Digital Graphic Narrative

Development

Joe Hill

Shape Task

Evaluation

What did you like about your image?I used only the eclipse tool for each part of the graphic, and used the many shape manipulation tools to make the different shape styles. It’s also easy to recognise as to what animal it is: a hippo. What would you improve if you did it again?I may give it a less cartoonish style, and go for a more detailed and complex design. This would include different colours and shadow/ lighting effects. In addition to this I would also like to add a background, maybe a watering hole in the desert for authenticity.

Rotoscope

Evaluation

What did you like about your image?I included textures such as the hair, giving it a more realistic and styled look. The facial features all add tiny little details which give the piece a defined and finished visual aid. The best outcome for the image however is that it is instantly recognisable, just one look and most people can tell that it is the pristine actor Robert Downey Jr. .

What would you improve if you did it again?I would like to of done more detail with the eyes and glasses. Being such a noticeable part of the image and face, the glasses deserve to be of a higher quality. I may also try and rotoscope the background, I purposely blurred it so that it wasn’t an obvious cartoonish graphic over a real background.

Text Based

Evaluation

What did you like about your image?The text and imagery fit together with a detailed partnership. I managed to produce a detailed shadow figure that fits in place as if it were actually there. The bullets dropping also have detail to them by using shadows to make them appear as if they have fallen to the ground.

What would you improve if you did it again?I would like to of added more detailed imagery or to change the main theme: instead of looking at the desert floor it would looking out across the desert landscape. I might of also changed the font of text and experiment with more techniques and text manipulation. Although the current font does match the text.

Comic Book

Evaluation

What did you like about your image?My images I thought looked really cool, it looked like a new piece of art (in my own opinion). By changing many features I successfully managed to merge layers together to create ‘edgy’ graphics in a variety of ways. What would you improve if you did it again?If I did it again then I think I would experiment with more stimuli (photo’s and graphics) as starting points. I would also try-out a variety of other filters and how they can be adapted to make new graphics.

Photography

Evaluation

What did you like about your image?My photo story has a very clear narrative, which was an essential necessity for the image. I was particularly proud of the door explosion, it manages to look fairly real. The close up of the key in the 2nd frame also looks very good: to an almost professional standard. What would you improve if you did it again?I might retake some of the photo’s (particularly the 1st, 3rd and 4th) for as they seem to be partially out of focus, but I feel like I could of experimented with some other camera angles to see what looks best. Think up an 8th frame instead of a end card, maybe see what triggered the explosion or what's left behind after the blast.

Setting

EvaluationWhat did you like about your image(s)?I took an iconic picture of the New York skyline, and added two filters to it. That was the basic premise behind the image. I felt like it really gave it an original look. I then built on top of this by rotoscoping some of the buildings, by giving them a new solid colour it made each building stand out and look unique. Some of the buildings I experimented by mixing both colour and gradients together, some of these worked well and so I kept them in. I also took the sky from a different photo and merged it into this one, I did this to help make the colours stand out.

What would you improve if you did it again?If I did it again I would like to merge many different settings into one, For example I could take the Egyptian Pyramids and put them in a field next to Big Ben. I could try out all sorts of possibilities to create an abstract landscape.

Illustration

EvaluationWhat did you like about your image?The wolf I thought I drew really well, the scene is clear because of this. The colours and clothes I gave him work as well. The cartoonish look to the scene fits the overall project: the theme of young children.

What would you improve if you did it again?I would add more detail to the house and pig, I may even choose to add the other two pigs and houses. I would also like to go round with a thick black pen to help give it a more defined look. I tried to experiment with the text but it just looks messy. I would try some other styles before, and then apply them.

Initial Ideas

Mood board of chosen idea

Mood board of inspiration

Idea Generation

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ProposalDimensionsMy children's book will consist of 9 pages (including front and back cover). The dimensions will be 10 x 8 inches.

Export Format

My export Format will be a .TIFF file

Advantages: This file format can be used for multi-page documents. This will be useful for the 6 page file I’ll be producing. It’s also good for large images, there will be a lot of graphics in the book and so this file is capable of saving the data efficiently. Tiff’s also allow the option for lossy or lossless compression allowing the file to remain in high quality. Being an Adobe file format, it allows the file to be opened in Adobe PhotoShop with all layers intact, allowing any additional editing or adjustments needed.

