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COMICS

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Comics are a visual medium used to express ideas through images. They are often combined with text or visual information.

Comics

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Different types of comics

Comic strips

Comic books

Political cartoons

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A sequence of drawings arranged in interrelated panels to display brief humor or form a narrative

Comic strips

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Comic booksA publication of comic art in the form of sequential panels that represent individual scenes. Comic books tell a story, and they are not necessarily humorous.

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Political cartoonsAn illustration containing a commentary that usually relates to current events or personalities. They often include hyperbole and satire.

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Communicating through comics

Different forms of communication

Captions

Speech balloons

Thought balloons

Sound effects

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Captions

Captions are used as a narrative device.

They are sometimes used to convey dialogue or to communicate a character’s thoughts.

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Speech balloonsSpeech bubbles or word balloons

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Thought balloonsor thought bubbles

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Sound effects

Sound effects are usually in bold or 3D text in all upper case.

They are usually written or drawn in a way that will emphasize their nature.

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The use of perspective in comics

Comic books in particular use many different perspectives.

Long shot

Medium shot

Full shot

Close-up

Point of view

Camera angles

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A long shot typically shows the entire character. It is a way to establish where a character is and what the setting might be.

Long shot

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A medium shot helps to establish where the characters are in relationship to one another. It usually shows them from mid-thigh up. It is relatively good in showing facial expressions, but works

well to show body language.

Medium shot

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Full shotA full shot is used to show the full figure of a character. It helps to give the reader a look at the character they are reading about.

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Close-upA close-up tightly frames a person or an object. It displays the most detail, but does not include the broader scene. It allows the artist to show a character’s reaction or feelings.

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Point of viewA point of view shot shows what a character is looking at. It helps the reader to see the scene from the character’s perspective.

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Camera angleCamera angle is the reader’s point of view to the comic page. A scene may be shot from several camera angles. The different camera angles will have different effects on the viewer and how they perceive the scene they are reading.


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