Post 2 (week 2)

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I found Scott McCloud's Understanding comics to be quite incitement and took extra time this week to reread it a couple of times. While I have been reading graphic novels and comics for quite some time and this further clarified some of the patters i had begun to notice in reading through comic series. One thing that i had wondered for quite some time was why on most comics, a semi-realistic/ shaded style was used instead of the full realistic style, and now, it makes full sense. Ive generated storyboards and beat sheets but hadn't tried to push the series of panels much past this step, realized pretty quick after playing with the idea after reading this and seeing just how much it takes to render a character scene to scene and it was surprisingly laborious. Similarly to the Traditional Animation Courses here at Ringling, simpler is safer when trying to re-draw a character from panel to panel, on top of the less rendered character appealing to a broader audience. I hadn't considered this until seeing him apply it through the panels.  I digress.

Human psychology works to help define us by the way that we tick, and with everything from regional to tradition differences, this creates different meanings for different people. For instance, two enemy armies could have an incredible animosity or dislike for their enemy, and a comic depicted with their enemy as a protagonist could come across in a different way than someone reading that same comic in a another country. Comics require a power of in ferment, and if one lacks the cultural or background details/ time period/jargon/ could leave certain readers a bit confused. A smiley face comes across as more inclusive to an audience than the same face drawn incredibly detailed.

Edit: I cam back to this blog to say that interestingly enough id seen further evidence of the understanding of comics at work in anime as well. I noticed one of the Mobile suit Gundam series had come back to Netflix, and i began watching it while working on my main thesis asset. Interesting enough, some of the principles that Scoot talks about transfer over as well, It was a pleasant surprise. I  noticed the increased detailing in characters to convey a tense mood above all else, but if I were to gauge the success of transition from the written form to a more animated medium, I would say the transfer of principles was a decent transition.

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