Disadvantages: If the book were to be published on a large scale then the file size could be an inconvenience when moving around. Depending on how large it is some E-mail services wouldn’t be able to send the file (size restrictions). Causing a disruption to the movement of the file. If the publishers wanted to print or open the document they would need certain software to view it, if they can’t access the raw file then they can not do any further adjustments to the book. And some may struggle to print the document in large amounts.

ProposalStory Overview

My story is “The three little pigs”. It is a basic story but also remains a children’s classic to this day: it is a widely enjoyed tale. My version will be altered to the very original to make it more child friendly and give a more humorous twist to the tale.The story begins with three little pigs who leave home and decide to make lives for themselves. The youngest pig see’s a man with some straw, and decides to use the straw to make a house. The next day a wolf comes by, he decides to stop and welcome the pig to the new neighbourhood. However the wolf is big and scary, the pig gets scared and refuses to let the wolf in. The wolf is allergic to the straw and ‘huffs and puffs’ until he sneezes, blowing the house down. The young pig runs away to his brother who had made a house out of sticks. The wolf once again comes over to welcome the pig, however the scared younger pig panics and throws some pepper at the wolf. This causes the wolf to ‘huff and puff’ and then sneeze, blowing the house down. The two pigs runaway scared to their oldest brother who has built a house out of bricks. The wolf by this point is very angry at the ordeal. And bangs on the door demanding an apology, the pigs refuse and so the wolf threatens to blow the house down. He ‘huffs and puffs’ but just cannot blow the house down. The pigs cry out in laughter: the wolf goes home in embarrassment.

Deadline

6th November (06.11.15)

Audience

For my main target audience I would insist on the book being for 3-6 year olds. This being the largest target audience for this type of story. The book would be a bit too complex for a toddler or infant (0-2) but would be a bit childish for anyone over the age of 6. The book would be neutral for gender, I don’t intend on making any changes to fit only one gender. However with the story as it is, I would imagine that the book would appeal more to male children: there is a separate market for girls (e.g. tales about princesses and fairy’s). Class and location would not particularly alter the book, for as it is designed for all young children. I intend on using brighter colours and settings to be more appealing than other versions of the book on the market. It is designed as more of a bedtime story than an educational book. I will use basic sentences and short amounts of text to allow children to read along with parents.

Production Methods

(Explain the methods you are going to use to produce your pages. Show us the thinking behind your decisions for a more detail response)

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

• Interesting adaptation given to the story • Very carefully considered the advantages and

disadvantages of your chosen file format • Audience well thought about and makes sense

when thinking about the story chosen

• Production method needs to be written• Dimensions of your book should also be

included

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

• Well planned out mind map that considers a variety of options when it comes to changing the original story

• Took into the account the book itself and not just the story being told

• The adaptations you have made will make for a very interesting story, well thought out and the comedic factor is definitely there

• Mood board limited to the story you have chosen, does not include your initial ideas

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

You have some very detailed pointsYou have a range of different advantages and disadvantages for using a TIFF file.

The production method needs a bit more work otherwise I think your proposal is very good

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

Your mind map is very detailed and shows a good indication of your thought process.Your storyline is very detailed

The mood board need a bit more annotations

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

The proposal includes a lot of detail and is clearly structured and organised. I can understand from reading it the story arc, narrative structure, and influences behind it. Your use of detail in describing your target audience is also very helpful as this allows a clear picture to be built on what the product would entail.

The product information needs work. Perhaps include the dimensions you want the book to be in, the art style or maybe what physical elements you may include. How would you make this product child friendly and appropriate for your target audience.

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

Your mind map is very detailed and explores many different aspects of your work. I like the fact that you included details on possible other works (alternatives).Your mood boards also show what details you will include in your product nicely.

The mood boards are rather limited in the amount of information show and what it shows. Maybe try to create one concise and conclusive mood board spanning the whole story and exploring all details. Additionally what type of text format would you use?

Feedback SummarySum up your feedback.There was a lot of positive feedback surrounding the story arc and how it’s been adapted to be a different version of the classic tale. The amount of detail on the target audience was also praised. My mind map was admired for it’s attention to detail and alternate thought process’. There was criticism towards the mood board, however the document containing the main one was closed afterwards, meaning that my peers could not effectively assess my idea generation. I need to go into detail with my production methods.

