decipher what it actually says, so I would edit the size and possiblywarp or rotate it to try and make it clearer. Additionally, I could try a thickeroutline to make each letter stand out.


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Comic Book


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Evaluation

What did you like about your image?I like the colour contrasts of the dark background features and the neon bowlingpins. For the bowling picture, to create a slightly blurred image, I used cutout inthe filter gallery and I then changed the levels to a high number.


I would choose a different badminton picture if I did this task again as the image Iused didnt give me the result I was looking for. I used Poster Edges to try andpresent more of a comic book style, however, the image ended up looking too

dull, even after I changed the threshold levels to make it brighter. Even though Ilike the simplicity of the football image, I would try and get more definition on thebackground, specifically the grass. I would also choose an additional image anduse it to test out different filters in the filter gallery to see which would give methe most striking and unusual outcome.


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Photography

Happiness Loneliness

Excitement


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EvaluationWhat did you like about your image?

I like the starkness of the stairwell in the loneliness photo as I think itcontrasts effectively with the dark figure in the shot. In addition, I think thattaking the photo from a higher vantage point and angling the cameradownwards helps to portray the theme of loneliness because it seems tomake the person look inconsequential and yet still the focal point of the

image. Even though the happiness photograph is staged, I think that thebrightness of the setting adds a lightness to the overall feel of the photo.


If I were to do the photography project again I would change the excitementphoto because I feel that it doesnt convey the emotion successfully. I wouldalter it by either completely changing the setting and coming up with adifferent concept, or I would take the same shot but with more of the lowerbalconies and stairs visible so as to capture extra activity and generate moreof an atmosphere of excitement.


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Illustration


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Evaluation

What did you like about your image?

I like that my illustration actually has a resemblance to Minnie Mouse. Eventhough I only had a limited choice, I like the colours I used.


If I were to redo my illustration I would find an image of Minnie Mouse with abackground setting and a body so that I could include more detail in my

drawing. I would take more care on the flowers surrounding my illustration asthey look quite childish. In addition, Id make the outline a bit stronger so thatyou cant see wispy pencil lines.


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Initial Ideas


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Idea Generation


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Idea Generation


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Mattresses

Castles

Mood board of inspiration:The Princess and the Pea


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Princesses: Clothes and Facial

Expressions Ideas


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ProposalDimensions

I will create an eight page book with page dimensions of 21.2 x 20.8 x 0.4 cm.

Story Overview

-A Prince is looking for a Princess but is having trouble finding the right one.-One evening, there is a terrible storm.

-Theres a knock at the castle door. The King opens it and finds a girl looking for shelter.She claims to be a Princess.- The Queen doesnt believe her and so decides to test whether or not the girl is tellingthe truth by putting a pea in her bed and piling mattresses on top.-In the morning, the Queen asks how the girl slept. She complains of a miserablenights sleep. This makes it evident that she really is a Princess. -The Prince and Princess get married.

Export Format

PDF

Advantages: This format can be opened on many devices and allows you to flickthrough pages.

Disadvantages: Content cant be edited. (This can also be a positive as it means if yousend your work to someone they cant edit or change it.) Also, the file sizes tend to belarge.


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Deadline

16 th October 2014

AudienceThe target audience of my story will be the parents of children (as they are the onesbuying the book and deciding whether or not it is suitable, and will most likely bereading the book with their child) and children aged six to eight. This age groupallows for the inclusion of images and text because, while they are still learning toread, they do have some reading ability. The book will be aimed at both genders,however, due to the content of the book, it may be better enjoyed by girls; someboys, but not all, are generally not interested in Princesses. As my book will bewritten in English, it will be suitable for English-speaking countries.

Production Methods

To produce my pages I will use Photoshop. In Photoshop, I am going to userotoscope and shape warping to create my illustrations. I think that usingrotoscoping techniques will be useful for my fairytale as it creates simplistic-looking,cartoon style images, and as a result will be suitable for a younger audience. I willuse images from the internet and alter them by rotoscoping over them in order tocreate a unique effect.


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

The proposal shows clearly how thestory goes and will be set out. It alsoclearly states what the aim of the bookis and who it is aimed at.

You may need to state one more disadvantage forthe PDF file.

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

There is a good range of ideas clearly shownthrough the pictures.

Some small pieces of text to describe what eachphoto meant.


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I feel Emily's strengths in her proposal are the clearbasic story overview she has as she can nowexpand her story. Also, her production methods arevery well thought out and she is very clear with thetypes of images she will produce and how she willproduce them.

I think Emily needs to think more about her targetaudience and she words this section of herproposal when she talks about boys not likingprincesses. She could talk about stereotypes toexplain her thoughts.


Emily has lots of different mood boards for eachelement of her idea. I like the different types ofprincess photos and how she found different facial

expressions.

I think Emily could develop her ideas further bycreate a mood board focuses on her differentbackground especially with the castle.


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Emily has so many strengths. One main strength ofhers is the amount of images she has gathered.The effort level is absolutely astounding.

I cannot think of any.


Emilys idea generation is another brilliant part of

her work. She has a mind map full of possibleideas and techniques in regards to the making ofher book. She then has another in which shedescribes the setting, audience, characters and thetechniques she plans on using in her chosen story.

A couple more ideas for techniques wouldnt be abad thing but apart from that, you cant fault it.


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Feedback Summary

Sum up your feedback.

The feedback I have received is mainly positive. It says that I have included a goodrange of ideas and lots of pictures on my mood boards in order to help thedevelopment of my book.

