Development pro forma

Digital Graphic Narrative

Development

Leah Watson

Shape TaskShape task

EvaluationWhat did you like about your image?I like this picture as it looks like how I wanted it. I made the background and all the little differences in the fur or in the ears. The dog looks happy but this is because Is because I changed the side as to where its mouth is. What would you improve if you did it again? If I was to do this again I would try and make it look a little bit better as I think this is because I didn’t really have a good idea as too what I was doing.

Rotoscope

Evaluation

What did you like about your image? I like my image as the way ii have done it makes it noticeable as to what it is. I didn’t really change anything in this apart from some of the colours. What would you improve if you did it again?I would improve the amount of detail I put on the image. I might have chosen a different picture also so I could make more detail in the picture but as I picked a man wearing a mask it will difficult to get facial features.

Text Based

Evaluation

The first Leah I don’t really have much feelings for the letters are really far away from one another and they don’t really look like anything. The second Leah you cant really see what it says but it looks cool. The third Leah Watson I like the way they are connected so it kind of looks like a album name. the forth Leah Watson I like with the pictures of flowers behind it as it gives it a personal touch that will be specific to just you. I like the colour and the puzzle stamps in the last Leah Watson. If I was to do this again I would try and not make things so boring and try other things although I was just practicing so I was just getting to grips with it.

Comic Book 1

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Evaluation

1. I like the first image as it is not very detailed, I like how the colours match the picture as it’s a gloomy picture.

2. The second Image is not as good as the first as I think you cant really see what it is but you can tell what he is and what he is doing.

3. I like the detail on this picture and I like the contrast in the colours as there is a very vibrant blue but he is very dark red.

4. I like this one as the colours match the gloomy thing Jason vorheath.

To improve the images I would maybe try some different techniques to make them look more warped and give them better effects.

Photography natural 1.

Photography happy 2.

Photography -“excited”3.

Photography sad4.

Photography5.

Evaluation

1. I like how hr looks very natural , he has no facial expression which makes the image look more meaningful.

2. I like the white background and how he shows his happy face. 3. I like how I have made head the focal point in the centre. 4. I like how she looks sad but not that sad that she looks overly

done. 5. I don’t really know what she is doing but I do know that it is a

good off guard image and makes it look natural.

Maybe do more complex emotions to make the images more interesting.

Illustration

Evaluation

I like my image as it is cartoony and it looks like the monster it should. I like how this sort of style will make it more accessible for the children. If I was too do it again I would maybe try and thing of something less simplistic and try do something a little more challenging although I do not think I will be doing this for my children's book.

Initial Ideas

Mood board of inspiration

These are some images from the Heracles these are more of the traditional ways of looking at him, this is how ancient Greeks would have thought he looked like although he is depicted different in each image. I do not think I will be using this type of illustration as its not appealing to children.

This is more images of Hercules, the lion, bull and Zeus.These types of images are the style I am going to make my book. I want to use these as they have more colour and also they have just basic shapes as the bodies. I personally think this would be more suitable for the children as they like geometric shapes that are simple but also they have a lot of colour.

This is the scenes for my book. I have set the book in ancient Greece as this is where the myth originally came from. I am going to make them very colorful as I think that that will look better with the style of characters I have gone for. I will use really simple shapes to do this and then they whole book will be at the same type and level of illustration.

These are some of the texts I look through too decide what text I wanted. The first text I want to use for the front cover and the pages where it has the title on it. Then the last text is the text I want to use in the book itself, I want to write the whole book in this font. The other fonts I think would be too much for the whole book and I don’t think they will be easy to write with and also they may be difficult to read especially if its children reading.

Text

ProposalDimensions

W 75 cm X L 57.6 cm number of pages:12

Story Overview

Hercules was a demigod, this is a word which means half god half human. His father was zeus he was the king of the god and his mother was Alcmene a human princess. Hercules was very strong as a child and the goddess Hera she was Zeus’ wife wanted to kill him. She made two large snakes into his cot while he slept, however the baby grabbed the snakes and tied them in a not with his very hands. Hercules married princess Megara, they were living a happy life when the goddess kidnapped his wife and took her away. Trying to find her so badly he went to Oracle of Delphi this told him that he needed to sever the king Eurytheus for ten years, then he would have his wife back. He had to do the twelve labour: slay the lion, slay the lernean hydra, capture the golden hind, capture a boar, clean the stables in ne day, slay birds, capture bull, ect. He then went too the goddess and then he fought her to get his wife back and they lived happily.

Export Format

JPEG/ PDF

Advantages: JPEG-easy to use them as they are small. PDF- good quality to use.

Disadvantages: JPEG-images may look bad quality. PDF-larger file sizes .

Deadline

Friday 15th May 2015

Audience

I think they my books audience is aged between 6 and 10 this is because there is a little bit of history in it and I think that this will be found more interesting to a older child then a younger one. Also I think my book will mostly appeal to boys and there is a lot of things like fighting and there is kidnapping as well. This is also why I have made it for a older child as younger ones would become scared and then their parents wouldn’t buy the book.