Which parts of your feedback do you agree with and why?I agree that the story had been changed in a clever and alternate way, allowing my version to stand out amongst others. I had put a lot of thought into the target audience, I did this because it helps to structure all my future design choices. I agree that on my second mood board there wasn’t much development to it, but it was however designed purely to show off the designs of the houses. Unlike the other which gave an overview of everything ranging from characters, production methods, fonts, clothing and setting.

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

There was a mention of the books dimensions not being available, although I disagree with this for as it says in the correct box that the page size would be 10x8 inches.

Storyboards

Storyboards

Storyboards

Original Script

Original telling of: “the tale of the three little pigs” http://www.worldoftales.com/European_folktales/English_folktale_14.html

There was an old sow with three little pigs, and as she had not enough to keep them, she sent them out to seek their fortune. The first that went off met a man with a bundle of straw, and said to him:"Please, man, give me that straw to build me a house."Which the man did, and the little pig built a house with it. Presently came along a wolf, and knocked at the door, and said:"Little pig, little pig, let me come in."To which the pig answered:"No, no, by the hair of my chinny chin chin."The wolf then answered to that:"Then I'll huff, and I'll puff, and I'll blow your house in."So he huffed, and he puffed, and he blew his house in, and ate up the little pig.The second little pig met a man with a bundle of furze, and said:"Please, man, give me that furze to build a house."Which the man did, and the pig built his house. Then along came the wolf, and said:"Little pig, little pig, let me come in.""No, no, by the hair of my chinny chin chin.""Then I'll puff, and I'll huff, and I'll blow your house in."So he huffed, and he puffed, and he puffed, and he huffed, and at last he blew the house down, and he ate up the little pig.The third little pig met a man with a load of bricks, and said:"Please, man, give me those bricks to build a house with."So the man gave him the bricks, and he built his house with them. So the wolf came, as he did to the other little pigs, and said:"Little pig, little pig, let me come in.""No, no, by the hair of my chinny chin chin.""Then I'll huff, and I'll puff, and I'll blow your house in."Well, he huffed, and he puffed, and he huffed and he puffed, and he puffed and huffed; but he could not get the house down. When he found that he could not, with all his huffing and puffing, blow the house down, he said:"Little pig, I know where there is a nice field of turnips.""Where?" said the little pig."Oh, in Mr. Smith's Home-field, and if you will be ready tomorrow morning I will call for you, and we will go together, and get some for dinner.""Very well," said the little pig, "I will be ready. What time do you mean to go?""Oh, at six o'clock."Well, the little pig got up at five, and got the turnips before the wolf came (which he did about six) and who said:"Little Pig, are you ready?"The little pig said: "Ready! I have been and come back again, and got a nice potful for dinner."The wolf felt very angry at this, but thought that he would be up to the little pig somehow or other, so he said:"Little pig, I know where there is a nice apple-tree.""Where?" said the pig."Down at Merry-garden," replied the wolf, "and if you will not deceive me I will come for you, at five o'clock tomorrow and get some apples."Well, the little pig bustled up the next morning at four o'clock, and went off for the apples, hoping to get back before the wolf came; but he had further to go, and had to climb the tree, so that just as he was coming down from it, he saw the wolf coming, which, as you may suppose, frightened him very much. When the wolf came up he said:"Little pig, what! are you here before me? Are they nice apples?""Yes, very," said the little pig. "I will throw you down one."And he threw it so far, that, while the wolf was gone to pick it up, the little pig jumped down and ran home. The next day the wolf came again, and said to the little pig:"Little pig, there is a fair at Shanklin this afternoon, will you go?""Oh yes," said the pig, "I will go; what time shall you be ready?""At three," said the wolf. So the little pig went off before the time as usual, and got to the fair, and bought a butter-churn, which he was going home with, when he saw the wolf coming. Then he could not tell what to do. So he got into the churn to hide, and by so doing turned it round, and it rolled down the hill with the pig in it, which frightened the wolf so much, that he ran home without going to the fair. He went to the little pig's house, and told him how frightened he had been by a great round thing which came down the hill past him. Then the little pig said:"Hah, I frightened you, then. I had been to the fair and bought a butter-churn, and when I saw you, I got into it, and rolled down the hill."Then the wolf was very angry indeed, and declared he would eat up the little pig, and that he would get down the chimney after him. When the little pig saw what he was about, he hung on the pot full of water, and made up a blazing fire, and, just as the wolf was coming down, took off the cover, and in fell the wolf; so the little pig put on the cover again in an instant, boiled him up, and ate him for supper, and lived happy ever afterwards.

