Illustration and Visual Narrative | Task 3

Week 10 - Week 11 (27/11/2023 - 8/12/2023)

Melvin Yung Khun Yew | 0357241 | Bachelor of Design (Hons) in Creative Media
COM 61304    Illustration and Visual Narrative

Task 3

This portfolio consists of:

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Lectures

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Week 10
Recap - 3 Acts Structure
  1. Setup
    The world in which the protagonist exists before the journey. The setup usually ends with the conflict being revealed.

  2. Rising action
    The series of obstacles the protagonist must overcome. Each obstacle is usually more difficult and with higher stakes than the previous one.

  3. Conflict
    The point of highest tension, and the major decisive turning point for the protagonist.

    Resolution: The conflict’s conclusion. 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.




Transitions - Scott McCloud's analysis and theory
Moment to moment
A single action is portrayed in a series of moments.

Action to action
A single subject (person, object, etc...) in a series of actions

Subject to subject
A series of changing subjects within a single scene

Scene to scene
Transitions across significant distances of time and/or spaces.

Aspect to aspect
Transitions from one aspect of a place, idea or mood to another.

Non sequitur
A series of seamlessly nonsensical, unrelated images and/or words.


Important aspects when creating a story
  • Continuity
  • Participation of the reader
  • Transitions
  • Point of view

Instructions

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Though this third assignment is not mentioned in the module information, Mr Hafiz gave the class a quick brief on this third assignment that spans a week and learning outcomes through the online Microsoft Teams meeting and on Google Classroom.

Task 3 (20%) - Individual: Digital Triptych
For the third task, I'm instructed to do a digital triptych comprising three panels, the moment before, the climactic turning point, and the moment after while applying Scott McCloud's theory on transitions.

Submission
  • Digital triptych with three panels
Learning goals
  • Understanding and application of 3 act structure in storytelling
  • Understanding and application of Scott McCloud's transition theory on the comics

Work Process

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Ideation
Based on the urban legend, I came up with an idea that is to show a man with a camera and how his actions initiate the urban legend beginning with the witness testimony backed up by the photos as evidence. 

Thus this third task requires me to illustrate what happened before and after the man witnessed the mysterious figure in the woods (climax) which eventually turned this encounter into an urban legend that spread among the community.

To ease into the scene that happen before the climactic event of the storyline starts off with a man with a camera in his hands becomes alerted and suspicious of a "creak" sound symbolizing the twigs breaking sound in the woods. I believe that we have common sense that inside the wild forest isn't supposed to have creaking sounds all the time, thus this uncommon event surely can get anyone even a grown man in caution.

After the man witnesses the mysterious creature in the woods (climactic turning point), surely there's reaction for him to record and document his encounter using his trusty camera with curiosity in his heart. And that's how people claimed to have sightings of Bigfoot with images on the Internet.

Going with this story flow, I decided to select the subject-to-subject transition type as it is most suitable to describe the transitions happening between the panels.

Sketches

Rough sketches based on the idea

During the sketching period, I tried different camera angles and perspectives to portray the mood and atmosphere of the scene.
The first version sketch of moments before the climax panel

Digitalization

Maintaining the graphic consistency between the panels, I followed and used the same colour theme and the same art styles as the climax of the story.

Climax panel

The panel for the moment before the climax
The illustration and the wireframe of the illustration


The panel for the moment after the climax

The illustration and the wireframe of the illustration

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Final Work

Digital triptych with a brief explanation for each panel


With an animated GIF climax scene

Feedback

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Week 11
General feedback
Proceed and understand the transition type between the sketches first before digitalising the sketch in Adobe Illustrator.

Reflection

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  • Experiences
    Even though this task is rather quick and short given that we have one week to complete the task, the amount of knowledge and theories compressed into the period of this one week is surely on another level that I need to account for starting this very moment when I'm to storytelling by creating illustrations. I believe that the theories for creating a fine story flow I've learned during these 2 weeks are vital for my work and for my future career.


  • Observation
    Reviewing the materials provided by Mr Hafiz, multiple examples given to explain each of the transition types by Scott McCloud gave me a better understanding of the theories to create a cohesive story flow.


  • Findings
    I found a lot of cool info that piqued my interest in how to create a successful digital triptych and be mindful of the transitions that can contribute to the better storytelling of an illustration through visual graphics only.




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