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

Even though I have already included a few text boxes on my mood boards, I agree that Icould use more text to describe some of the other the photos Ive used in order toclearly show the intention and purpose of each image. I also agree that I couldve addedanother disadvantage of the PDF format. (Which I have now done.)

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

I disagree with the fact that I need to think a bit more about my target audience. While Ihave gone back over it and edited it a little bit, I dont feel that I was stereotyping. Ididnt that say that every single boy dislikes Princesses, I said that some boys arentgenerally interested in Princesses.


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Storyboards


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Storyboards


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Original Script There was once a prince who wanted to marry a princess. But she must be a real princess, mindyou. So he traveled all round the world, seeking such a one, but everywhere something was in theway. Not that there was any lack of princesses, but he could not seem to make out whether theywere real princesses; there was always something not quite satisfactory. Therefore, home he cameagain, quite out of spirits, for he wished so much to marry a real princess. One evening a terriblestorm came on. It thundered and lightened, and the rain poured down; indeed, it was quite fearful.In the midst of it there came a knock at the town gate, and the old king went out to open it. It wasa princess who stood outside. But O dear, what a state she was in from the rain and bad weather!The water dropped from her hair and clothes, it ran in at the tips of her shoes and out at the heels;yet she insisted she was a real princess. "Very well," thought the old queen; "that we shall

presently see." She said nothing, but went into the bedchamber and took off all the bedding, thenlaid a pea on the sacking of the bedstead. Having done this, she took twenty mattresses and laidthem upon the pea and placed twenty eider-down beds on top of the mattresses. The princess layupon this bed all the night. In the morning she was asked how she had slept. "Oh, most miserably!"she said. "I scarcely closed my eyes the whole night through. I cannot think what there could havebeen in the bed. I lay upon something so hard that I am quite black and blue all over. It is dreadful!"It was now quite evident that she was a real princess, since through twenty mattresses and twenty

eider-down beds she had felt the pea. None but a real princess could have such delicate feeling. Sothe prince took her for his wife, for he knew that in her he had found a true princess. And the peawas preserved in the cabinet of curiosities, where it is still to be seen unless some one has stolen it.And this, mind you, is a real story.

http://www.worldoftales.com/fairy_tales/Hans_Christian_Andersen/Andersen_fairy_tale_47.html


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Final Script

Page 1: A Prince was looking for a Princess but was having trouble finding theright one. She must be a real Princess.

Page 2: One evening, there was a terrible storm. The rain poured and the skyfilled with lightening.

Page 3: There was a knock at the castle door. The King opened it and found aPrincess looking for shelter. Her hair and clothes dripped with water but she

insisted that she was in fact a real Princess.

Page 4: We shall see, thought the Queen before proceeding to place a pea inthe Princesss bed and piling many mattresses on top of it, Only a true Princesswill be delicate enough to feel such a tiny pea!

Page 5: In the morning, the Princess was asked how she slept. Most miserably,she replied. Something in the bed had given her bruises. The Queen realisedthat the girl was telling the truth all along and was indeed a real Princess.

Page 6: So, the Prince and Princess got married and lived happily ever after.


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Final Script- With Alterations

Page 1: There was once a Prince who was looking to marry a Princess. His searchtook him around the whole world, but he was still unable to find the right one. Shehad to be a real Princess, after all.Page 2: One evening, there was a terrible storm. The rain poured and the sky wasfilled with lightning.Page 3: There was a knock at the castle door. The Queen opened it and found aPrincess looking for shelter. The Queen was suspicious. You cant be a realPrincess, you look a state! Your hair and clothes are dripping with water! theQueen exclaimed. But I really am a Princess! insisted the girl.Page 4: Nevertheless, the Queen invited the girl in and left her by the fire as shewent off to prepare a bed for the girl.Page 5: Very well, thought the Queen to herself, we shall see, beforeproceeding to place a pea in the Princesss bed and piling many mattresses on topof it, only a true Princess will be delicate enough to feel such a tiny pea. Page 6: In the morning, the Princess was asked how she slept. Most miserably,she replied. Something in the bed had given her bruises. And it was then theQueen realised that the girl had been telling the truth all along. . . she was indeed areal Princess!Page 7: So, the Prince took her for his wife, as he knew that at last he had found atrue Princess.

Page 8: As for the pea, it was preserved in the royal Cabinet of Curiosities where itcan still be viewed today.


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Digital Flat Plans

Page 1

TEXT

Page 2

TEXT

Page 3 Page 4

TEXT

TEXT


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Digital Flat Plans

Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8

TEXT

TEXT TEXT(in a curve)

TEXT


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New Digital Flat Plans


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Prince in the centre of

the page on top of aworld

Text at the bottom ofthe page

Simple background(black with stars)

Text at the top ofthe page

Storm filling the pageas a background

Castle in the righthand side corner

Text at the bottom of

the page

Castle doorway asthe background

Queen inside thedoorway

Princessoutside inthe rain

Text at the bottom of

the page

Living room or a room in acastle as the background

Fireplace

Princess in front ofthe fireplace

Page 1 Page 2

Page 3 Page 4


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Bedroom as abackground


Bed withmattressesto the left

Text at the top of thepage

Bed withmattressesto the left

Same bedroom aspage five for the

background

Princess infront of the

bed

Queenopposite the

Princess

Outside of a church for thebackground (stone walls)

Doorway arch

Prince and Princess in themiddle beneath the arch

Text at the bottom

of the page


Museum or exhibitroom as a background

Cabinet withthe pea inside itin the centre of

the page

Page 5 Page 6

Page 7 Page 8


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Test Page

Prince unfinished.


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Test Page


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Test Page

Not completely finished.

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