Original Script

This was the inspiration for the alternative narration of my story: http://www.ricks-bricks.com/wolfside.htm

THIS IS THE REAL STORY.Way back in Once Upon a Time time, I was making a birthday cake for my dear old granny. I had a terrible sneezing cold. I ran out of sugar. So I walked down the street to ask my neighbour for a cup of sugar. Now this neighbour was a pig. And he wasn't too bright either. He had built his whole house out of straw. Can you believe it? I mean who in his right mind would build a house of straw? So of course the minute I knocked on the door, it fell right in. I didn't want to just walk into someone else's house. So I called, "Little Pig, Little Pig, are you in?" No answer. I was just about to go home without the cup of sugar for my dear old granny's birthday cake.That's when my nose started to itch. I felt a sneeze coming on. Well I huffed. And I snuffed. And I sneezed a great sneeze.And you know what? The whole darn straw house fell down. And right in the middle of the pile of straw was the First Little Pig - dead as a doornail. He had been home the whole time. It seemed like a shame to leave a perfectly good ham dinner lying there in the straw. So I ate it up. Think of it as a cheeseburger just lying there. I was feeling a little better. But I still didn't have my cup of sugar . So I went to the next neighbour's house. This neighbour was the First Little Pig's brother. He was a little smarter, but not much. He has built his house of sticks. I rang the bell on the stick house. Nobody answered. I called, "Mr. Pig, Mr. Pig, are you in?" He yelled back. "Go away wolf. You can't come in. I'm shaving the hairs on my shinny chin chin."I had just grabbed the doorknob when I felt another sneeze coming on. I huffed. And I snuffed. And I tried to cover my mouth, but I sneezed a great sneeze.And you are not going to believe this, but the guy's house fell down just like his brother's. When the dust cleared, there was the Second Little Pig - dead as a doornail. Wolf's honour. Now you know food will spoil if you just leave it out in the open. So I did the only thing there was to do. I had dinner again. Think of it as a second helping. I was getting awfully full. But my cold was feeling a little better. And I still didn't have that cup of sugar for my dear old granny's birthday cake. So I went to the next house. This guy was the First and Second Little Pig's brother. He must have been the brains of the family. He had built his house of bricks. I knocked on the brick house. No answer. I called, "Mr Pig, Mr. Pig, are you in?" And do you know what that rude little porker answered? "Get out of here, Wolf. Don't bother me again." Talk about impolite! He probably had a whole sacksful of sugar. And he wouldn't give me even one little cup for my dear sweet old granny's birthday cake. What a pig!I was just about to go home and maybe make a nice birthday card instead of a cake, when I felt my cold coming on. I huffed And I snuffed. And I sneezed once again.Then the Third Little Pig yelled, " And your old granny can sit on a pin!" Now I'm usually a pretty calm fellow. But when somebody talks about my granny like that, I go a Little crazy. When the cops drove up, of course I was trying to break down this Pig's door. And the whole time I was huffing and puffing and sneezing and making a real scene.The rest as they say is history.The news reporters found out about the two pigs I had for dinner. They figured a sick guy going to borrow a cup of sugar didn't sound very exciting.

So they jazzed up the story with all of that "Huff and puff and blow your house down”

And they made me the Big Bad Wolf. That's it The real story. I was framed. ”

Original Draft:

1. Once upon a time, three little pigs set out to find fortune and happy lives. They decided to start by building themselves a house each.

2. The youngest pig met a man who was selling straw. The little pig bought the straw and built himself a home.

3. The next day, a big wolf came by the house. He wanted to welcome the pig to the neighbourhood. However, this wolf was very big and very scary! The little pig refused to answer the door. “little pig, little pig. Welcome. I came to say hello. Can I come in?” the wolf asked. “Not by the hair on my chinny chin chin!” squealed the pig.

4. The wolf continued to knock on the door, however the wolf was allergic to straw. And so he Huffed and Puffed. And Huffed and puffed. Until he sneezed, blowing the house down!