Production Methods

I am going to do double page spreads in my book, this is because I am going to do the images on the left hand side of the page and the writing on the right side of the page . I have done this to use as much as I can on the illustration. I think I am going to make the illustrations partly rota scope partly shapes and manipulation this is because I want the book to be simplistic but I also want it to have detail so it looks better then just shapes and this means I could make it for a larger audience. I think the double page is a good idea as the lay out will be easy for children to read there will not be a lot of text through the book and the twelve acts are all going to be on four pages with Hercules running through them. It will make it easier to follow but this will also make sure that there is the right amount of pages.

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

One of the proposals strengths is the high level of detail in the storyline and character development. This high detail fits the chosen audience of an older child, rather than a younger one.Another strength is the styling and outlined production process of the images. It is clear how the images are going to be created, and how they’re going to look, in regards to colour and shape simplicity.

One area that could be improved is the file format and how the book is going to be saved. The chosen format of JPEG may create some issues with quality and future editing capabilities. PDF could be a better format to use.Another area is the chosen font for the title. It does make it look artistic but could be a problem if children struggle to read it, due to its ambiguity.

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

I like the detail put into the character design. Having both two styles and comparing them allowed me to understand easily how each style would be portrayed to a child audience. The chosen cartoon style is the best option.

One area to improve is detail upon the setting and location that the book is set in. I have a brief idea on the time period and that it’s set in a historic Greek era, but I’m unsure how each scene would look when illustrated. If there isn’t going to be any scenic backgrounds for the characters, this may need to be outlined in one of the character slides.

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

The proposal itself has a great level of depth about how the book’s pages will be set out in the book itself. I like the idea you have of making the images half rotoscoped and half shape warping as it allows for you to illustrate the book however you like and the images would be easier for a child to view this way. I like as well how you’ve taken into consideration the parent’s interests as well as the child’s and also the way you’ve marketed for an older audience as to not scare the children.

Not a lot is need further in your work. The only thing could be to include a little on the PDF files and their advantages and disadvantages.

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

Your idea generation is on point. Your moodboards are really well set out with a good level of detail about what the moodboards represent.

Again not a lot wrong but maybe a little bit more on you mindmap if anything and just flesh out your ideas a little more.

Feedback Summary

Sum up your feedback.

I think I have been given some good feedback and it has really made me look at my work in a different light. It has made me rethink some of the things I have done and maybe look at them more in a way that would be easier for me to do but also make the work better.

Which parts of your feedback do you agree with and why?I agree with the feedback where I have not said anything about the setting for some reason that slipped my mind and I will have to think about how I will make the scenes and how detailed I want them to be. I dint do a lot on what that advantages are on the PDF files and the JPEG files.

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

I don’t agree with the writing and how it is too difficult the one I have chosen it to just do the title and who it is written by so I am just going to use a simple text to write the whole book.

Storyboards

Original Script

Hercules had a cousin named Eurystheus (Eury for short). Eury was the king of a little village in the city-state of Argos. Eury was an evil man. He thought everyone wanted to steal his crown, especially Hercules. One day, when Hera and Eury were chatting about their mutual hatred for Hercules, Hera came up with a plan - a plan to kill Hercules!Hera helped Eury design 12 Labors (missions or tasks) that Hercules had to complete. Supposedly, when Hercules had completed the 12 Labors, he would earn his immortality, or so Hera promised. But really, Hera and Eury were certain that one of their "labors" would surely kill Hercules, probably the very first one.Hercules was no fool. He asked the Oracle at Delphi if this was a smart thing to do. The oracle agreed that it was. Actually, the oracle had said, "If you complete 12 Labors, immorality will be yours." Being an oracle, she never explained what she meant by "immortality" - would he live forever in legend or for real? Hercules never asked. (She would not have told him anyway.)Hercules not only lived, he had great adventures, discovered true friends, and rid the world of some really nasty critters.The 12 Labors of Hercules:1. The Nemean Lion2. The Lernaean Hydra3. The Wild Boar of Erymanthus4. The Stag of Artemis5. The Stymphalian Birds6. The Augean Stables7. The Cretan Bull8. The Girdle of Hippolyta9. The Cattle of Geryon10. The Mares of King Diomedes11. The Golden Apples of the Hesperides12. The Capture of Cerberus

http://greece.mrdonn.org/greekgods/hercules.htm

Final Script

1. A long time ago in ancient Greece there was… 1

2.Hercules was the son of Zeus, his wife which was the Goddess Hera didn’t like Hercules, as she was his step mother.

3. One night whilst Hercules slept in his crib, Hera put snakes in the crib to kill him. Hercules was strong and tied the snakes together in a little bow.2

4. Twenty years later, Hercules fell in love with a princess.3 5. Hera saw that Hercules was happy so she stole the princess while she slept.

6. To get her back Hercules had to go to the oracle of Delphi they said he needed to do the 12 labours.

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10. Hercules found Hera in a room full of skeletons. He also found the princess in the corner of the room crying. 10

11. Hercules fought Hera and won. He then sent her to jail.

12. Hercules saved the princess and that very same day, they got married!

13. The end.

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