5. Then the little pig ran away, he went to his older brothers house. Which was made out of sticks. The wolf followed behind, hoping to speak to the little pig. The wolf once again knocked on the door: “little pig, little pig. Please I just want to talk, please let me in” pleaded the wolf. “Not by the hair on our chinny chin chin’s” snorted the pigs.

6. The scared little pigs reached for some pepper. They threw it all over the wolf, and he huffed and puffed, huffed and puffed. Until he sneezed once again. Blowing the house down!

7. Then both little pigs ran away, they ran to their oldest brothers house. Which was made out of bricks. The wolf followed behind. By this point he was very upset with the pigs, and wanted an apology.

8. “Little pigs, little pigs, please. You have been very rude to me and I would like an apology.” said the wolf. The pigs replied, “Not by the hairs on our chinny chin chin’s!”. “Then I will blow your house down” the wolf said angrily.

9. “I’ll huff and I’ll puff and huff and puff. And blow your house down!”. But no matter how hard the wolf tried, he could not blow the house down. The pigs laughed and snorted. The wolf, was very upset: and went home feeling very embarrassed.

Final Draft:

1. Once upon a time, three little pigs set out to find fortune and happy lives. They decided to start by building themselves a house each.

2. The youngest pig met a man who was selling straw. The little pig bought the straw and built himself a home.

3. A big wolf came by the house. He wanted to welcome the pig to the neighbourhood. However, this wolf was very big and very scary! The little pig Wouldn’t answer the door. “little pig, little pig. Can I come in?” the wolf asked. “Not by the hair on my chinny chin chin!” squealed the pig.

4. The wolf continued to knock on the door, however the wolf was allergic to straw. And so he Huffed and Puffed. And Huffed and puffed. Until he sneezed, blowing the house down!

5. Then the little pig ran away to his older brothers house. Which was made out of sticks. The wolf followed behind. The wolf knocked on the door: “little pig, little pig. Please I just want to talk, please let me in” pleaded the wolf. “Not by the hair on our chinny chin chin’s” snorted the pigs.

6. The scared little pigs reached for some pepper. They threw it all over the wolf, and he huffed and puffed. And huffed and puffed. Until he sneezed once again. Blowing the house down!

7. Then both little pigs ran to their oldest brothers house. Which was made out of bricks. The wolf followed behind. By this point he was very upset with the pigs, and wanted an apology.

8. “Little pigs, please. You have been very rude to me and I would like an apology.” said the wolf. The pigs replied, “Not by the hairs on our chinny chin chin’s!”. “Then I will blow your house down” the wolf said angrily.

9. “I’ll huff and I’ll puff. And blow your house down!”. But no matter how hard the wolf tried, he could not blow the house down. The pigs laughed and snorted. The wolf, was very upset: and went home feeling very embarrassed.

Final Script

1. Once upon a time, three little pigs set out to find fortune and happy lives. They decided to start by building themselves a house each.

2. The youngest pig met a man who was selling straw. The little pig bought the straw and built himself a home.

3. A big wolf came by the house. He wanted to welcome the pig to the neighbourhood. However, this wolf was very big and very scary! The little pig Wouldn’t answer the door. “little pig, little pig. Can I come in?” the wolf asked. “Not by the hair on my chinny chin chin!” squealed the pig.

4. The wolf continued to knock on the door, however the wolf was allergic to straw. And so he Huffed and Puffed. And Huffed and puffed. Until he sneezed, blowing the house down!

5. Then the little pig ran away to his older brothers house. Which was made out of sticks. The wolf followed behind. The wolf knocked on the door: “little pig, little pig. Please I just want to talk, please let me in” pleaded the wolf. “Not by the hair on our chinny chin chin’s” snorted the pigs.

6. The scared little pigs reached for some pepper. They threw it all over the wolf, and he huffed and puffed. And huffed and puffed. Until he sneezed once again. Blowing the house down!

7. Then both little pigs ran to their oldest brothers house. Which was made out of bricks. The wolf followed behind. By this point he was very upset with the pigs, and wanted an apology.

8. “Little pigs, please. You have been very rude to me and I would like an apology.” said the wolf. The pigs replied, “Not by the hairs on our chinny chin chin’s!”. “Then I will blow your house down” the wolf said angrily.

9. “I’ll huff and I’ll puff. And blow your house down!”. But no matter how hard the wolf tried, he could not blow the house down. The pigs laughed and snorted. The wolf, was very upset: and went home feeling very embarrassed.

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